[TheRealThing]

Ive never understood this premise.
Obviously, they are not paying people personally to go vote.


Its up to the voter to be well informed and make an accurate choice. Just because you see a commercial that the Koch Brother bought doesn't mean you should listen to it. If I owned a diner and put up a sign that said vote republican, it would be no different than what the Kochs are doing, only on a smaller scale.

The biggest problem with this country is they vote the way there told to vote. People aren't smart enough to make there own choices.

I don't see it quite that way. You're basically right that people don't make the right choices, but I believe people vote for themselves. You hear the rationale all the time and it's being thrown around right now with regard to Mitch McConnell when Dems ask "what has he done for Kentucky?" Of course, politicians have basically done it to themselves in making absurd promises to give the people they serve jobs and the like. But, it all boils down to those promises. Barack Obama came into office making wild promises to everybody. In fact, political cartoonists had a field day in pointing that out. In the past nky and I both, have posted this video of Chicago resident Peggy Joseph immediately following Obama's Presidential win. Her reaction was the same as somebody who had just won the lottery or something.


Low information voters (what I believe you're talking about) are the problem. People are so consumed with their own wants and problems they don't have a clue what's going on around them. Sort of like fighting over staterooms on the Titanic while the ship is going down. All they know is what they want. Therefore, if there are two candidates and one of them is promising them the moon, that's who they vote for. I believe Obama bought the Presidency with promises of free health care and extended welfare benefits. Likewise, the Congress buys votes with promises of free stuff. It's hard to campaign against that, with a call to self governance and continued freedom along with equality of opportunity, when you're speaking to a generation of voters who've been brought up to think the government is their sugar daddy.

That's how the Dems are able to sell the whole idea that Republicans are rich self absorbed white men that don't care about the lower class's problems. They do care but, are convinced the way we help folks is to provide them safety and equal opportunity. Not just hand them anything they can imagine, down to cell phones and spending money. Unless and until politicians stop causing the problems with buying elections, favors for votes, we are without hope.
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"When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the Republic." [/SIZE] ---Benjamin Franklin