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Nicholas D Wolfwood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-16-04 09:18 AM
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9. Being that this is a two horse race
Edited on Wed Jun-16-04 09:21 AM by sirjwtheblack
Isn't your non-support of one candidate tantamount to support of another? And what, exactly, are your other choices?

Maybe it sucks that the system is the way it is. But we have to all work together to get the people in charge who come closest to representing our personal beliefs. NO ONE is going to suit you completely, but I'm going out on a limb in suggesting that Kerry, no matter who his running mate might be, is far closer to that than Bush is. So your choices are vote for someone else and be stuck with the guy who is the antithesis of your beliefs because you feel the need to make a statement vote that is completely and totally unheard (and it will be), or you can vote for the guy who comes closest to representing you (which IS the point of our system).

On edit: I should note that Vilsack is by far the least favorite of my VP choices (Gephardt is my #1, with Clark as a #2). I'll still vote for anyone Kerry chooses because our country cannot withstand four more years of Bush.
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