Nicholas Leippe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Your vote does count, even when not going to one of the only two possible > winners in the current election. It goes to the score card that everyone > sees--and that goes to either solidify or change opinions down the road--the > seeds of change. >
That's a poor consolation prize if your vote helped put the candidate you like *least* in charge of the executive branch for the next four years, ahead of someone who would have been less distasteful. If you truly consider them both equally bad, or if you live in a state that overwhelmingly disagrees with you, then by all means, vote for the person you'd really like to be elected. It's really regrettable that we have no official way to tally our 'second pick' or some other kind of ranking, because then we could influence both the current and future races. Sometimes one has to vote based on short-term outcomes, and sometimes based on long-term ones. Situations vary, and you should spend some time thinking about it. --Levi /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */