Do you think leaving a presidential ballot blank during election is a form of patriotism?

[Cubus]

If you believe that none of the candidates is good enough and you decide to give an invalid vote, do you consider this action serving your country?

[ShadezMcgee]

Yes. Because you still voted in your name and chose to use your voice in a way that you believed would benefit your country the best. If there are no good choices in your eyes, you can choose not to vote.

I would probably not vote if I felt there was no good choice to, but it pisses me off thinking there is someone out there who can steal your vote or use it to vote for a candidate you don't agree with despite you not using it. Voter fraud is a thing and it drives me up the wall with the mere though of someone doing that.

[OlderAndWiser]

Someone is going to serve as president. If they are both bad choices (e. g., 2016 and 2020) you should decide who will be the least awful and support their election. Why would you want the most awful candidate to win?

[Lucy68]

Two of my guy friends did this during the recent election, but claimed they voted and I kinda do. I mean think about it, you're getting out of your bed to stand in a line for 2 hours or more (I stood in line for 2.5 hours), there's no water, food, and some don't use the facilities cause you'll lose your place in line. I kinda do cause you at least you went.

[Agape93]

No, doing nothing is not patriotism. You're just wasting people's time at most. Just don't vote.

[Pudsmucker]

You're looking a bunch of two assholes. There are other people looking to run for office. Bozo the clown that is in office at this time and Richie Rich. There are other people just hang on. If the two bozos are the only ones on the ballot right your name in. This way you can say you voted

[NamerOfStars]

Of course not; if anything, it's dereliction of duty. And given that ballots are generally counted electronically, USELESS dereliction.

[NathanDavis]

I just don't vote, at all... never have

saves a bit of time and money, and all that

[AviatorTom]

Not voting for any candidate is a legitimate voting choice. It's not patriotic though.

[CloudMassacre]

I write in the candidate that I actually want to be president

[USLegionary]

Not really. Voting is patriotism

[FunkyMonkee]

No, it's just a waste of a vote.

[exitseven]

No, you might as well just stay home.

[KatherineJ]

I guess you could write in?

[888theGreat]

voting for Trump would be

[jimmy2]

No that cheating