If you know me, you know that although I'm a student of politics, I'm not one much for voting.
The reason for this is a very lengthy blogpost that never made it out of my head and probably still won't.
However, while on vacation, my MIL, imparted a reason for voting.
Whether your candidate is a sure winner or sure loser in your state, you should still vote. The media reports the popular vote, and the winner has more power as the popular vote acts as a mandate from the masses, much more telling than the electoral college.
So vote, it will add to their statistics and make them more powerful in executing their executive power.
I wrote all this while watching Anna stand herself up with a paint can, waiting for her to fall over and hit her head, that's why it's incoherent.
3 comments:
I know how you feel. When I was in Wisconsin in '04, I wanted to vote because there was actually a chance it would influence the election. Little did I know, that by registering there I would have had to pay out-of-state tuition once I got home. So I didn't.
As a resident of the reddest of red states, I'm voting blue this election. One reason: to move us out of this red-state choke-hold.
i think it's official that utah is the most republican voting state there is
but south carolina is not far behind
i think i might be attracted to political arguments
This is a better argument for voting than I have heard from any history/political science professor.
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