2006-11-06 08:19:29 · 6 answers · asked by Dr. NG 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
No. Would you throw out the baby with the bath water?
2006-11-06 08:30:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can only vote for a Texan, so voting out the incumbants is another issue from any other state. There are some only have an independent opposing, and others no opposition. I have debated that question and still considering it, I'm inclined to do just that, vote out all incumbants.
2006-11-06 08:46:41 · answer #2 · answered by longroad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There would be a big risk that the worst possible person for the job didn't win last time, and is running again. Voting out all the incumbents would probably be even worse than voting a straight ticket (even that can be bad). If you don't support one candidate over the other, or don't know or care anything about it, then why vote on it? You don't have to vote on every position that's listed. If you support the sheriff and don't know anything about the judge, then you can vote for the sheriff and leave the judge section blank.
2006-11-06 08:27:10 · answer #3 · answered by Tim J 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Isn't that "throwing out the baby with the bathwater"? We do have some incumbents who have done a great job for everyone in America. One is Missouri incumbent Senator Jim Talent, who has always extended his hand across party lines for the good of our nation and who has been rated by his peers (Democrats and Republicans) as one of the TOP 10% of all members of the U.S. Senate.
2006-11-06 08:29:49 · answer #4 · answered by senior citizen 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that it's never a good idea to generalize when it comes to voting. Many people blindly vote a straight ticket, either Republican or Democrat. While this may work for the majority of canditdates, there may be some with views much like your own but are members of a different party. Same holds true for incumbnets. While it might seem like a good idea to completey start over with some newbies, there may be members of both parties running for re-election that have done a lot of good for your state and/or the country.
2006-11-06 08:24:42 · answer #5 · answered by Tbone 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ya, but most people have had the revolution squashed out of them.
Too many idiots will vote as their pastor tells them to, so you'll not createa big change.
Now if we all did this, it would be great. But we're generally not that emboldened, otherwise we'd never have accepted the 2002 mockery of a presedential "election"
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2006-11-06 09:10:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋