perishthethoughtThe problem with not voting
counter-point: Voting for someone that does not represent you because you are more scared of the other guy is indistinguishable, as a signal, from someone that fully supports them. By voting against your own interests you are actively undermining the democratic process.
Stop thinking and start voting!
I should add, everyone absolutely should vote. Even if you feel compelled to abstain from either candidate, casting a blank ballot or voting “abstain” is a much clearer message of dissatisfaction.
Gabe BellHow?
Who do you think is going to read your blank ballot?
My constituency has 250,000+ people in it.
Do you REALLY think that someone is going to sift through over two hundred and fifty THOUSAND ballots, find one that has “abstain” on it and go “oh – we must find this person and find out why they are upset with the process”?
Also – not to put too fine a point on it – voting is supposed to be anonymous. If I write “abstain” on my ballot and they track me down, isn’t that FAR more worrying?
When my mum got called for election-office duty, she found some ballots with crap in it.
This sends no message whatsoever.
Maybe rephrase your other comment then.
Vote early and vote often!
Think AND vote