Yes, It's THAT Simple.![]()
Too bad for you and your philosophy's purpose. Voting sends out a message - no matter how insignificant.
Here is the thing..you HAVE to vote. You have to figure out a way to vote
The waitress in the restaurant is horrible. She ruins your whole meal so you don't leave a tip.
The waitress in the restaurant is horrible. She ruins your whole meal so you leave a 1 cent tip.
Writing in Ron Paul, voting for Bob Barr, and voting for Chuck Baldwin all send essentially the same message as not voting. It's the only message that will be heard -- if it will be heard at all -- namely that we don't support the candidates of the major parties.
Myself, I live in a solidly Democrat city (Lake Forest Park) in a solidly-Democrat county (King) of a solidly Democrat state (WA). My vote will almost certainly be swamped into complete insignificance by the D's. Moreover, the R's don't see my state or county as being "in play", so they're unlikely to be scrutinizing its results for any message I might be sending them.
So f*** it. I'll find something else to do.
What you don't seem to get is that as far as influencing the Republican Party--and punishing them for not nominating Ron Paul--your one vote will have a more noticeable effect.
Yes, It's THAT Simple.![]()
How about Spanky? He's a libertarian comedian.
I feel the same, actually I can hardly stand the thought of voting for anyone but Ron Paul, because he is the only one I whole-heartedly agree with, but we must make a stand, and hopefully many others will join us.If Ron Paul is not eligible for write-in votes in GA, I will vote 3rd-party. But I strongly feel that Ron Paul deserves my vote the most, as he has been very influential in prompting me to lose the apathy and get involved in fighting for my rights.
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