Reason(s) "I" don't or won't vote:

[rbm]

"Most people in my district are Republicans so my vote won't count anyway." This is sucky but has some logic to it- at least in the general election. Wouldn't matter for me though-I want so much from this country but can't perform a simple duty?

[KAPital PHINUst]

This one came from my former roommate when I was in college:

"Voting is just picking the lesser of two evils"

I tell him: You don't like a particular candidate, write somebody in that you find to be the most qualified. While they may not count the vote in the tally, you get to exercise your civil duty and (possibly) make a statement regarding your selection.

[ComradesTrue]

I get so annoyed at people so lazy as to take a few minutes out of their lives to cast a vote. There is no excuse good enough.

In Nov 2006 my husband and I were living in Nashville. Tennessee had one of the hotest contested senate campaigns that year- Bob Corker and Harold Ford Jr were literally in a dead heat to replace the seat that had been held by Bill Frist. The winner would not only affect our state, but would swing the party balance in the entire Senate.

I hauled my 39 weeks pregnant a$$ self to the polling place at 6:15 am... to wait in line outside for 45 minutes IN THE POURING RAIN. We knew the doors would not open until 7, but we were determined to vote that day, and we had to be at work by 7:30. This was the sacrifice we had to make to have our voices heard.

You do what you gotta do. Enough with the lame excuses.

[mccoyred]

My hairstylist is a Jehovah's Witness. She informed me that they don't vote because if they do, then they are supporting man's government over God. You could have knocked me over with a feather! Especially since she retired from the Army before beginning her second career as a stylist....*shaking my beautifully styled head*

[Senusret I]

Understood. His not voting was reason enough for me to withdraw my support on a personal level.

[OhSoVeryLadylike]

My uncle: Politics/Politicians are the DEVIL

And we all going to HELL for FOLLOWING those DEMONS.

[DSTCHAOS]

Thanks, nittanyalum.

(I overlooked a lot because I didn't know Ron Paul was trying to get the Repub nomination.)

[Blacksocialite]

I know people in Florida who feel exhausted and angry over the last several elections (Presidential election of 2000 and Democratic primary of 2007/08) where 'their votes didn't count' - so they have decided to not vote, opting to lobby for election reform instead.

[MsFoxyLoxy77]

Originally Posted by Blacksocialite

I know people in Florida who feel exhausted and angry over the last several elections (Presidential election of 2000 and Democratic primary of 2007/08) where 'their votes didn't count' - so they have decided to not vote, opting to lobby for election reform instead.

What they should be doing is voting to remove the Republican majority in the Florida House, Florida Senate, & Governor's office.

They are the real source of our election problems. The 2000 election wouldn't have went down like it did if Jeb wasn't Bush's brother & Katherine "dragon lady" Harris (who was George W. Bush's 2000 Election Florida Co-Chair) weren't there to purge black voters & out of state ex-felons from the voting rolls in the guise of purging actual felons. Talk about conflict of interest.

Likewise this year's Democratic primary fiasco wouldn't have happend if the Florida Congress wasn't 2:1 Republican to Democrats. They controled the legislation to illegally push the primary to Jan. 29 & tagged on a provision that supports paper ballot printouts when one uses voter machines so Dems would be pressured to support their propasal.

Also, IMHO the only people that would refuse to vote because of what happened in the 2008 primary season are people who did not vote for Obama. Trust I don't want to be divisive but it could be sour grapes.