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Yes, I will hold my nose and vote. I haven't missed one yet and don't plan to start now. This might be the last time we have free elections.

I have a poor voting record, I think the only president I voted for that won was GWB. I almost think I should vote for the person I want to lose.

Those who choose not to practice their right of freedom disrespect those who died to give them that right. Yes, I will vote.

I'm not really into politics at all, so I have never voted.

I had a very smart English teacher back in high school explain it like this: "I've studied all of the props, the candidates, and their stances from the different local judges, treasurers, and political individuals running for office in the election. I am a political junkie. I enjoy politics and I vote whenever I can. But come voting time, my highly intelligent, knowledgeable vote will be cancelled out by a teenager who just turned 18 and is voting for the first time and has no idea about any of it."

I don't want to cancel out a vote of someone who legitimately cares about politics.

And yes, I've already heard the "Well don't complain....." speech.

My first POTUS vote was for Barry Goldwater and I've voted for every Republican candidate since. BTW, a fat cat I ain't.

MrMcCullster wrote:I'm not really into politics at all, so I have never voted.

I had a very smart English teacher back in high school explain it like this: "I've studied all of the props, the candidates, and their stances from the different local judges, treasurers, and political individuals running for office in the election. I am a political junkie. I enjoy politics and I vote whenever I can. But come voting time, my highly intelligent, knowledgeable vote will be cancelled out by a teenager who just turned 18 and is voting for the first time and has no idea about any of it."

I don't want to cancel out a vote of someone who legitimately cares about politics.

And yes, I've already heard the "Well don't complain....." speech.

If you don't want to "cancel out a vote of someone who legitimately cares about politics" take just a little bit of time to become educated. There are lots of simple to read/understand voters guides that give the positions of the candidates and can help you make informed choices. Additionally, finding groups with similar views to your own that endorse candidates is another fast and simple way to become at least somewhat informed.

Sample ballots can be found in for your county precinct online (at least they can for my precinct), so knowing exactly what the ballot looks like is very easy and helps narrow down the field of candidates that you have to consider. It rarely takes me more than 30 minutes to do the research I need to do to be somewhat informed prior to election day. 30 minutes should never too much time to invest in the direction of your country, state, county and city.

Papa_Tiger wrote:

MrMcCullster wrote:I'm not really into politics at all, so I have never voted.

I had a very smart English teacher back in high school explain it like this: "I've studied all of the props, the candidates, and their stances from the different local judges, treasurers, and political individuals running for office in the election. I am a political junkie. I enjoy politics and I vote whenever I can. But come voting time, my highly intelligent, knowledgeable vote will be cancelled out by a teenager who just turned 18 and is voting for the first time and has no idea about any of it."

I don't want to cancel out a vote of someone who legitimately cares about politics.

And yes, I've already heard the "Well don't complain....." speech.

If you don't want to "cancel out a vote of someone who legitimately cares about politics" take just a little bit of time to become educated. There are lots of simple to read/understand voters guides that give the positions of the candidates and can help you make informed choices. Additionally, finding groups with similar views to your own that endorse candidates is another fast and simple way to become at least somewhat informed.

Sample ballots can be found in for your county precinct online (at least they can for my precinct), so knowing exactly what the ballot looks like is very easy and helps narrow down the field of candidates that you have to consider. It rarely takes me more than 30 minutes to do the research I need to do to be somewhat informed prior to election day. 30 minutes should never too much time to invest in the direction of your country, state, county and city.

Plus, if you do not know anything about some of the local elections, you can leave those blank or any of the choices you do not know about. If somebody is running unopposed, I always leave those blank and in local primary elections, if I know nothing about either candidate, same thing, just leave blank.

MrMcCullster wrote:I'm not really into politics at all, so I have never voted.

I had a very smart English teacher back in high school explain it like this: "I've studied all of the props, the candidates, and their stances from the different local judges, treasurers, and political individuals running for office in the election. I am a political junkie. I enjoy politics and I vote whenever I can. But come voting time, my highly intelligent, knowledgeable vote will be cancelled out by a teenager who just turned 18 and is voting for the first time and has no idea about any of it."

I don't want to cancel out a vote of someone who legitimately cares about politics.

And yes, I've already heard the "Well don't complain....." speech.

WOW!!!!!

I'm sorry but this is not a valid reason to not vote. I hate politics, but stay tuned enough to cast an intelligent vote. Our constitution hangs in the balance. It's sad..... I wonder how many more feel this way. .

Papa_Tiger wrote:If you don't want to "cancel out a vote of someone who legitimately cares about politics" take just a little bit of time to become educated. There are lots of simple to read/understand voters guides that give the positions of the candidates and can help you make informed choices. Additionally, finding groups with similar views to your own that endorse candidates is another fast and simple way to become at least somewhat informed.

Sample ballots can be found in for your county precinct online (at least they can for my precinct), so knowing exactly what the ballot looks like is very easy and helps narrow down the field of candidates that you have to consider. It rarely takes me more than 30 minutes to do the research I need to do to be somewhat informed prior to election day. 30 minutes should never too much time to invest in the direction of your country, state, county and city.

Well said, Papa Tiger. I don't always research all of the candidates in local elections, but I always vote. My wife knows a lot more about our local politics than I do because she works for the city. I trust her opinion and will ask her for it before going to vote. I also have talked extensively about politics with my father in law, and our politics match almost perfectly. I often ask his opinion before elections as he does far more research than I have time to do (he's retired). If there's a race where I don't know anything about either candidate, I leave that one blank. Barring any of the above, there are usually people in the parking lot who will be happy to tell you about their candidate of choice, and you can decide if what they stand for is what you want. Bottom line, there just really isn't a legitimate reason not to vote. Especially in the national elections this year, when the future of the country is on the line.

MrMcCullster wrote:I'm not really into politics at all, so I have never voted.

I had a very smart English teacher back in high school explain it like this: "I've studied all of the props, the candidates, and their stances from the different local judges, treasurers, and political individuals running for office in the election. I am a political junkie. I enjoy politics and I vote whenever I can. But come voting time, my highly intelligent, knowledgeable vote will be cancelled out by a teenager who just turned 18 and is voting for the first time and has no idea about any of it."

I don't want to cancel out a vote of someone who legitimately cares about politics.

And yes, I've already heard the "Well don't complain....." speech.

Here, I will make you a quick cheat sheet:
If they have a (R) next to their name, vote for them.
If they have a (D) next to their name, DON'T vote for them!

Well, I've done my part - my vote is in the mail!

No early voting for me this year to avoid the rush. I intend the go down to the fire station polling place with my wife in the middle of the day and enjoy the hoopla of election day.

Glockster wrote:Well, I've done my part - my vote is in the mail!

How do you arrange that? Early voting doesn't start for a month.

I intend to vote the earliest day, due to poor and declining health. I've already made my wife promise if I don't live until Election Day, make sure the Communists formerly known as Democrats don't slide an absentee ballot in with my name on it.

You know how those guys are!

JALLEN wrote:

Glockster wrote:Well, I've done my part - my vote is in the mail!

How do you arrange that? Early voting doesn't start for a month.

I intend to vote the earliest day, due to poor and declining health. I've already made my wife promise if I don't live until Election Day, make sure the Communists formerly known as Democrats don't slide an absentee ballot in with my name on it.

You know how those guys are!

It's not an early voting thing at all so only certain people can participate. I'm in a protection program with the AG and it is an entirely different process and ballots for anyone in that program were sent out last week.