Yasir Qadhi wrote on his Facebook page
" The sad reality is that in all likelihood Hillary Clinton will be the next US president (no other candidate has a higher profile than her).

And the even sadder reality is that it matters little who is elected as our president: most policies are enacted independent of the person sitting in the Oval Office anyway."

Yasir Qadhi commented
" By the way, I am not opposed to voting at all, and I strongly disagree with the minority opinion of those who say it is haram (and frankly this opinion is unheard of from the reputable scholars of our era).
I merely remain cynical as to the effectiveness of changing important policies via electing a particular President of the United States."