Arguments Against Voting

This last election year has been one of the most toxic elections in American history. The candidates for the Republican and Democratic parties have both shown multiple times that they are poor choices to be president. People are unsatisfied with these candidates, yet they still insist on voting on for them, saying things like “I’m voting for the lesser of two evils.” However, voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil. There can be better choices in third parties if they want them, yet people refuse to vote in them because they feel like they are “wasting their vote.” However, someone wasting their vote would be them wasting their vote on a candidate that they don’t believe in or even like. Voting for third parties is not
Freepress.org is a website that spawned from a newpaper beggining in 1970. It started on the Ohio State University campus to protest the Vietnam War, and has spoken out against political and social issues ever since. In one of its articles, it states, “Hence voting lesser evil sends the wrong message; it’s sending a message of compromise. In effect, a defensive vote says ““I will settle for a good America, not the best America possible.”” I urge you not to settle.” What Freepress is saying is that people should not compromise when voting, because then you are saying you are okay with a sub par president. People need to vote for who they believe in the most and who they think will make a superb president. Some may find this in third parties, yet they may be swayed due to the fact that they aren’t as well publicised and the fact that voting for them is categorized as a waste. So they then have to settle for a certain candidate. However, people shouldn’t settle. They shouldn’t settle for someone who has the potential to be the president of The United
People are getting sick of these candidates, and there are many polls that show it. One such poll was made during the election. USA Today and the Washington Post released a poll that they conducted of about 1,000 random americans, with the margin of error being plus or minus 3.5 points. In this poll they found that, “Among U.S. adults, Clinton now has a 56% unfavorability rating, while Trump had 63%. And with registered voters, the two are basically tied: Clinton has 59% unfavorability and Trump has 60%. ” These numbers are staggering. These two candidates have the highest unfavorability ratings ever in U.S. history. If people are dissatisfied with their candidates want genuine change, they have to be willing to vote for unconventional parties to show you are not satisfied with how things are. Through all this, voting for a third party is not a “waste.” It is showing that you disagree with the current political system and want change. Some people are happy with the candidates with the previous candidates and the way things are, which is fine. However, there are people who want change, and who refuse to support third parties. If they want potential change, then you have to take chances, like voting for third parties. This can then show other parties that you are dissatisfied. Third party candidates won’t make it into office, but by voting for them, and