Canada

Conservatives vote every election. Doesn't matter what the polls say. Doesn't matter who is voting. Doesn't matter if they feel shitty about it. Conservatives VOTE. Progressives stay home. And they both get what they deserve...

Oh you are right, but vote anyway otherwise they have already won by disenfranchising you from caring. This is how Trump won by a third of the populartion not bothering to try.

I lived in Calgary, in Harper's riding while that slime was in power. I don't, and didn't, give a wet slap if I was the ONLY green booger on his otherwise blue quilt, my vote was my way to tell him, every time I could, that we weren't all in his corner. So, damn straight I voted, every goddamn time I could and you should too.

I’m in a riding that has been staunch CPC for a very long time, however, each election, a bunch of us get out and vote, and now this is the first time that a different candidate may win. Why? Because this time, enough people polled that way that the numbers show there may be a chance. And as a result, advance voting numbers have been through the roof.

The only way there’s ever going to be a chance in your riding is if enough people get out there to make a statement in the previous election.

Make this your “previous election.” We can work on eradicating FTTP in parallel.

I'm in an Alberta riding which is very likely to go CPC, but exercising my right to vote is also my civic duty.

So while it might not affect the outcome this time, my vote contributes to popular vote metrics, turnout, and in the case where there's lots people who happen to surprise (it is within the margin of error), my vote might in fact be the deciding vote that sways a riding.

It's a shame when people value democracy so little they can't be bothered to vote.

I'm sure there are a lot of other people who are thinking the same thing. This is why progression takes so long.

If you and the others like you vote, you may not change anything, true. However, you may increase the numbers enough to turn the tide in the next election. All votes matter. It'd be interesting to see the results if the 40% of Canadians who didn't vote last election do this time, or did last time.

There are people who strive to make you believe your vote doesn't matter. Sounds like they were successful.