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Old 09-11-2008, 09:23 AM   #4165
sterlingice
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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA View Post
In all seriousness, is there really some issue that you don't know relatively where the two stand?

And I say relatively because the odds of either getting spot on with what any of us wants on say 10 key issues seem pretty remote. That leaves us to look for the best choice relative to our own positions and which one comes closer to that benchmark. And I'm genuinely perplexed that anyone paying attention doesn't know which candidate that is at this point.

Agreed 100% on that. Heck, looking at my post history, I've already said it twice (once in April and here about a month ago). But people like to pretend they are undecided for whatever reason- the illusion of neutrality, the celebrity of being catered to, not paying attention at all to anything.

I've said it at least once more- if you can't figure out who you are lining up with right now, then you don't deserve to be able to vote because you haven't been paying enough attention. And, again, this isn't to say you can't change your mind- maybe someone unveils a new issue that tips the scales, maybe someone does something you really like, maybe someone gets caught in a closet with a 12 year old- I'm not talking about that. But you should easily be able to answer the question "If the election were held today, who would I vote for".

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