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Originally Posted by ADL Colin
Politics is different things to different people.
People vote for all kinds of reasons - all equally valid. Say you agree with Kucinich's positions more than any other candidate. Should you go out and stand in the cold for an hour to vote for him if he is at 3% and has close to zero chance of getting the nomination? Some people would say "yes". Others would say "no".
Say there are two candidates in an election. Say Obama and Giuliani. Say I agree with Obama's positions more but think Giuliani would be a better leader. Well, whom should I vote for? That would depend on how important "being a leader" is to me or how important I think "being a leader" is to the country.
Lots of dimensions here.
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true, but i think when you agree with someones positions the most you should always vote for him; none of them have experience in leading a whole nation and in the case of the US - leading a world power. Plus they have a huge team behind them who do most of the thinking - just look at bush (extreme example of someone not thinking for himself).
I think when someone has a good thought process in the way to presidency, they can't just turn 180 degrees once in office. Alot of it is always lost once they have the power, but the bases will always be there - so thats what yo uhave to vote for in my opninion.