Presence

I have no idea who most of the people running are, or what they stand for. Last election, I let da'as Torah vote for me, but I really didn't like the way that felt. I've become so jaded by the mass-marketing approach that all these candidates take that I've become overly skeptical. I'm not really a party guy, so this year, rather than just vote based on who sent me the most (or least) amount of junk mail, I abstained from voting in categories where I had no information on who was the better candidate. I guess that's a cop out in some ways, but I felt irresponsible voting when I had no information.