There was no universe where Clinton was losing MD in 2016. It went 2:1 for her. My not voting for her had zero effect.
And it is a lack of rationality. Otherwise Trump couldn't get elected dogcatcher.
Gee it's almost like I did that because it's exactly what I said.
I've met plenty of pornographers who do really excellent work. Find better porn, my dude.
if you don’t show up the numbers will never reflect the true demographic of people who want a change
If Republicans actually gave a shit about this sort of thing you'd have a point. But they win by one vote and act like they've got a mandate.
if you can convince 5 friends to join you
This assumes I have 5 friends. Or any friends, really.
I'd rather have a vegetable than a fat racist fuckhead
If the electoral college votes against you then I'd say your voice is not being counted.
I've shown up every year since 2000 and other people keep making the decisions anyway because the people I vote for lose so goddamn always.
I can't believe we have a fucking candidate whose name's "JD." It's like he's the kid brother on some 90s sitcom. Blergh.
Though in 30 years we'll have all the Braydens and Jaydens and Haydens getting elected.
Some of the oldest cars I see on the road are accessible vans. My ex-BIL is still being hauled around in a late 90s Dodge Caravan. It sucks that electric van makers don't seem to have considered this.
If all those votes were in already blue states it wouldn't have changed anything.
But I'm making the mistake of assuming voters are acting rationally and understand the rules of the game, which they don't. They're not going to, like I did, not vote for the presidential candidate because I keep an eye on the polls and know that it's going 2:1 to someone but continue to vote down ballot. They're just not voting because reasons.
We'd all be well-served to stop thinking of voters as rational people.
If only for the moral message to the people of what a corrupt system we have.
I would think that would make people even less likely to vote, since they think it doesn't do anything.
The pressure that puts on politicians the pressure that puts on the parties the pressure that puts on legislation, the pressure that puts on future campaigning and financing, it all matters.
I don't believe this. Both Bush II and Trump acted like they had some kind of massive mandate despite losing the popular vote. Maybe if the shoe was on the other foot and it was Democrats winning without getting the most votes they'd be introspective enough to change tactics, but Republicans don't give a fuck.
It must be nice to be satisfied with symbolic victories. So much easier than actually winning.