In a presidential election, that’s usually the choice I have to make. In primary and local elections, I almost always get to vote for candidates who I feel excited about, who I believe will represent me.

I believe our current system is flawed. Money needs to be taken out of politics. An instant-runoff system would be much better, I think, and breaking the two-party hold on national politics is vital to preserving any kind of citizen-focused government.

But I also know that we’re not going to see those changes in the near future, and sitting out elections because I don’t like the system is like complaining that I’m hungry and then refusing to eat because I can’t get exactly what I want.