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You DO remember that you can write in the name of person of your choice when you vote for President, right?

We do not have to accept the party candidates OR even the two party system for that matter.  Get out there and make your voice heard!

Posted - October 31, 2016
Tags : president election vote

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  • Yes.  It's fairly futile though.   Voting third party candidates most of my life.  There is one truth I always knew.  The electoral college would never allow it.   We don't vote for President.  The electoral college does. As long as that blemish exists,  it's gonna be a two party system.
      October 31, 2016 4:10 PM MDT
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  • That petty much just turns into a wasted vote. 
      October 31, 2016 4:19 PM MDT
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  • 3523
    Not if everyone votes for me.
      October 31, 2016 4:57 PM MDT
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  • 46117
    If everyone who writes in votes for you, you may get 100 votes if you are lucky.
      October 31, 2016 4:58 PM MDT
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  • 3523
    Did you really think I was serious?
      October 31, 2016 7:06 PM MDT
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  • LOL!! I guess we can all do that then. :)
      November 1, 2016 2:58 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    That is so beyond a waste of time, I can say nothing further.  Don't even bother.
      October 31, 2016 4:20 PM MDT
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  • 3523
    I prefer to think of it as a protest vote, not a wasted vote.
      October 31, 2016 5:43 PM MDT
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  • 2515
    No! Don't encourage people to do that. Electing a leader is serious business. They don't need to waste their vote. 
      October 31, 2016 4:34 PM MDT
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  • It's already wasted for a lot of people given the two choices.
      October 31, 2016 4:36 PM MDT
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  • 2515
    You have a right to your opinion, but lots of people vote. We have a democracy, and we vote for our representatives. 
      October 31, 2016 4:55 PM MDT
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  • I think you misunderstood what I mean.  There's a significant number of people out there that are so frustrated with both candidates that neither seems the better choice.  A catch22.  Therefor their vote has been wasted by default.
      October 31, 2016 5:28 PM MDT
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  • BTW.  No we don't have a democracy. Never did, nor intended to be one.  We have a Republic of democratically elected representatives.  Nor do we vote on the President.  We vote on who we want our states Electors to vote for President. They don't have to follow the people's choice and it's not truly a one person, one vote system as is widely believed.   You can vote, but your vote doesn't cancel my opposite vote and vice-versa in any way. We liver in different districts, in different states, trying to sway different Electors. We aren't really voting in the same race  because of that.
      November 3, 2016 6:32 AM MDT
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  • 34283
    Yes that is always an option. I have voted 3rd party before as a protest vote before. I voted for the Libertarian candidate for Senator when the Republican made to stupid comment about pregnancy not being possible in the case of rape. 
      October 31, 2016 6:12 PM MDT
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  • 5451
    The state I live in doesn't allow it but we can leave a race blank if we don't like the choices.
      October 31, 2016 8:37 PM MDT
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  • whoo  hoo  , i  can vote  for Canadas  first "president" !  ;-) thanx for the tip.  ;-)
      November 1, 2016 3:03 AM MDT
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