Nov 3 2008

McCain-Palin

abelara

i filled in the little boxes on my ballot last night. (i guess i haven’t officially voted until i mail it in or drop it off at my “drop-off location”)

i should preface this blog post (and now that i think of it all of my political posts) by saying, “the views represented here are the sole views of the author, they are not the official views of Grandview Assembly of God, Efcom, or any past or future employer that Abraham may have.”

anyways, i tweeted this past weekend via TwitVote that i was voting for McCain/Palin. i was then replied to by someone who was voting for Obama/Biden for my reasons why. what i thought was interesting was the way she phrased the question.

was i voting for McCain, or against Obama?

after much heart and mind wrestling within me this election cycle. i thought i’d answer the question, which actually no matter either side you fall on is a good question to answer. are you voting for that person or against the other guy?

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Aug 31 2008

election thoughts 2008

abelara

the DNC (democratic national convention) has finished in denver, with the RNC (republican national convention) taking place this week in minneapolis-st. paul.

last weekend Obama picked senator Joe Biden of Delaware as his vice presidential running mate; and last friday McCain announced governor Sarah Palin of Alaska has his VP running mate.

i always find US presidential elections to be interesting. although, this is the first year that i’ve actually taken interest in the politics of candidates. Continue reading

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