since9
Campaign Veteran
These forums have seen many discussions on voting strategy. The notable ones include the following:
Here's what happened when the voters in Louisiana choose the first option:
Landrieu: 42%
Cassidy: 41%
Maness: 14%
Do the math. I have zero respect for Maness, trying to run when he didn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning. His greed/pride/ego (pick one) handed the race to Landrieu on a silver platter.
Nor do I have no respect for those who stupidly throw their votes away on people like Maness. Clearly, they weren't thinking at all, and for their folly, the get to see gun-hating Landrieu in office instead of either Republican.
As for the list of options above, 2 and 3 work. 1 and 4 do not. They never have. Option 1, well... You've seen the results of Option 1. As for Option 4, just ask yourself what's preferable? Half-bad? Or full-bad? By not voting for half-bad, you removed your vote of opposition to full-bad. In effect, you're saying you'd rather sit on the couch and be served full-bad because you were lazy, instead of working towards something only half as bad. I'm sorry, but that's as stupid as letting your roof rot because you're too lazy to reshingle it.
How people trick themselves (or allow others to trick them) into believing otherwise is unfathomable.
This subset of Gaming Theory should be required reading all grades from middle school on.
- Voting for your favorite candidate regardless of whether they have a chance to win
- Voting for your favorite candidate only if they have a reasonable chance to win
- Voting for the lesser of two evils
- Not voting because there are only two evils
Here's what happened when the voters in Louisiana choose the first option:
Landrieu: 42%
Cassidy: 41%
Maness: 14%
Do the math. I have zero respect for Maness, trying to run when he didn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning. His greed/pride/ego (pick one) handed the race to Landrieu on a silver platter.
Nor do I have no respect for those who stupidly throw their votes away on people like Maness. Clearly, they weren't thinking at all, and for their folly, the get to see gun-hating Landrieu in office instead of either Republican.
As for the list of options above, 2 and 3 work. 1 and 4 do not. They never have. Option 1, well... You've seen the results of Option 1. As for Option 4, just ask yourself what's preferable? Half-bad? Or full-bad? By not voting for half-bad, you removed your vote of opposition to full-bad. In effect, you're saying you'd rather sit on the couch and be served full-bad because you were lazy, instead of working towards something only half as bad. I'm sorry, but that's as stupid as letting your roof rot because you're too lazy to reshingle it.
How people trick themselves (or allow others to trick them) into believing otherwise is unfathomable.
This subset of Gaming Theory should be required reading all grades from middle school on.