VOTE DEAN

Originally posted by juju
Whit, he can't vote for a third party, because that would be throwing his vote away. Therefore, he doesn't vote. It's perfectly logical.

Nice try, my friend. Let's try this again...

If I do not vote for either of the major-party candidates, then <b>I will not affect the outcome</b>.

This is a given; it is how things are in presidential elections. Tell me the last time we had a third-party President.


(I'm waiting.)

Okay. So, there are two choices then: vote for someone who isn't representing one of the two major parties, or do not vote at all.

But we already know that if I don't vote Republican or Democrat, I have no chance of affecting the election. Which is the same as if I don't vote at all.

If the effect is the same, why not do what's easiest?

I don't know about you, but <b>it costs me time</b> to go vote. I have to take off work, drive all the fucking way up to Maryland, vote for someone that <b>will not win</b>, drive back to Virginia and get back to work. We are looking at three hours. Now, hear this: <b>time is the only thing that you can NEVER get back</b>. Once it's gone, it is gone. I don't have any more time to spend doing things that are useless; I already spend enough time talking to you guys here. The three hours earlier that I'm done work, I get to go home and spend with someone I love. And when I'm laying on my death bed, I'm going to be happier that I did that instead of waste a day doing nothing.

Originally posted by Pimp Mutha Fucka Whit
Don't like either major party candidate? Then vote third just to give warning that you don't like the big two. It won't get the guy elected, but it might help make the big two pay a little more attention.

Hahahahahahahaha. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

You think either of the big two give a shit about the little guy?

Ahahahahahahahahahaha.

Come on. It's not about swaying voters these days, it's about what they call "getting out the vote". Voter turnout is pathetic these days, and the big two know that they're missing the most votes from party members that just don't give a shit. So each party works with one or two key issues that spike interest in their party members. They would probably do better by getting on TV and going "Please come vote for me, you lazy shits. I really want to win and I can only do it if you guys come vote!" What was the turnout for the last Presidential election? I'm just guessing now but... 60%? Maybe that's being generous too. I can't be bothered to look it up.

Anyway, Republicans and Democrats don't give a shit about us guys that aren't convinced. They've both got <b>millions</b> of braindead followers and all they need to do is light a very very small fire under their asses. It's far less effort than convincing a skeptic that you really do mean well.