voting is fine, but your vote can’t change how other people vote. this is where a lot of folks seem to throw up their hands, like if they don’t win, there was no point.
and it can change who is on the ballot… if you vote in the primaries. which were just yesterday… and how many people voted in those? 22% in CA, compared to 62% who voted in 2024 general.
the problem with voting, and in life in general, is most folks want everyone else to do the work for them, and then they want to complain about the result not being what they wanted… while they never participated. and if you call them out, they call you a jerk or make excuses.
You don’t have to vote in every election, sure, but there is a major difference between being aware/active and not trying at all.
Was pretty easy. I started by removing all Republicans from consideration. Then I used the internet to do some looking into the remaining candidates and made my selections. Remember to do a little extra research on anyone listed as “independent” or “no party” as they might be wolves in sheep’s clothing. I found two Republicans who ran as not Republican to try to get more votes.
Took me roughly an hour and there were a lot of positions/candidates on this ballot.
voting is fine, but your vote can’t change how other people vote. this is where a lot of folks seem to throw up their hands, like if they don’t win, there was no point.
and it can change who is on the ballot… if you vote in the primaries. which were just yesterday… and how many people voted in those? 22% in CA, compared to 62% who voted in 2024 general.
the problem with voting, and in life in general, is most folks want everyone else to do the work for them, and then they want to complain about the result not being what they wanted… while they never participated. and if you call them out, they call you a jerk or make excuses.
You don’t have to vote in every election, sure, but there is a major difference between being aware/active and not trying at all.
I voted.
Was pretty easy. I started by removing all Republicans from consideration. Then I used the internet to do some looking into the remaining candidates and made my selections. Remember to do a little extra research on anyone listed as “independent” or “no party” as they might be wolves in sheep’s clothing. I found two Republicans who ran as not Republican to try to get more votes.
Took me roughly an hour and there were a lot of positions/candidates on this ballot.
Not that hard, folks.
I voted too!
Anti-incumbent for the most part, and voted for a lot of third party and independent candidates locally.