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Lydia Leftcoast

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Sun Apr-24-05 09:56 PM
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19. I don't believe in single-issue voting

if the candidate is okay on the majority of issues.

Single-issue voters (in this case, pro-choice) voters in Oregon kept Bob Packwood (yes, that Bob Packwood) in office until his disgrace. They actually voted against Democratic challengers--who were also pro-choice-- out of "gratitude" to Packwood, who is otherwise a corporation-fellating sleeze, for his consistent pro-choice votes.

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