Joe Williams
Shooter
- Jun 26, 2008
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Moderator did a fine job.
This is one of the few, if not only, debates that has changed my mind.
I already knew I wasn't going to vote for Coats. That hasn't changed, but his performance reinforced that for me.
Ellsworth was a possibility, but after watching and listening to him, his... his.... attitude, body language, I don't know. He gave me the heebie jeebies. He's just another democrat that will vote for the leftist agenda if his vote is a deciding one. In fact, he has. Like Coats, he'll flip on any of the issues, including gun control and abortion, that I consider most important if it benefits him and his party.
In fact, watching Coats and Ellsworth left me filled with distinct distaste. We deserve better.
There are a number of issues that I disagree with Sink-Burris on, or don't quite agree with her on. But, overall, she's close enough. More important, I won't be ashamed of my vote, unless something drastic changes over the next couple weeks. And her demeanor and ability to not only hold her own but trounce (IMHO) the other two much more experienced candidates in this debate did much to convince me there is an underlying basic competence there that's worth voting for. I also admired her lack of wishy washy answers, and her willingness to stand firm for what she believes. That took much convincing... I'm terribly unimpressed with the Libertarian Party as a whole.
I understand the reality of whether or not she'll win, and the desirability of the Reps regaining control of the Senate. But, not at the cost of my vote helping send someone like Coats back to the Senate. People just like our Dem and Rep choices have trashed our country. I sincerely wish the Republican Party had listened, and not foisted this re-tread on us instead of supporting one of the other two viable candidates in the primary. Whether she wins or not, with enough votes being pulled away from the main parties, maybe they'll get the hint that we are disgusted with them, and their performance.
This is one of the few, if not only, debates that has changed my mind.
I already knew I wasn't going to vote for Coats. That hasn't changed, but his performance reinforced that for me.
Ellsworth was a possibility, but after watching and listening to him, his... his.... attitude, body language, I don't know. He gave me the heebie jeebies. He's just another democrat that will vote for the leftist agenda if his vote is a deciding one. In fact, he has. Like Coats, he'll flip on any of the issues, including gun control and abortion, that I consider most important if it benefits him and his party.
In fact, watching Coats and Ellsworth left me filled with distinct distaste. We deserve better.
There are a number of issues that I disagree with Sink-Burris on, or don't quite agree with her on. But, overall, she's close enough. More important, I won't be ashamed of my vote, unless something drastic changes over the next couple weeks. And her demeanor and ability to not only hold her own but trounce (IMHO) the other two much more experienced candidates in this debate did much to convince me there is an underlying basic competence there that's worth voting for. I also admired her lack of wishy washy answers, and her willingness to stand firm for what she believes. That took much convincing... I'm terribly unimpressed with the Libertarian Party as a whole.
I understand the reality of whether or not she'll win, and the desirability of the Reps regaining control of the Senate. But, not at the cost of my vote helping send someone like Coats back to the Senate. People just like our Dem and Rep choices have trashed our country. I sincerely wish the Republican Party had listened, and not foisted this re-tread on us instead of supporting one of the other two viable candidates in the primary. Whether she wins or not, with enough votes being pulled away from the main parties, maybe they'll get the hint that we are disgusted with them, and their performance.
