scooterbug44
SoWal Expert
Been there done that...once. That's enough.
Seriously!
Here's my voting criteria (note party affiliation is not on here):
1) Have you paid your taxes and properly disclosed/reported your financial info and contributors as required. You want to direct my tax dollars and decide on rules & enforcement, I better not see your name on a tax certificate list or know of your crimes/misdeeds/who is contributing to you multiple times through their employees and different organizations. You make the rules, you better follow them in both the letter and spirit.
2) Are you engaged in a smear campaign. I want action and leadership from someone with the cojones to stand up for their opinions and constituents, not just whine, blame others, and busy themselves with partisan crap. And if I am undecided or it's close, those automated calls or nasty mailings WILL lose my vote.
3) Are you consistent in your stated positions/votes or do you hedge, vote your campaign contributions/party politics over local needs. I'll vote for someone who takes stands (even if some I disagree with) over an opportunistic flip-flopper or panderer or a politician someone owns.
4) Are you discussing important topics or are you using minor issues to inflame and sway voters. The sheet has hit the fan and more is airborne and headed towards it. I need serious candidates to deal with those serious issues.
5) Can you work with others and compromise to make sure the end result is what is best for whom you represent (that would be the voters BTW, not your party or biggest contributors).
6) Are you enriching yourself/your family/your business at my expense and nickel and diming us for benefits and perks while the taxpayers lose services and jobs. I know what you make, I know what others make, and I know whose job I find more valuable. I don't mind paying for your salary and benefits like health care, but that's pretty much it - especially when others are hurting so remember taxpayer eyes are watching you!
7) Do you make my skin crawl or make me wonder if I left my purse unattended or what you haven't been caught doing. (Logic only goes so far and then intuition kicks in. ;-)).
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