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Today's Poll: How will you vote for governor?

By Howard B. Owens
Ed Hartgrove

No, Jeff.
The question is posted on the Internet. Anyone who logs onto this site can read it. It's definitely not private.
Now, if someone chooses to "answer" it, on the Internet, THAT (the answer) might not remain private. It's my understanding that Google, and other "companies", have the means to "backtrack" pretty much every comment/computer click, etc., to find the origin. Scary, huh?

Oct 23, 2018, 2:59pm Permalink
Rich Richmond

How to make friends and influence people. Hillary Clinton-Democrat and her supporters called us "deplorables" and we didn't vote for her either.

Oct 23, 2018, 8:37pm Permalink
bud prevost

No, John, my point is that they see an "R" next to the name, and their mind is made up. Unlike yourself, who I believe keeps informed on such things, most people won't take two seconds to see what the "L" candidate is all about. I like the idea of less government, and more individual freedom. No herd here, John, it's actually pretty lonely thinking for yourslf :)

Oct 24, 2018, 8:33am Permalink
Rich Richmond

Bud, many Republicans looked into Larry Sharp and it took a few seconds to make up their minds because Larry doesn't stand a chance in grandma's house to win; so he was axed. Marc Molinaro has a chance. You don't have to have an" L "in front of your political party's name to want less government and more individual freedom. Being a lone sheep in wolf's clothing, and claiming you're the only lonely one who thinks for himself, doesn't change political reality,

Oct 24, 2018, 10:34am Permalink
bud prevost

My point exactly, Rich. This political duopoly is archaic, and only leads to deeper division; "us" versus "them". The rhetoric gets louder and more angry, back and forth. If people would be more tolerant, and open minded, they would see that it's ok for people to not have to agree about everything. There's your political reality, one side wins, the other side whines. That needs to change, and we are the one's that need to change it.

Oct 24, 2018, 12:01pm Permalink
Howard B. Owens

Rich, Marc Molinaro is 20 points behind in the polls. Even if he picked up the 10 to 13 percent that might go Sharpe, he still wouldn't have a chance to win. It makes no sense to vote for Molinaro over Sharpe because "Sharpe has no chance to win." Molinaro has no chance to win.

When Sharpe says he's not the spoiler, that Molinaro is the spoiler, it makes a lot of sense. There's nothing about Sharpe's positions that a Republican shouldn't be able to embrace him and he also has a lot of appeal to independents and moderate Democrats, so if Molinaro dropped out of the race, Sharpe would be the lone candidate standing with any chance to beat Cuomo, which wouldn't be true if Sharpe dropped out.

Oct 24, 2018, 12:47pm Permalink
Daniel Norstrand

After some research on Molinaro, he seems to be as corrupt as Cuomo. Or, at the very least has ignored his obligation to avoid the look of impropriety. I watched the debacle of a debate between the two and both came off as having serious flaws. Failure to vote for a third party candidate because he/she might affect the numbers of another is troubling as it ignores the virtues one might bring to the table. If you never vote for change, change will never occur.
And... I'm delighted to be the 1st thumbs up on your comment Howard.

Oct 24, 2018, 2:10pm Permalink

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