I don't understand this argument. They do count the votes. How many people have to stop voting before your vote is important enough? I agree that those other t

I don't understand this argument. They do count the votes. How many people have to stop voting before your vote is important enough? I agree that those other things you listed are important, but most of them are important because they ultimately connect to votes. Next time you call or write your representative, be sure to add that you don't vote, and neither do the people you can persuade. I doubt your opinion will count for much. Moreover, the presidential election isn't the only thing on the ballot. I'll grant you that many statewide races are a foregone conclusion on election day. (This may mean the primary is important though.) But a local race on my ballot in 2014 was decided by 561 votes. Now, I may not have been the deciding vote, but there's a decent chance somebody I know was. The logical conclusion of this argument is that no one should vote, which of course would invalidate the argument if it happened.