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Killerhurtz  ·  3397 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Canadians of Hubski, thoughts on the present electoral candidates?

Yes. We voted Marois in to keep Sheephead out, and we regretted it. And the problem with strategic voting is that it's predictable - and the elections are built to profit of that effect - with the medias and such, someone with enough strategy can make it look like a two-choice - "it's me or it's insert bad choice here. For instance, look at Maclean's debate - the candidates had two modes: "Harper seriously fucked up" and "It's me or Harper because the other two choices may not be viable". And just like that, because we voted strategically against Harper, we may get a choice just as bad. Furthermore, strategic voting is not voting for your interests - it's voting just to avoid the worst. Only if you vote for a candidate you trust has the interests of your population group at heart can you really do that.