Sunday, June 27, 2004

Since election day is tomorrow, a quick reprise of How to Vote (the more detailed version can be found in my May archives):

1. Determine which party you would most like to win in the nation as a whole (The Best Party) and which party you would least like to win in the nation as a whole (The Worst Party).

2. Decide whether it's more important to you that The Best Party win, or that The Worst Party not win.

3. If it's more important that The Best Party win, go vote for The Best Party. If it's more important that The Worst Party not win, read on.

4. Assess voter sentiment in your riding and determine how much of a chance The Worst Party has of taking your riding.

5. If you are comfortable that The Worst Party's chance of taking your riding is sufficiently slim, go vote for The Best Party. If you feel that the risk of The Worst Party taking your riding is too high, read on.

6. Determine which party is most likely to defeat The Worst Party in your riding. Reread their platform, and ask yourself if you can, in good conscience, support them. If you can, in good conscience, support the party most likely to defeat The Worst Party in your riding, go vote for them. If you cannot in good conscience support this party's platform, go vote for the best party.

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