Less than 50 Days Until the Election

I still haven’t made up my mind who I will be voting for, but it is becoming more and more apparent who I cannot vote for. I have posted this several times, but I will post it again. Before you click on the link below, do a quick thought exercise. On the issues you care most about, what percentage of agreement would you need from a Presidential candidate to be able to vote for them without regret? Forget all of the rhetoric and mud slinging, what percentage would it take? 50%+1, a simple majority? Two-thirds? Three-fourths?

Now check out Glassbooth. It is good, but not without it’s flaws, it definitely doesn’t bother including any third party candidates.

So here is the ultimate question: If the difference between the two major party candidates is marginal, and there is a another candidate you agree with substantially more (in my case 36% more), then why don’t you vote for them? What would stop you from voting for someone who you actually agree with and believe would be the best candidate.

Often the argument is tossed around that you ultimately must decide between the lesser of two evils. A counter argument has emerged to this logic: the lesser of two evils is still evil. We have been conditioned to believe the first argument and ignore the second.

Some people, including myself have reached the conclusion that the candidate I would most like to be President is not running. What should I do now? I don’t want to vote for evil, even if it is the lesser of two, and I don’t love any of the third party candidates. If you are still reading at this point, I will direct you to this excellent article on the matter.

For those of you who enjoy much simpler things like watching catchy videos, check this out and consider it in light of the difference in agreement percentages between the two major party candidates.