Why I won't be voting tactically

[altariel]

Meanwhile, in the present, the rough beast of the election slouches on - apparently the fate of the nation lies solely in the hands of a few lunatic tactical voters in Royston Vasey, or perhaps it was a Daschund called Colin, I forget now. Every other piece of political propaganda popping through my letterbox earnestly exhorts me to cast a tactical vote in order to keep out whoever.

Back, back, ye demons of cynicism! I shall not make my already meagre contribution to democracy even more pointless! I shall cast a vote that roughly approximates to my beliefs! The BBC as ever provides: here I may compare and contrast the relative merits of arsenic, strychnine, and hemlock. And on May 5th I shall take my poison, secure in the knowledge that I may have only cried out in the wilderness, but at least it was for something I nearly believe in.

Comments

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

Having lived in some of the safest seats for my least favourite party during n-1 of the n elections in which I've been eligible to vote, I'm afraid cynicism is rife in espressoland.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping that come the evening of May 5th, I'll just be able to do Nerdy Home Psephology and enjoy that part of it.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

Nerdy Home Psephology is definitely the way to go, tho' I might find myself sharing my insights with two rather apolitical auditors.