Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumNo, It’s Not Hillary’s Job To Persuade You To Vote for Her
If DU were normal, I'd post this in GD: P and Good Reads, as well, but I don't feel like dealing with the results.
http://eyeblister.blogspot.com/2016/06/no-its-not-hillarys-job-to-persuade-you.html
Ohioblue22
(1,430 posts)Your job your duty as a citizen is to use your single vote as wisely as possible. Insisting that you be pulled irresistibly to the polling station by your emotions, and if you dont feel that pull, you wont vote, is not wisdom. Its childish petulance.
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)We all need to evaluate the candidates in every election and vote for the one who will do the best job.
Usually, it is easy, but sometimes it is not.
I hold citizens who do not vote responsible for our dysfunctional government. We have a government elected by a majority of those who vote.
We are a representative democratic republic. We do not vote for leaders, we elect representatives. Nobody promises us an ideal candidate. Good government requires participation by the citizenry.
sarae
(3,284 posts)I don't understand this idea that people need to be coddled and cajoled into voting. If you have half a brain, you can see that withholding your vote (or casting a throw-away vote) only hurts you in the end. You don't need to be "thrilled" to vote for it to count.
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)I think it is important to be active in juries.
Her Sister
(6,444 posts)liberal N proud
(60,936 posts)I agree, it is not her job. She has laid out her plans and it is up to each and every voter to review and decide their own vote.