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by doodus on April 8th, 2007

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Do you think your 1 vote in an election is going to make a difference?

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  • by Isaac on November 1st, 2010
    voted: Yes

    Isaac

    Although you may think your vote doesn't matter, the attitude that your vote doesn't matter certainly has a huge effect.

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  • by BobSaccamano-is-back on April 8th, 2007

    BobSaccamano-is-back

    I think it counts more than my non-vote.

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  • by Christine on November 1st, 2010
    voted: Yes

    Christine

    Not voting is exactly the same as supporting the winner, and Congress is full of people who won elections. If you don't like Congress the way it is, then vote for a challenger, even if you have to write in your own name.

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  • by Empress of Everything Ever on April 8th, 2007

    Empress of Everything Ever

    Yes, I do.

    If everybody thinks that their vote does not count, then nobody votes and you have no choice in who leads your country. You open the door to dictators and to people less than honest about their intentions....yes yes I know what is said about politic and politicans, but I also know what has been said about Idi Amin, and Mussolini and Hitler and Stalin, et al.

    If everybody votes in an election, then everybody has exercised their right to have a say and they have a choice in who leads their country. (They also have the right to whinge about their government because at least they had a say in it!) I believe voting keeps them at least halfway honest, and they can always be voted out. If they have to stand for re-election then they have to do a reasonable job.

    I believe voting works. But only if you cast your vote.

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  • by bolilla on April 8th, 2007

    bolilla

    yes. i think my attitude can influence others ... if i were apathetic about voting and conveyed that attitude toward the people i encountered, then they may be influenced to share my apathy. as close as U.S. elections have been lately, i hope more people get the idea and get off their lazy a**es and vote.

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  • by hijklmno on April 8th, 2007

    hijklmno

    There was a story a few years back about a british politician who, just before an election, was very rude to some waiters in a restauraunt (let's say 5 of them, I can't remember the number). They decided not to vote for him because of his attitude. He lost the vote by 3.

    Their votes made a big difference. :)

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  • by Stormarm on November 2nd, 2010
    voted: No

    Stormarm

    Democracy in America - at least at the national level - is a complete joke ... but not a funny one.

    The fact is democracy is impossible in a nation of 305 million, especially with our 1st-past-the-post/winner-take-all system. In "the people's house" we have 1 representative per 700,000 Americans -- that's compared to 1:90,000 in the UK and 1:32,000 in Norway.

    This essentially locks us into a two-party-system which has increasingly become a bi-factional totalitarian entente, in which the "representatives" are in fact determined by the party brass, big media, and the uber-rich.

    The result is we are typically offered a choice in actual POLICIES between A and A, albeit with different bells and whistles and different rhetoric.

    At least the Tea Party movement is making some difference this election, but it is a movement powered by outrage. If their candidates sweep the elections, the movement will lose all momentum and the political class will readily re-assert control in 2012.

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  • by Davjohn on October 19th, 2010
    voted: Yes

    Davjohn

    It does matter. It may not matter now as much as it did before the perversion of the electoral college, but the electors are chosen in each state by popular vote.

    The Republic of Texas voted on statehood, and statehood was chosen by one vote. The representative to the Committee on Statehood, Thomas Jefferson Rusk, was elected by one vote. Texas statehood was approved by the proposed legislature by one vote, and Rusk was elected the first senator by one vote.

    Hitler was elected to the National Socialist Party by one vote.

    If Ross Perot had not received 19% of the votes in 1992, there would not have been $800B in borrowing from China and most of the federal debt would have been paid over the next 8 years.

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  • by unknown on April 8th, 2007

    unknown

    I wouldn't bother to vote if I thought it didn't matter.

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  • by VeryHot4U on April 8th, 2007

    VeryHot4U

    I don't think it counts becaus ethink about american idol. millions of people are voting and who knows maybe its being rigged

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  • by Constel on April 8th, 2007

    Constel

    no, but if you put 300 000 times one vote, THIS can make a difference!

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  • by johndoe88882222 on December 10th, 2010

    johndoe88882222

    isn't it ironic that we're voting to determine whether your vote matters?

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  • by Shauna on November 10th, 2010
    voted: No

    Shauna

    In a PERFECT world - I believe our votes would count. BUT...

    I think that many Americans are fed up with the government and all the lies they tell. People running for office use 'smear' campaigns/ads which causes confusion among the voters.

    The latest is tampering with votes, which is downright criminal.

    How can anyone think their vote counts under these circumstances?

    If you want to accuse Americans of being apathetic - these facts could be part of the reason.

    The government has been abusing it's power for many years, long before I've been around. From the looks of it, it is getting worse.

    We are told that we SHOULD vote even if you don't care for either candidate so, in essence, voting for the lesser of two evils. If NO ONE voted, I believe the results would be the same: the government wins and then we are back to square one, with an untrustworthy government.

    The government is supposed to be serving our country. What they are doing is serving themselves. It should be considered an honor and a privilege to "serve" our country. Why then, is it,that the President makes over $400,000 a year and the senators (and all down the line), making over $200,000? And don't forget about all the free "perks" they receive...

    Obviously, times have changed and corruption reigns. I vote for a new HONEST government. Too bad that's not even an option!

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  • by Richard_K4957 on November 7th, 2010
    voted: Yes

    Richard_K4957

    Share your answer...

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  • by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on November 7th, 2010
    voted: Yes

    DA BEN DAN yanggui zi

    yes. definitely.

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  • by Sympho de Proggy on November 6th, 2010
    voted: No

    Sympho de Proggy

    as i am not a US citizen i know very little of the mechanics of the US elections.
    .
    that said, i find the "YES" argument simplistic, dumbed down, and generally not to the point.
    it did nothing to address the issues raised by the "NO" argument, which seemed well thought out and very compelling (not to mention unsettling)...
    .
    so barring any information besides what is presented here...
    it's a hands down NO
    .
    putting the archaic and rather troubling mechanics of the US election process aside....
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    it seems to me the US is suffering from the exact opposite of the condition the government here seems to have (Israel).
    we have too many parties.
    this leads to a weak coalition full of squabbling parties who have no well rounded, thought out party platform.
    .
    for example our last election comprised a "senior citizen" party and a party almost entirely dedicated to the legalization of pot.
    while it's nice that the elderly are making sure their voice is heard, and i am in favor of Marijuana legalization, neither of these issues is comprehensive enough to constitute a party platform.
    .
    this also allows a pesky religious minority (Orthodox Jews) to gain disproportional power (a political stranglehold, really) over the government, which is desperate and will do pretty much anything to maintain its coalition.
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    you in the US have too few parties.
    while i am less familiar with the issues this causes (having not suffered through them myself), i find it hard to imagine the 2 parties disagreeing on EVERYTHING, which means anyone who doesn't agree on said issue has absolutely no one to represent him.
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    the other problem i'd say would be that most people, barring a few rare individuals, will not agree with any one party on every issue.
    sometimes it seems the Dems are right, sometimes the Reps are.
    now what do you do when out of 4 issues that are important to you, the Reps get 2 right and the Dems get the other 2 ?
    what do you do now, Citizen Sophie ?
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    there simply aren't enough combinations of views.
    .
    bottom line, you guys need some new parties pronto...
    want some of ours ?
    how well are YOUR geezers represented ? :P

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  • by Orangepowder on November 2nd, 2010
    voted: Yes

    Orangepowder

    but it is all relative bull.

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  • by Nemo_S on November 2nd, 2010
    voted: No

    Nemo_S

    It quit meaning anything except to invaders all the way back in 1837 and to put a finer point on it they gave us the civil war just to prove how little voting really meant and it is the same 2 groups fronting for 2 others ..

    ~Nemo~

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  • by danrather1 on November 2nd, 2010
    voted: Yes

    danrather1

    It does. Sadly, money wins 90% of the time. Even if it doesn't, use it anyway.

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  • by Anonymous on November 1st, 2010
    voted: Yes

    Anonymous

    To be fair, I'm Canadian and I don't think we have the same voting process. As a resident of Quebec I know just how important voting is, a la 1995 referendum where the vote was 50.58% to 49.42% in favour of remaining a part of the country, with a record 94% of the population voting on the matter.

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  • by KrishnaV90_ on March 23rd, 2010
    voted: Yes

    KrishnaV90_

    a vote is a desire of the people or the society.a vote should never be forced by the party to the society. Stupid decision of party lead to a tiny fight and than a huge obnoxious and uncontrolled fight or even a civil war among the society. there should be needy for the poverty.

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  • by Patti jo on April 8th, 2007

    Patti jo

    No I don't - I think it's already set no matter who votes - That's just what I feel

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  • by Firebrand on April 8th, 2007

    Firebrand

    Yes every one of us only has one vote but our votes add up to millions , and if we do not use our right to vote we are responsable for the kind of Government that others that did bother can inflict apon us
    Apathy is the worst desease we have in political terms

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  • by kaykay on April 8th, 2007

    kaykay

    If you're talking about American politics, individual votes will typically only make a difference if you live in a swing state. Sad, but true.

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  • by Abbyguy on April 8th, 2007

    Abbyguy

    That's the kind of thinking millions of people have and then it becomes a problem. You should vote.

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  • by jaysquared on September 13th, 2011
    voted: No

    jaysquared

    Wait... we can vote?

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  • by MelindaWarren on April 8th, 2007

    MelindaWarren

    Yes, every little bit helps. That is if they count all the votes and not just say they won the election.

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  • by El Fabrizio on April 8th, 2007

    El Fabrizio

    sometimes it does, but really, it shudnt. democracy is all about majority, and mostly unanimity. if a vote/election gets so close that the tip of 1 or a couple of votes can win it for a person, then that election shud be redone. it signifies that the country is almost divided in perfect half (not accounting for ppl who dont vote and those annoying boycotters), and thats not democracy.

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  • by purplecows on September 13th, 2011

    purplecows

    what's a vote?

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  • by fuzzy_rabbit on April 8th, 2007

    fuzzy_rabbit

    Well im too young to vote so no.

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  • by tsinoy on November 14th, 2010
    voted: Yes

    tsinoy

    You cannot make a
    MILLION
    without starting with a
    SINGLE coin

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  • by Anonymous on November 7th, 2010

    Anonymous

    No. With subroutines written into the memory cards of electronic voting machines resulting in negative votes, and data that can be manipulated without safegards against tampering there can be no reliable results and no democracy.

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  • by Richard_K4957 on November 7th, 2010
    voted: Yes

    Richard_K4957

    Yes, it does matter. Here is the problem with the election that occurred. Republicans won only for the fact that they received the majority vote of old white men or in general older Americans whose philosophy of life is more conservative and not in tune with those under 40. Unfortunately, those under 40 did not vote in great numbers otherwise the Republicans would not have been able to make the gains they did. This is unfortunate because ALL of you under 40 are GIVING away your future - ecomonic and social - to those that do not have your interests in mind. You are basically denying your own future by not voting in large numbers. Please do not make that mistake in 2012 and vote. America is heading backwards socially and ecomonically. Do you really want to live in a Republican Party an Fox News dominated military theocracy because this is what you will get.

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  • by goodbyebag on November 5th, 2010
    voted: No

    goodbyebag

    in america it's 1 political party, the proof is in the pudding.

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  • by purplecows on November 2nd, 2010

    purplecows

    unless you vote, you deserve whatever leadership you get.

    if you vote, you deserve whatever leadership you get.

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  • by Siyanor on November 1st, 2010

    Siyanor

    "140 out of 163"

    That seems incredibly high to me. I thought it was more like 3 out of 5. (To bring it closer to the numbers they used, that would be 99/165.)

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  • by purplecows on November 1st, 2010

    purplecows

    1 vote made the difference?!? -- but I'm not a senator, Supreme Court justice, or any of the other office-holders named in the examples

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  • by jack889 on November 8th, 2010
    voted: No

    jack889

    It would be delusional to think that your individual vote actually makes a difference.
    Your vote doesn't really count. It is the aggregate vote that counts.

    Modern representative democracy is an exercise is self-delusion. It's only when people actively participate in grassroots efforts beyond the voting system that really counts as true democracy.

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  • by A on November 9th, 2010
    voted: Yes

    A

    Of course it counts.

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  • by Thinker on February 12th, 2011
    voted: No

    Thinker

    Your vote makes no difference in any federal election in the USA. The person who wins is hand picked by the Illuminati, Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral commission long before the race begins. They will not let anyone who is not unter their control win. It makes no difference how you vote or if you vote the results are always the same the person who wins is the person the Illumiati wants in.

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  • by VernonHuffman on February 13th, 2011
    voted: Yes

    VernonHuffman

    Casting a ballot is one small piece of active participation in democracy. You are voting though the ways you choose to spend your time and money. After you cast a ballot, you have a duty to observe the process and assure yourself the ballots are accurately counted. Then you need to hound elected officials to be certain they actually represent you and not the corporations that paid for their campaigns. We need vigilance to protect our freedoms less from armed outsiders than from the greed-heads within.

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  • by neveroddoreven on February 12th, 2011
    voted: No

    neveroddoreven

    "Doesn't matter who you vote for, the government always gets in"

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  • by irlost on February 7th, 2011
    voted: No

    irlost

    It seems to me a subjective question... Does my vote matter to who? My personal view of the American political system reveals perhaps one of the greatest systems ever devised, only to subsequently be corrupted into an entity that views its own citizens as sheep to be manipulated into doing their will... I choose not to vote (admittedly not a solution--consider it a "silent protest" & let it go...) because i refuse to participate in the "lesser of 2 evils" concept. While i am confident the spirit of the American people can come up with solutions to the problems we face, i'm not so sure the American people are willing to make the changes necessary for us to survive as a free nation... "A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have." -T. Jefferson

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  • by Piano playin unicorn with a hat ™ on November 11th, 2010
    voted: Yes

    Piano playin unicorn with a hat ™

    Vote ou creve!

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  • by C3P0 on February 2nd, 2011
    voted: Yes

    C3P0

    If you are going to refrain from voting in order to make a political statement your movement is in vein. If you don't vote, you're not putting in the effort to make a change, and don't have the right to complain about the government in the first place.

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  • by Zeratuel_Z on February 14th, 2011
    voted: No

    Zeratuel_Z

    The electoral colledge leaves us faultly represented. the electoral colledge votes for us, and doesn't necessarily have to vote according to the popular vote. as in1824, 1876, 1888, and 2000 the electoral vote was not the same as the popular vote. therefore, 538 people decide who the leader of our armed forces is. this is not democracy, this is being lead by an "elite" group. in essence, it is like in the age of feudalism when nobles led the people.

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