Voting is a Lousy Way to Express Yourself

[Fletch]

This is a well-trodden path, but there's some interesting tidbits in this one, particularly the notes about Benjamin Constant.

Voting is a Lousy Way To Express Yourself - Reason.com

My favorite line: "Except in the tiniest jurisdictions, the chance of an election-day tie is far smaller than the chance of being hit by lightning on the way to the polls."

 

[Twangbanger]

Yes, but when you can find a precinct that will cast 2,000 votes for Barack Obama, and not a single one the other way...such a precinct is a gold mine for Statists, and every extra vote they get there counts one-for-one toward winning a key state like Ohio.


Obviously, it's not about expression. It's about winning. Make the powerless feel powerful. Ain't democracy great?

 

[Trooper]

Well conservatives, let alone libertarians, have not done a very good job of reaching out the Black community. If you want to break the power of the democrats, you have to be able to influence the Black and now the Hispanic voters.