Speculation with a wait and see attitude.
Sharon Whitehill Gray
Posted: 05.15.2008 / 4:16 PM EDT
It continues to be a wait and see attitude here in the heart of the USA as far as who voters see as their next president. Many agree the choices are unacceptable…Obama, Clinton, McCain, Paul? Republicans seem to be in a quandary more so than Democrats. Democrats will argue Obama against Clinton. Republicans fear there is no choice. More and more the statement arises, “I’m neither Democrat nor Republican, but an American who will vote for the person, not the party”.
Speculation surrounds the so called super delegates, who are they and where did they come from? Who coined this new phrase to describe the undeclared delegates? YP’s are asking “How do you know who to vote for?” and “Why vote if the Electoral College controls my vote for President?”
With the confusion surrounding the national election and outcome, attention seems to be on the local and state candidates. Voters of all ages seem to agree, the vote counts where these local candidates are concerned, but not so on the national level.
July 21st, 2008 at 4:34 pm
I couldn’t agree with Sharon more in regard to many people waking up to the fact that party loyalty is as dumb as product loyalty. Sometimes the other product is just as good or better with fewer side effects.
I live in Nixa, Mo, have worked in the Republican party and was a delegate for this year’s primaries. I have been completely shocked by the first blasting and then whole-hearted acceptance of political candidates within each party. I try to listen and watch each party for their ideas and candidates in order to make a more rounded and “correct” decision when it comes to protecting We The People from abuses of government along with foreign affairs policies, monetary policies, and tax reform.
In the beginning of this process we had a large number of potential nominees which could have pulled us out of the morass that we find ourselves in now. After the smoke cleared, the last standing were the worst of the crop. It is time to break free of the illusion that everyone is either 100% Liberal or 100% Conservative and allow people guilt-free access to all candidates. Party loyalty is what is destroying our country.
Also, it appears that we are engaged in a process that does not reward those candidates that are there to represent the people ala the Constitution, but rather a process that rewards those that can raise the most money. In this day and age with internet and mass media the way it is, it should not cost a quarter of a billion dollars just to gain the party nomination, yet that is exactly how much money Senator Obama spent to get to where he is. I think it is time to curb campaign overspending…this will allow those that are good for the country (people, not global corporations) to rise to the top.