to belatedly belabor: it's almost like a self monitoring general respect thing. i think that if i don't vote, i have waived my right to complain
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kare (aka kare)
Nov 4 '08, 14:23
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about who/what is elected. and so i don't.
this is true in some ways about consistent, constant complaining about nearly anything that's under your control to some degree. but especially when it comes to voting.
like, fine, it's your choice not to vote, but i can choose to respect you less if you don't understand that it's annoying and frustrating as hell when you choose not to self-censor, and bitch about a choice you could have helped make, but didn't.
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(this is not specifically directed at one person, btw) -- nm
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kare
Nov 4, 14:25
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I thing is I *couldn't* have helped make the choice. My vote against Bush in 2004, if I'd cast it, would have had no effect at all. -- nm
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mara
Nov 4, 14:25
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That's only valid in retrospect. Prior to counting, every vote matters -- nm
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oblique - I voted!
Nov 4, 14:31
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The percentage of popular vote is perceived to influence the "mandate." Also, it could affect future presidential campaigns in your state.
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psilotum
Nov 4, 14:28
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Every voter affects the strength of a mandate, if not the actual outcome -- nm
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con_carne
Nov 4, 14:28
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but, how many other people are saying the same thing? and if all of them had voted, it MIGHT have made a difference.
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Andie
Nov 4, 14:27
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If enough people like you had done so, perhaps it would have. -- nm
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TaurusII - I voted (early)
Nov 4, 14:26
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Exactly...every vote counts but not the same -- nm
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Stewie
Nov 4, 14:26
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