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To say that most elections aren't decided by a single vote, and thus your vote doesn't matter; is like saying that no one goes bankrupt over a single dollar, so
by tibbon 16y ago
To say that most elections aren't decided by a single vote, and thus your vote doesn't matter; is like saying that no one goes bankrupt over a single dollar, so single dollars don't matter.
If you agree that single dollars don't matter, send your extra ones to me please....
- InclinedPlane 16y agoAnyone who could possibly trot out the "a single vote doesn't matter, so whatevs" argument is either ignorant or hasn't been paying attention to the numerous high-profile extremely close elections in the last several years (2000 presidential election, 2008 Minnesota Senate race).
- Semiapies 16y agoIn reality, those are considered remarkable because elections that are so close are extremely rare.
- InclinedPlane 16y agoMany local elections can be very close. Regardless, if you don't want to vote, that's fine. That just gives my vote more weight.
- Semiapies 16y agoSo, the national elections you cited were not honest examples, gotcha. But yes, that it does give you "more weight". You can vote for Team Red or Team Blue and convince yourself either that the centrists who get elected are awesome and terribly supportive of the things you want - or that the remarkably similar centrists who got elected are crazy extremists who will destroy America.