A week from today we will be voting. That means 7 more days of hearing the negative campaign ads, trying to sift through the junk and find the truth, and feeling inundated by politicians. I will be happy when the results are in and we can just move forward. Now look at who’s being negative! Lol.:) I don’t mean to be. Surely I understand the importance of the issues and the weight of electing the right person for the job, I’m just exhausted trying to figure it all out. Politics is not my niche and as much as I try to be aware of every national and local issue I have to admit it’s hard for me to keep up. I caught Bill O’Reilly on Oprah last week and I thought it was a fantastic show. A lot of people totally disagreed with him but it made for a lively, respectful debate with a lot of good points. I listen to a ton of talk radio and that’s where I get much of my information but I still have a lot of homework to do before the election. I found a website: www.usavoter.info that has a pretty comprehensive breakdown of what you will see on your local ballot. It claims to be non-partisan so hopefully you can get a true picture of what the facts are. As much as it takes a lot of work to get inside the issues, I know it’s vital and the past few years I’ve finally really understood that. One thing I’ve observed though, I think that people’s feelings are swayed by personal experiences they’ve had on that particular issue. I’ve received many e-mails from Cancer survivors who are very passionate about the smoking bans in Ohio. Clearly they have a stake in that because of their experience. Someone I know has had a father out of work for months, so they are on the soapbox about outsourcing our jobs. So, I think that’s partly why politics can rile people to the core, it really hits home (literally). Our personal experiences shape how we see an issue, despite what it says on paper. Okay, I just had to get the politics talk off my chest. Just remember….7 more days until we vote!:)
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