I don’t vote. Sometimes people ask me why. My answer changes from year to year. I try to make it as short as possible. For example, in 2004, I gave two reasons: George Bush and John Kerry.
There’s a lot more to it than that, of course. Opportunity costs. My vote would only affect the result if it was a tie breaker, which is unlikely. I’d be risking (gasp!) jury duty. If I genuinely like a third party candidate, they will lose even with my vote. And so on.
But simply saying the candidates’ names is usually enough to get my point across.
My answer is a bit longer this year, since the nominees aren’t yet settled. But I’ll be back down to two short reasons soon enough. Maybe even after Super Tuesday.
Inertia Wins! 