I've never missed one....but the candidates who are probably going to win the primaries, are just not my cup of tea. NOTE: I always vote in local elections--there my vote DOES count.
2007-10-24 17:49:56 · 19 answers · asked by Holiday Magic 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Joseph T: I can't even count how many people I've said the same thing to, in the past couple of presidential elections...however, it seems things are getting worse and worse...
2007-10-24 18:10:10 · update #1
by Strangel: I voted for Nadar once...it didn't work out the way we all expected it to...it really turned the tables on us.
2007-10-24 18:28:39 · update #2
Look in any national cemetery and you'll find a bunch of reasons to vote by looking at all the headstones. Those are the ones that gave all so you could still have the chance to vote for the leaders.
I'm not crazy about Hilliary and I will not vote for her, I'll most likely vote against her.
The outcomes of most election could be changed if only people would use their right to vote. Many times, the voter turn out is less than 50%. So that means that means that someone is getting elected that has only a little over a fourth of the vote.
Please vote for the canidate of your choice.
good luck with the election.
2007-10-24 18:18:41 · answer #1 · answered by Fordman 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
It depends on the state you live in. Under the Electoral College, certain states matter less and that's why after primary season is over the Democratic and Republican candidate spend little to no time in solidly blue and red states. If you live in one of our great purple states than go for it, because you may have a definite impact on our next election.
Either way, I would still vote. If the top Democrat and Republican don't represent what you want, vote for a third party candidate. Having a viable third option is the only way we're going to be able to clean up the mess we have in Washington. With time and more votes maybe these candidates will get a say in our political landscape.
2007-10-24 18:34:42 · answer #2 · answered by Zack H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In almost every state you will have more choices than between the Democratic and Republican candidates for major offices (and some less than major ones).
The mainstream argument goes something like this: You MUST vote for either Tweedledum or Tweedledee, otherwise either Tweedledum or Tweedledee will win! A vote for a third party or independent candidate is a vote for either Tweedledum or Tweedledee and is therefore unacceptable!
Hopefully the above distillation highlights the flaws in this argument.
When neither mainstream candidate is acceptable, vote for a third party candidate. Any will be good, although I would personally recommend the Libertarian Party candidate.
For the 2008 election, I'd recommend trying to get Ron Paul the Republican Party nomination (his chances are improving on a daily basis). This would, for 2008 at least, break the Tweedledum/Tweedledee false dichotomy in the Presidential race.
2007-10-24 18:22:09 · answer #3 · answered by Strangelv 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Outsider Looking In
I don't like the two top Democrat candidates, but then again I don't think there is a good Republican except for McCain.
There is going to be a strong public backlash against the Republicans unless they can't pull a rabbit out of the hat.
What ever way your vote must count, and be cast wisely.
2007-10-25 10:42:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Remember what happened in Florida in 2000 Elections. Some times the victor wins by a very slender margin.
Not exercising voting right in a democracy is indicative of moral and intellectual bankruptcy of the citizens.
If you find all of the nominated persons not to your liking you probably do not believe much in democracy. why not visit Burma to learn how the other forms of governance work ?
2007-10-24 19:31:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Every bad person that ever got elected because people didn't think it did any good to vote.
You don't vote, you lose your vote whether its a national or local election. You also lose your right to complain if you don't give a say in the process. Instead of giving up, encourage more people to get involved, then your vote will mean something.
2007-10-24 18:05:08 · answer #6 · answered by Joseph T 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The reason is, if we don't vote & elect Ron Paul it's very possible we will permenately lose all the rights granted to Americans in the "Bill of Rights" and everything else that's covered in the U. S. Constitution.
All the other so called top tier candidates {Except Ron Paul} are backed by the money created by the military industrial banking complex,,,,,another words the wealthy elite class who enjoy their wealth at the expense of the middle & lower classes of wage earners, and are doing their best to ignore the U.S.Constitution, which limits their power.
My advice would be to register as a Republican quickly to get Ron Paul nominated in the primary elections, then vote for him in the general election of Nov. 2008.
Thank you for the question.
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2007-10-24 18:17:15 · answer #7 · answered by beesting 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
back in 1845 in the U.S. Congress, Texas became a state by one vote. In 1923, one vote in the German Parliament gave Hitler leadership of the Nazi Party.
A shift of less than one vote per precinct in a handful of states would have defeated Woodrow Wilson in his bid for re-election in 1916. A few votes per precinct in Illinois and a couple of other states and then Vice President Richard Nixon would have defeated John F. Kennedy in 1960. The same is true in elections at every level. In 1974, Congressman Louis Wyman was declared the victor in the U.S. senate race in New Hampshire, after a recount, by just two votes. If only a few additional people in each precinct in Ohio had voted differently in the 1976 presidential election, Mr. Ford would have been our president, not Mr. Carter. Around the same time, the Governor of Ohio beat out challenging candidate by a margin of one vote per precinct.
Yes, your one vote counts, and you can also influence many other votes!
2007-10-24 17:57:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
If you don't vote we do not want to hear any complaints about the government after the fact. Freedom brings responsibility, such as the obligation to participate.
Failing that civic duty because the system is imperfect is like deciding not to drink water because fish copulate in it. You might feel a little virtuous short term, but long term you lose.
2007-10-24 19:34:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A good reason to vote would be the scariest three words in the history of the world: President Hillary Clinton.
Also, if you don't vote, you can't complain!
2007-10-24 18:42:50 · answer #10 · answered by C C 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋