I had an abstinentee ballot but I didn’t send it in because I it required stamps. (In Maine, the state lets you vote for free. Take note CA)

So I dropped off my ballot on my way to work.

As I was walking out of the voting place (fire station), there was a news reporter conducting exit polling.

So they ask me if I mind disclosing who I voted for.

Being the smart ass I am I say it is no problem, “I voted for Saxon.”

The reporter hesitated for a moment and apologized, saying they “didn’t hear quite hear me.”

So I repeated, “I voted for Harold Saxon.”

The reported wrote it down but still had a confused look on their face, so I took it a step farther.

I just let the bullshit flow, “You know Harold Saxon, right? He is all over the internet. He slogan is ‘Master the future’. He set up the Archangel Network.”

At this point the reporter started nodding, “Oh yeah, I know about him. It is just most people vote for major party candidates, so I was expecting one of them.”

Now at this point I had two options, call out the reporter for mindlessly agreeing with the bullshit I was spinning and lying to avoid looking uniformed

or

go to work with out saying a word

So I said good bye and the reporter thanked me for my time.

It was the best thing I have ever done.