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to feel irritated by 'I've not decided who to vote for yet'

56 replies

caravanstar79 · 07/05/2015 15:59

AIBU to be completely irritated by those who say they 'havn't decided who to vote for yet'? How much advance warning is needed to decide - is 100 days not enough? What's with all this wishy-washy, last minute 'not decided' nonsense - like do I pick sherbet lemons or cola bottles - except this is slightly more important isn't it, it's to do with who is running the country (in theory). Also, AIBU to get irritated by those that vote for the same party that their parents/grandparents voted for, because it's easiest and they can't be arsed doing their homework?

OP posts:
MonoNoAware · 07/05/2015 16:02

It's a tough decision; vote with your head (tactical voting) or with your heart (even though they haven't a chance of getting in).

I usually decide to vote with my heart, but end up chickens no out and voting tactically on the day

HoneyDragon · 07/05/2015 16:03

UANBU to be annoyed by people still publically dithering today. I'm not sure whether it's genuine or attention seeking to sway opinions, but it's annoying.

MargolottaOfUberwold · 07/05/2015 16:05

I genuinely couldn't decide

I am politically aware, have friends standing in various constituencies and have belonged to a political party actively in the past

However I still couldn't decide what the best outcome for the country would be and therefore what to vote for.

If I pick sherbert lemons and don't like them it is a mild disappointment, if I pick someone who turns this country into Greece, it is somewhat more serious

So Yes YABU

DoraGora · 07/05/2015 16:09

You can pick someone, whether or not they turn the country into Greece is not something you can do anything about. You could choose one and write to them saying please don't grexit.

Mostlyjustaluker · 07/05/2015 16:09

I knew who to vote for this morning, the same person I decided to vote for about 4 weeks ago. Today I am having second thoughts. Do I vote for policies or do I go for a tactical vote? I need to decide pretty soon. I wish we (the country) had voted yes to proportion representation.

DoraGora · 07/05/2015 16:12

We didn't get asked about PR. We got asked about a completely different system which sucks even more than this one does. (PR sucks too, but that's something else.)

CupidStuntSurvivor · 07/05/2015 16:12

YABU. Campaigning in the days leading up to polling day has huge potential to change people's ways of thinking. Making your mind up 100 days before the election is pretty foolhardy. I'd been toying over 2 parties for about 2 weeks before deciding who would get my vote just a few days ago.

browneyedgirl86 · 07/05/2015 16:16

Yabu. My DP was all set to vote Snp, he changed his mind and up until this morning he wasn't sure.

It's not like he hadn't looked at the manifestos and information, he just couldn't make up his mind. I don't see the big deal. At least he voted. Look at the people that won't.

TinklyLittleLaugh · 07/05/2015 16:17

Well I've not decided yet; they're all pretty crap, and none really represent my views, so I am deciding on the least worst option.

littlejohnnydory · 07/05/2015 16:18

YABU. I really wasn't sure even as I walked into the polling station and still not 100% sure I did the right thing. For me there was no candidate for my preferred party standing in my area and it was a conflict between an 'anything but' vote and 'least unfavourite' of the remaining parties. YANBU to be annoyed with people who are still giving it a lot of thought and also people who have voted for "their" party without thought.

PtolemysNeedle · 07/05/2015 16:18

Yanbu to be irritated by people who appear to have no mind or thought processes of their own and just vote for whoever their family votes for, but YABU to be irritated by people who can't make up their minds. It's hard to decide!

roomonmybroom · 07/05/2015 16:20

Well I am about to head out the door to vote but am torn, I know who I would like to vote for, but they have not got a chance of winning, so do i use my vote to try and stop a party I really do not want to get in by voting for the opposition, or go with who actually deserves my vote, it is hard when they are all pretty much wankers! (IMO)

Kerberos · 07/05/2015 16:22

Oh behave.
It's not a clear cut decision. There are multiple factors at play and I'd much rather people were still undecided than not voting at all or just blindly following what they've always done.

I voted this morning and am now undecided over whether I made the right decision...

wheresthelight · 07/05/2015 16:23

Yabvu I have read the manifestos, I have debated the pros and cons but I am still unsure. I am in one of the safest seats for one of the major 3 parties but I don't believe in their politics but it becomes a case of where do I place my protest vote

shewept · 07/05/2015 16:23

Yabu. I didn't know until I was there. I have spent a lot of time deciding. I don't like any of them. There are policies i like and ones i really don't, in all manifestos.

It's better than people who vote for a party just because the rest of their family have always voted for that party. At least those of us who decided late actually thought about it.

SugarPlumTree · 07/05/2015 16:26

Well it's like this. I live in a marginal seat and have a choice of 2 parties, neither of which I want to vote for.

I disagree with a system where I need to consider voting tactically. If I vote tactically I feel I am endorsing the system I disagree with. But if I don't a party I massively don't want will get in. the other I hate fractionally less but have major issues with.

Think I am going with the one I consider to be the lesser of two evils at the moment. Last night DH and I were on him voting tactically and me voting for who I actually want to vote for but today I think I have changed my mind again having spent yet more hours reading online last night.

This is the first time in my voting life that I haven't known well in advance who I'm voting for and I'm 45.

Arsenic · 07/05/2015 16:27

Grin @ 'Oh behave'

MargolottaOfUberwold · 07/05/2015 16:27

No Dora, I can''t control what happens when they are elected (thanks Nick Clegg for that reminder)

But I can think long and hard about the consequences of what they say they will do, and how likely they are to stick to it.

Withershins · 07/05/2015 16:34

Yabu, I take voting seriously and I will take all the time I need to make a decision, I cannot vote in a candidate I approve of so I have to weigh up all the options available to me.

redpickle · 07/05/2015 16:34

I say "I've not decided" whenever people ask me and I don't want to discuss my personal voting decisions with them.

Maybe these people find it easier and more polite than saying "mind your own business"

HarpyFishwifeTwat · 07/05/2015 16:44

I've been one of those people today and it's genuinely the case. This is the first election day ever when I've not known who to vote for.

I've got it down to two - neither will win in my seat but do I go Green because I generally like their policies and the candidate seems a nice woman or do I vote Labour (for the first time ever) because even though it might make no difference here, it might help the overall picture if coalition negotiations are based on popular vote? Even though the candidate didn't bother to acknowledge a couple of attempts to contact her with a question.

I'm still deciding.

Perfectlypurple · 07/05/2015 16:48

Yabu. I hadn't decided who I was going to vote for until the last minute. I knew who I wasn't going to vote for, and had 2 choices left - one would possibly end up being a protest vote. I thought about it a lot and wavered a few times before I went to the polling station half an hour ago.

Even if I had decided I would probably say I hadn't as I don't discuss it.

Foreverlurking · 07/05/2015 16:55

YABU. It's a tough one this year. It's closer than ever and no longer really a two party race. There are certain parties ahem lib dems ahem who I think have done good things and I agree with, but I don't trust. There are some parties which seem sensible but I hate just a few key policies, and some I like the idea of but don't seem to have any solid plans. Head, heart, hope.

In the end I chose heart.

GatoradeMeBitch · 07/05/2015 17:14

Harpy - if you haven't gone yet, look at this site www.voteswap.org I foudn it very helpful.

LemonYellowSun · 07/05/2015 17:18

That's crazy to think that. There is a lot to consider. I think I've made mind up but I don't feel 100% happy with it.
That's the problem I think.

That's like getting annoyed that people have named their child instantly, even with 9 months notice !!

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