un-American thought process you can have?
Are you people serious??
2007-11-03 01:00:02 · 10 answers · asked by idontknow 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
ppl really do that.
I vote for the one who i believe will make a change!
2007-11-03 01:03:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
People should not just vote for who they think will win. If they will win anyway, might as well vote for who you believe will make a difference in this country. Anyone who thinks they are throwing away their vote on a fringe candidate, remember, that voting for someone you do not want in office, is really throwing away your vote.
Another reason I don't get, is that some people get so hung up on part affiliation. Both parties have pretty much become the same thing anyway. It's hard to tell them apart, so really, you need to look at the individual candidate more now than ever.
2007-11-03 10:14:45 · answer #2 · answered by benni 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am as serious as the problems facing this country. My attitude is that the candidates I've been most attracted to have been marginalized by media and money focused on candidates I do not support. I haven't narrowed it down to "one" candidate I can support, but I do have a few I will NOT vote for. I am trying to decide where to put my campaign contributions and my time and energy during the elections.
During the 2000 election, I lived in a state where the vote wasn't "close," and I happened to agree with the candidate who was most likely to win that state. I happily put my effort into that campaign, and he did in fact carry the state. My son supported Ralph Nader in that campaign, and my candidate lost in my son's state by a narrow margin. It made me wonder if the "none of the above" vote my son cast, and more importantly the time and effort he put into a "none of the above" campaign, actually helped put someone neither he nor I liked into the White House. I had a similar experience in the very first election I voted in when I turned 18. I researched the candidates, voted 3rd party, and a guy I did NOT like at all eventually took the office.
This year, my gut tells me the two candidates I can most stand are unelectable, at least in the state where I live now. I want value for my campaign dollar. I do not want to have another 4 years of "Bush light." So where do I put my time and effort?
After pondering this, asking a question on the subject, and determining how much time I can put where, I've decided to make contributions to the "none of the above" candidate of my choice (still haven't decided, but I will soon) . More importantly, I'm going write to several of the candidates I don't fully support explaining to them why I want to support the other candidate and how I'd like to see them moderate their own policies or proposals. I will put my general election efforts into a main party candidate this year.
You see that as un-American? Let me see: I'm going to research, think analytically based on evidence, attempt to convince with diplomacy rather than force, vote with my wallet and my time, and eventually, get the team spirit with the entity I think will best protect my life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness without putting the future of the Earth, political stability around the world, or the security and well-being of posterity into undo peril, even if it doesn't completely conform to some ideological "perfect" world in which I'd like to live.
Which of those actions are un-American? I don't think my plan is un-American, so much as decidedly different from the policies and practices we've seen in the Bush administration for the past 8 years.
2007-11-03 10:41:01 · answer #3 · answered by karen star 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's sad but true. The uninformed voter is the most dangerous thing to America. Some even still allow the mass media to dictate their opinion. There are over 288 candidates running for the presidency and only the ones with the right bucks get to your TV screen. Therein lies the real problem. Campaign reform is badly needed and the funding should be public with equal moneys and air time.
2007-11-03 08:07:10 · answer #4 · answered by Enigma 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
There should be a Bio of everyone who's running made available to the public through all the media free of charge. In this Bio should be listed not only the candidates accomplishments, but their beliefs & intent for the country as well. But unfortunatelly, it would not work because the majority of the people wouldn't even bother to read it. So, back to the same-old, same-old.
2007-11-03 09:39:07 · answer #5 · answered by mstrywmn 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Karen S said it well.
As a coach, I might absolutely love the Statue-of-Liberty as a defensive move, but I probably need a few more practical strategies to defeat the offense of the other team. I'm trying to construct a defense against another team as well as an offense that will win.
So, are you calling football un-American? *wink*
2007-11-03 10:46:38 · answer #6 · answered by Arby 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's politics. Each party is going to put out there who they think has the best chance of winning. This is nothing new, it's been going on since the beginning.
2007-11-03 08:04:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your English grammar is less than perfect. People in the US have the right to vote for any candidate they choose. We choose for different reasons. I personally don't care what people think of me and my voting practices.
2007-11-03 08:04:33 · answer #8 · answered by regerugged 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
As far as i know you only vote for the person yo dislike the least.
PS No one likes politicians.
2007-11-03 08:04:26 · answer #9 · answered by The Unborn 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I like Ron Paul but I'm afraid of lightning striking me if I vote for a Republican therefore I'm voting for Hilary,
2007-11-03 08:06:17 · answer #10 · answered by stevemxusa 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋