"If the monorail doesn't pass, it's YOUR FAULT!"

[lauralh]

I nearly got beaten up last night for admitting that I wasn't registered to vote. Technically this isn't true, but I didn't get a new license when I moved to Seattle from Redmond, and I didn't change my registration information, etc. So my card is worthless, basically. I did vote last year, though, so I don't feel like a complete waste of skin. And I even when I do vote I always feel like it's a completely futile gesture, since I don't live in swing states or districts. Almost everyone either agrees or disagrees with me; I've never voted on a candidate/issue that was at all close.

Last year was actually the first non-presidential election year I voted, and probably only because I did register when I got my license. I still didn't really feel that much like I was a part of a "community" enough to care about anything else (I certainly never felt that way back in North Carolina), but I did what I could. Now I feel slightly more in tune to the community, but I still only know about two initiatives, and no candidates. Last year (and in 2000) I basically voted for the independent, then the Democrat (if both the same party, then the woman). Is it worse to vote uninformed than not vote? Probably. And then there's the "if you vote stupid, it's worse than not voting" school of thought (which is how those anti-gay marriage props passed, I assume)...

Comments

i don't vote stupid, or at all

[lele.livejournal.com]

eek i almost got my ass kicked for not voting, too. well i don't really care either way about any of those issues, and i sorta think the monorail sounds like a lame idea (but maybe i just don't want the cool kids to win). anyhow. i'm on your side.

[tawnyleona.livejournal.com]

My mom's former boss, a lawyer (and an actual honest one, which is why he was always broke) ran for a judgeship a few years back. He ran against a woman. Who was much less qualified. And she won. Cuz around here, more women vote and they used your method.

Later, though, he was appointed her boss, so it all worked out in the end...