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Posted on entry "Voting your conscience" ::: November 08, 2006, 10:05 AM:
Hmmm, but sometimes the Democrats run such losers it's pretty much impossible to really vote your conscience. I hope Webb wins VA, but c'mon, what rock did they find that guy under? You can't tell me in all of Virginia there's not a good decent Democrat who didn't make horribly sexist statements in the past. Sure, it's the past and Allen said "Maccaca" just a few weeks ago, but still. This wouldn't be such a close race if Webb hadn't mocked rape victims in the past.

In other local races the Democrats were running people that we know are corrupt. In my state they were running a guy who handed state contracting deals to his friends at inflated costs. So I had to just not vote in those. The Democrats have an advantage now because many people are fed up with the war and the economy. But the Democrats have to capitalize on that by running good, decent candidates who can speak in public and garner good will. It's not enough to run people whose only recommendation is "at least he's not a Republican."

That said, I did have to vote Democrat in all the important races, because of the war and all the lives lost and international good will squandered. I just wish I didn't feel like puking after my vote. There are some decent people out there, I just know it, the Democrats have an obligation to find them and run them.

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