Just wondering the breakdown of who is where... in another way. I've heard people say that in Texas, a vote for one candidate may be wasted. While I don't agree with that notion entirely, I can see the ideas behind it. I will post the poll, and here is the question on the poll: Do you live in a traditionally "red" state or "blue" state. (red=Republican majority, blue=Democrat) Then, after voting in the poll, please post what state that is if you would. I'm just wondering why anyone wold really feel like their vote won't count. I would hate for anyone to not vote. Seriously.
Hmmmm - a HOUSTON ROCKETS fan board, gosh, I wonder what state the vast majority of us live in???? DD
So many of us live in Texas that Red will win by a large margin. Perhaps a better pole would have been to double the poll choices and include how the person was going to vote as compared to the type of state they lived in.
Assuming you weren't alive in 1944, this page will help you out for exact details: http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/04/electoral-history-charts.html I'm in Tennessee -- 6 times Repub (04, 00, 88, 84, 80, 72) 3 Dem (96, 92, 76). I voted "red".
Pennsylvania. I definitely don't get the "my vote is wasted" vibe here since PA is technically considered a battleground state. Not surprising considering how badly Hillary desecrated Obama here. Kind of gives further evidence to the "could have, should have" VP debate.
For the first and perhaps last time in my life, I'll be voting in the swing state of Pennsylvania, before ideally moving on to the west. Glad to know that in an election of this magnitude, my vote will make a difference. However, if Joe Biden can't deliver Pennsylvania to the Democrats, then you've got to expect a landslide win for the Republican party overall.
I'm voting Blue, because I've lived in Washington since 2004. Before that I was in Texas, which is obviously red. Washington is a bit interesting in that it's not solidly democratic. The coast is solidly progressive\liberal, but Eastern Washington is more libertarian. Kerry won by a close yet comfortable margin. I expect Obama to win it handily. The governor race is fascinating. Last time it was decided by a few hundred votes. After the initial tally and the secondary count, it was for the Republican. After a handcount, the Democrat won by the slimmest of margins. It's a rematch this November.
So then, tell me... as no one has really made a point or case for it... Does it matter? Does your vote matter if you are in a state that widely votes opposite of you? I'd like to feel that you all still will and do vote... I think most on here will and do. I just wonder if some of the arguing is more of a frustration vent because you feel that in your area, you're not going to tilt things much? I've heard more Democrat (this cycle) voters say things like, "your vote won't matter anyway." Why is that? I've never once felt like my vote didn't matter. And when the candidates that were not my choice won, I never ceased voting because of it... I never felt like I shouldn't be responsible enough to get out and do my part anyway. Someone care to elaborate? I really want to understand this defeatist mentality I see concerning votes.
McCain will win Oklahoma by 30+ percent; I could spawn 10 thousand littlebenitos, and our vote still wouldn't matter. And yes, I'll still vote. I'm a fan of spite.
