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  • Brujah
    Beer Money Baron
    • Jan 2001
    • 22157
    #1

    Question: Non swing state voters

    Many of you live in a state where it really doesn't matter who you want, your state always goes red or blue. Do you still vote red or blue?

    I was thinking if I lived in one of those states, it'd suck if I didn't personally go along with the politics of the majority in my state. At the same time, you might feel even more free to vote for the candidate you really want instead of playing the red vs blue game. Or maybe you'd just quit bothering with it altogether, and let the swing states play the politics game.
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    • SmutHammer
      Confirmed User
      • Mar 2008
      • 4301
      #2
      Yes my state is red I will be there voting red. My girlfriend even went out of her way to register so she too can vote red.

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        • epitome
          So Fucking Lame
          • Jun 2009
          • 12156
          #3
          Well as someone that used to be in a blue state and now live in a swing state I used to vote for who I wanted. Now my vote has to be more strategic and I am voting for a color.

          They want it that way. Will be harder to empower third party candidates.

          If the lessor of two evils in my mind loses in Florida because I voted third party I am going to feel like I fucked myself.

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            • Wizzo
              2011 GFY Hall of Fame!
              • Nov 2000
              • 15224
              #4
              I'm in Texas, so I will likely vote for Gary Johnson in hopes they get 5% so there will be a 3rd party splitting the federal funds next time, best I can affect it..
              Looking for Opportunity!

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                • Relentless
                  www.EngineFood.com
                  • Aug 2006
                  • 5697
                  #5
                  I'm in New York
                  Federal elections are always blue here, but there are many heavily contested local elections that often impact lives more than the federal outcome. Voting isn't about only one election.


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                    • Brujah
                      Beer Money Baron
                      • Jan 2001
                      • 22157
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Ed Hammer
                      Yes my state is red I will be there voting red. My girlfriend even went out of her way to register so she too can vote red.
                      If your state always votes red, did you still feel some urgency to make sure you both voted red too? Do you feel that there's a slight bit of danger that your state could go blue this time?

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                        • Brujah
                          Beer Money Baron
                          • Jan 2001
                          • 22157
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Relentless
                          I'm in New York
                          Federal elections are always blue here, but there are many heavily contested local elections that often impact lives more than the federal outcome. Voting isn't about only one election.
                          Sure, and I didn't specify the Presidential election but of course that's what I meant. With that criteria, does it change anything? Do you feel like you could vote for a 3rd party?

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                            • buzzard
                              Confirmed User
                              • Aug 2002
                              • 1276
                              #8
                              Strange that I have a silent public sneeze variation, aren't they supposed to be involuntary? I think I fell into the trap.

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                                • crockett
                                  in a van by the river
                                  • May 2003
                                  • 76818
                                  #9
                                  Swing states don't matter anyway as we saw with the Gore/Bush election as popular vote might be won by one person but he Electoral college gives the presidency to the other.
                                  In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

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                                    • Relentless
                                      www.EngineFood.com
                                      • Aug 2006
                                      • 5697
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by Brujah
                                      Sure, and I didn't specify the Presidential election but of course that's what I meant. With that criteria, does it change anything? Do you feel like you could vote for a 3rd party?
                                      I could if one existed. I have not seen a viable candidate who could actually win. Elections are about choosing the best candidate who can actually win.
                                      Otherwise we would all write in ourselves or close a relative we trust.


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                                        • Brujah
                                          Beer Money Baron
                                          • Jan 2001
                                          • 22157
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by Relentless
                                          I could if one existed. I have not seen a viable candidate who could actually win. Elections are about choosing the best candidate who can actually win.
                                          Otherwise we would all write in ourselves or close a relative we trust.
                                          I don't think you're in any danger of New York not voting for Obama, if you voted for someone you really preferred.

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                                            • kane
                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                              • Aug 2001
                                              • 20684
                                              #12
                                              I live in a blue state. Like Wizzo I will be voting for Johnson, although I likely would have even if I was in a swing state.

                                              I think you are right in that a lot of people end up not voting because they know it won't matter since their state is either red or blue. To me that is one of the reasons we need to do away with the electoral college.

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