Originally Posted by
jp1
I guess I fail to see it as a good thing that literally 5 or 6 swing states hold all the cards in determining who will be the president. But that's the reality. Only Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan and perhaps one or two others matter. Most of the rest of us matter not at all because we're in states that are blue or red enough that our state's decision is taken for granted by the candidates from both parties. It would be just as effective for us to howl at the moon like a coyote as it is for us to bother voting for a presidential candidate.
I understand why though, as a fan of the party that has won the presidency twice in the last 20 years with a less popular candidate, that you'd be in favor of the status quo.