> Which party wouldn’t work hard to get an extra 100k+ voters? By not voting, you are providing them no signal with which to court your vote. In a first-past-

> Which party wouldn’t work hard to get an extra 100k+ voters? By not voting, you are providing them no signal with which to court your vote. In a first-past-the-post two-party system, voting for the party that best aligns with your goals not only moves the society slightly closer to your ideal by putting them in power, it also (ideally) motivates the opposing party to move closer to the mean. It's the only viable strategy.