From the Times...

[conuly]

When you step into the voting booth on Tuesday, you have a unique opportunity to personally help shape our national policy and the direction of this country. Please try to never make the mistake of voting a straight party ticket regardless of who is running under party banners.

The powers that be of both major parties are turning up the pressure for you not to think for yourself and blindly follow their urging and vote straight Democratic or Republican. Don't fall for it!

There are candidates of both parties who do not deserve to be elected. Know whom you vote for, regardless of which party they belong to.

The old adage "Bad leaders are elected by good people who don't vote" is timeless and holds true today.

*blinks*

Does anybody know anything about the non-Presidential candidates where they are? Is that presidential with a small p?

Comments

[mortaine.livejournal.com]

I know some of my local candidates. I know that the teachers in my school district are pissed off at the incumbents, and their complaints are about issues that lower my property values.

I know the name of the guy who got us a dog park here. Unfortunately, he's the "all about skypark" candidate, so he pushes development next to one neighborhood (raising its property values), without developing anything else. Still, I voted for him, because I like the dog park and am loyal to someone who campaigned on that ONE issue and got it within 2 years.

I know more about the issues than I do about the local candidates. I know that, even though the dems want me to vote yes on a bond for children's hospitals, I voted no, because it didn't seem well thought-out, and was really kind of sucky in terms of raising my taxes. I know that I resent having to float a bond to pay for basic emergency services-- that's what I pay the rest of my taxes for. I vote mostly democratic, but I also vote against the dems when I can see a really glaring flaw in the proposed bill or amendment or candidate platform.