I am having such a hard time deciding who to vote for in the upcoming presidential election. Is anyone else having trouble deciding? Seems like most other people have made up their minds. Must be nice. Trying to keep up with it all is giving me a headache.
We are having a local vote here next month. I am voting to increase my property tax by about $20 per month. It is for the schools. I believe it is important to put money in schools and I am being given the opportunity to do so. I am grateful to live in a community where others feel the same way. I hope it passes.
I like that the local politics is something I can understand. I know exactly what I am voting for. A simple question: am I willing to pay out $20 per month more than I currently pay in order to build a new high school and revamp the other schools in our district.
In national politics I have no idea how voting for McCain or Obama is going to impact me, my city, my state, or my country. I am spending as much time as I can afford researching the two candidates. Yet, I am at an impass. Another part of me feels like just not voting. I don't feel strongly about either candidate so what does it matter.
Today happens to be the 88th anniversary of women getting the right to vote in this country. I am so very grateful to all those who worked so hard and sacrificed so much for me. Did you know that by enlarge the women in America do not vote? Many people theorize that politicians do not feel that issues which affect women and the causes women hold most dear - are properly addressed by government because we do not vote. By not voting we are not holding our politicians accountable to us and our causes. Perhaps the candidates we are being offered this election are nothing to get excited about. At least that is how I feel. However, if we vote, either way, we will send a message that our voices need to be heard. If the majority of women vote our issues and our voices will become important in the minds of those wanting to be elected. I hope you will make the decision to register and to vote this year. Even if you don't feel passionately about the issues, follow your gut if that is what you need to do. Just vote.
Posts
I Think I May Have A Screw Loose
-
I saw my podiatrist yesterday. One part of my foot is still hurting (it's
been almost two months since the surgery). He thinks it may be one of the
screws ...
12 comments:
Your not alone, I do not know who to vote for either.~~~Angel
Joining your club here! I would like to hear why I should vote for a particular candidate. Each of them has issues that I agree with and many that I don't the problem I have is that I am not sure either of them will make great presidents. Furthermore, is it going to really matter if they will or won't make a great president?
I have always voted in presidential elections, but never in the other elections. As far as who I'm voting for, I think my mind was made up a while back based on gut instinct not much research. However, I never feel like it matters if I vote or not because states vote in predictable ways, so if I vote one way but my state traditionally always votes another, it doesn't feel like I will be heard anyway.
I think after hearing Hilary's speech last night I may have made up my mind. But nothing is final until after I hear the rest of the convention speeches and the republican side too.
To me the choice is clear...but then, that is just me = )
i can't imagine being undecided -- i am way too opinionated!
obama makes me feel hope, and i haven't felt that way in a long time.
good luck making your decision.
Thanks, Angel.
Kimberly, I cried during that video at the beginning of her speach last night. My biggest hurdle to voting for Obama is that it feels like I am voting against the military and all that Jeff stands for. I am also more in favor of local control of tax dollars rather than so much federal control.
Lorelei, I think that there is more to voting than just who wins and who loses. I beleive that just casting a vote enters you into the catagory of people who the politians are trying to please.
Lynn and Mamadaisy, what a releif that you are decided. You don't have to watch all this convention coverage. Thanks for stopping by and telling me like it is!
Women currently make up 52% of the electorate. That's really quite something. I know I'm proud to be part of that majority.
To lorelei's comment: this year, more states that traditionally vote one way or another are up for grabs than ever before. Every vote counts, please don't think otherwise. Just look at the recent history of 2000 if you need a reminder!
I really wasn't going to "campaign" here, but I just saw your comment about a vote for Obama feeling like a vote against the military and what it stands for. I hope you'll go to his website and read his positions in his own words. He's a huge supporter of the military and is especially strong on not forgetting promises made to them once they leave service. He just wants a foreign policy that employs their talents with judicious intelligence.
Good for you for doing your research. As to the question of whether 'voting for Obama is like voting against the military,' I strongly encourage you to look at McCain's voting history on veteran's benefits. Sadly, McCain's strong record in the military doesn't translate into a strong record of supporting those serving the military and their families.
Good luck making your decision. It's a big one!
My family and I immigrated to the United States from what was then the Soviet Union, in the 1970s. As a result, I feel like I am grateful to live in this country every single day of my life.
Obama's tax plan is going to cost me and my family financially, but McCain's policies are going to cost us all more. I feel like we can't afford that.
Obama was not my first choice, believe me, and I don't quite understand the hoopla around him. But I will take a strong supporter of the constitution over a maverick, any day. Especially a maverick who completely sold out. Because McCain in 2004, would never vote for himself today.
Good luck with your decision.
My family and I immigrated to the United States from what was then the Soviet Union, in the 1970s. As a result, I feel like I am grateful to live in this country every single day of my life.
Obama's tax plan is going to cost me and my family financially, but McCain's policies are going to cost us all more. I feel like we can't afford that.
Obama was not my first choice, believe me, and I don't quite understand the hoopla around him. But I will take a strong supporter of the constitution over a maverick, any day. Especially a maverick who completely sold out. Because McCain in 2004, would never vote for himself today.
Good luck with your decision.
Post a Comment