vote for evil. A vote for Romney is a compromise. And from that vote, only evil can profit. I voted for Gary Johnson. I can respect those who chose either to make no vote, or to write in Ron Paul. But don't fool yourself that a vote for Romney is a vote for capitalism. Furthermore, don't imagine that your single vote can keep Obama out of office. It can't. For that to happen, you would have to live in a swing state who's electoral college vote was decided by one popular vote. The odds of that happening are miniscule. So vote your values. You will feel better as a result. And what would you rather have: a lame duck Obama with slim R majorities in each house, or one party R government? Lame duck Obama sounds fine to me. Best reply so far Bruce. I was going to use that same quote from Atlas Shrugged. Geography is much more important to certain people's votes than others. Since I live in CA, any vote is a vote for Obama. Thus, you might as well vote your conscience anyways. Plus it sends a stronger message to the two party duopoly that controls our political system. Living in Illinois I have the same problem. I don't pretend to understand the reasons behind the electoral college, but isn't it time to change the system so everyone individually feels their vote counts? No, we should not change the electoral college unless you want the presidential