Tuesday, December 18, 2007

A More Divisive Question, Perhaps?

Thanks to all the participants in the most recent WWCP poll.

There were only 19 votes in this "election." I credit that fact to the blog's recent inactivity, the lack of publicity the blog has gotten in the past few weeks, and the poor placement in the sidebar. Hopefully, none of those issues will influence future polls on this site.

Even with the relatively few number of votes, the results of this poll were quite interesting. Unlike the last poll, which had a clear consensus, this poll split the votes. The question was simple: "What do you dislike the most?"

7 of you (36%) answered that you disliked "Flip-Flopping" the most, perhaps residue from John Kerry or a present rebuke of Mitt Romney.

6 of you (31%) said that you disliked "Lying about or obscuring one's track-record (or current political views)" the most. I should've clarified this, but it refers both to one's own record/views and one's opponents'. I don't know whether that clarification would've garnered this answer more support or not.

There was a two-way tie for third, with 3 people each (15%) saying that they most dislike "Attack Ads" and "Perpetuating the idea that only certain candidates can win in the general election." I'd be interested to see what just Huckabee supporters would have to say if these two choices were the only options, since he's been the victim of both ploys. Although, the "Attack Ads" against him have still been somewhat tame so far.

What do I take out of this poll? Well, I think it's probable that all of you dislike all of those things, and you simply had to pick one based upon your strongest feelings.

Please vote in the next polls (notice the plural).

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I got a poll where Huckabee always wins, just try voting for someone else ;)

http://www.myquickpoll.com/usa2008av/

Kingdom Advancer said...

I find it interesting that you'd point to "America" rather than Christianity's basic precepts as a reason not to hate. Christians are to love our neighbors as ourselves. We are to do unto others as we would have them do unto us.
Besides, what is America? America is a nation founded on Christian principles.

But the issue here is not hate. I do not hate Mormons. What I do hate is the deception they've fallen into, the cult they follow, the eternal destination they tread towards. I also disdain the idea that Mormonism--and every other religion--somehow holds equal validity to that of Christianity.

I've made clear, in my blog's introduction, and in accompanying articles, the legitimate reasons I think we should want a Christian President. You can't deny those points on a biblical basis.

By the way, Article VI of the Constitution insures that no candidate, after being elected, is refused office because of his religion. However, citizens have the perfectly legitimate right to choose to vote--or not vote--for a candidate for any number of reasons. You can not like Mitt Romney's hair; you can dislike Mitt Romney's politics; you can dislike Mitt Romney's speaking style; or, you can dislike Mitt Romney's religion. Who are you to decree the ways in which anyone is allowed to determine who they will vote for?