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Dave Starr
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| I've been wondering about this for a while. Does a candidate, or issue, being endorsed by a particular person or organization influence the way you vote? Would you vote for, or against, a candidate because of a particular endorsement? |
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I used to care, but I take a pill for that now.
Pushing buttons sure can be fun.
When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way.
Paddle faster, I hear banjos. |
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Sat May 02, 2009 12:55 pm |
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twotap
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You bet, when I hear that the Brady antigungun nuts, the abortion all the time anytime gang, the special rights for this group or that group based on ethnicity or sexual preference whiners, the take from the rich give to the poor crowd, the open borders fanatics, the you must hire someone based not on ability but some quota freaks, the lets weaken our national security so our enemys will love us morons, the if we only had more money for the schools our crime rate would go down hadwringers, and just about any other whacko crap the Democrat party can conjur up supports this candidate or that candidate I avoid them like a case of herpes..  |
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"If you like your current healthcare you can keep it, Period"!!
Barack Hussein Obama--- multiple times. |
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Sat May 02, 2009 2:54 pm |
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if i didn't personally know the candidate, i could be swayed for or against.
but for the mayoral election, no. |
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even a small act of goodness may be a tiny raft of salvation across the treacherous gulf of sin, but one who drinks the wine of selfishness, and dances on the little boat of meaness, sinks in the ocean of ignorance.
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Sat May 02, 2009 5:18 pm |
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andi03
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| Nah, I vote for people by the way they look and what church they go to. |
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Sat May 02, 2009 6:51 pm |
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| JESUS!!!!!! andi'll never vote for me!! |
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even a small act of goodness may be a tiny raft of salvation across the treacherous gulf of sin, but one who drinks the wine of selfishness, and dances on the little boat of meaness, sinks in the ocean of ignorance.
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Sat May 02, 2009 8:40 pm |
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rapunzel11
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quote:
Dave Starr schreef:
I've been wondering about this for a while. Does a candidate, or issue, being endorsed by a particular person or organization influence the way you vote? Would you vote for, or against, a candidate because of a particular endorsement?
NO, I'll listen, research, study facts and then investigate why possibly an endorsement was made. I will attend more than one candidate forum to see for myself rather than watch or read someones media opinion on how a candidate responded.
There is a difference on issues rather than candidates. If it is an issue (a millage proposal, state or federal amendment to the constitution) much more diligence is needed.
Ballot language is usually deceptively written, sometimes a No vote means I agree with the current law or sometimes I agree the law needs to be changed.
Read the fine print and follow the money trail. Then make an informed vote!
Peace,
RAP |
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The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.
John F. Kennedy, speech at Vanderbilt University, May 18, 1963 |
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Sat May 02, 2009 11:50 pm |
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andi03
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BA: I'll vote for you, you "sound" cute...
Rap...I also firmly believe that watching a person in a small town hall type of setting is also key to the decision making, body language and overall handling of the issues that are presented. There was a meeting back in March that I attended, went in with one perception of two people and came out with a totally different perception of my Senator and Rep...totally unbelievable.... |
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Sun May 03, 2009 7:47 am |
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twotap
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Andi!!!!BA: I'll vote for you, you "sound" cute...
Oh Jeez now ya done it. |
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"If you like your current healthcare you can keep it, Period"!!
Barack Hussein Obama--- multiple times. |
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Sun May 03, 2009 8:01 am |
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Dave Starr
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quote:
andi03 schreef:
BA: I'll vote for you, you "sound" cute...
Rap...I also firmly believe that watching a person in a small town hall type of setting is also key to the decision making, body language and overall handling of the issues that are presented. There was a meeting back in March that I attended, went in with one perception of two people and came out with a totally different perception of my Senator and Rep...totally unbelievable....
I had a similar experience with a couple mayoral candidates. I was surprised that a highly praised candidate would come across as prejudiced. |
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I used to care, but I take a pill for that now.
Pushing buttons sure can be fun.
When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way.
Paddle faster, I hear banjos. |
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Sun May 03, 2009 11:21 am |
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andi03
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***I had a similar experience with a couple mayoral candidates. I was surprised that a highly praised candidate would come across as prejudiced.****
My decision was based on the fact that one politician seriously wouldn't let anyone get a word in edgewise. A majority of the audience looked like a deer in headlights....just kept yammering on and on...eventually he sounded like the teacher from the Peanuts cartoons...a muted trumpet....good gawd. |
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Mon May 04, 2009 6:39 am |
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twotap
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I wonder what reason all those Minnesota liberal idiots gave for voting for ths guy?? 
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"If you like your current healthcare you can keep it, Period"!!
Barack Hussein Obama--- multiple times. |
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Mon May 04, 2009 7:46 am |
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andi03
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| I am sending you a bill for cornea damage...good lord. |
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Mon May 04, 2009 8:02 am |
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Adam
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quote:
rapunzel11 schreef:
NO, I'll listen, research, study facts and then investigate why possibly an endorsement was made. I will attend more than one candidate forum to see for myself rather than watch or read someones media opinion on how a candidate responded.
There is a difference on issues rather than candidates. If it is an issue (a millage proposal, state or federal amendment to the constitution) much more diligence is needed.
Ballot language is usually deceptively written, sometimes a No vote means I agree with the current law or sometimes I agree the law needs to be changed.
Read the fine print and follow the money trail. Then make an informed vote!
Peace,
RAP
Logistically not every voter can do this and forums are very limited so sometimes it's good to have advisors. If you get into higher up politics you for sure do need advisors. With Rublicrats like "track you like a dog" Terry Lynn Land running around I try and be careful who I support. As another example I did vote for Devos because he's less socialist but wasn't thrilled with his Blackwater ties. If I just watched the forums and endorsements I wouldn't know about that.
Things are similar in Flint. If people just go to the forums and analyze endorsements they may make a different decision than if they had insider information that a few people have. |
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Mon May 04, 2009 8:34 am |
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Adam
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quote:
rapunzel11 schreef:
NO, I'll listen, research, study facts and then investigate why possibly an endorsement was made.
So why did GSI, the teachers and Urinal not endorse me? Also some interesting things happened at the forums you missed. |
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Mon May 04, 2009 8:52 am |
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LakeWoman50
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Right on Adam, they don't support fellow eastsiders, but people who are in the network. I am supporting you Adam.
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Adam schreef:
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rapunzel11 schreef:
NO, I'll listen, research, study facts and then investigate why possibly an endorsement was made.
So why did GSI, the teachers and Urinal not endorse me? Also some interesting things happened at the forums you missed.
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