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calimary

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14. And nobody's going to give a damn about the "message" you wanted to send by doing so.

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2015, 11:32 AM

Mar 2015

That "message" won't even get delivered.

And THIS is worth repeating:

"If you withhold your vote, though, the candidate who agrees with your priorities not at all is more likely to win."

Still wanna stay home on Election Day? STILL think it's an exercise in futility? Well, go ahead, then. You'll find out what REAL futility is when the other guy wins and ANY chance you had - even to have SOME of your priorities acted upon, will be LOST. For at least four-to-eight years. And a LOT of damage can be done by that other guy and all his henchmen in that time - some of it irreparable.

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A Reminder... Your Vote... Is Just...CRUCIAL... [View all] MineralMan Mar 2015 OP

Vote. Please vote. As a voter protection attorney, I can only say that one of the proudest msanthrope Mar 2015 #1

Newly naturalized citizens know how important voting is. MineralMan Mar 2015 #2

Sometimes, we take for granted what others gave blood for. As a voter protection msanthrope Mar 2015 #4

Good for that woman, and good for you for helping MineralMan Mar 2015 #8

WI has a vote for a SC Justice and a Constitutional Amendment... riversedge Mar 2015 #3

Every election has consequences that go far beyond MineralMan Mar 2015 #6

Just 36.3 percent of registered Illinoisians voted last November (including me!) greatauntoftriplets Mar 2015 #5

Yes, exactly. Elections always have long-lasting MineralMan Mar 2015 #7

If it's so critical, maybe candidates should seek to earn it instead of blindly expecting it. (nt) jeff47 Mar 2015 #9

Yes, and candidates have to appeal to enough voters to win, too. MineralMan Mar 2015 #24

KnR Hekate Mar 2015 #10

Not voting is totally selfish world wide wally Mar 2015 #11

Wisely hasn't even announced! Wisely may not even run with Wisely's baggage. morningfog Mar 2015 #12

+1. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #13

And nobody's going to give a damn about the "message" you wanted to send by doing so. calimary Mar 2015 #14

I won't be staying home so forget that but that doesn't mean I'm voting for the unacceptable TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #21

In Kentucky, LGBT people have no protections from discrimination in employment! Bluenorthwest Mar 2015 #23

No one has any real workplace protections in Kentucky, it is an "at will state" they can fire you TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #28

Just vote wisely. It's your vote. MineralMan Mar 2015 #26

Exactly. MineralMan Mar 2015 #25

I voted for Gore in 2000, what happened? jalan48 Mar 2015 #15

The usual pattern. LWolf Mar 2015 #16

I'm not telling you who to vote for. MineralMan Mar 2015 #27

I always do. LWolf Mar 2015 #29

I've voted in almost every Presidential and Congressional election since I was 18. Liberalynn Mar 2015 #17

Nobody seems to want my vote. Fuddnik Mar 2015 #18

This +asmuchasIcan n/t jtuck004 Mar 2015 #19

Sure they want it but on their terms which are complete and unconditional surrender TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #22

+1 F4lconF16 Mar 2015 #30

Blame the victim. Good stuff, man. Would make a great radio talk show. jtuck004 Mar 2015 #20