Do you really think your/our vote counts?

Question

The best thing for the country is that George can't run again. But After Florida our votes don't count or do they convince me please.

Hey guys it is just a question. I am not telling anyone not to vote, actually the opposite. My question is does our vote really count. We have an electoral college process that truely make the final decision so does our vote really count as a states popular vote may not get the nod of the electorates. Yes I did take a jab at bush and that may have been wrong. Having said that does your vote count. And yes i will vote and I encourage all of you to do the same.

Answer 1

Yes, our vote counts. Kerry lost my state by 800 votes. We had a Constitutional amendment win by 2 votes statewide. When you talk about votes not counting, you're thinking too broadly. I've seen too many local elections decided by one vote and 3 city elections end in ties. Our present Congresswoman won by less than 600 votes. On a local level, your vote can change an election. Remember, also, the present governor of Washington state won after 3 recounts.

Answer 2

The best thing for this is country is that ignorant people such as yourself are not running for president.

***Big Will, I didnt mean to insult you, but frankly your question asked for it. It would be one thing if your question asked Do you think your vote really counts? end of question. Instead you have chosen to make a statement that is untrue and not supported by facts and use it as an opportunity to state your personal view of our President. You have the right to view our President anyway you want, but at least know the facts and argue facts, not broad generalizations.

And in answer to your question, yes I like George Bush, he may not always say the right things, or may sometimes make himself look not so bright, but he was the right choice at the time. By you telling people their votes don't count, just makes people not go to vote, when in actuallity nothing could be further from the truth. The problem with voting however is that a lot of people vote on what they are being told instead of researching and understanding issues on their own.

Answer 3

There's an old saying: If voting really counted it wouldn't be allowed!

But really, you're seeing a turnover of the US govt. happen before your eyes! A few years ago the Republicans were the biggest money-raisers by far, and even 'extorted' money from their contributors, telling them how much to donate, to whom, and not allowing them to contribute to both sides. Just in the last 5 years or so this entire situation has turned around. The Democrats are raising much more money now. The Republicans have lost Congress and are about to lose the White House.

Considering how much power the Republicans had just a few years ago, this is surprising. I'm not saying the Democrats are really that much better, just that this shows you that Americans can still vote for change.

I tell all my friends to vote. I don't even tell them -how- to vote. I figure if they vote, and stick around to see how their vote turned out, they will vote more wisely next time. The real problem we have in this country is that not enough people vote, and not enough people are paying attention to what's going on, until it gets so painful that they vote just to make a change.

Politicians (especially Republicans) don't WANT you to vote. They don't want you to be politically aware, to watch them and hold them accountable. The more Americans who feel their vote doesn't matter, the fewer of us vote, the more corrupt our government becomes, the more waste and fraud there is.

Florida in 2000 was sort of a fluke. There is also much evidence of similar shenanigans in Ohio in 2004. But when people are focussed on these things they aren't as easy to pull off. Also when the polls aren't super-close. The Republicans weren't able to steal the congressional election of '06, and enough attention will be focussed on electoral 'irregularities' that they probably won't be able to cheat enough to turn around the presidential election of '08.

Answer 4

Votes do count, Florida in 2000, because it was won by such a small margin should prove that they do.

Al Gore lost because of a sigh, a lie, and a Cuban boy.

If he either did not lie so much in that first debate, or if he did not act so over the top with his sighing, or if Janet Reno waited until after the election to deport Elian Gonzalez (or maybe just did not do it at gun point), he would have won Florida.

Or If he had just been more friendly to his home state he would not have needed to.

Answer 5

There is absolutely no evidence that every ballot in Florida was not counted in 2000. It's just more of the bogus right-wing conspiracy theory.

Every legitimate recount, from the Miami Herald to the USA Today, showed that President Bush won the popular vote count in Florida.

And investigations by the NAACP discounted charges that significant numbers of minority voters were kept from the polls.

Bush won Florida in 2000. It's no longer even in question. Get over it.

Vote for Rudy!

Answer 6

First off, they never did, they just wanted you to think it did. This is the reason why the voting was set up for the president of the USA.


UPDATE 12-14-07

I really wish people would take the time to go and read the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Then you would truly understand that our vote does not count for the election of the president. Now does our vote count in others areas of election, Yes it does. As you can see from my first reply, me and the person asking this question are talking about the president.

There our a lot of people that have answer and informed us on how our vote does count. Though they did not take into thought that this question was about the election of the president.

Please take the time and go and read up on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

Thanks for the five thumbs down though, it should be five up because its truth!

Answer 7

You really don't get the feeling that your vote counts. When you figure that here in California no matter how I vote the electorial canidates will go to the Democrat canidate.
And probably not to the Democrat canidate I wanted because that canidate will probably get weeded out during the primary process. Of which I will have little or no say about. Our election process is way out of wack. No longer is it so that anyone can become president, no matter what you dream as a child. You need money, lots of money and when you get there you owe alot of people, organizations and lobbyists.

Answer 8

Of course you must vote, what if the other party was voted into power you would be cross. At least when you vote you can say at least I tried to get the right party in power. One party one vote so make sure it is the right one.

Answer 9

First of all you shouldn't be allowed to vote for asking that. It shows your liberal mentality. Secondly anyone that believes that their vote don't count then stay home or spend the day at the welfare office.

Answer 10

Not as much as the electronic voting machines and the secret programming that goes in to them. There is absolutely no check on these machines.