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Originally Posted by BDBopper
A few weeks ago I wrote the following at my blog:
http://ohbabythatswhatilike.blogspot...or-lesser.html
My dad and I are in disagreement on this end. He voted for Perot twice and regrets it and says that in doing so he wasted his vote. I disagree. However he is a realist and I am an idealist. I believe voting for someone because he is the lesser of two evils is throwing your vote away. It is interesting though that we did not talk about this until just now. That's why it crossed my mind again.
Do you think I am right or a complete moron?
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So... voting for someone just because they'll be the winner isn't throwing your vote away?
Until I decided to like Obama, my plan was to vote for the Libertarian candidate, because by voting for a can't-win candidate I make myself a "swing" voter who dem and rep candidates will need to try to bring on board to give them the edge in future elections. And who I give my vote to indicates what kind of direction they're going to have to move politically to grab my vote.