Then why did you start with “I won’t go and vote”?

As part of the joke that was followed up by implying I won't because I already did. People shouldn't wait if they're able to vote early. Anyways, apparently the punchline fell flat.

From the beginning, that frames your comment as someone who’s anti-voting explaining why it’s pointless

"Good news like this can be used as a motivator to show people this election could be different"? Not sure how this could possibly be anything other than encouraging people to vote.

So the rest of your comment sounded confusing, almost like you went to the polls to talk with people in line but not cast a vote yourself.

Only reason I'd have done that is if they denied my vote.

Thanks for the explanation!