Sunshyne321's Blog

If your vote does not count, blame the Democrats...Howard Dean made that decision, supported by Obama and Hillary.

You need to explore WHY we have an Electroal College before getting rid of it.

Our founding fathers were smart enough to establish our country as a REPUBLIC, NOT a Democrary!!

Under a Democracy, which our fathers saw the danger in, we have mob rule. The 5 most populated states could decide our president every 4 years, and the other 45 states would have no voice!!!

That is why we have a Republic and Electrol College. EVERY state has a say in an election, not just those with the largest population. It is sort of a check and balance they also installed between the 3 branches of government.

Don't be so quick to get rid of them...you may wish they were back when candidates only cater to a few states and cater to only their needs and desires at the expense of the rest of the country.

Your party did this to you! Remember that! Now their silly little rules seem really stupid don't they?

My vote counted!

And yes Hitlery should stay in this race as long as possible, I like watching the fur fly! =)

Your vote doesn't count because YOUR party made that rule, and you all were too silly to follow it. Your party actually thought they could make these rules and then if things went awry, they could change them. Live with it, or change parties. Personally, I'll welcome any Dem who finally wakes up to join us in Nov.

It's the democratic party, you should know that in all the primarie's you have voted in your vote never really counted in the first place. Dont forget Americans dont have the right to vote in the primaries. That right is only granted in the general election.

You didn't REALLY think those people down there in Broward Country were Too stupid to figure out how to use a ballot they've been using for decades ,,did you??

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Never mind...I withdraw the question...LMAO....

In response to all of the REPUBS comments to my blog, I can point out just as many "wonderful" things about various candidates as well. But isn't partisan politics what gets us into these issues to begin with? I can credit Bush with some good things he's done for veterans, much as I dislike him. Being a DEM doesn't make one ignorant any more than being a REPUB does.

The bickering needs to end...probably so do the parties. It is time to run for the office based on ability, credentials and integrity. I, for one am defecting to the REPUBS since the DEMS can't get their act together to run an election, much less the country! However, this is a "lesser of two evils" vote for me. There has to be a better way.

Look, I don't have a solution, but with enough people and so many serious problems, instead of just "LMAO", we'd do far better to resolve the issues. I apologize to anyone who has been unitentionally insulted. That is not my intent.

I understood the blog to be about voting and your vote not counting... I don't believe Fla has a bad record of counting votes...just some people are not smart enough to vote and I only know of one party that specifically went out to block people from voting...that was the Dems against the military!!

As for the Electrol College, I addressed that earlier.

There was a time when I hated the Electoral College too. I was a fan of the popular vote. That is, until I started really listening to some of the ridiculous reasons why people chose their candidates. It was only then I began to understand why "mob rule" was not the best way to go.

I'm also glad that FlaNative clarified why we have the Electoral College. Political matters do not come easy to me, so I usually avoid discussing it.

I'll admit though, that I still have trouble understanding how the Electoral College and popular vote work together. Anyone know where I can learn about this, explained in plain english?

Thanks, Hawkeye, much appreicated!

YBSRobin... Well ya know, Bush is a businessman, and not your typical lawyer type. His economy has been more stable over the last 7 years, and dispite the depserate attempt by the left to make a mountain out of a mole hill as far as a slow down vs. recession, we are doing better than most.

Gas prices are up, but the market will fix that and if you notice the silence from the media about unemployment going down again, and small but still positive growth, you will see it.

Well, well, I seemed to have stirred up a hornet's nest with my political blog. That, my friends, is what is SO GOOD about our country and why we have young men giving their lives and futures. We all have our opinions AND we have every right to vocalize them.

I really don't care which party wins and admittedly am still unsure as to which candidate I vote for. I will not stick to any party lines...now or in the future. I will vote for the candidate/party that I feel will do the best job for our country.

Best of luck to all of you and thank you for your knowledge and participation.

OVER AND OUT...