In regard to the United States’ presidential election, I ask you. . .
- Should we vote for the candidate who is most likely to win the election, so that we don’t waste our vote, or should we vote for the candidate who we sincerely believe would be the best President?
- Should we vote for the candidate of the party that we have always supported, or should we vote for whichever candidate has a platform that we concur with?
- Should we vote for a candidate who says lots of good things, or should we vote for the candidate who is most likely to do what he says?
I would still like to stick with Alan Keyes and vote for him in November. Now that Bob Barr is running as a Libertarian, I might vote for him, instead. I want my vote to count. I want it to mean something. I want my vote to reflect my actual beliefs. I want to be able to vote for somebody rather than against somebody.
How about you?
3 responses so far ↓
Mike Lovell // May 27, 2008 at 2:41 pm |
I think the idea of political parties is idiotic. Our insane need to categorize everything has led to some rather odd behavior. Voting for someone because he or she holds themselves under the banner of “democrat” or “republican” isn’t exactly the smartest thing to do. There are so many differences between some members of the same party, and the pressure for the candidate to vote the party line, despite the possible consequences, can be rather dangerous. I say vote your heart. Any vote is a good vote, regardless of the overall outcome because you made your voice heard, if only a small peep in the whole scheme of things, and you stuck to your beliefs rather than voting against someone else’s…just my opinion.
Pauline // May 28, 2008 at 9:41 am |
I’ve always voted Republican in the past because I thought the party stood for something that was best for the country, and they would do more good – or less harm – than Democrats. Primarily I was thinking in terms of limited government and fiscal responsibility, and the last several years don’t show that the Republicans currently in power seem to care a lot about those.
So now I would rather that my vote count, not toward getting the most likely candidate elected, but toward making a statement of what kind of candidate I think is best for the country.
RG: I’m with you.
helenl // May 29, 2008 at 11:24 am |
The face of Republicans.
http://helenl.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/john-timothy-griffin/