Election Day is tomorrow. I don’t know about other people and how they vote but how I reach my voting decisions is quite a complex beast. Why vote the old fashioned way by going with the party you’re affiliated with? Now being an independent, I feel that I need to develop my own system of voting in order to stay true to myself and do what I need to do to keep my votes fair. So I will now try to explain how I usually go about election day.

• If the candidate or issue has too many signs out, I will probably not vote for them. Seriously, I don’t appreciate spam in my inbox nor do I appreciate looking at the masses of duplicate cardboard signs on the side of the street. The same goes for the flyers and brochures I’m getting in the mail. Truly annoying.
• If the candidate’s or issue’s signs are horrid to even look at, I will probably not vote for them. Again more visual pollution.  I remember a few years ago that someone had these bright orange signs with black lettering.  At first I wasn’t sure if it was an advertisement for a Halloween sale or a political ad.  Either way, that guy seemed scary.
• Mud-slinging and anti-opponent commercials on television and mail are a no-no. I really don’t care what bad things the other candidate did in the past.  Everyone makes mistakes or regrets something. I want to hear what you are going to do to make life better and our government work more efficiently. If all you can do is berate and bash your opponent, that just means you are a bully and have nothing to bring to the table.

I’m not going to say who I’m voting for candidate-wise. I sort of have a secret ritual which may include snorting, bugged eyed looks, sneering, and muttering to help me make my final selection.  Honestly, though, I do try research the issues and candidates as much as I can. I want to make the most intelligent and knowledgeable decision that I can so our country doesn’t do any worse that it could.  It does seem that we have to vote for the lesser of two evils but we can only work with what we’re given.  Please vote responsibly.

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