Discussion
If you are too disgusted with your democrat option to vote for them (I assume no one is following me who would vote for republicans?) Anyway I think it's helpful to still vote and write-in something or check out the local referendums and just vote on those.
Your null vote weakens republican and democratic mandates. Just telling people you feel that was is less impactful.
It also increases overall turnout numbers which mostly freaks out all of the right people.
@futurebird My go-to in that situation would be to show up and cast a blank ballot, or otherwise leave that particular race blank entirely. That's even clearer than voting for a nonsense candidate or not showing up: someone who went through the time and effort to show up and still "didn't vote". I kinda wish we had a "none of the above" option to make it even more explicit, but that wouldn't allow them to come up with 'excuses' for why there are more ballots cast than votes counted for the candidates...
It's important to find at least one thing you *can* vote for since I worry that totally blank ballots may not be counted at all. I don't think that's supposed to happen, but if there are, for example, referendum votes, then the rest have to be added to the totals.
I am a little paranoid though.
@futurebird vote like whole entire oppressed groups’ lives and livelihoods and dignity depend on defeating fascists now before it gets worse.
I think voting for democrats is the most effective option in nearly all cases, but I don't like cheerleading for them much.
The constant vote vote vote from people who never show up or help with anything else can be annoying.
People will tell you a null vote is wasted. I don't think so. It's alarming.
IDK maybe don't do it in a swing state, but that's up to you.
Just show you can and will show up.