How in the hell do they expect their vote to count when they don't vote?! I mean I can understand being frustrated about voting for someone who ends up not being elected, but why get angry about who was picked if you don't even vote?
2006-08-24 12:58:44 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
In most cases, the choices are dismal at best! It's get pretty tiring to listen to that reference about voting. We need better candidates. We need to make it easier for ordinary folks to become candidates. We need to be able to avoid these sleazy parties and their affiliations.
Illinois had a decent senator a couple of years ago. He was wealthy, He was independent, although he ran on the Republican ticket, he was his own man.
He did a lot of good, being as independent as he was, but the party stifled most of his efforts, and he wound up leaving office. This experience brought to light just how sleazy these politicians really are. It makes one realize, these candidates are are not out for the people, they are out for themselves.
Think about that when you coin your worn out philosophy about those who didn't vote. Maybe they are the ones who are truly patriotic, but no longer have the stomach to support those who run.
2006-08-24 13:48:59 · answer #1 · answered by briang731/ bvincent 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a complaint about the electoral college system.
Let's say I rally a whole bunch of people, and we make up 40% of our state voting population. And we all vote for a third-party candidate.
Do you know how many of our votes get applied in the electoral college if we're not the highest percentage in our state? Zero. So, in the most literal and figurative senses, the votes simply don't count.
Now imagine how people feel if they are part of the 1% that would vote for a third-party candidate. Their vote will never ever have any effect whatsoever on the electoral college results.
So, is it any wonder given the system as it they feel their efforts are nothing more than at best a symbolic gesture, and at worst a complete waste of time.
2006-08-24 13:03:38 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You vote for the electors for President, not for the office of President itself. The electors' votes are the "official" votes that determine our President. The electors are chosen by the state legislature, and unless that state's constitution says otherwise, they're not legally required to vote as they pledge, nor is the legislature legally required to follow the popular vote. So in a technical sense, our "vote" for President doesn't really count, except in states where they're bound by their constitution to follow the popular vote results. To those who still live under the fantasy that Bush was "appointed" or "selected" in the 2000 election, I submit the following argument: Imagine yourself as a journalist working for a mainstream media outlet. Go ahead, pick one. ABC, NBC, CBS, the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Time magazine, Newsweek, any one you like. Got one? OK, let's rewind history a bit, to the point where Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris announces that she's certifying Bush as the winner of the state, ballots are being recounted again, and your employer sends you down there to check it out for yourself. If you discovered that Gore had actually won the popular vote in Florida, you'd make sure everyone knew it, wouldn't you? Such a story would certainly be front-page news across the country, wouldn't it? But no story ever appeared. Why? Because after all the recounts, Bush STILL won, even when the media looked for themselves. So no, the election wasn't "stolen" from you. Get over it already.
2016-03-27 04:09:28 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wonder about the people who never register to vote and can't figure out why there name is never in the poll books when they try to vote. I've been a poll worker for 3 years. We have people who show up every time, refuse to fill out a registration, and complain the their vote is thrown out.
2006-08-24 13:39:48 · answer #4 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
why vote, the Dem's will just cry about how the voting is rigged any way. then |3itch because they just can't come to the reality the majority of Americans don't want them in office. boo hoo hoo.
2006-08-24 14:44:59 · answer #5 · answered by Work In Progress 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-24 14:33:57 · answer #6 · answered by Sugi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they don't understand elections, popular votes and the electoral college.
2006-08-24 13:04:39 · answer #7 · answered by playdoh1986 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lazy love to complain about everything while those with ambition and maturity shut up and get to work.
And I agree with the statement about the electoral college. We need a better system.
2006-08-24 13:07:50 · answer #8 · answered by Daphne 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the one that spend the most money all way wen in most election
but some time a real good man beat the odes .in if you don!t
have one in the race what you fell will make a defferent what defferent does it make
2006-08-24 13:56:51 · answer #9 · answered by the B, kid @sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree. Its stupid to say your vote doesn't count if you don't even cast it.
2006-08-24 13:05:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋