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Vegas » 07 Mar 2024, 2:17 pm » wrote: ↑

07 Mar 2024, 2:17 pm

I am not asking if you think it counts. Of course it counts. The machines do a numerical count, then send in the results. I am asking if you think it matters. The approval ratings for congress have always been historically low. Our taxes go to other blood thirsty countries, it shouldn't surprise a soul that our politicians have acted contrary to the public's wishes. Yet, Americans walk around like it's all okay. I guess as long as we vote, everything will be just fine. It's not fine. We vote, nothing changes. We vote again, nothing changes. And we vote again and again...and again...and nothing.

Yes, it matters.  Now, how much it matters depends on the level of the election.  In city level elections (city council, mayor, school board), the matter a great deal, though even at this level the size of the city and the seat can lessen the importance.  In county level elections, you vote matters less.  At the state level, it matters more for your House rep than it does for the State Senate...governor matters a little less.  In elections for US Congress...House can matter, a great deal if it is a "purple" district. In US Senate elections your vote typically matters little.  Nobody, unless you happen to be an elector, votes for President of VP.