Comments on: How to Waste Your Vote http://the-classic-liberal.com/how-to-waste-your-vote/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:32:10 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rob R http://the-classic-liberal.com/how-to-waste-your-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-8112 Rob R Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:56:21 +0000 http://the-classic-liberal.com/?p=18091#comment-8112 The following article also looks at whether protest votes are wasted or not in the context of the upcoming UK general election which all polls suggest the conservative party will win. With small parties winning numerous seats lately at local election and european level there is a good chance to affect the policy of the winning party by proxy through showing support for a smaller party. http://www.darkpolitricks.com/2009/11/are-protest-votes-wasted-votes/ The following article also looks at whether protest votes are wasted or not in the context of the upcoming UK general election which all polls suggest the conservative party will win.

With small parties winning numerous seats lately at local election and european level there is a good chance to affect the policy of the winning party by proxy through showing support for a smaller party.

http://www.darkpolitricks.com/2009/11/are-protest-votes-wasted-votes/

]]> By: theCL http://the-classic-liberal.com/how-to-waste-your-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-7149 theCL Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:39:26 +0000 http://the-classic-liberal.com/?p=18091#comment-7149 Not really ... but that in itself is worthy of its own post, so I'll respond (hopefully) later today. A bit too tired at the moment for something I have to think about. Not really … but that in itself is worthy of its own post, so I’ll respond (hopefully) later today. A bit too tired at the moment for something I have to think about.

]]> By: Bill Quick http://the-classic-liberal.com/how-to-waste-your-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-7145 Bill Quick Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:36:08 +0000 http://the-classic-liberal.com/?p=18091#comment-7145 That bit about "your one single vote can't influence an election" is a misinterpretation of the <a href="http://dailypundit.com/?p=36717#comment-237603" rel="nofollow">Prisoner's Dilemma problem</a> that gave rise to the myth. That bit about “your one single vote can’t influence an election” is a misinterpretation of the Prisoner’s Dilemma problem that gave rise to the myth.

]]>