They generally claim to represent independent polling agencies-usually for news organizations.

If the answer to that is ‘NO’ then I have no right to complain or to condemn other for what “I” have allowed to happen. Many erroneously believe that all they have to do is ‘vote’, and that their duty is completed for another2, 4, or 6 years. That is not how things work in the real world.

Prior to voting, one needs to educate oneself and learn everything about the individual for whom one is voting, then cast an informed vote. And that information, that which is required, will not come from merely listening and reading what candidates or others want you to believe.

After an individual has entered office, one also needs to watch very carefully as to whether the officeholder acts according to what he/she told you they were; i.e. what they really believed, or if they are more concerned with publicity and self-promotion instead of ‘working hard’, and in the interests of all those he/she was elected to serve, whose servant they actually are.

When voting on issues, one needs to carefully study those as well. And that includes far more than how one ‘feels’ about one or the other. One must also look at what is the real motivation of those who would place such issues on the ballot, as well as long and hard as to the possible effects, short and long term, of voting one way or the other.

Ms. Stubbs claims not to want to vote for either party, or not at all, due to her frustration. Others will withdraw totally from the politcal process and join no party, registering themselves as either ‘Independent’ or ‘Unaffiliated’. That choice I will defend for them.

However, in doing so, such means that they will have no ‘hand’ as to whom the various political organizations select and may end up with but a ‘multiple choice’, neither option which they are given being worth much.

They want to ’straddle the fence’ and go through life committed to ‘nothing’, content with the choices with which they are presented. Personally, I consider that a very bad decision but, that is their choice. As some point in ones life, one must commit to something, and something bigger than oneself.

Like in the physical world, if one seeks to but straddle a fence, the only two possible outcomes are ’splinters’ or being ‘blown off’ by a strong wind.
Some of us, are not satisfied with such choices limited outcomes. We do not like ’splinters’ or being ‘blown off’; i.e. allowing ourselves to be controlled by external forces over which we have no control.

Ms. Stubbs has an absolute right to choose as she wishes, just as we all do. However, let us hope that she is not seeking others to provide ‘answers’ for her, but will determine her own.

If the democrats get into office and find out you have any, they will just come get it anyway.

Why not give it up now and buy some goodwill?

Some think the clintons are going to make a bid for taking it back since the latest primaries, after olbammer pretty nuch had it tied up went overwhelmingly for hitlery, and leaving the upstart minority feller looking bad to the democrat voters in the last few States.

‘Tis going to be an interesting convention in denver this month.

Folks already proclaiming disruptions and possible riots.

And the convention committee 11 million in debt.

So far the uber rich on this board, class and blubberby have failed to bail the committee out.