To the extent that this contest is a free and fair election (and it’s not; internet polls are fundamentally insecure), it is legitimate for people to influence other people’s votes by giving them recommendations. Voters ultimately make their own decisions.
Admittedly I wrote the above comment in a rush, but I did give a rationale for my last recommendation (“don’t vote for Kathleen Stock because she’s a TERF”) - Stock has advocated for beliefs that harm transgender people. Specifically, she has signed a statement that describes “the practice of transgenderism” as inherently sexist (1, 2). (For clarification, TERF stands for “trans-exclusionary radical feminist”.)
To the extent that this contest is a free and fair election (and it’s not; internet polls are fundamentally insecure), it is legitimate for people to influence other people’s votes by giving them recommendations. Voters ultimately make their own decisions.
Admittedly I wrote the above comment in a rush, but I did give a rationale for my last recommendation (“don’t vote for Kathleen Stock because she’s a TERF”) - Stock has advocated for beliefs that harm transgender people. Specifically, she has signed a statement that describes “the practice of transgenderism” as inherently sexist (1, 2). (For clarification, TERF stands for “trans-exclusionary radical feminist”.)