Dear Politicians

[wombat2u2004]

I thought I'd give you all a bit of a grin - yesterday, just as I was gearing up to clear all the leaves I could from the front stairs and sidewalks in preparation for the trick-or-treaters, the doorbell rang. It was a nicely dressed woman, older than me, with a clipboard, and as I did not recognize her as one of my neighbors, I was instantly suspicious.

"I'm here for the Patrick (our current governor, Deval Patrick) campaign," she began ...

And I promptly cut her off, and said, "I am not interested in spending time with this, I have work to do."

She tried to cut in with a protest about not taking much time, and I looked at her and said, "I have already decided. I am voting for the candidates who bother me the least."

She did not know what to say to that, hesitated, then got the (not very subtle) hint and left. Thank goodness!

Hee hee....good one.

[Grace]

I love this and with your permission will use it before the next election cycle.

The only thing I can say to the candidates is that this has been, by far, the nastiest campaign I can remember. The main focus seemed to be "my opponent is a raving jerk because..." There was very little discussion on the issues and what the candidates intend to do about them if elected.

I've voted in every primary and general election since turning 21. I follow campaigns closely in order to make an informed choice when going into the voting booth. Not so easy to do this time around. After these past few months, I'm not sure any of them are fit to hold public office.

Candidates, in future campaigns:

Stop the robo calls. They're annoying, intrusive, and might cause you to lose more votes than you gain.

Tell me what you see the issues to be then tell me exactly what you'll do about them if you're elected.

STOP insulting my intelligence with negative ads and fliers. Give us some facts, we voters CAN make our own informed choice.

Keep your opponent's families out of your campaign completely. We vote for candidates, not their relatives good or bad.

Your negative low blows against your opponent must stop. I don't really care about something they might have said or done 25-30 years ago. It's what they say and do now that really matters.

Believe it or not, the source of your funding is important to many of us. Aside from the $10 or $15 you get from middle class supporters, some of us want to know who is making mega-contributions. Prove to us that you "can't be bought" by being open and honest on this.

And next time around, approach us as the intelligent people we are. DO NOT tell us we're not patriotic and anti-American if we don't accept your position. The fact that we do vote proves you wrong!

[anna_66]

Karen that was great! Sounds like you got her

We don't have a land line so luckily we don't get all the calls, but the mail...OMG! So much junk! I'm glad today is voting day!

[cassiesmom]

We don't have a land line so luckily we don't get all the calls, but the mail...OMG! So much junk! I'm glad today is voting day!

I'm glad too! Yesterday was the first day in I don't know how long that I had no election-related mail. I'm glad the nasty TV and radio commercials will be going away too.

[momcat]

Hi Grace,
Please feel free to use the post anytime it might be appropriate. If it has any impact at all on future campaigns, it will be well worth it. We, the voters, cannot go through another election cycle like this one.

Momcat

[Grace]

Hi Grace,
Please feel free to use the post anytime it might be appropriate. If it has any impact at all on future campaigns, it will be well worth it. We, the voters, cannot go through another election cycle like this one.

Momcat

Thanks, Eileen. I plan to use it next time around.

Now - we are three days past election and there are still 2 Gubernartorial and 1 Senate seat still undecided - as well as 9 seats in the House.

Alaska has to count all those write-ins for the Senate. I read somewhere it might be Thanksgiving before that is completed. The states of Connecticut and Minnesota still don't know who their new
Governors will be. And I don't know the 9 House seats still in limbo.