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Originally Posted by Buff
I'm not a fan of following politics, but I do pay attention to what is happening so that I am not totally out of the loop come election time. I'm not voting for names.
I have a friend who refuses to vote until they come up with a system that makes the candidates follow through with their claims once they are elected.
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that's a great point as well, how many election promises has Harper backed out on now? that makes it even harder to pick a candidate to vote for as half the time their stance on issues change the moment they're elected
and as for finding the candidate that best matches my views, i know it doesn't have to be an exact match. as far as my political views go i think the liberals are probably the closest match. but i have no real desire to vote for them after the Paul Martin debacle and i absolutely despise Stephane Dion
personally my view is that it's up to the parties and candidates to make people want to vote for them, otherwise why not just make it mandatory? and until that time where someone comes along that makes me say "ok i really want this guy in office" then i'll continue to put in my own act of protest by abstaining from the whole f$%#ed up process entirely
EDIT: oh and i also refuse to buy into the whole "voting against someone" because that only reinforces negative campaigning, which i think is the absolute lowest form of politics. just look at the states, half the democrats (hell and even some republicans) whole campaign is that they're "Not Bush". i want to see who can get their views and ideas across the best, not who can dig up the most dirt