I vote too! I also follow the politics, and can have a conversation/discussion about politics. (I live in the Netherlands tough, so it's hard to test me out, lol)

I think it's good to vote, but much better to know WHY you are voting for that person. So much people don't know, and only vote on that person because "he looks nice", "he was at that popular radio show and talked about the beatles", "my parents vote for him". Yuck!

Also the campaigns are not about the points they stand for, only to get their name noticed. It's weird.