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Sure but does my vote in a blue county in a blue state really matter? If elections were actually chosen by who won the popular vote, maybe people wouldn't be so jaded about voting.
It's possible your vote might not ultimately be the deciding vote and that your preferred candidates win easily. But many solidly one colored states have flipped, and the first time it happens it's always close. Why risk it? Most places have a means by which to vote which is easy and accessible - vote by mail and early voting are an option in most places, especially blue states. Generally early voting takes a matter of minutes. Your vote is your voice in politics, don't you want it to be heard?
I live in a pretty red state and typically vote very blue. I vote every single election I am able to, because local elections matter too, and when it comes to president, my voice is going to be counted, even if my state sends their electoral votes elsewhere.
If the electoral college votes against you then I'd say your voice is not being counted.
Regardless of where the electoral votes go, the breakdown of number of votes is still there and visible, and accessible for all to see in perpetuity. Whether anyone in power cares what those numbers say is another matter, but my vote, and thus my voice, IS counted.
It must be nice to be satisfied with symbolic victories. So much easier than actually winning.
What on earth are you even trying to say? You can never win if you don't vote, and you're over here implying that it's a waste of time to do so. Go back to your troll farm.
I'm implying that being satisfied that your vote is recorded while you continually lose is not a real victory.
I never said it was? Or that I was merely satisfied with that? Voting is the very least a person can do as a citizen, and discouraging people from doing it for ANY reason is asinine.
I am a firm believer that if you lower people's expectations of what voting does they'll be more willing to do it. Tell folks it's gonna change the world and they'll give up when they find it doesn't. It's the only thing that kept me voting after 2004.
So maybe your way is right: Just vote so a number nobody cares about exists somewhere.