The first debate

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by EEich

People who vote for a candidate who does not have a viable chance to win are throwing away their vote. Yeah... you're making your point to youself, but in the end you're not helping to decide who the next president will be. Voting for Nader or Badnarik is hopeless. By giving one of these candidates your vote, you're helping to elect someone who is more opposite to your candidate. Ultimately the same as not voting at all.

It's like betting on the Arizona Cardinals to win the Superbowl because their your favorite team.

How ridiculous. Voting your principles is "throwing you vote away"? I see.

So voting for the lesser of two evils isn't? I don't know what political ideology you come from EEich, but I know neither candidate holds true to the beliefs and principles I hold dear. So why should I vote for them?

It's people like you who perpetuate the crap that politics really is. Stubborn, lazy voters who could care less about how this country is going down the tubes, and don't take the time to search for someone who truly stands for what they believe -- and participating in this mindless popularity contest when both parties are only in it to stay in power, give in to the lobbyists, and could care less about what the Constitution says. Oh yeah, that's a really effective vote.

As to your analogy about football and Super Bowl champions, that is seriously flawed. Voting for only the candidate who has the best chance to win is like bandwagon, frontrunner fans who choose different teams to root for every year based on who is playing at their best and has the better chance to win the Super Bowl.

Voting for the lesser of two evils still gets you an evil.

Vote your principles.