Should I bother voting?

[Gutter92]

This would be the first election I'd be voting at if I do. I don't know much about the candidates, but I think the tea party is funny, and I'll vote for whatever keeps Obama in office so...how do I know which candidates are tea party members? Also, does 1 vote "really" make that big of a difference? Has an election (local, statewide, or national) ever been decided by 1 vote?

[RandomGuy]

This would be the first election I'd be voting at if I do. I don't know much about the candidates, but I think the tea party is funny, and I'll vote for whatever keeps Obama in office so...how do I know which candidates are tea party members? Also, does 1 vote "really" make that big of a difference? Has an election (local, statewide, or national) ever been decided by 1 vote?

One good place to start, is the League of Women Voters. They are a non-partisan group that does some research on any issue that is on the ballot, and does a "pros/cons" bit, as well as gives candidates for office very job-specific questionaires.

http://www.lwvtexas.org/

[Gutter92]

One good place to start, is the League of Women Voters. They are a non-partisan group that does some research on any issue that is on the ballot, and does a "pros/cons" bit, as well as gives candidates for office very job-specific questionaires.

http://www.lwvtexas.org/

That's a good idea; I'll check it out. Question about that link though...is this considered a national election? Like, I live in Illinois, can I vote for people in Texas or California, etc.?

I've seen some pretty good commercials lately here; I don't know much about the issues, so those are my only "source" of information and where I decide who to vote for.

[koriwhat]

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[dimsah]

That's a good idea; I'll check it out. Question about that link though...is this considered a national election? Like, I live in Illinois, can I vote for people in Texas or California, etc.?

I've seen some pretty good commercials lately here; I don't know much about the issues, so those are my only "source" of information and where I decide who to vote for.

I think it's pretty clear you should abstain from performing any action that will affect another human being for the sake of all mankind.

[z0sa]

Don't feed the troll, fellas

I find it funny he was going to be a history major, yet has no clue about how federal government works in terms of voting.

[Gutter92]

Don't feed the troll, fellas

I find it funny he was going to be a history major, yet has no clue about how federal government works in terms of voting.

Ok? Do people going into a math major know all parts of advanced math? No. It's something you learn in college, not something you learn in high school.

[z0sa]

Ok? Do people going into a math major know all parts of advanced math? No. It's something you learn in college, not something you learn in high school.

Actually, you get taught about the federalist democracy throughout school, even in elementary.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

I think it's pretty clear you should abstain from performing any action that will affect another human being for the sake of all mankind.

[IceColdBrewski]

That's a good idea; I'll check it out. Question about that link though...is this considered a national election? [B]Like, I live in Illinois, can I vote for people in Texas or California, etc.?[/B]

[Gutter92]

Actually, you get taught about the federalist democracy throughout school, even in elementary.

The only History class I took in High School was US History, it was one semester. I wasn't born here, I'm not a native american, so I wasn't here in elementary school . I have no idea how state voting works, though I know in a few days there's an election so, I wanna vote. Plus I'm pretty sure when my buddy voted 2 years ago he got like 2 dollars off a subway sandwich, or some like that.

[Shelly]

Since you're not an American Citzen, stay home.

[Sisk]

Gutter's my favorite troll/the best troll on SpursTalk.

[Gutter92]

Since you're not an American Citzen, stay home.

Thank god I have a passport, and am a citizen.

[Cyrano]

Here's a basic explanation of the two-party political system.



1) one is a democrat, one is a republican.
2) one runs to the left, one runs to the right.
3) even though they both run like , neither one actually gets anywhere.
4) after the race is over, they're both still rodents.

[ashbeeigh]

Seriously, if you have to the ask the question, don't. I've voted in most elections since I turned 18 in '02. It's kind of empowering. But that's just me.

[Wild Cobra]

Seriously, if you have to the ask the question, don't. I've voted in most elections since I turned 18 in '02. It's kind of empowering. But that's just me.

Right. Do not be a uniformed voter. If you don't know the possible ramifications of who you want to vote for, best you don't.

[La Mont]

This would be the first election I'd be voting at if I do. I don't know much about the candidates, but I think the tea party is funny, and I'll vote for whatever keeps Obama in office so...how do I know which candidates are tea party members? Also, does 1 vote "really" make that big of a difference? Has an election (local, statewide, or national) ever been decided by 1 vote?

you really ought to register and vote if you want him to remain in office for another 2 years. all i know is the vast majority will be voting against him, hence some approvals will be extremely valuable and appreciable to the kenyan and fellow democrats.

[Das Texan]

If you arent an American native born citizen and went through the process to becoming an American citizen then you know the basics of the political system.