Politics … I missed the boat.

thereyesreport — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:13:14 +0000

Boy, it’s a wake-up call when someone sends you a link to something called “Who should you vote for in 2008” and your survey answers don’t match you with the person you thought aligned with your key issues.

But I tell you what, it’s even more alarming when the answer is someone you haven’t even heard of. Mike Gravel! Who is this guy? Well, after reading a bit more about him (and admitting that I probably saw him and ruled him out just based on looks and non-name recognition, how sad is that), I realized I may just have voted for him in the primary … if he even was on the ticket in NYC (he wasn’t). Ah, our system definitely has it’s flaws.

Try out the poll … maybe you’ll discover a new candidate to squander your vote on. And if you just want to see where everyone stands … then this MSNB Candidates + Issue Matrix that Bridget shared with me is pretty good too.

Keeping up with the polls

thereyesreport — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:21:37 +0000

We have a big election coming up in the US. Everyone knows that. And while on most days it’s not headline news here in Asia, occasionally, important stats and updates to make the “Turn to page 8″ call out box on the front page.

It’s helpful to have people report on this issues back at home, and so you can understand my joy when today’s help came appeared in the International Herald Times from truth-speaker Dave Barry himself.

Do to the power of the internet, you too could benefit from this sage wisdom: Iowans have corn, Floridians have coconuts.

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Politics … I missed the boat.

Keeping up with the polls