Amanda2489
07-10-2008, 02:12 PM
I am submitting a letter to the editor to my local paper, part of the letter may not make since to you all because it concerns local elections but could you please read over it and give me feedback, what to add or take away etc. thanks.
Dear Editor,
I was happy to see the candidates Q & A in the paper this week and even happier to see that a question I had emailed you was asked; “Who will you vote for in the Presidential Election?” What really shocked me though, is that not one single candidate answered the question. Several stated it was private and a right granted to us all, which I agree with wholeheartedly, except when you run for public office I believe your potential constituents have a right to know who and what you believe in, both on the local stage and on the national stage. There was only one candidate who stated that his orginal preference was no longer in the running and therefore, he wasn’t sure which way he was going to vote yet. I do believe him because I myself fall into the category of my preferred candidate, Hillary Clinton, no longer being in the race.
My problem with the candidates not answering that question is this; if you are afraid of isolating one potential voter by stating your preference, then what do you really stand for? If you are afraid to stand up for your own personal beliefs how on earth can we expect you to stand up for the citizens of this county? I am all too aware that this election is a hot bed issue this year, but come on folks, take a look around you! We need people in our public offices that can make decisions that they believe in and get behind those decisions 100%, but they can’t or won’t even make a personal decision that could possible help or hurt them politically in public. Remember that old saying “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything?” Is that what we have to look forward to this year?
I am a Hillary Clinton supporter. I will NOT be voting for Obama this year. I am a member of the Just Say No Deal Coalition, you can check it out at justsaynodeal.com. We are millions of Americans who will not stand for the lies, the cheating, the half counted votes of the Democratic party. We are Americans who will vote against those superdelegates running for office who endorsed Obama just to push Hillary out of the race. We are Americans who stand for something. Shame on you candidates for your inability to stand for something simply because you fear losing votes. Winning a race is sometimes less important than making a difference. Just look at Hillary Clinton, she did not win but, boy oh boy, has she made a big difference this year and the Democratic Party will be different from this point on because of it.
Dear Editor,
I was happy to see the candidates Q & A in the paper this week and even happier to see that a question I had emailed you was asked; “Who will you vote for in the Presidential Election?” What really shocked me though, is that not one single candidate answered the question. Several stated it was private and a right granted to us all, which I agree with wholeheartedly, except when you run for public office I believe your potential constituents have a right to know who and what you believe in, both on the local stage and on the national stage. There was only one candidate who stated that his orginal preference was no longer in the running and therefore, he wasn’t sure which way he was going to vote yet. I do believe him because I myself fall into the category of my preferred candidate, Hillary Clinton, no longer being in the race.
My problem with the candidates not answering that question is this; if you are afraid of isolating one potential voter by stating your preference, then what do you really stand for? If you are afraid to stand up for your own personal beliefs how on earth can we expect you to stand up for the citizens of this county? I am all too aware that this election is a hot bed issue this year, but come on folks, take a look around you! We need people in our public offices that can make decisions that they believe in and get behind those decisions 100%, but they can’t or won’t even make a personal decision that could possible help or hurt them politically in public. Remember that old saying “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything?” Is that what we have to look forward to this year?
I am a Hillary Clinton supporter. I will NOT be voting for Obama this year. I am a member of the Just Say No Deal Coalition, you can check it out at justsaynodeal.com. We are millions of Americans who will not stand for the lies, the cheating, the half counted votes of the Democratic party. We are Americans who will vote against those superdelegates running for office who endorsed Obama just to push Hillary out of the race. We are Americans who stand for something. Shame on you candidates for your inability to stand for something simply because you fear losing votes. Winning a race is sometimes less important than making a difference. Just look at Hillary Clinton, she did not win but, boy oh boy, has she made a big difference this year and the Democratic Party will be different from this point on because of it.