ANOTHER DARN ELECTION! It never comes out the way I’d vote. It’s just a waste of time and money.
Actually, it will be a waste if you don’t vote. Even if there’s only one issue or candidate you really care about, make your voice heard. Better still, take some time to get acquainted with more of the propositions and candidates. They will determine how we treat our fellow human beings—family, workers, the poor, even us voters. Find out about them from impartial sources who have thoroughly researched them, like the League of Women Voters (www.smartvoter.org), and carefully read through the official Voter’s Guide from the Registrar of Voters. Think carefully, not emotionally or following what any other person or biased group says. Make up your own mind, then vote.
Why bother? Because not voting would let a small handful of people (those who DO vote) make decisions you’re forced to live with.