I did not vote yesterday. I'm sure plenty here feel that is the worst thing a person could do, and I understand that. I used to feel that way too. But here's why I did not vote. First of all, I am a Christian and I hold to the convictions of my faith strongly. I have never believed that Roy Moore's antics (going back to the 10 Commandments issue) were rooted in his deep commitment to his faith or his convictions. I have always believed it was grand-standing for political gain. Doing that is essentially whoring out Christianity for your own needs, wants, or desires. Even before all of the alleged stuff with being a creep toward teen girls years ago, I did not feel good about voting for him.

Doug Jones, it is very simple. The man is running for office for a party that openly embraces murder of unborn children, and he himself supports it. I will not ever vote for a candidate that is tied to that.

So, I was left with choosing to vote between 2 candidates who both violated my faith-based convictions or writing in a candidate, which is waste of time. I believe that holding strongly to my convictions is more honorable than going to place a vote for someone who violates them. I understand that men have fought and died in battle over the centuries to preserve our way of life that includes freedom to vote that some nations do not have. I'm sure those same men did not also wish to fight and die so that their fellow countrymen years later would have to decide between candidates that both violate their consciences and convictions.

I will also add, that I will NEVER vote for someone who violates my convictions just to push a political party through. If the Republicans want my vote, stop putting terrible candidates out. That's my message.

This is how I feel as well, as I've posted more than once. Some "get it", some don't. Neither side will ever convince the other side that their philosophy is right. But, like you, I refuse to vote for someone who, as you say, "violates my convictions", and no about of verbal abuse or criticism from the ones who don't "get it" is going to change that. Like the song says, "you've got to stand for something".

If you feel so strongly about ABORTION,..then why would you let another pro abortion person represent our dam state?

Thanks again to all you jack asses that didn't vote or wrote in a candidate. The tens of thousands of people who are literally broke because they have to pay for obamacare really and truly appreciate you helping us out. Hopefully the cost eventually catches up to yall to the point you are broke also.

IT IS NOT about the candidate. Its about the POLITICAL PARTY of the candidate and HOW THEY WILL VOTE or lead our country.

This exactly. Some of us are paying $2000-$2400 a month for healthcare that used to cost me $500.

I truly hope that some of you who wrote in some idiot or didnt vote at all get to pay $30,000 a freaking year for YOUR health insurance!

( and by the WAY, you wont be paying for your and your families health insurance, just a bunch of non working, free loading losers that the dems want to buy votes for by using YOUR MONEY! )

THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS ELECTION WAS ABOUT.

Some of you just DO NOT understand how the world and politics works.

To everyone trying to change the non-voters minds, you are wasting key strokes. Just a PSA.

You're an asswipe. That's all

This is the worst kind of logic. I hear it the most since I'm a Libertarian and either write-in or vote directly for a third party in nearly every election. Let me explain to you why you're wrong.....

I voted for Ron Bishop yesterday in the Alabama election. I literally wrote, Ron Bishop (Libertarian), on my ballot. I know this because it was me that did it. Now, here's the hard part, that vote was actually for Ron Bishop and NOT whomever you did not want to win that won. This seems to be a hard concept for some to grasp. I think it has to do with the logical fallacy that there are really only two choices and a choice for anything other than those two perceived choices are actually a vote against which ever choice you have chosen.

I hope this has helped you. In the future, instead of belittling or attempting to guilt third party voters into voting for your candidate, might I suggest running candidates for office that don't suck balls? Roy Moore is the creepiest of creeps and twice removed religious zealot judge. He's a clown of the first order that I wouldn't elect to Dog Catcher in Jasper, Al.

Well John McCain is a republican and look what he has done....thumbs down vote on repealing Obamacare. Part of the problem is in the republican party itself. The establishment republicans are just as against Trump as the dems....need to drain the swamp of those republicans as well.

I guess you stand for getting nothing done, keeping Obamacare, not getting a wall built...basically wasting getting Trump in office and more resistance.

Yall are a bunch of freaking dumbarses for sure.

It's about as tough as changing a Trump supporter's mind about Trump

I think it has to do with the logical fallacy that there are really only two choices and a choice for anything other than those two perceived choices are actually a vote against which ever choice you have chosen.