I think it's not a wasted vote because if they support what you believe in voting for them is your duty and right as an american citizen. Why vote for the "winner" who oppsose you?? Then maybe when they win they look at the reasons why the people who didn't vote for them voted for the opposing candidiate. and compromise. Serious Opinions please!
2007-04-25 16:18:45 · 20 answers · asked by confusedandfrustrated!! 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Wrong, wrong, wrong! Only by voting and voting and voting again can the gap between minority and majority be bridged, and the former receive some recognition! As you may have heard, 'the only thing we have to fear is, the fear itself' ! So, why should one be afraid or worried about wasting one's vote when one ought to exercise one's right to vote according to one's conscience!
2007-04-25 16:23:40 · answer #1 · answered by Sami V 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The only wasted vote is the one that is never cast. If you took the time to voice your opinion and support a candidate, then you did your duty as a citizen. Only one candidate can win, so even if you vote for a major party candidate, you have a fifty fifty chance of picking the second choice. I would rather pick a candidate I believe in than the lesser of two evils under most circumstances. I must confess that I voted for a candidate once, to help prevent the greater of two evils, but in the end the vote did not have the effect that I'd hoped for and it helped to convince me that my vote would have been much more effective if I had voted my convictions instead of my fears.
2007-04-25 16:38:45 · answer #2 · answered by MUDD 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe one should vote for the best candidate, not for any particular party. I have voted for Libertarians and Independents. My minor party candidates didn't win, but I sent a one vote message that someone out there was listening and paying attention to a viable alternative. Unless we vote for the minor party candidates, obviously they can never win.
I do not believe in voting for the lesser of two evils. I believe two things. 1) there should be a line on every ballot where we can mark "None of the Above", in which case if "None of the Above" wins, then all the parties have to go back to the drawing board and present a better candidate. 2) Sometimes things seem so ridiculous that I've sarcastically thought about starting a write-in campaign for a candidate such as Mickey Mouse or Boris Badanov. I do not have high hopes for the candidates I feel will be presented in 2008. Both established parties need to do better at presenting candidates and issues, and minor parties need our support so someone can challenge the status quo.
2007-04-25 16:30:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
it's a stupid proposition to say don't vote for the guy you agree with just because they are a member of a party that is not either Republican or Democrat. The two parties do not represent America. Both represent Special interest groups, that have nothing to do with the real America.
I think you are throwing your vote away if you vote for either of the two Corporate controlled parties since what you support will never come to realisation. If you follow the rhetoric of the two party system, then you are just part of the problem and will never see real change enacted. Both parties have had their time, it is now time for them both to go; since they do not represent real people, only paid lobyists, corporations, and subsidized voters. If you have to pay your senator to get representation then your not getting any representaion,that was Romes problem. vote how you want to vote, at least you'll stand for something which is more than I can say about the two dominant parties that have a strangle hold on our political process.
2007-04-25 17:06:46 · answer #4 · answered by SLAVE KILLER 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ralph Nader helped cause the war in Iraq by being on the ballet in Florida in 2000. It would be fine to run against the neo-con "dead centerists" in states like Nebraska & Oklahoma, where every county's majority voted RED!, and your political statement would not matter, or start an illegal war. Maybe a US Catholic Cardinal should run for president instead of someone who believes in the "Moral Majority" and "Onward Christian Soldiers marching off to war and the Oil Crusades. Minority candidates have ruined the last two presidential elections almost as much as no recorded paper trails on Ohio and Florida voting machines. Why vote at all if there is no record of your vote, whether a minority party or not. Peace to all and bring our troops home now.
2007-04-25 18:32:41 · answer #5 · answered by Bill Parker 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think it's a vote wasted at all. I think we're all obliged to vote for the candidate who we think most deserves our vote, whether or not they're likely to win. At least it makes a statement, and anyhow I think if everyone operated on that principle American leadership would be a lot better. Voting for someone becaused they're the "lesser of two evils" when non-evil is an option just doesn't make sense. And when the lesser of two evils that you voted for doesn't even win, your vote is really wasted.
2007-04-25 17:12:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
As long as you vote your conscience, your vote will never be wasted. An uninformed vote is always a wasted vote. Too many Americans are uneducated about our history and our system of government. I present this example. Ask anyone, is the U.S. a democracy or a republic? You will be surprised at the number of people who will answer incorrectly that we are a democracy.
And to the republic for which it stands----
Worse, they cannot tell you what is the difference between the two.
2007-04-25 16:44:14 · answer #7 · answered by YRU4IT 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I believe in the grass root theory. Small political parties are great i.e. Libertarians, Constitutional, ect. However these parties should begin by electing town officials and county constables. I wish these smaller minor parties would give as much effort throughout the non-presidential election years to be noticed instead of at the last minute showing up with a candidate and asking for your vote. We the people should be able to see how their candidates and policies work in the small towns before we vote for them in the presidency runs.
2007-04-25 19:08:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can't waste a vote. It's not possible.
You are not "the people" and you are not "your government". You are just you, and you make decisions about certain things, If you so chose that you would like a certain leader then vote for them.
I think that is about the most stupid concept ever.. that people can vote for "the winner" its absurd. Vote for the best person (who happens to be Ron Paul this year)
2007-04-25 17:22:15 · answer #9 · answered by k X 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Elections have been decided by people seeing early returns and seeing that their candidate was losing, so they didn't vote. If everybody thought it was a wasted vote, only the winner's supporters would vote. So the polls and the press would decide the outcome of elections and not the people.
Millions of Americans died to give you the right to vote and to keep that right. It doesn;t matter who you vote for, just that you voted for who YOU thought was best for YOU.
2007-04-25 16:33:36 · answer #10 · answered by garfieldkat 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A vote for anybody even for a minor party is not wasted because you do not know who will really win until the votes are counted.
VOTE for your choice as US President on my 360 degrees blog and know who will likely win.
2007-04-25 23:26:09 · answer #11 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋