In this video,female voters in the swing state of New Hampshire discuss what issues
are foremost in their minds in the closing days of the presidential
campaign. It was really interesting for me, as a non-voter, to listen to what were their reasons for voting a candidate. In the video, insurance and 9/11 were some of the issues which influence the voters. My question is, what issues will you have in mind, when you are going to vote for a candidate in the upcoming election.
Right now I know which candidate I will be voting for; about a month or two ago this was not the case. I promised myself I would keep an open mind and make a thought out decision after watching the debates and truly knowing what each candidate has to offer. I consider myself a swing voter during most elections because the value of the candidate means more to me than the party behind the candidate. My vote has been influenced by how each candidate has presented their material. In my opinion, one candidate has presented a clear plan explicitly saying HOW changes will be made whereas the other candidate has not. My vote is going to a concrete plan rather just ideas.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Bianca when she says that the actual candidate is more important than their political party affiliation, and I would say that a lot of other young people I know feel the same. I have looked at all of the proposals and have decided how I want to vote on each one (3 I favor the republican stance, and the other 3 the democrat). I personally feel that the separation of church and state is something that a lot of people and politicians are not respecting. We have freedom of religion in this country so government policies should back that up. I am ready to see some healthcare reform no matter who gets elected because the system in place currently is failing and getting worse. I think that will be one of the biggest challenges ahead of us as a country.
ReplyDeleteI think the most important thing that people consider when voting is their current situation that they are in along with the state of the overall country. It seems that for many people Republican vs Democrat does not really apply anymore. Instead people are looking for change or consistency in issues that are at the forefront of their minds. For me the most important issue now as for many would be the economy. So overall I feel as if the current situation rather than party recognition determines votes.
ReplyDeleteI seem to be like everyone else and not vote straight for a party. I didn't really decide much until the past couple days after watching the debates. I wanted to see how the candidates presented themselves and who seemed to have most of their stuff together and there were pros and cons for each. There were some specific things I was really curious about but you can't vote for certain things of one candidate and things from the other candidate so I really went to look at the whole picture and voted for who I thought had the best plan to go ahead to where I think we need to go. But this will change per person as some people may care about specific topics and vote strictly on that.
ReplyDeleteI'm lucky in the worst possible way. I've had my mind made up for me. I simply can't vote for a group that is going to continue to deny me my civil rights. Nor can I vote for one that will perpetuate those civil injustices over the next 20-30 years by stuffing the supreme court with biggoted social conservatives. I do not agree with everything the president has done over the last four years. Not by a long shot. But the economy for my takes a back seat when I can be fired from a job in 39 states simply for being who I am. My vote on the economy depends on my fair participation in said economy.
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