When asked why they will not vote for a third party candidate, many people will respond by saying something like, "He cannot win." Or, "I don't want to waste my vote." It is true: America has not elected a third party candidate since 1860. Does that mean, however, that every vote cast for one of the two major party candidates is not a wasted vote? I don't think so. picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago tags Chuck Baldwin Wasted Vote |
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Not just BY one vote - WITH one vote. 0 comments edit related share plime.comHer husband didn’t think she would win Obviously, or else she would have had TWO votes. picked by tigertony 1 year ago |
PLEASE write in your primary vote for this candidate! We NEED REAL CHANGE!! Do not listen to the mainstream candidates! They do not know what change is. Vote for this one and your life WILL. BE. CHANGED. I personally guarantee it. picked by Moe 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share politics |
Don't have a clue? Me neither. 8 comments edit related share politicsPick the candidate that supports the issues you support or opposes the issues you oppose -- or just be a sheep and vote for the one that your friends like. picked by Bandit 2 years ago |
A state legislator in Florida wants voters to have a "none of the above" option to avoid questionable election outcomes. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Hope this isn't too late. picked by ranroc 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
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In 1859 they tried to fix elections a different way. On George Kyle's way to the polls he was attacked by men with knives, guns, and bricks. His brother died from attacks. He survived but didn't get to vote. When his candidate lost and he contested the election. Congress basically said a "real man" would have managed to vote. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Oh, I went to the voting booth. I signed, was given my stub, and was walked over to a voting machine. I cast votes for statewide races and a state referendum on water and sewer improvements. 8 comments edit related share politicsI stood there, and I thought about all of these people, who influenced my life so greatly. But I didn't vote for who would be the 44th President of the United States. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago |
Yeah, yeah. Obama won. But some of you didn't vote for him OR for McCain. Here's a constantly updating list of how many votes every presidential candidate - all 24 of them - received in the election. picked by Wingnut 1 year ago 12 comments edit related share politics |
Follow up to 2 comments edit related share politicsPoll worker choked voter trying to force him to vote in a judicial race that the voter didn't want to vote on. Possibly even more entertaining are the comments below the story. picked by capriccio 3 years ago |
Duncan the dog is still registered to vote, and his owner isn't pleased. picked by kxmk 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share politics |
The chairman of the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners visited a 114-year-old woman who registered to vote on Thursday. It was also her birthday, according to her family, who cite a family Bible as evidence of her birth date. picked by muppet 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share weird |
Bill Monroe lost by one vote in his bid to return to the Winchester City Council, and here's the clincher to the squeaker of a race: His wife didn't vote. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share politics |
Should uninformed people stay away from voting? Not should they be barred from voting, but should they stay away? 27 comments edit related share politicsIf you don't know the issues or all of the candidates, should you be casting a vote? picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago |
If your vote is decisive, it will make a difference for tens of millions of people. If you think your preferred candidate could bring the equivalent of a $100 improvement in the quality of life to the average person in your country—not an implausible hope, given the size of national budgets and the impact of decisions in foreign policy, health, the environment, and other areas—you̵... read full post picked by maxriter 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share politics |
Voting for president and having your ballot be the deciding one cast - statistically, that is like trying to hit the lottery. The odds for the average person are 60 million to 1 against it, a study shows. picked by suebe 1 year ago 6 comments edit related share politics |
By the people, for the people, of the people. Mo Rocca’s take on Caroline Kennedy’s ... led me to the National Popular Vote bill site. I hadn't heard of this but it sounds like a great idea whose time came years ago. picked by meggysue 12 months ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
With so much at stake, there is one candidate that may be able to make the difference. Chappy has surprised both Democrats and Republicans with a grass roots effort. This candidate has made many wonder: Who is Vote Chappy? picked by chappy 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Former Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic has been invited to vote in an upcoming referendum, despite having died while awaiting trial in March. 0 comments edit related share politicsAnd the fact he was arrested by the international tribunal for war crimes apparently didn't matter either. picked by XXXXXPP 3 years ago |
The Electoral College of the US has it proponents and its detractors. One possible replacement is the National Popular Vote (NPV). Maryland is the first state in the nation to pass laws to enact this system provided enough other states does likewise. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share politics |
Hillary Clinton visited her Alma-mater Wellesley College, an all female liberal arts school, where an Important debate has been sparked between feminists... 4 comments edit related share politicsDo you vote for a woman to shatter the glass ceiling and further the cause? Or do you make an empowered, individual decision that is not confined by gender? picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago |