Vox interviews UB political scientist on why he didn't vote

Published November 5, 2014 This content is archived.

An article on Vox interviews Phil Arena, assistant professor of political science, about the reasons he decided not to vote in yesterday’s election. “I don’t vote because I don’t feel any personal sense or obligation or satisfaction from voting,” he said. “And my understanding of research on the topic is that the instrumental argument for voting – that is, voting in order to directly determine the outcome – doesn’t really make a whole lot of sense.”

http://www.vox.com/2014/11/4/7156149/voting-case-against-political-scientis