EDIT ADD:
Let me clarify. I have not been an undecided voter all along…but then recently there has been SO much back-and-forth “He said this”, “He said that” that I just don’t feel like anyone is telling the truth about anything anymore.
Where is truth??!!?!
I CAN’T FIND IT! (ahem…in politics, that is…)
It’s difficult to watch these debates. Frankly, I’m glad they’re over.
On a similar note…with the economy the way it is, and energy such a big deal…there are some big things that need to change in America.
I don’t think many people would disagree.
But both candidates promise change.
Both guys claim to have the best plan.
Both parties have pros and cons.
Both dudes claim the other is not telling the truth.
What the heck is going on here?
It is so difficult to assess this whole situation. I can’t really discern for myself who is right and who is blowing smoke. Or are they both blowing smoke?
I don’t know.
I’m so confused…
and honestly…at this point…an undecided voter.
So my challenge to you Senators McCain and Obama: woo me. Give me a reason to vote for you.
Comments (12)
I’m in the exact same shoes as you. They all make it sound so darn good. I have no clue who I’m casting my vote for.. probably won’t decide until I’m in the polling booth!
Simple – I’m voting with my party. My ideals are more aligned with my party, and that decides it for me.
Dude, I think you meant to say “assesS”…
…and thanks to you I busted out laughing in the middle of a quiet Eiro trailer!
Yeah, the bummer is, to really know your stuff, homework is required. Doing homework on politics is no fun, but I think the reason both promise change, say they have the best plan, and sound good is because they know that most Americans won’t do their homework and will rely on readily-accessed media to make their decision. What could be done to make digging the truth out of politics eaiser? (Example: Because both are Senators this time, I wish there was an easy way to access all their votes and activity in the Senate the last 2 years…but there isn’t.)
@sc0tlas - that’s what happens when I type a blog after midnight. HA.
I am not undecided, but the debates do drive me a bit crazy. If I hadn’t already decided who I was voting for based on other things, I would be really confused at this point. And I got a laugh out of the “asses” rather than “assess” before you changed it, too. It was probably a fitting typo.
I am not undecided, but I am also not voting for either of them. You are correct in your observation that the two major party candidates are basically the same, that our country will probably have run the same course in four years whether we have Obama or McCain. I wish that I could still vote for Ron Paul, but he is not on a ballot. I am weary of playing the “vote for the lesser of two evils” game that social Conservatives like to play because I want my vote to be FOR someone, not against them. If you want to listen to someone who knows what’s going on and will give it to you straight, go to http://www.campaignforliberty.com.
I’m voting for Nathaniel Semsen.
^ Hey, I have a Facebook group for that!
@FaithFamilyMK - Stephen Colbert for the write-in candidate!!!
A GOOD RULE OF THUMB TO REMEMBER: republican plans pick the public pockets to give big business lots of money so they’ll give some to candidates . democrat plans tend to line politicians pockets with business’s money and small contributions are made to gov. programs but big donations are given to otheir country’s. no matter who gets elected we are like there mushrooms they keep us in the dark feed us lots of bullshit and slowly over time we grow aware of how full of shit they are just in time for a new batch to feed us full of new bullshit. so no matter who you support you have to except that they all lie and are not going to keep 75% of there promises so which one can you except getting 25% of what they promise and which one can you look in the eye and believe they wont make things worse than they are now!!!
p.s.
as a college student mccain’s presidency is going to hurt your student loans as a college graduate obama’s presidency is going to hurt your pocketbook!! if you make over 250,000 a year or work for a company that makes over 250,000 a year
D- wait till you watch “The Ordinary Radicals” with us on Wednesday. The question will then become, “not whom should I vote for, but rather, how can I better use my time and resources as a Christian than in indulging the system of empire.”
I have felt the same way- the confusion. I agree with the poster who said you have to do your homework (I’ve always said convincing people to vote- if they vote ignorantly- is not better than not voting at all). The fact of the matter is, even after looking at all the candidates (independents, green party, etc) I still do not find a candidate who represents what I believe. So, even if you do your homework, the haze is not necessarily lifted with a golden light around the chosen one.