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To: wouldntbprudent
Do you see a difference between (1) voting for Hillary and (2) refusing to vote for her opponent?

No I don't but you need to keep in mind that there are many millions of people who won't vote for Rudy and their reasoning doesn't get that far.

If all you see at the store is stale bread or moldy bread, you won't buy bread that day. That's the way many people think about voting "I see nothing on this ballot for me, maybe next time." There's nothing you or I can do about it short of nominating "fresh bread" for our ticket.

398 posted on 02/06/2007 3:16:58 PM PST by ElkGroveDan (When toilet paper is a luxury, you have achieved communism.)
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To: ElkGroveDan

Thank you for answering. I agree. What I don't agree with is politically knowledgable people who refuse to vote for one candidate, but then claim they have no responsibility for the election of the other candidate.

As you have said so well, the average voter probably doesn't think things through in these terms. But I find it disingenuous in the extreme for politically knowledgable, committed and active voters to refuse to vote for one candidate on the basis that he only delivers 30% of what they want, and then claim it's not their problem that a candidate who only delivers 2% of what they want got elected.


408 posted on 02/06/2007 3:29:34 PM PST by wouldntbprudent (If you can: Contribute more (babies) to the next generation of God-fearing American Patriots!)
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To: ElkGroveDan

Again, thank you for your response.

One more question. Let's say, in your analogy, we don't succeed in getting "fresh bread" nominated. Then what?


410 posted on 02/06/2007 3:30:38 PM PST by wouldntbprudent (If you can: Contribute more (babies) to the next generation of God-fearing American Patriots!)
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