Here's a disturbing (but not surprising) reader comment that came in a little earlier:
Meh, Nolan will win, so I will vote for her
People! This is not a prediction contest. You're supposed to vote for the person you actually want in the office.
If you need to say your candidate won, don't tell anyone who you voted for until after the election. Then lie as necessary. But don't vote for someone because you think he or she is going to win. If that's what you're going to do, please don't vote.
Comments (12)
"Meh, Nolan will win, so I will vote for her"
I understand, but what did you expect Mark Gardiner (Mr Mary Nolan) to say?
You are right on Jack...
I get so tired of people saying so and so will win or so and so doesn't have a chance, as if that is the most important thing about who the best candidate is.
This is rather along the line of my view regarding voter id: if you don't care enough to get a photo id card -generally free, in most states - do us a favor and don't vote.
Have wondered about this for years...you know whether people vote for who they think will win in order to avoid voting for someone they think won't win.
Max: Why isn't voter registration enough? Should we add hoops just for the sake of foiling people? Is it worth sending grandma home without getting to vote just because her ID expired in 2006?
I agree with the sentiments to some level (although I held my nose and voted for who I deemed to be the lesser of the three evils in the mayoral primary), but on a larger scale, this is a really sad commentary on the "mainstream" candidates for local office we're seeing in this city. The frontrunners all seem to be cut from the same Goldschmidt/Katz cloth, we're going to keep getting the same as long as that persists. I hope Scott Fernandez runs for office again, I'd love to volunteer for any campaign of his - if he can start early, I really think he can get traction, I didn't hear much about him until the blog mentioned him and I started looking into him as a candidate.
I think Jack's touched on an issue that's more serious than people realize. The team sports mentality has been a boon for the Republicans, as voters gravitate toward the percieved "winning team" in lieu of sitting down and working out the issues.
"“The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.” ~ Vince Lombardi
That tired ol' dismissive idiotic plaint, "he can't win" and "he's not going to win," have stunned me since even long before I was old enough to vote. Sure sign of a thoughtless dumbazz who utters that kind of illogic.
As though it actually were some kind of a horserace that they're betting on.
The tragic thing is that they have a lot more to lose than a bad little $2 wager in perpetuating the domination of the "haves" (or "got mines") over the "have nots" (or the "shut outs").
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Comments (12)
"Meh, Nolan will win, so I will vote for her"
I understand, but what did you expect Mark Gardiner (Mr Mary Nolan) to say?
Posted by Steve | May 10, 2012 2:57 PM
You are right on Jack...
I get so tired of people saying so and so will win or so and so doesn't have a chance, as if that is the most important thing about who the best candidate is.
Posted by Brian | May 10, 2012 3:44 PM
This is rather along the line of my view regarding voter id: if you don't care enough to get a photo id card -generally free, in most states - do us a favor and don't vote.
Posted by Max | May 10, 2012 3:59 PM
Have wondered about this for years...you know whether people vote for who they think will win in order to avoid voting for someone they think won't win.
Posted by paul | May 10, 2012 4:03 PM
Max: Why isn't voter registration enough? Should we add hoops just for the sake of foiling people? Is it worth sending grandma home without getting to vote just because her ID expired in 2006?
Posted by Aaron | May 10, 2012 4:05 PM
I agree with the sentiments to some level (although I held my nose and voted for who I deemed to be the lesser of the three evils in the mayoral primary), but on a larger scale, this is a really sad commentary on the "mainstream" candidates for local office we're seeing in this city. The frontrunners all seem to be cut from the same Goldschmidt/Katz cloth, we're going to keep getting the same as long as that persists. I hope Scott Fernandez runs for office again, I'd love to volunteer for any campaign of his - if he can start early, I really think he can get traction, I didn't hear much about him until the blog mentioned him and I started looking into him as a candidate.
Brumm 2020!
Posted by NEPguy | May 10, 2012 4:05 PM
I wasn't aware that voter ID expired
Posted by David E Gilmore | May 10, 2012 4:39 PM
I think Jack's touched on an issue that's more serious than people realize. The team sports mentality has been a boon for the Republicans, as voters gravitate toward the percieved "winning team" in lieu of sitting down and working out the issues.
Posted by Roger | May 10, 2012 6:13 PM
"“The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.” ~ Vince Lombardi
Posted by Mojo | May 10, 2012 7:33 PM
That tired ol' dismissive idiotic plaint, "he can't win" and "he's not going to win," have stunned me since even long before I was old enough to vote. Sure sign of a thoughtless dumbazz who utters that kind of illogic.
As though it actually were some kind of a horserace that they're betting on.
The tragic thing is that they have a lot more to lose than a bad little $2 wager in perpetuating the domination of the "haves" (or "got mines") over the "have nots" (or the "shut outs").
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Posted by Mojo | May 10, 2012 7:40 PM
If it makes you feel better, I voted for Hillary in 2012. :)
Posted by mcinor | May 10, 2012 9:13 PM
NEPguy - tell us how voting for evil is been working out for you.
Posted by JD in the NE | May 11, 2012 11:55 AM