2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: What exactly will not voting for the nominee accomplish? [View all]FreedomRain
(413 posts)In the GE, I probably would vote for the democratic nominee whoever she or he may be. and certainly down ticket, unless I have reservations about the fitness for office of a particular candidate. These rarely happen, but when they do I just vote Green party or even a Republican if they are exceptional-very rare indeed
What I hope to accomplish with this is to vote my preference like any other voter. (And I certainly respect the choice of other voters who vote party line no matter what, or oppositely withhold their vote for a candidate they cannot stand.) It seems like you are asking for some kind of strategic goals. I find these not generally worth it, the signal you are trying to send is so likely to be lost in the random noise of the data. I guess i do keep that somewhat in mind though when voting for a Green party candidate, hoping they get the percentage they need to qualify for matching funds, or auto-listing on ballots. I like having that voice represented. Again, it is usually the Dem candidate with a better chance of actually implementing Green policies anyway.