Maybe you know this about me, and maybe you don't, but I love to vote. I've voted in every election since I was 18. No matter how big or how small I am at my polling location ready to cast my ballot.
So of course I voted on Tuesday. It's my civic duty!
I did my research and was totally prepared for just about everything on the ballot. Later Tuesday night we watched the results come in.
Now, I'm not going to tell you who I voted for, nor am I going to admit affiliation with any particular party, but I am going to say this.
If was I an Independent or Libertarian I would be realistic that my candidate probably wouldn't win. I would therefore do my research and decide which candidate I would want to win if mine wasn't going to. Then I would vote for that person. Why? Because it's almost always (I'm not doing research to get facts) either a Republican or a Democrat that wins.
It brings me to my conclusion that not voting for either a Republican or a Democrat is throwing away a vote.
For instance, if everyone that voted for Monds in the Governor's race voted for Barnes or Deal, there probably would've been a run off race. Basically a vote for Monds in this past election was a vote for Deal because it was not a vote for Barnes.
Does that make sense?
OK, I don't like talking politics. It's a private thing, and I find it incredibly rude when people ask "who did you vote for?" Instead, just ask "did you vote?"
On that note, this post is done. I don't want to get into politics. I have three rules I try to live by, especially in social settings - NO PREACHIN', NO POLITICIN', AND NO PEDDLIN.
