What good is the right to vote a voter does not support any candidate running for public office?
Why should a voter use his or her vote to support a candidate for public office that they do not really feel should be elected to a particular position? How is it best to vote for someone that may not be qualified for a public position good for the country? Voting for the "lesser of two evils" or a candidate that "most closely represents my ideals" is like hiring a person for a position who is incapable of performing the functions of their position who will at the same time persue their own agendas using the company's resources to further their carreers rather than the company's well being.
Run yourself! Easier said than done I know. And since I am sure like me you dont have a billion dollars laying around to get the job it is not an option... or is it?
However, we listen to to many peaople say if we dont vote for the two party choices we are wasting our vote.... Why? maybe if people would start to vote for the peson that most represents what we want, it might just send a message and then maybe politicians will start doing their jobs, which is represent the people who elected them.
I guess abstain. I have abstained on a few local elections because they all sucked. Get involved in politics, stay informed, read and write, go to meetings, join a committee...you get the idea..
The ones I love are on the ballot running unopposed. They only need 1 vote to win. What would happen if they didn't get that 1 vote? I have exercised my right to vote "none of the above" more than once, although I get grief for that because I am told I am still just wasting my vote.
by Tim Mitchell 3 weeks ago
‘They Are Miles Ahead’: Despite ‘Election Integrity’ Hype, GOP Could Be Walking Into 2024 Legal Buzzsaw by the Daily Caller (Mar 14, 2024)https://dailycaller.com/2024/03/14/repu … h8QW8SmTL0Phew! About a 4,000 word article or somewhere around a 16 minute read. I moved from a cup of coffee to...
by ga anderson 9 years ago
Listening to a couple political pundits discussing a local election result - I heard them agree that the low voter turnout for the election probably helped unseat an incumbent.Their logic was that the voters that did bother to vote were probably more-informed voters than would be the case when...
by American View 11 years ago
Here is a quote from Holder, do you agree? Do you find it interesting that no one can get into the Democratic National Convention if they do not have a picture ID, but you do not need one to vote? “…some of the achievements that defined the civil rights movement now hang in the balance.”-- Attorney...
by ahorseback 5 years ago
Absolute political paranoia has somehow evolved into the very DNA of the democratic Party? How long can the democratic party be so stagnant in social advancements , the naysaying of cultural advancements is so damning as to demonstrably show democratic party as...
by Mike Russo 7 years ago
Should Trump have ordered major investigation into voter fraud of him not winning the popular vote?This is what Trump did with the Birther Movement. He made allegations of Obama not being born in this country and no record of his going to college. He never proved it one way or the...
by American View 7 years ago
If all the I illegal Aliens said tomorrow they are voting Republican, would the Dems desire Voter ID cards, would they want the voter rolls updated, would they have backed Obama's amnesty for the young illegals?
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