Is an election a horse race?: In a horse race, you "win" by picking the winning horse. Some seem to believe the same principle applies to elections. Does it? Todd... |
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| Yes. As long as the candidate I vote for wins, it matters not how much he disagrees with me. If the candidate I vote for loses, it matters not how much he agrees with me. |
   
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| Yes. Even if major party candidate A opposes 98% of my views, as long as major party candidate B opposes 99% my views, a vote for candidate A is not a wasted vote, while a vote for a 3rd party candidate IS a wasted vote, even if he supports all my views. |
  
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| No. An election is NOT a horse race. If the candidate I vote for supports the policies to which I'm most opposed, then even if he wins, in terms of having my views represented--which is the whole point of voting in the first place--I still LOSE. |
  
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09-06-2004, 11:46 AM
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By the topic title I thought the term "horse race" meant that it was just a scramble to the finish line. Whoever suckers more voters (or more voting machine companies) wins and it doesn't really matter who it is that wins.
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09-06-2004, 12:40 PM
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09-06-2004, 07:05 PM
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i hope most people say no.
i would say elections are buty pagents, look good, and say nothing of substance.
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