I've voted for Nader every time since then (with the exception of being snookered by Obama in 2008; no more), and will continue until he's ill or dead. Possibly the most articulate and knowledgeable I've ever seen on the Left.
Voting third-party and write-ins sends messages, and those messages can certainly have psychological impact if they grow over time. The only truly "wasted votes" are those swallowed up in the sea of drone-voting for "lesser evil" candidates, or completely opting out, which only makes protest invisible. Nobody cares about how low a turnout is; it has no impact either within or outside the system.
I've voted for Nader every time since then (with the exception of being snookered by Obama in 2008; no more), and will continue until he's ill or dead. Possibly the most articulate and knowledgeable I've ever seen on the Left.
Voting third-party and write-ins sends messages, and those messages can certainly have psychological impact if they grow over time. The only truly "wasted votes" are those swallowed up in the sea of drone-voting for "lesser evil" candidates, or completely opting out, which only makes protest invisible. Nobody cares about how low a turnout is; it has no impact either within or outside the system.
Yeah O'bomber snookered me too...twice. That's when I decided to stop voting. Of course, George Carlin's rant in his "Jammin' in New York" helped.