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To: RetiredNow who wrote (204549)	9/30/2004 11:32:49 PM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572746

mindmeld, Well, black or not, anyone who is so close-minded as to decide that nothing another candidate has to say will change his mind, clearly has some problems making sound decisions. There are candidates who are willing to say anything. You can't go only by what they say, you also have to watch what they do and have done. As far as how many people actually watch the debates, I would not be surprised if half of the people who go to vote don't watch the debates. I believe there is an obligation to watch the debates, or at least read about them on part of every voter. Joe

To: RetiredNow who wrote (204549)	10/1/2004 1:38:11 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572746

When facts and history tell you that something is wrong, you have to be willing to open your mind and listen to other viewpoints. I'm a Republican and after 4 years of Bush, I simply could not ignore all the facts that pointed to Bush's incompetence. However, I am listening and reading everything I can get my hands on between now and 11/2. I WANT for Bush to give me a reason to vote for him, because my core beliefs are Republican. But my reason tells me that his level of incompetence can be catostrophic at this point in the world's history. Too much of great import and long term consequence is going on right now to entrust our fate to Bush. You are not the only GOP to change his vote. A friend of mine told me in Feb. that he was GOP and had voted for Bush in 2000. In response, I told him that it was best we did not talk politics since I was very much anti Bush. About three months ago, he told me out of the blue that he had decided Bush must be crazy and was definitely incompetent, and he no longer intended to vote for him. I was pretty surprised. I wonder how many moderate Republicans feel that way? I suspect not a lot but it will be interesting to see how people vote in November. ted