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Sure, if you are a member of the two parties that make up the US political system. If you are not a member of those two parties, your vote holds no worth withi
by DEinspanjer 18y ago
Sure, if you are a member of the two parties that make up the US political system.
If you are not a member of those two parties, your vote holds no worth within the political system. The two major parties normally dismiss or deride issues made by the green or libertarian parties. In some cases, it is possible that my vote outside the two party system can cause the person I least prefer to be elected. Yay!
Until the US abolishes the electoral college and institutes a more representative election system such as an approval or preferential system (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preferential_voting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preferential_voting), I will continue to be dissatisfied with voting for the president.
- nihilocrat 18y agoPreferential voting probably won't work. I think the two-party system is a bit of a result of culture: we feel the need to shoehorn every political issue into an "us" vs. "them" debate. Don't forget, however, that there have been third parties in the past that have been popular enough to carry states. Unfortunately, they are generally one-trick ponies that are only present in a single election. Examples: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_1948 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_194... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_1912 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_191...
- eru 18y agoWhy do you think it won't work? And what about approval voting?