Posted on 01/01/2008 12:29:34 PM PST by NormsRevenge
I think all political advertising should be banned prior to 180 days before the GENERAL ELECTION.
I think campaign fund raising should not commence prior to 365 days before a GENERAL ELECTION.
The abuse of the political election cycle takes too much time from senators and governors away from their jobs.
THEY SHOULD NOT RECIEVE A SALARY IF THEY ARE ACTIVELY CAMPAIGNING AWAY FROM THEIR ELECTED POSITION.
An election cycle should not be a 4 years and recycle event. There is too much emphasis on early primarys and caucus’s and the media is directly to blame for inciting the candidates to run way before the public is ready to be forced into making decisions about the future leader, when the candidates have unfinished work in their primary job they were elected to.
I am sick of the perpetual election cycle. And I see why many voters are not participants because they feel like they have no choice, the selection process is rigged, the media has too much influence on which candidates are successful and get coverage.
Yeah there are a lot of problems with the MSM Presidential draft selection committee. If candidates have to throw millions of dollars at potential voters to convince us how badly they want the job, we are ignoring the candidates who are fiscally responsible and running on merit rather than a checkbook.
Fred Thompson is the only candidate who shows fiscal restraint in his candidacy. And I believe that translates into the kind of leader he can be, fiscally responsible, and conservative in his leadership.
Every other candidate is spending their childrens inheritance before they even get a paycheck. Where does that kind of approach show a will or an ability to balance the federal budget and reign in spending???
The focus on the election process is totally screwed up.
And people are allowing themselves to be manipulated by the process. Wake up people!!
Seems like a pretty general and inaccurate statement, not supported by factoids.
I can certainly sympathize, I'm sure many more Iowans feel the same way that you do. However, as long as the kind of money that pours into Iowa from the pols, their entourages, and from the hordes of media types each election cycle continues not much will change. This is a cash cow for the hotel/motel, restaurant, catering firm, limo service, & car rental businesses ... to name just a few who benefit.
Yup. The gays are definitely for Hillary.
Like everything else, it’s a sell out to make a buck.
Money IS the root of all evil, and it is definitely destroying America.
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