If you are tired of the same old, same old with politicians, no matter what the party, you have a choice but few exercise it. Vote for none of the above, whether it's on the ballot or not.
You can do this in on of two ways. Write in a candidate of your choice or leave that particular item blank.
I remember reading that a hippo in a Brazilian zoo once got more votes than any of the candidates on the ballot. I would recommend writing in Mickey Mouse, but we should consider the vote counters. They work long hours, and they don't need to count hundreds of write-in votes.
If you leave a particular choice blank, then that will reduce the percentage of votes for all candidates. That means if enough voters leave a choice blank, the leading candidate may get less than 50% of votes. That would hardly be a mandate.
However, if you do neither of the above and stay home, the leading candidate may get 52% of the vote and claim a "mandate" from "the voters".
My wife just said that we need to get into the popular vernacular "A blank ballot is a vote for change!"
Let's make this idea viral! Pass on this entry or its link to as many friends as you think would be receptive to politics as unusual.
