Someone doesn't understand how the US voting system works. That being said, I will definitely be voting this year regardless of whether it's pointless or not.
Actually I'm surprised at how many americans dont know this. Your votes actually don't mean anythingm It is simply to suggest that you want your state official (or something, i watched this in a video I'll find the link) to vote for this person. If I'm not mistaken these officials dont actually have to vote for the president you want. I'll find the video it explains better
Yes and no. Each state has a certain number of votes, and all of the votes are given to the party which wins the state, then electors for this party vote on the President. While electors can defect and change their vote, and it has happened before, but it has never happened on a large enough scale to actually change the outcome of the election. So, your vote does matter because if the party you vote for wins the state, your candidate will get all the electoral votes for that state.
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