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Re: 6 people in my family, 3 voting McCain and 3 voting Obama. Should we not bother voting at all?
Posted by:
zippy
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Date: September 20, 2008 06:07PM
There will also be voting on other offices. And, of course vote. One of the 6 could have a heart attack walking into the booth and may not actually vote.
Re: 6 people in my family, 3 voting McCain and 3 voting Obama. Should we not bother voting at all?
Posted by:
AlSharpton
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Date: September 20, 2008 06:41PM
Well, maybe the Bradley Effect will come into play. Maybe you have some closet racists in your family who *say* they are going to vote for Obama but are really just too ashamed to admit they won't vote for a black man.
Re: 6 people in my family, 3 voting McCain and 3 voting Obama. Should we not bother voting at all?
Posted by:
Brent
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Date: September 20, 2008 06:51PM
AlSharpton Wrote:
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> Well, maybe the Bradley Effect will come into
> play. Maybe you have some closet racists in your
> family who *say* they are going to vote for Obama
> but are really just too ashamed to admit they
> won't vote for a black man.
Why would I be ashamed to say that I will never vote for blacks like Obama.
Just like I will I ever vote for hispanics like Sarah Palin.
Or that I will never vote for someone like McCain, who deserted his devoted
wife so he could marry his current super-rich wife.
Re: 6 people in my family, 3 voting McCain and 3 voting Obama. Should we not bother voting at all?
Posted by:
zippy
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Date: September 20, 2008 07:08PM
Brent Wrote:
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> Or that I will never vote for someone like McCain,
> who deserted his devoted
> wife so he could marry his current super-rich
> wife.
A bit of game theory for you, If all of your family agrees not to vote, since all the votes would cancel, then there is an incentive for gain by one half of the family to break the agreement and vote anyways, knowing that the other side is going to be staying at home.