Well, the candidates always seem to spend some time in my safe blue state, both because we're a strong fundraising state for both parties and because even a safe state can be lost if the electoral conditions are right.
I also don't think, from my experience, that direct popular votes feel more empowering in the sense of your vote counting. I still remember the year I voted as a young Republican in New York City and every single thing I voted for I was on the losing side. Not just mayoral vote and council vote, every single ballot initiative. It felt completely like my vote hadn't counted, though of course it meant as much as my vote in a close election would.
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Date: 2011-05-10 16:31 (UTC)I also don't think, from my experience, that direct popular votes feel more empowering in the sense of your vote counting. I still remember the year I voted as a young Republican in New York City and every single thing I voted for I was on the losing side. Not just mayoral vote and council vote, every single ballot initiative. It felt completely like my vote hadn't counted, though of course it meant as much as my vote in a close election would.