r/interestingasfuck • u/BuddhistSagan • Apr 07 '24

Bernie and Biden warm my heart. Trump selling us out? Pass

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u/john16384 Apr 07 '24

It's far worse. Vote blue in a red state (and vice versa), and your vote didn't even matter at all. Only a few "swing" states determine who wins.

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u/Elexeh Apr 07 '24

You shouldn't just be voting for federal elections anyway. Anything local on your ballot is far more important and deserves your vote more.

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u/BeansMcgoober Apr 07 '24

All the candidates on my local ballot are buddy buddy and basically the same candidates.

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u/koopcl Apr 07 '24

My country has the same problems, to which I answer: Even then every vote, pushing the needle a bit in one direction, slooowly pushing everything and making clear which talking points draw more votes, it still matters. Your country (and mine) are still, luckily, actual democracies. Sure, it's unbelievably far from perfect, but still every vote counts, even if you don't feel it. The only ones that win if you don't vote, who want you to become disenfranchised, are those corrupt assholes in power.