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If you don’t know who to vote for, you can abstain by not marking your ballot, or voting for a third party with no chance of winning. It’s still important to s
by mikeash 8y ago
If you don’t know who to vote for, you can abstain by not marking your ballot, or voting for a third party with no chance of winning.
It’s still important to show up because the fact that you voted (or not) is public record. This is true for every single election.
You are still talking about who to vote for, which as I just said isn’t even relevant to my comment. Before you reply again, please take a moment to re-read that. If you start taking about which way to vote then you’ve already lost the plot here. If you want to address my point then go for it, but don’t waste both of our time by writing yet another comment about how one should choose who or what to vote for.
- mlthoughts2018 8y agoI have read, re-read, and reflected on your comment, but I still do not agree. Whether for specific ballot initiatives instead of elections, or for electing people to effect policy change, it can be in your best interest to abstain from voting if you are not knowledgeable about the issues. You keep saying your comment isn’t about elections, but that actually doesn’t seem relevant to anything you’ve said, particularly not the original comment claiming that abstaining is never reasonable for people wishing to have their point of view reflected in the outcome of whatever vote.
- mikeash 8y ago“You keep saying your comment isn’t about elections” No, I keep saying it isn’t about who to vote for. It is absolutely about elections. It may be best to abstain from voting in some cases, but you should still show up and cast a ballot.