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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 01:42 PM Original message |
Poll question: Should politicians have to earn our vote? |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. Once upon a time, it worked that way! |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. Did someone forget why we have elections? |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 01:46 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I have a feeling the "No" votes will happen in the form of unrecs. nt |
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Union Scribe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 05:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
22. So it would seem |
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ChrisBorg (411 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
4. Why would you vote for someone who didn't? |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 01:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Some people claim liberals should not have voted for Nader in 2000, |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. And if the Dems had taken those positions, Nader would not have |
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ChrisBorg (411 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Some people think the OWN other people's votes. I own my vote. |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 02:05 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. To earn my vote, Nader would need to come out of his hole |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 02:08 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. You don't vote for Nader because he has not earned your vote, |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 02:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Yea, Al was terrrible. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 02:36 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. "using your own definition, Al "earned" far more votes than Nader did." |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 02:40 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. No, based on his positions, millions more VOTED for Gore. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 03:08 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Um, I agreed with your claim. |
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UrbScotty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 02:30 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. And George W. Bush couldn't be happier! |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 09:51 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. Basing one's vote on Bush's happiness seems strange to me, but I won't tell you how to vote. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 07:39 PM Response to Reply #5 |
25. If not Nader, it would have been someone else. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 09:53 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. I agree. I vote straight Dem, and I hate to see Reps win, but Dems have to earn those votes. |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
6. Define "Earn" |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 01:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. The politician makes you want to vote for her or him. nt |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
12. Yes, and we need to fix the spoiler effect so that this has some teeth |
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great white snark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
13. Yes, of course. |
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blkmusclmachine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
19. Yes. Otherwise, some Trojan Horse candidate could become Pres. & Torpedo the Party. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
20. Just does not work that way |
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Union Scribe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 05:40 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Then they win, and our party needs to evaluate why |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 06:00 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. A basic tenet of Democracy is that your vote counts once |
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swilton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
24. More than half of them run for reasons having little to do with |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
26. Reced UP to 0. |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
29. Yes |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
30. The office will get filled even if none of the candidates "earn your vote" |
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