tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post5270369060184468924..comments2024-03-27T07:18:39.229-05:00Comments on In Medias Res: Why I'm Not Troubled by My Decision Not to Vote to Re-Elect Obama, Round IIUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-14384386137084322802012-11-11T22:05:43.779-06:002012-11-11T22:05:43.779-06:00I voted for Stein as well, and I also had that dan...I voted for Stein as well, and I also had that dangerously smug feeling of "showing them.". Living in a state whose electoral votes are a foregone conclusion gives us that freedom to give the finger to the dominant parties. If I was in a swing state, I don't know what I would have done. Thank you for arguments that force me to use sections of my brain that have begun to atrophy after ten years of full-time motherhood. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-7679293025529071772012-11-06T19:29:04.943-06:002012-11-06T19:29:04.943-06:00I suppose my big thing on this proposition is this...I suppose my big thing on this proposition is this: that the first problem with voting Nader in 2000 was not splitting the vote or any of that. It's that Ralph Nader would have made a catastrophically bad President under any imaginable circumstances. Stein seems like a more capable (and less narcissistic) person than Nader by a long shot, but let's imagine a miracle where Stein and a bunch of the most active Green Party members were elected to office tomorrow. I feel at the least uncertain that they'd be any better even leaving aside the structural constraints under which they'd govern. To vote third party, I have to feel that I'm voting for a genuinely better candidate both in terms of positions AND ability to lead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-28443513800383921502012-11-06T18:38:13.997-06:002012-11-06T18:38:13.997-06:00Thanks for providing these thoughts. I have a ques...Thanks for providing these thoughts. I have a question that is a little bit tangential, but I think you might have some interest and knowledge about it.<br /><br />In the previous post, you mentioned the "dealbreaker" argument. One of the things I like about this approach is that it is a simple heuristic for reaching a decision (similar to single issue voting). I think that simple heuristics can protect voters from misinformation and appeals to emotion (i.e. advertisements). Do you have any opinion on the use of such heuristics, or do you know much about how they impact actual voting?<br /><br />thanks.Ricketsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02579799843541826447noreply@blogger.com