Well, this is the first time in several weeks I've posted during the week. The topic of this week is: voting! I'll be old enough to vote in our next presidential election. I haven't decided at all who I'm supporting, because I don't know enough about the candidates at this point, (so if any of you know of good places that tell what each candidate's opinion is on the different issues, I'd really like to see it in the comments) but I know I'm going to vote. It's very interesting to think that only 54% (about) of eligible voters cast their ballot. How many of you are planning to vote? (you don't have to say who you're thinking of voting for)
I personally think this is going to be a very interesting election, what with all the things people want changed. There are so many opinions and causes to stand by.
-Nate
1 comment:
The thing is, you're going to be hard pressed to find any place that explicitly states the candidates' opinions on issues flat-out, because the candidates themselves won't even do that 90% of the time. The best way to figure out a candidate's position is to look at how they react to questioning about said issue. If they tend to shy away from even addressing it in a roundabout way, you know it makes them uncomfortable, because they have a strong opinion about it but won't say it because it'd cost them votes. If the confidently address the issue (even if they say nothing of their outright opinion on it), then assume they are either in favor of the issue, or they're strongly against it, but won't say which. Voting track records are also good to look at. Choose bills that relate to major issues and see how the candidate has voted on them in the past (provided they are/were a US Legislator). Those matters are public record and are available to anyone.
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