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How Supportive Is Your Candidate?

May 11, 2009 04:22

Once again our elected elite here in the US has proven to us that they are a bunch of self-serving jerks with inflated egos. Arlen Specter (now democrat) decided to switch parties, and his reasoning for doing so? Well, his state has swung Democrat, and to quote him, "I am unwilling to have my 29-year Senate record judged by the Pennsylvania ( Read more... )

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cutout18 May 11 2009, 17:53:19 UTC

While I am with you in that a politician's stance on abortion isn't my #1 priority, the point of this post was really, "Do you believe your politician actually stands for his/her abortion stance" and to an extent I guess "does your politician support the same side you do, and how do you go about figuring out the answer to the previous question?"

scorpi084 May 11 2009, 14:09:22 UTC

I don't think my constituency and the people I was supposed to be serving should judge me fit for office.I wasn't aware that a senator only represents the people in his/her district that belong to the same party s/he does. Good to know ( ... )

sicilianhitlist May 12 2009, 03:39:36 UTC

I don't really base my political choices on the abortion issue. The pro-life stance is often tied in to other religious or conservative views that I don't agree with. It is also a viewpoint that has less of a chance of getting passed than other issues I am in agreement with. So I would like to focus on getting a few things knocked out of the water before I focus on electing someone who supports the fetus's right to life. And even when this happens, one must be careful. A candidate may be pro-life, but they will still probably focus on other things (such as banning homosexual wedlock) and not the issue close to my heart.

choclytgremlins May 12 2009, 20:09:32 UTC

I do not vote for pro-life candidates unless they give me a damn good reason why I should.

My congressman, John Yarmuth, is unapologetically pro-choice in Kentucky, and it nearly cost him his first election. He has given generously to Planned Parenthood of Kentucky and worked hard to make sure that proper sex education is available to children.

Pennsylvania! mortalcassie May 27 2009, 09:11:00 UTC

I hate that Arlen Specter switched to democrat, because he doesn't believe in democratic values. He told Democrats that he wouldn't necessarily vote with them on important issues. He only changed in hope to trick people, because now there will be a big D beside his name, and he's hoping no one cares enough to actually find out where he stands.

Re: Pennsylvania! mortalcassie May 27 2009, 09:14:37 UTC

And also, the abortion debate is a big deal for me, but it's not the most important. I'm in college right now, and I need to know that there is going to be a job for me when I get out of school. I can't work at the local movie theater for the rest of my life. Especially if I plan to move out of my parents house, and pay back loans ever.