I don't see where you're going with this, Ass. You're arguing WIFOM. The glass in front of me is: I wouldn't claim with no votes. I'd wait till L-2. Because outting it can harm weaken the town. Or if I did feel like making an unprovoked claim, I would have just said "their are vote modifiers in play".

What you didn't wasn't a bad choice, but it wasn't the only choice.