'As it is now they already know that they got your vote in their back pocket."
Exactly....they probably laugh and say "where else are they going to go"? To which I'd reply....I'll stay home thank you very much!
I have to vote conservative,..but I always gauge my enthusiam upon walking out of the voting booth. Illegal immigration hasn't really been a big issue in my area, but I see how it could be pernicious in other parts of the country.
I was just visiting with my liberal mother-in-law in Delaware and commented how it seemed difficult to find someone who spoke English. She thought that was "neat"!
Last time I checked Delaware was not exactly on the cutting edge of the immigration issue. I couldn't possibly imagine what it might be like in CA, NM, AZ or TX.
"I'll stay home thank you very much!"
The problem with doing that is your "protest" vote does not get counted. I voted for the Constitution Party everywhere I could in 04' except for Tancredo. In this way the people who analyze the figures will see a trend of votes going to conservative 3rd parties and the Reps will see they are losing conservative voters.