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injest:
Dennis Kucinch??
was the top with 53
bottom was Duncan Hunter with 7!
loneleeb3:
I'm just pleading the 5th! ::)
Lynne:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on October 04, 2007, 01:12:55 pm ---I came up with Dennis Kucinich as my top candidate and the only thing we disgreed on was healthcare. I said NO to universal healthcare but only because I think it is completely unrealistic in this country. I am not opposed to the concept, per se, so I guess I could agree with Dennis on everything. Unfortunately, his chances of getting elected are slim to next-to-nothing. I also scored high with Chris Dodd, too. (Chrissi, he is a Senator from Connecticut. His father was a Senator, too.)
My lightning rod issues are the death penalty and a constitutional amendment for gay marriage. (I oppose both). Unfortunately, the front runners, Clinton and Obama are both pro-death penalty. Not that it really matters much, in the big scheme of things right now. I think there are more important issues to be dealt with, such as Iraq. But they both hold opposite views from me on that one, too!
L
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Yes, I try really hard not to have a single issue or two that are make or break for me; the world is complex and things are not black or white. I have some family who I love, but they apply a litmus test about abortion that drives me nuts - they are staunchly anti-abortion. We've discussed it before - I mean, mostly no one is actually pro-abortion - it's more a question of a woman's right to choose and keeping the government out of a doctor/patient relationship for me. So these really good people end up voting for candidates who have no interest in improving health care or dealing with poverty or improving education - all things that they are also 'for' because of a single issue - narrow-minded and unrealistic, imo. Also, I wonder what some of the candidates truly believe versus what they publicly say to appeal to the largest voting bloc. ???
Meryl:
Very well put, Lynne. Those hot button issues all too often serve to get candidates elected despite their weaknesses in other areas. Campaign managers are experts in the art of button-pressing. As Cassie would say, "Gets tiresome." ::)
Lynne:
--- Quote from: Meryl on October 04, 2007, 11:06:48 pm ---"Gets tiresome." ::)
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And we've got another whole year to go... :-\
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