Don't be fooled by Endorsements

Written by: Corla & Lon Coles on May 28, 2008 10:37 PM EDT

What does it mean for you, the voter, when you see an endorsement of a Candidate?  Nothing!  For the past few months I have been a volunteer with a Congressional campaign, participating from the inside, in the Democratic process.  I have been appalled by the unscrupulous means some other candidates use to try and lure votes.  Just as we see nightly in the National Election, I have watched as despicable means are used to manipulate numbers to get a Club endorsement.  Personal endorsements are posted on Websites without permission.  I have listened to words being twisted to infer one person’s value over another based on how much money the candidate loaned his campaign.  I have sat by and listened as one candidate takes another’s phraseology and vomits it out as his own.  I see "endorsements" in mailers that are false.  The only thing of value, fellow  voters, is what you know to be true.  Read, ask questions, call the candidates at every level and ask the hard questions.  Ask the questions that reflect your values, your concerns, your needs.

 The June 3rd election will sadly have a poor showing of voters.  Maybe 10% of the registered voters will make decisions that will have a lasting effect not just on our lives, but the lives of our children and Grandchildren.  I besiege you to Vote.  In a time when many of our civil rights have been compromised, voting becomes even more meaningful.  It is our responsibility to Vote intelligently, to be informed, and to make our vote reflect our values, our concerns and our needs.

I am a proud member of Citizen’s Actions 4 Peace, Democracy for America, Progressive Democrats of America, and Arlington West Santa Monica Veterans for Peace Chapter, and CODE PINK: Women for Peace and Global Solutions.

"Principles only mean something if you stand by them when they are inconvenient." Joan Allen in the Contender

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