Today is primary day, that special day in the voting cycle when we can vote for who we want to vote for. Why we have created this system was a mystery to me until I went to deposit my early voter ballot into a box at the polling place this morning. Clearly, we have promoted primaries in order to support the prodigious political advertising industry. Primaries vastly increase the number of signs necessary to let the public know who has the gumption to play the political game. They also fuel robo-call businesses that have planted several dozen messages on my answering machine, adding points in favor of my inclination to get rid of the land line.
Of course, the signs and robo-calls have been a significant factor in my voting decisions. From now on, I vote for any candidate who has wisely chosen NOT to litter the roadsides with signs or propagate automated messages!
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I agree. I also get so disgusted with all the dirty mudslinging in politics that sometimes I vote for whoever doesn't throw negativity around. Sometimes that means I leave a few blanks on the ballet.
I agree with both the blog and Jackijo's comment. The buying into office, sign-litter, and mud-slinging are all disgraceful. Isn't there a number you can call to report un-removed signs a certain number of days past the election?
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