I'm aware, and it doesn't help that it gets repeated over and over in the conservative media echo chamber. I guess I was hoping for a more nuanced discussion out of someone I know is otherwise intelligent.
ETA: I've had a couple other friends chime in that they're voting 3rd party this year. They know objectively Obama is better than Romney, but they still don't think he's going to fix anything, and are making protest votes. I can respect that, even if I don't agree with it. (I have plenty of issues with Obama myself, but I feel he's also been hampered by an obstructionist Congress and that Romney would be a complete disaster. Not only as president, but because it will take that much longer for the Republicans to realize just how crazy they've gotten.)
I am pretty sure that I am voting Jill Scott, because I agree with her the most. But the decision is a lot easier in NY, where it would be shocking if it went republican
Living in a swing state means not even looking at other party candidates. I am a strong Obama supporter so it wasn't really an issue, but Florida is way too close.
I am pretty sure that I am voting Jill Scott
I would love it if you wrote in Jill Scott, but I bet you mean Jill Stein.
So I woke up and it was dark and rainy and I didn't want to go to yoga, and I didn't want to go, and then I went!
Living in a swing state means not even looking at other party candidates. I am a strong Obama supporter so it wasn't really an issue, but Florida is way too close.
Ohio feels you.
As does NC. Which is kind of refreshing. 2008 aside, the Dems rarely even get close.
They're saying that Pennsylvania isn't swing anymore, but I'm not taking a chance.
Oh dear. Maybe I will write in Jill Scott!!!
I forget who said it, but I remember reading an article that argued that the responsible thing to do was to vote for the least-worst major candidate if you live in a swing state, but vote for whatever third-party you agreed with if you lived in a solid state, to get them more funding.
WI is very swingy right now, so I know I'm voting for Obama, Baldwin (still outraged about losing Feingold to that douche Johnson) and Zerban--even if I know there's little chance of him unseating Ryan.
Serial- I remember when we moved here from IL 5 years ago thinking "Yay, swing state, my vote actually matters." But as this election has dragged on, all I can think is "Dear God, will the phone ever stop ringing?" We must get at least 5 robocalls from Republicans and their Super PACS a day, plus a couple live calls a week. On the flip side we get one or two live calls a week from the Dems, plus we get someone knocking on the door about once a month.
