I'm not entirely on board with the healthcare reform bill, either, but that wouldn't make me vote for a sucky candidate. I tend not to vote for someone because of an agenda--when I voted in the last Senate race in RI, who won was essential to the Dems gaining a majority in the Senate. I still voted for the candidate I thought would be the best in the Senate, and ended up not voting for the Democrat. Although I'm happy with the job Whitehouse is doing, I didn't vote for him. I'm waiting for Scott Brown to lie his way through his term--not because he's a Republican, but because he's a lying liar who lies.
And I still think the Republicans would vote down a bill declaring National Hugs and Puppies day if it were an Obama initiative. And yes, I'm probably oversimplifying things. We shall see. :)
<...but that wouldn't make me vote for a sucky candidate.
Well, degree of suckiness is subjective, of course, but it seems the majority of the Mass. electorate so opposed the direction the President and Congress are steering the nation that they rated "the candidate's leadership and personal qualities" only fifth on a list of what voters considered "extremely important" in who they chose to vote for. The list goes thus:
Health care reform efforts in Washington The economy and jobs The way Washington is working The federal budget deficit The candidates’ leadership and personal qualities The Obama administration’s policies on terrorism suspects2 The government’s handling of banks and financial institutions Taxes Local and Massachusetts state issues
Based on the poll results, when asked which of those was the single most important factor in determining their vote, the list went thus:
Health care reform efforts in Washington The economy and jobs The way Washington is working The Obama administration’s policies on terrorism suspects The candidates’ leadership and personal qualities The federal budget deficit Local and Massachusetts state issues The government’s handling of banks and financial institutions Taxes
Entire poll can be found here (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/polls/WaPoKaiserHarvard_MassPoll_Jan22.pdf). Very interesting stuff.
I think both candidates were pretty sucky. IMO, Coakley was the least sucky, which was one of the Dem's biggest problems with the campaign.
Of course, you realize that this is Massachusetts, which already has a state-run healthcare system, so the citizens really don't have to worry so much about changing the federal system.
The way Washington is working sucks, no matter how you look at it. Of course, it's always been like that. Or most of always. ;) And, sometimes doing the right thing www.megaupload.com/?d=403KQLRP
I think both candidates were pretty sucky. IMO, Coakley was the least sucky, which was one of the Dem's biggest problems with the campaign.
Of course, you realize that this is Massachusetts, which already has a state-run healthcare system, so the citizens really don't have to worry so much about changing the federal system.
The way Washington is working sucks, no matter how you look at it. Of course, it's always been like that. Or most of always. ;) And, sometimes doing the right thing ≠ doing the popular thing.
Interesting poll. I've read a little of it and will read more after I've had more coffee and checked the weather forecast (it's snowing again, wtf?).
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Date: 2010-01-28 03:23 pm (UTC)And I still think the Republicans would vote down a bill declaring National Hugs and Puppies day if it were an Obama initiative. And yes, I'm probably oversimplifying things. We shall see. :)
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Date: 2010-01-28 03:55 pm (UTC)Well, degree of suckiness is subjective, of course, but it seems the majority of the Mass. electorate so opposed the direction the President and Congress are steering the nation that they rated "the candidate's leadership and personal qualities" only fifth on a list of what voters considered "extremely important" in who they chose to vote for. The list goes thus:
Health care reform efforts in Washington
The economy and jobs
The way Washington is working
The federal budget deficit
The candidates’ leadership and personal qualities
The Obama administration’s policies on terrorism suspects2
The government’s handling of banks and financial institutions
Taxes
Local and Massachusetts state issues
Based on the poll results, when asked which of those was the single most important factor in determining their vote, the list went thus:
Health care reform efforts in Washington
The economy and jobs
The way Washington is working
The Obama administration’s policies on terrorism suspects
The candidates’ leadership and personal qualities
The federal budget deficit
Local and Massachusetts state issues
The government’s handling of banks and financial institutions
Taxes
Entire poll can be found here (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/polls/WaPoKaiserHarvard_MassPoll_Jan22.pdf). Very interesting stuff.
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Date: 2010-01-28 03:57 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-01-28 05:41 pm (UTC)Of course, you realize that this is Massachusetts, which already has a state-run healthcare system, so the citizens really don't have to worry so much about changing the federal system.
The way Washington is working sucks, no matter how you look at it. Of course, it's always been like that. Or most of always. ;) And, sometimes doing the right thing www.megaupload.com/?d=403KQLRP
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Date: 2010-01-28 05:44 pm (UTC)Of course, you realize that this is Massachusetts, which already has a state-run healthcare system, so the citizens really don't have to worry so much about changing the federal system.
The way Washington is working sucks, no matter how you look at it. Of course, it's always been like that. Or most of always. ;) And, sometimes doing the right thing ≠ doing the popular thing.
Interesting poll. I've read a little of it and will read more after I've had more coffee and checked the weather forecast (it's snowing again, wtf?).