I’m not exactly thrilled with either of the major party presidential nominees. Obama is an FDR-style Democrat and McCain is, well, an FDR-style Republican. No good can come of electing either of them to the office of President of the United States (POTUS). I won’t be voting for either of them.
I really wish I could vote for NOTA — None Of The Above. I really think that all ballots for political office should always have NOTA as an option, if only to let us send the message that we don’t care for any of the candidates.
It needn’t be binding on anyone or affect the election in any way (other than taking away possible votes for candidates we don’t like) — the candidate (other than NOTA) getting the most votes would still win. But we, as voters, would be able to send a message about the quality of the candidates given us.
I think the results would be illuminating.