If you live in a red state it will stay red, if you live in a blue state it will stay blue, your vote doesn't matter so don't waste your time.
That is all ..
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Yes. During the presidential election only 12 states matter. **** Wyoming with it's 3.7 times voting power per person. They don't get to choose the president. **** California with it's lowest voting power, they don't get to choose either.
Presidential candidates couldn't give a flying **** about either state, nor the other 36 states. Nor Puerto Rico because, **** them, they don't even get to vote.
Then you have House elections where gerrymandering often means you don't choose.
Negative voting is the NORM in the US, because people don't have a real choice.
In Germany they have a REAL CHOICE. They can choose from at least 7 or 8 different political choices, and then there's real representation in parliament. In the US. No, does it matter if your Rep or Dem wins? No, they'll still represent the rich and not you.