With the Electoral College system and being a resident of Utah, I disagree.
The Utah thing is silly, but the EC is right on. The fact that the guy with the most votes can actually lose the election is mind boggling.
When I see people in other countries risking their life for the opportunity to cast a vote, it makes me wonder about people who can't be bothered to do it in this country. Even if it's a write in for a protest vote, it's still a vote. Get your asses off the couch and vote.
Hold me.
Romney is the worst Presidential candidate i`ve ever seen.
It shouldn`t take much to unseat Obama - yet Romney will pretty much get blown out.
Reminds me of GWB Vs. Kerry. I think a reanimated corpse could've done a better job running against Dubs.
That could also be said differently. He, more than any other presidential candidate, is not as likeable as some/most because he's willing to change his mind based on new information, rather than just stay put .. At the risk of being labeled a flip-flopper.
Agreed 100%. I laugh at anyone who brings up "flip flopping" in politics as a reason not to vote for them. I always wonder if they've ever thought about how they've changed their minds on certain things as the get older/more educated on the subject. I'll take a "flip-flopper" 100x over a nut job like Slopper who is riding his party line so hard he's actually growing a second butt crack.
It is no ones business , in my opinion, who you vote for. Just vote. The real change that we can affect is in more local elections. City council, mayor, sherrif, state level representatives. Some US Senate and House races.
We start filling all the bottom rungs with people that support our views than that slowly works it's way up.
Again, I agree with this. If you look at a lot of our leaders up on the hill, they started at the local level on a city council and moved up. I simply can't understand how people don't care about their local elections; it's one of the few places where your voice will actually be heard in person and acted upon.
Anyhow, to answer the OP, I don't like it when people throw out excuses for not voting. Go vote for who you want to win, regardless if they have a chance or not. Those votes still count. Those votes are still counted and tallied, and future politicians will look at those numbers. If Utah has a 1% turnout/vote rate for Democrats (or insert anything here) then the chances are good that an up and coming Democrat won't waste his time running. If he/she sees that there was a 30% turnout/vote, well then, he might just go for it. Or instead of putting $1,000.00 into his campaign from his own pocket, the donors will see that he's not fighting an impossible uphill battle, and will donate to help his cause. This is all bull **** coming from me, and I suck at explaining it, but think about it. Your vote matters. Go do it, you lazy bitch.
