It's Just One Vote and It's Just One Carbon Footprint

[Duty]

Oh boy, I soooo relate to that mlmooney89. I've now (finally) decided to definitely vote tactically, where my favoured party isn't a realistic contender, for the foreseeable future, to try and keep the Nazty party out. If only I'd listened to my mother all those years ago...

[mlmooney89]

I've just gotten into being involved with politics myself. When Obama was elected I had just turned 18 and was in no place to be deciding the next president and until 2016 I didn't even think about smaller elections. I have since voted 3-4 times and will vote again here soon once my change of address goes through. Gotta get that fucker Ted Cruz out of here!

[Joods]

That aside I do get your point. I've been struggling with this lately actually. During the American presidential elections I was super hard on for a Libertarian Gary Johnson and pushed so hard to try and end the 2 party system. Now with Trump in the head honcho seat I keep doubting and thinking if I had voted for Hilary could I have stopped him? I didn't want to vote for her and I know in the end I did what I felt was right but still there is that nagging thing saying "If you and those other idiots hadn't tried for the impossible maybe he wouldn't be where he is"

Honestly - I don't know if any of that would have mattered considering that she actually won the popular vote but isn't sitting in office thanks to a very poorly designed electoral college. One that I think should be abolished.

[Duty]

Didn't Al Gore win the popular vote too? Or is my memory playing tricks on me...

[Angrboda]

Electric cars do not have a smaller carbon footprint than an existing, high gas mileage carbon fueled vehicle.

It simply takes the carbon output out of a tailpipe, and puts it up the smokestack of an electric power plant. When you consider line loss, mechanical conversions, an the energy output to build the new car - you are probably adding to the problem rather than helping.

Until you start generating millions of gigawatts without fossil fuels it will remain that way.

Currently - the best way of lowering your carbon footprint is to use less.

Walk.

Depends on where it's manufactured.

[CapnAwesome]

I don't think mandatory voting in the us would change much for the society as a whole. If people stopping driving cars on the other hand.....

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Electric cars do not have a smaller carbon footprint than an existing, high gas mileage carbon fueled vehicle.

It simply takes the carbon output out of a tailpipe, and puts it up the smokestack of an electric power plant. When you consider line loss, mechanical conversions, an the energy output to build the new car - you are probably adding to the problem rather than helping.

Until you start generating millions of gigawatts without fossil fuels it will remain that way.

Currently - the best way of lowering your carbon footprint is to use less.

Walk.

Or ride a bike.

Our grid is still pretty much all fossil fuels. An electric car is still being powered by fossil fuels.

I get all the power I need from three solar panels. If you realize your actual needs, as opposed to consumer wants. You don't actually need that much electricity.

[brewer]

The local news had a piece about lines for voter registration tonight. We'll see if that translates to turnout. 

And the negative campaigning is full on, both sides.