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Obama held a rally two blocks from my home last night. There were over two thousand at the rally all partying and having a good time. I imagine that they all we
by astine 18y ago
Obama held a rally two blocks from my home last night. There were over two thousand at the rally all partying and having a good time. I imagine that they all went home so confident that the next day they forgot to vote.
I'm joking of course. This state will swing blue this year. But, it's happened before that over-confidence has lost an election.
I suggest that every man go out and vote his conscience. It's not just about who wins this time. It's about perception, and exercise of your rights. If you don't exercise your rights, they will be taken away. Even if you disagree with both major candidates, a vote of 'other' will do more for your cause than no vote.
- yters 18y agoSeriously, I'm becoming more persuaded that voting for the right person is much more important than some pragmatic, battle winning perspective that says minimize evil and maximize win potential. One election is not that much in the grand scheme of things. The funny thing is that once everyone realizes this, the principled vote becomes the pragmatic vote. Disclaimer, I didn't do that this time, so don't take this as reverse psychology. If you think it is, go ahead and vote pragmatically. If that confused you even more, then don't vote. Now stop thinking about it before your head explodes.
- IsaacSchlueter 18y ago"So, did you vote for Obama?" "No, I wrote in for the Ron Paul/Hypnotoad ticket." "WHAT!? But you don't want McCain to win, do you?" "No, but I live in California. Unless I vote a couple million times, my vote doesn't matter. California's blue by about 20 points." "I can't believe you!!" Some people just don't get statistics.
- yters 18y agoWhere'd this vote hypnotoad meme come from? I've seen it pop up a couple places today.