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"If you were going to vote for Bush anyway, then just vote for him. There are reasons to do that."
"If you were not going to vote for him, then vote the way you are inclined, without regard for what terrorists are doing."
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These statements apply only to those who have made up their mind. I said I was undecided.
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"Allowing a criminal organization to influence your vote is not defiance".
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Depends on which way your vote was "influenced". In the case of Spain, they voted to heed the terrorists warning. An act of terror before our election would simply be saying, "don't vote for Bush". Going from an undecided to a Bush vote would most certainly be an act of defiance.
In your post on flame you said you wouldn’t allow the Bush administration "to use" and act of terror to influence your vote. What you seem to be saying is "I'll blame Bush for trying to capitalize on the event and that way I can ignore the event itself and not allow myself to be influenced by criminals."
I try not letting Campaign ads, slogans, or rhetoric influence my vote and I doubt you do either.
In this country, act of terror would likely harden the positions on both sides. The question that remains is, which way would the swing voters swing?
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- Spain has spoken
- Defiance
- re: A solid victory for terror everywhere . . . (n/t)
- re: Spain has spoken
- Perhaps the Spaniards believe their government shoulda concentrated on AQ instead of Iraq. (n/t)
- If Spain chooses apeasement, they are saying more than they may realize
- Laugh it up, pal. Maybe you don't realize what just happened in Spain. (n/t)
- re: Yes, it's called democracy! (n/t)
- Pray, tell.
- The conservatives nightmare - a fair vote in a democracy? (n/t)
- And you defend Castro
- Fair?
- Cause - effect. (Posted to the wrong board the first time.)
- Until the bombing, the conservative Popular Party was projected by most polls to beat the Socialists, although perhaps without retaining their majority in the 350-seat Congress of Deputies.
- The Spanish government backed the US-led invasion of Iraq last year despite polls showing 90% opposition to it from the Spanish public.
- I know you're not saying that they should forgo the voting and stick with the polls.
- Link
- Until the bombing, the conservative Popular Party was projected by most polls to beat the Socialists, although perhaps without retaining their majority in the 350-seat Congress of Deputies.
- Cause - effect. (Posted to the wrong board the first time.)
- Follow-up election scheduled on issue of handing Spain back to the Moorish invaders
- re: Spain has spoken