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Thread #53242   Message #819163
Posted By: artbrooks
05-Nov-02 - 01:42 PM
Thread Name: BS: Vote!!
Subject: RE: BS: Vote!!
We have a lot of holidays in the US, but Election Day isn't one of them. However, this is the single most important day of the year. Vote for whoever you choose to vote for, but remember that a failure to vote at all means that you forfeit your right to criticise ANY politician for the next two years.

Personally, I mostly voted Democrat. The difference between the two parties here (New Mexico) is not all that great...right/right vs. left/center/right...but it does exist. I'll consider voting for a third party candidate when they get involved in LOCAL elections (eg, County Commissioner or State Representative) rather than being so conceited that they think they can be elected in state-wide races without showing what they can accomplish locally-assuming that winning is actually their intention. Meanwhile, a vote for a Green or Libertarian governor or senate candidate is a vote cast to the winds, and the last time I did that, Ronald Regan was elected. Apologies to those who think that anything that destroys the two-party system is ok...but I choose to exercise my right to disagree with you.