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that he/she will not win?
bothamc80|1326238299|3099897 said:Are you talking about in the primaries or in a general election?
Dancing Fire|1326238881|3099910 said:bothamc80|1326238299|3099897 said:Are you talking about in the primaries or in a general election?
i wanna vote for Newt but don't if he'll make it the Ca. primary. Romney would be my second choice.amc80|1326243388|3099970 said:Dancing Fire|1326238881|3099910 said:bothamc80|1326238299|3099897 said:Are you talking about in the primaries or in a general election?
In a primary, if I knew my #1 wouldn't win, I'd vote for the person who I agreed with the most who had a chance of winning. So (totally hypothetical here) say Ron Paul is my first choice, but I don't see him winning in a general election against Obama, I'd vote for, say, Romney, because I think he has the best shot at winning the general election.
In a general election I guess I have the same strategy. I'm going to vote for the person closest to me on the spectrum who also has the greatest shot of winning. So if it's Obama versus Romney, but Ron Paul is running under a 3rd party, I'm voting for Romney. A vote for Ron Paul would essentially be a vote for Obama.
Obviously this would be different if we had proportional representation, but in a two party plurality system sometimes you have to vote strategically.
please vote for DF...LJL|1326850307|3105502 said:Eh, I'm kinda blah about voting this time around. The primary wont matter in my state, much like Cali with DF -so my vote seems 100% pointless there. Not sure if I will vote in the general election.. not sure if I like Romney much better than Obama which is funny since I voted for Romney last primary... but that was only because I knew my candidate would be done by the time the votes were counted since I voted absentee (like having sent in your Huntsman ballot already this time around).
I don't think I HAVE a candidate...
HollyS|1326861384|3105647 said:I did vote for my candidate, knowing she probably wouldn't win, in the last presidential primary.
i really like Hillary but too bad she decided not to run.part gypsy|1327509550|3111384 said:HollyS|1326861384|3105647 said:I did vote for my candidate, knowing she probably wouldn't win, in the last presidential primary.
Let me guess, Hillary Clinton? (just kidding!)
part gypsy|1327509550|3111384 said:HollyS|1326861384|3105647 said:I did vote for my candidate, knowing she probably wouldn't win, in the last presidential primary.
Let me guess, Hillary Clinton? (just kidding!)