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Which is a bigger waste of a vote?

Which is a bigger waste of a vote?

  • Voting for someone who won't win?

    Votes: 13 38.2%

  • Voting for someone you don't like?

    Votes: 21 61.8%
  • Total voters
    34
Kreton said:
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Which is a bigger waste of a vote.
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Neither is a "wasted vote". I don't believe in wasted votes. Every vote matters. By that same token every vote that is for a candidate that doesn't win is "wasted" and that's a wrong proposition.
 
Kreton said:
I have heard countless times that a vote for a 3rd party is a wasted vote.
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If you vote third Party at least you did not get it wrong, so if you don't know who to vote for, third Party is a good bet, and you won't get blamed for everything.
 
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You omitted the one question that might've rescued you pointless poll:
How about: Voting for someone you KNOW is immoral, corrupt, two-faced and more putrid than your cat's bowel movement
 
I don't have to like a person to still vote for them.

I have no problem wasting a vote on someone who won't get elected when a choice between the top candidates doesn't carry any special significance.

However, when it is a choice between two possible winners and one clearly advocates against dearly held ideals and concerns, I won't waste my vote on someone simply as a protest. I'll take the lesser of two evils.
 
Can't answer.
 
Kreton said:
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Which is a bigger waste of a vote.
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According to Gallup, 25% of all Americans have to make the decision you asked. 25% of All Americans dislike both Trump and Clinton. 54% of all Independents dislike both major party candidates.

One in Four Americans Dislike Both Presidential Candidates

With Johnson and Stein now at around 10% give or take together, it seems quite a lot of those 25% of the electorate have decided to vote for a candidate they dislike because one or the other can win. Probably holding their nose and voting for the lesser of two evils or for the least worst candidate among the two major parties. I don't know what your poll will end up showing, but as of this moment with those who state they dislike both candidate, 40% are saying voting for one you dislike is a wasted vote, 60% consider it a wasted vote voting for a candidate that can't win. This is nationally.

Myself, I consider voting for a candidate that would be for me the lesser of two evils or the least worst candidate among those two candidate who could win a wasted vote. Mainly because I would knowingly in my mind be voting for evil or someone whom knowingly I consider would be a bad president. That is the key for me, knowingly voting for evil or a bad candidate. That is the ultimate wasted vote. Voting for the lesser of two evils is like having a choice of drinking two different poisons, one decides to drink the potent poison in hopes they can survive instead of drinking neither.
 
Kreton said:
I personally think voting for someone you don't like is a bigger waste.
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I don't care whether I like them or not. I will not vote for anyone who I think will do damage to America. They don't actually have to hate America like our current President but being totally selfish and self-centered, incredibly greedy, and absolutely dishonest is enough to take both Donald Trump and Sen. Clinton out of the running for my vote.
 
Kreton said:
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Which is a bigger waste of a vote.
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I am not certain the question is quite that simple...

I think Trump is deplorable candidate, to the point of being dangerous for America. If I think that, the strongest vote I can make would be to stop him. If I normally voted Republican (which I normally do not, but for argument sake) by not voting for Trump, I take one vote away from the Republicans AND give one to Hillary...a -1 Republican and a +1 Demo, a difference of +2. If I gave it to Johnson, it would just be -1 Republican.

Now, I live in a state that is usually a swing state (Colorado), but probably not this year..... Giving my one vote to Hillary, who I am not wild about, is probably not my best use of vote. As my vote probably does not make a difference in the Clinton v Trump race, I probably will use my vote as a protest vote (none of the above) and go with Johnson or Stein (doesn't matter)....

If it is going to be close in Colorado, the anti-Trump vote becomes more important and my vote goes to Hillary.

That is an example of one. The point is my decision making may not fit your model, as my answer would be both and neither.
 
I voted someone you don't like.

However, since I don't like ANY of the candidates (not since Gary Johnson came out in support of Black Lies Matter), I'm voting for Trump.

Because he isn't in support of black lies matter, and he IS a supporter of my 2nd amendment rights.
 
If the person your voting for is unlikable, but not as unlikable as the other candidate, then voting for someone who won't win is the bigger waste. The unlikable person you're voting for will keep the worse person from becoming president while the person who doesn't have a chance means nothing anyway.
 
Perotista said:
According to Gallup, 25% of all Americans have to make the decision you asked. 25% of All Americans dislike both Trump and Clinton. 54% of all Independents dislike both major party candidates.

One in Four Americans Dislike Both Presidential Candidates

With Johnson and Stein now at around 10% give or take together, it seems quite a lot of those 25% of the electorate have decided to vote for a candidate they dislike because one or the other can win. Probably holding their nose and voting for the lesser of two evils or for the least worst candidate among the two major parties. I don't know what your poll will end up showing, but as of this moment with those who state they dislike both candidate, 40% are saying voting for one you dislike is a wasted vote, 60% consider it a wasted vote voting for a candidate that can't win. This is nationally.

Myself, I consider voting for a candidate that would be for me the lesser of two evils or the least worst candidate among those two candidate who could win a wasted vote. Mainly because I would knowingly in my mind be voting for evil or someone whom knowingly I consider would be a bad president. That is the key for me, knowingly voting for evil or a bad candidate. That is the ultimate wasted vote. Voting for the lesser of two evils is like having a choice of drinking two different poisons, one decides to drink the potent poison in hopes they can survive instead of drinking neither.
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If you believe Trump and Hillary are both hopelessly corrupt then I understand your point. If you believe both are bad but one is better than the other, then I can't understand why you wouldn't vote for the better one, even if you're not fond of that person, simply to affect a better outcome.
 
Neither is a waste. But voting for someone who is not going to win is less effective.
 
Kreton said:
I personally think voting for someone you don't like is a bigger waste.
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I do believe that THIS Presidential election will see millions and millions of Americans voting for someone they don't like.

This is the very worst pair of candidates in the history of American politics, and that's saying something.
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There's no such thing as "A waste of a vote"!

While this may have eluded some millennials, Dewey was beating Truman by a country mile in every national poll.
Many complacent Dewey supporters didn't bother to vote, and woke up to astounding headlines: "Harry S. Truman is America's new president".
The poll worshipers may be in for a rude awakening when the silent majority puts Donald J Trump in the oval office (If they don't, prayers will not save America).
 
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