I agree with Hagop that its a great feeling that we are taking part in such an important and historical process. I highly recommend that people consider who they are voting for, not just for President, but for your Senator (if your Senator is up) and your Representative. I just got a call from the Republican Committee asking me to vote for Bush for President and Frank Wolf (R-VA) for Rep. I think it's obvious by now who I want for President, but I'm happy to vote for Wolf since I know his background on issues I care about.
We are definitely seeing something amazing this year. There are so many newly registered voters this year which is one of the reasons I don't put too much faith in the polls out there. I think there is very little certainty on the turnout of this year's election that no one can so confidently say who will win. So for all the people telling me that I'm naive to think Kerry will win, please do not belittle the phenomenon that is taking place here. Whether he wins or not isn't the issue. The only thing I can find as a reason for someone to be so confident in Bush's win is to know that the votes are fixed. Otherwise, please put a little faith in the democratic system and wait until Nov 2 to be so sure who will win.
So now that all these people are registered, the question is how they are determining the issues that concern them. Hagop, I think it's great that stem cell research is so important to how you vote. I myself have so much more to understand about some issue and stem cell research is one of them. I agree with you and that is something I care about too. The most important issue that is determining my vote is foreign policy, but one thing I hope everyone reading this log considers is how people stand on Armenian issues. If you vote for that reason or not is another issue, but it's something to consider. For example, I hope that some people from Florida might take into consideration that they might have a Democratic Rep. that fights more for Turkish issues than American. In my case, I have a Republican Rep who has supported Armenian issues consistently and that is a major factor in my choice to vote for him. The ANCA has questionairres available on our website that are meant for people to send to their Reps. We have also published evaluations in the Armenian Weekly and probably Asbarez that will help people understand how their candidates stand on our issues. Again, don't vote JUST on that one issue, but please consider it.
Otherwise, I'm still waiting for a Vodka Lemon viewing in DC. No word yet. I might just have to wait til its out on DVD. If anyone has seen it, PLEASE share your comments. Last night I just watched House of Sand and Fog about a family from Iran who moved to America. I highly recommend seeing the movie. It won an Oscar for something, and if that's not enough, there's a scene with ANDY!!!!!!! All you barsgahays represent!
We are definitely seeing something amazing this year. There are so many newly registered voters this year which is one of the reasons I don't put too much faith in the polls out there. I think there is very little certainty on the turnout of this year's election that no one can so confidently say who will win. So for all the people telling me that I'm naive to think Kerry will win, please do not belittle the phenomenon that is taking place here. Whether he wins or not isn't the issue. The only thing I can find as a reason for someone to be so confident in Bush's win is to know that the votes are fixed. Otherwise, please put a little faith in the democratic system and wait until Nov 2 to be so sure who will win.
So now that all these people are registered, the question is how they are determining the issues that concern them. Hagop, I think it's great that stem cell research is so important to how you vote. I myself have so much more to understand about some issue and stem cell research is one of them. I agree with you and that is something I care about too. The most important issue that is determining my vote is foreign policy, but one thing I hope everyone reading this log considers is how people stand on Armenian issues. If you vote for that reason or not is another issue, but it's something to consider. For example, I hope that some people from Florida might take into consideration that they might have a Democratic Rep. that fights more for Turkish issues than American. In my case, I have a Republican Rep who has supported Armenian issues consistently and that is a major factor in my choice to vote for him. The ANCA has questionairres available on our website that are meant for people to send to their Reps. We have also published evaluations in the Armenian Weekly and probably Asbarez that will help people understand how their candidates stand on our issues. Again, don't vote JUST on that one issue, but please consider it.
Otherwise, I'm still waiting for a Vodka Lemon viewing in DC. No word yet. I might just have to wait til its out on DVD. If anyone has seen it, PLEASE share your comments. Last night I just watched House of Sand and Fog about a family from Iran who moved to America. I highly recommend seeing the movie. It won an Oscar for something, and if that's not enough, there's a scene with ANDY!!!!!!! All you barsgahays represent!
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