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How to get your vote

Submitted by mats12 on August 31, 2006 - 5:08pm.
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What does it take to get your vote?

Voters are so wishy washy. Especially if we claim to be in the not-so-Republican, not-so-Democratic-Farmer-Labor arena, we can switch our votes at the last minute in the election booth with a flick of the pen. Have we no loyalty?!? Are we that flippant about voting?!?

I have a friend whose sole issue in the Jordan City Council race is whether or not said candidates vow to provide faster, cheaper Internet to city residents. What in the world?!?

Maybe I'm from a generation that doesn't see the value of voting. Maybe my generation is selfish and only votes for those who will benefit Numero Uno. Then again, maybe every voter is the same.

On what are we supposed to base our votes anyway?

(P.S. I'd remind you to vote in the Sept. 12 primary elections, but I don't know which way you'll lean.)


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I am somewhat of an...

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I am somewhat of an independent voter you described in your opening thread. In my opinion, I believe most voters really do and should vote their hearts on issues not party lines. We have seen over many years how the party line positions have gridlocked many certainly capable bodies of governments. I have always wondered why votes would be cast solely to support a party line position when others within such party are not constituants, in otherwards, (example) why would or should my representative support a partyline position if it is different then the overwhelming opinion of constituants within their district, seems none representative to me?


Submitted by Matt on September 6, 2006 - 9:01pm.

I'm with you, I think. I...

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I'm with you, I think.

I don't like to point out what party I've been accused of being, but it's probably most accurate to say I'm somewhere in between, too. But don't you think that most voters' hearts agree mostly with one party or another?

Last election season, I talked to people who've always voted Republican but also were going to switch their votes based solely on the issue of the Iraq War. One friend in particular agreed with George W. Bush on every issue, but he was still considering voting for polar opposite John Kerry. Why?

I know a lot of people who vote for city council and judge candidates on a whim. Or they vote for incumbents because things are going well for them.

You're right. We should vote our hearts, but do our hearts change so much in a year ... or four?

Because of my profession, I know many of Republicans and Democrats. Many of them vote their hearts, whether or not their constituents disagree. They figure that you voted for someone you trusted to make sound decisions. Are they off base? I don't know -- do you?


Submitted by mats12 on September 7, 2006 - 2:20pm.

I think a lot of today's...

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I think a lot of today's voters are one issue voters. They are consumed by a single cause and are not able to vote for the overall good. That seems to apply whether you are voting your heart or the party line. As long as the candidate agrees with the one single issue on your mind then nothing else matters. The continued polarization (both sides of the aisle are to blame) of the country is only fuel for this type of voting.


Submitted by vemons49 on September 12, 2006 - 12:39pm.

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