Sigh, I'm not voting

[HouseofWool]

But, honestly [MENTION=4241]spaz[/MENTION], by not voting you are letting Trump win.

[Sheherezade]

Oh, I'm voting. I just don't like my choices. I've never been a fan of Hillary, but I don't think she'd run the country in to the ground. I don't like many of my governor Kasich's policies, but don't think he'd run the country in to the ground either. I see Bernie as another Jimmy Carter. He's a good guy, with good ideas, but he's not going to get anything done, because the system won't let him. I don't think "nice guys" do well as president. That's a sad change of thinking I've had as I've gotten older, for better or worse. I also like O'Malley (he was my mayor in Baltimore), but he's never going to make it out of the primaries.

What's disheartening to me is there isn't a candidate I LIKE this cycle, but in the end, I'll vote for someone.

[SoonerTexan]

Sigh, I'm not voting

I like Rubio well enough, but apparently batshit crazy and creepy slimy are more attractive options to Primary voters.

Another thing...I hate the primary system. And aren't we past the need for the electoral college now too? I always feel bad for those west coast states that have hardly closed the polls before the election is called. It would be nice for a candidate to have to campaign outside of Ohio and Florida for once.

Really though, as of right now, I feel my vote counts for almost nothing. The Texas primary is big, but really it's all about damn Iowa and NH. And Texas will go Republican no matter what.

End rant


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[MDPhDWife]

I will be voting. It's a big deal to me, but I'm also unsatisfied with candidate options.
Not voting is a luxury I can't afford.

*Edited to add: Political despair! I need Jon Stewart to hold me and quietly whisper "Shhhhhh" in my ear.

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I can't tell you how severely upset I was when I heard Jon Stewart was retiring. I immediately told DH "how could he do this to me, especially with the upcoming election"?!?! I'm sure he's kicking himself right now though when he sees how much comedy fodder Trump consistently gives.

[rufflesanddots]

Votes count! Keep voting, and be sure to vote in local and midterm elections. Those matter just as much, if not more, than the presidential election.

Democracy requires participation to reflect what people want. Unfortunately that does sometimes mean "picking the lesser of two evils." If you don't want Trump to have access to nukes, though, that means voting for someone that isn't Trump. A bunch of people staying home because they feel betrayed by the RNC doesn't mean he won't get elected-- it just means the people staying home don't get a say.

Vote this election. If you're unhappy with the choices, vote for the one you think won't propel us into WW III...and then vote in the midterms and the next presidential election until you can get someone in office who makes you feel good.

And just a reminder, men and women have fought and died for the right to vote. People in our country continue to marginalized by legislation that makes it difficult for them to vote. Voting is a huge deal, and not something that should be taken lightly or dismissed because a particular election cycle doesn't include a candidate you love. I get it, I do. I like Bernie's ideas though I worry about a Carter 2.0 phenomenon...but I'm still voting, even if that means Hillary, or O'Malley, or a house plant.

Just vote.






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[MrsK]

I understand being disillusioned with the options but I cannot understand opting out of an election if doing so would clear the path for Trump and his supporters to gain any more momentum than it already has. Silence is compliance. Hand the country over to neo-nazi lunatics by default. In the event he gets the nomination (which I hope and pray he won't), people need to speak up/vote against him. It's a choice between evils but you have to pick the lesser evil.

[SoonerTexan]

Write in. I'd rather have it noted that a large percentage of people felt both options were unacceptable


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[ladymoreta]

Oh I'll definitely vote, but it may be for a third party candidate, like ST said. I hate how people say third party votes are throwing away your vote. It takes people showing they're fed up to change anything. I think voting for Clinton only because she's not Trump (as opposed to those who agree with her platform) is almost as bad as not voting. You're not voicing your opinion, and it just maintains the current broken system.

[Sheherezade]

Ok, calm down people. Lol. I think people are just venting. I do not need a lecture on voting. I've voted in every election, including August special elections with single local issues, since I was 18. I've worked campaigns and the polls. I attend every local political meeting and run a local news blog. I'm just venting, and that allowed.

Don't get sanctimonious on me.


Angie

[rufflesanddots]

When I read people say, "I'm not voting", I interpret that to mean they're not voting. I was responding to that.

[spaz]

That is fine, but if I vote for some third party candidate, then i am basically not voting because it won't count. Not really. But honestly, I've just kind of given up on our country anyway... I'm not sure there is any way back...the populace would have to become much more educated than it is now. So many things in society would have to change. Instead, we just have this huge chasm that just keeps getting wider and wider..

[spaz]

This is the thing, though, by the time the Republican primary gets here to Texas I doubt any decent choices will be left so I really don't get to vote. I hate the primary system. It feels like by the time it gets here, it doesn't matter.

[rufflesanddots]

I do wish we had a multiparty system and did some version of runoff voting. I remember learning about that in a poli sci class (over a decade ago omg wtf!!!!) and thought it sounded great.

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

I wish the primaries in some states didn't matter so much more than in others. I don't really feel like voters in IA or NH represent me particularly well (and that's saying something since I'm a white, middle class usually conservative voter...).

[rufflesanddots]

I wish the primaries in some states didn't matter so much more than in others. I don't really feel like voters in IA or NH represent me particularly well (and that's saying something since I'm a white, middle class usually conservative voter...).

I totally feel that. Like, why not start with states with more socio-economic variation and larger populations? Seems like it would be more accurate.

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