We are being bombarded by political phone calls in our home. For each office on the ballot, I know for whom I'm going to vote. I don't plan to vote early, because some new knowledge about one of the candidates could come to light that would change my mind, and somehow it's more like a "real" election to show up at the polls on election day and wait in line with the majority of people who also vote "on time" rather than "early."
I don't discuss politics much anymore, because we have become so polarized about our positions in this country that real discussion doesn't seem to have much point. I had a talk with a friend several months ago about politics, though. He is one of the few people with whom I can discuss politics, even though our political positions are very far apart. His position was that he voted for the most conservative candidate, regardless of party. My position was that I voted for the Democratic nominee, regardless of that candidate's position on the issues.
My view has changed, though. I now examine the candidates of all parties and vote for the candidate that is the most compassionate. I don't think we can go wrong by electing the most compassionate candidates, and I hope that in the upcoming election the most compassionate candidates will receive the majority of votes. If that's not how things work out, I will have done my part to make compassion the most important consideration, and perhaps by the next major election in two years, the majority will vote for the "compassion party" instead of the Democratic or Republican party.
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