• tal@lemmy.today
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    8 months ago

    Nah, only half as strong.

    Candidate A and Candidate B.

    Vote for A: Candidate A has 1 vote

    Vote for B: Candidate B has 1 vote

    Vote for neither: 0 vote for either. Midway between the two outcomes.

    That being said, voting for neither doesn’t make much sense for anyone in terms of outcome. If you prefer one outcome, it doesn’t make much sense to only use half of the strength of your vote to support that outcome.

    Not voting makes more sense if you’re making the argument that the time spent voting isn’t worth the return you get.