Do you believe Jim Traficant should be permitted to run for Congress from his prison cell? (Poll)

Youngstown Vindicator (Traficant Hometown Newspaper) ^ | August 8, 2002

[PJ-Comix]

Do you believe Jim Traficant should be permitted to run for Congress from his prison cell?

Cast your vote HERE.

[PJ-Comix]

Right now the votes are running about 2 to 1 against permitting Traficant to run for Congress from prison. This poll is currently featured on the front section of the Vindicator so they are definitely paying attention to it. Please cast your vote and perhaps we can swing this poll in FAVOR of the YES votes. Here are the current results:

Yes 34.81 % (149)

No 65.19 % (279)

Total Votes: 428

Remember, you can vote in this poll once per day so cast your votes HERE.

[Nuke'm Glowing]

Why not? The Dems have let the dead vote for them for years in Chicago and Philly.

[marron]

If Democrats can vote from their prison cells, why shouldn't they run for office from their cells?

[OldSmaj]

I'm not sure I understand why we, as conservative Republicans, would care or even desire, that Traficant run or be elected.

When the surface is scratched, he is just like all the other dimbulbrats, a crook and full of crap.

As far as I'm concerned, he blew it when he defended the 'toon and voted not to impeach.

Republicans owe him nothing.

Let his dimbulbrat friends stand for him.

I won't. The man is a joke. Good riddance to him.

[LibWhacker]

Now up to 36.24% for, the rest against.

[b4its2late]

Absolutely. Jail is where most of the demorats in congress should be campaigning from anyway

[PJ-Comix]

Now up to 37.47 YES votes. Just 13 points more to have majoriy YES votes. Vote HERE.

Remember, since this poll was featured on the front section of the Vindicator, they WILL be paying attention to it.

[PJ-Comix]

Yes votes moving up FAST. Here are the latest results:

Yes 38.64 % (187)

No 61.36 % (297)

Total Votes: 484

[Commiewatcher]

"I'm not sure I understand why we, as conservative Republicans, would care or even desire, that Traficant run or be elected."

Having Traficant on the ballot is very important. Every vote for Traficant takes away a vote from Tim Ryan, DICK GEPFARTS hand picked choice. Ryan is a youngster who will owe Gepfart forever for his election and he may as well just hand over his congressional voting card. There is yet another guy named Davis in this race, he is a long time AFL-CIO leader that was badly screwed by his own union and he's not a happy camper. More votes taken away from Ryan. We have the chance of a badly split up RAT vote here.

It's the only way the Republican has any chance of winning. That chance is still slim to none and Womer-Benjamin is a RINO but we just can't afford to let the RATS and their socialist "progressive caucus" take over control of the House. And if Traficant did manage to pull out of this mess somehow he would be an "independent", vote for Hastert for Speaker and give us good fiscal conservative votes. This is much more about making Gepfart the LOSER than it is about making Traficant a winner.

[PJ-Comix]

Within 10 points now of a majority of YES votes. Here is the latest tally:

Yes 40.04 % (213)

No 59.96 % (319)

Total Votes: 532

Oh, and don't forget---Vote HERE.

[MJM59]

Great idea. He should run under the "Crooks For Congress" banner.

[gaffin]

They should have a new congressman to put in jail

[PJ-Comix]

Just 100 votes away now from a MAJORITY of YES votes. Here are the current totals:

Yes 41.22 % (230)

No 58.78 % (328)

Total Votes: 558

And don't forget to Vote HERE.

[mewzilla]

Just voted. 41% yes to 58% no.

Run, Traffy, run...

[Frankss]

It's the "Will of the people" Really incredible that he is thinking about running but,remember hishonor Marion Barry re-elected mayor of Washington DC after conviction and jail time.

[11th Earl of Mar]

I'm with you. Traficant is a crook, a loser and a liberal.

He votes for taxpayer funding of abortion, votes for the NEA and voted against impeaching Bill Clinton.

Let the guy, and his lousy hairpiece, rot in prison.

[duckln]

I'm not sure I understand why we, as conservative Republicans, would care..

One of the 'bedrocks' of conservatives is justice. In Traficants case, as in the Milosevic 'Tribunal', we have 'justice' run amouk. That's why.

[muir_redwoods]

Absolutely, I believe that all democrats should run for office from prison cells!!

[TexanaRED]

I vote YES!

Why not? The rest of those jokers up there are nothing but a bunch of criminals - both Dems and Repub, so why not?
IMHO, they ALL belong in jail from the top down!

I hope he writes a book and spills the beans on all the nefarious dealings of Congress.

BTW, I don't think it's a wig. Nobody in their right mind would spend $$ on a wig that ridiculous looking! He's just had a bad hair day every day of his life! LOL!

[PJ-Comix]

YES votes are now moving up fast. Here are the latest results:

Yes 43.41 % (267)

No 56.59 % (348)

Total Votes: 615

Keep up the good work! Cast your votes HERE.