> Voting is meaningful if you are aware of the candidates stances on such policies. That's necessary but not sufficient. It's also necessary, in a representati

> Voting is meaningful if you are aware of the candidates stances on such policies. That's necessary but not sufficient. It's also necessary, in a representative democracy, for a candidate to exist that has a compatible stance on enough (for some definition thereof) policies and few enough incompatible stances. Arguably, such a candidate must also have a reasonable chance of being elected.