Voting 3rd Party

[Carl Pickens]

I'm curious about the reasoning behind voting for a third party candidate when there's not a viable candidate.

Other than not approving of the R or D candidates, what's the motivation and reason to make your vote insignificant?

 

[bamawriter]

I'm curious about the reasoning behind voting for a third party candidate when there's not a viable candidate.

Other than not approving of the R or D candidates, what's the motivation and reason to make your vote insignificant?

Hypothetically, if making it significant requires voting for a candidate I don't like, I'd rather my vote be insignificant.

 

[UTCVol]

If a party achieves 5% of the popular vote, it receives federal funding. As far as I'm concerned any recognition a third party could achieve is preferable to wasting a vote on a foregone conclusion.

 

[DC_Vol]

I'm curious about the reasoning behind voting for a third party candidate when there's not a viable candidate.

Other than not approving of the R or D candidates, what's the motivation and reason to make your vote insignificant?

For most people it's just pouting because they didn't get their way. Then they say absurd things like "the lesser of two evils is still evil."

 

[Gramps]

For most people it's just pouting because they didn't get their way. Then they say absurd things like "the lesser of two evils is still evil."

Evil is Evil. When you are voting for the lesser of the 2 Evils you are still voting for Evil.

Did I do that right?

:crazy:

 

[DC_Vol]

Did I do that right?

:crazy:

That was just for you gramps

 

[ReaderVol]

It allows people to have a sense of being "above the fray". And makes them feel superior to the rest of us. Sad really.

 

[PKT_VOL]

The "viability" of a candidate doesn't enter into my thought process of selecting a candidate. I simply vote for whoever is the best person on the ballot. If none of them are worthy of a vote, I would write in a name.

What my fellow citizens might do at the polls has no impact on who I vote for.

 

[Gramps]

That was just for you gramps

I caught that.

 

[Toujours Pret]

I'm curious about the reasoning behind voting for a third party candidate when there's not a viable candidate.

Other than not approving of the R or D candidates, what's the motivation and reason to make your vote insignificant?

I live in a state where the Democrat will win regardless, so I can vote Libertarian knowing that my vote isn't particularly significant anyway against the leftist masses.

 

[MercyPercy]

I'm curious about the reasoning behind voting for a third party candidate when there's not a viable candidate.

Other than not approving of the R or D candidates, what's the motivation and reason to make your vote insignificant?

I imagine it's because some of us would rather vote for who we actually want rather than feel compelled to participate in the dog and pony show of a broken two party system just because. Significance is subjective here. If you think voting for a third party makes one's vote insignificant, you're only further exposing what a sham the whole process is.

 

[Vol8188]

I'm curious about the reasoning behind voting for a third party candidate when there's not a viable candidate.

Other than not approving of the R or D candidates, what's the motivation and reason to make your vote insignificant?

I vote based on my values. Not on

 

[malinoisvol]

Where's Ross Perot at?

 

[Vol8188]

I'm curious about the reasoning behind voting for a third party candidate when there's not a viable candidate.

Other than not approving of the R or D candidates, what's the motivation and reason to make your vote insignificant?

I vote based on my own values. Not based on who the media tells me is viable.

If the media predicts Hillary will win, will you still waste your vote?

 

[Danl]

If:
1) You don't vote in a battleground state(s)

and

2) You don't approve of either the D or R candidates

and

3) You prefer a third party candidate

Then:

Why in the hell wouldn't you vote for the third party candidate?

I'll be casting all my presidential votes for third party candidates this cycle.

 

[UTCVol]

For the party that supposedly celebrates individualism, they sure don't like it when you stray off the reservation.

 

[apevol]

If:
1) You don't vote in a battleground state(s)

and

2) You don't approve of either the D or R candidates

and

3) You prefer a third party candidate

Then:

Why in the hell wouldn't you vote for the third party candidate?

I'll be casting all my presidential votes for third party candidates this cycle.

Just how many votes you get?

 

[Carl Pickens]

I understand why one chooses to vote for the candidate they feel is the best option. Perhaps what I don't understand is why someone would take tthe time and effort to go cast a ballot for someone that has zero chance at being elected.

 

[UTCVol]

Just how many votes you get?

He's a cat. Each of his nine lives gets a vote, just the way the Dems like it.

 

[DC_Vol]

 

[Danl]

Just how many votes you get?

One for each state wherein I pay property taxes.

That's fair, right?

 

[PKT_VOL]

I understand why one chooses to vote for the candidate they feel is the best option. Perhaps what I don't understand is why someone would take tthe time and effort to go cast a ballot for someone that has zero chance at being elected.

Too much blood has been spilled to not take 5 minutes once (sometimes twice) a year to exercise my voting privilege.

 

[TheDeeble]

Where are we with the Republican/Democrat political machine? Insane debt. Massive federal spending with no candidate interested in seriously taking it on. Millions of jobs gone. Crap economy. Politicians in the pockets of lobbyists. Lousy foreign policy. Just a sample of what's wrong with the US and both parties are neck deep in responsibility. Nothing will change with any of the current R/D candidates.

For the people that genuinely believe in a candidate I encourage you to vote for who want. For the people that believe they have to vote R so the D doesn't get elected, or they have to vote D so the R doesn't get elected.....the end result will likely be the same. Either way it's a s**t sandwich. One is of the cat variety and the other comes from a dog. Both will take us to the dumpster.

In the past I'd always voted republican because they generally represented my beliefs more. Now, not as much. Some of it I've changed, some of it them. I'm voting for Gary Johnson again, not just because the R/D candidates suck ass, but I actually agree with many of his positions. More so that any of the other candidates.

 

[MercyPercy]

Brace yourselves, the "I don't like Trump, but I'm a slave to the party so I'll vote for him anyway" sheep are already here. :whistling:

 

[UTCVol]

I'm pretty sure Eddard Stark would vote on principle.