Anonymous #2 1d

i think about all the less visible damage a bad government official can do. like for instance there’s a big difference between “guy who doesn’t increase increase SNAP funding” and “guy who cuts SNAP funding”

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Anonymous #3 1d

wym know who you vote for

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Anonymous america1st 1d

I'm not saying because I'm not asking for opinions. I will do my research and vote, and if I feel my research is inadequate, I won't vote uneducated. The thing is, if neither candidate would be *good,* but one isn't as bad as the other, it's better to vote for them than not vote and let the other win. Still, the uncertainly (at a minimum) for both candidates makes it difficult to do that and I don't want to make any mistakes morally or logically

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Anonymous #2 1d

It's difficult when they're not on the same level. From what I've heard (still researching in case my information is wrong) it's "person 1 is a bad person but can person 2 handle the job?" it's not really even ground yeah ones not a bad person but if they can't do a good job (idk if they can I'm new to all this) then it could cause issues

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Anonymous OP 1d

its very hard to say without knowing who it is or what the office is but politicians rarely make decisions alone, usually they are very much guided by party and allies

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Anonymous #2 1d

if it is senate or representatives chances are they’ll just vote w their party most of the time so the question is which party more than which person

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Anonymous #2 1d

two party system sucks

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Anonymous #2 1d

It's governer but I'm not saying which state because I know if I name drop candidates I'll get biased answers (maybe not from you but from others) and I'm not looking for "who should I vote for". Idk if that changes your answer, knowing which position it is

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Anonymous OP 1d

probably from me too lol i’d try my best but i have my biases so probably best

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Anonymous #2 1d

yeah governor is a tougher one because they definitely have to be more self sufficient

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Anonymous #2 1d

but one thing to think about is governors get to appoint lots of state gov officials

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Anonymous #2 1d

that’s a decision largely dictated by party and policy priorities

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Anonymous #2 1d

who would you prefer to have choosing your director of your state department of education? state environmental agency?

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Anonymous OP 1d

I was just curious

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Anonymous #2 1d

I feel like I don't know enough to say. I've heard stuff from family so it does fuck with my head, even though I can't figure out if it's true or not. Also my dumbass doesn't know what half those positions are. As im looking up candidates I'm looking up what some of their positions even are

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Anonymous OP 1d

yeah it can definitely be overwhelming but good on you for doing the research

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Anonymous america1st 1d

Oh okay. I thought you were asking so you could give your thoughts 😅 sorry I have enough bias in my own household and I don't want to be hounded to vote one way or another. I want to try and do my own research and make my best educated vote without bias

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Anonymous #2 1d

*trying. Idek what to look up so I feel like I'm failing at it

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Anonymous OP 1d

trying is awesome genuinely

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Anonymous #2 1d

have you looked at ballotpedia yet? i like that one

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Anonymous #5 1d

Josh Shapiro lol

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Anonymous #2 1d

Thank you lol

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Anonymous #2 1d

Never heard of it. Is it an unbiased/center source?

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Anonymous #2 1d

and if there are organizations you like in your area you can see if they have published voter guides or anything

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Anonymous #5 1d

Idk who those people are, definitely not

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Anonymous OP 1d

yes it’s pretty nonpartisan

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Anonymous #2 1d

you can google “ballotpedia (candidate name)” or “ballotpedia (election, state, office)”

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Anonymous OP 1d

They are the PA race, all the campaign ads for Stacy rn are straight ai renditions of Josh, and the ones for Josh are just attacking Stacy for using ai lmao

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Anonymous #2 1d

alright, thank you so much for your help

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Anonymous #5 1d

wait that’s hilarious i used to live in pittsburgh and that sounds like PA

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Anonymous OP 1d

ofc good luck!!

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Anonymous #5 1d

That'd be comedic if it wasn't for the fact that they're supposed to represent and support a whole state. But no, I'm not in PA. Might be soon though ... wont that be fun (sarcasm)

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Anonymous #5 1d

I will be looking up those ads though I'm curious now

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Anonymous #2 1d

Lmao it’s getting heated too I’m just in it for the plot

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Anonymous #5 1d

that’s so funny

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Anonymous #2 1d

i remember i liked josh shapiro but whenever i heard him talk i always felt like he was doing a really well practiced barak obama imitation

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Anonymous OP 1d

Come to PA! Live in the city tho there’s jack shit to do out here in the forest regions

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Anonymous #5 1d

"Jack shit" and "forest regions" in the same sentence? Nah I'm a writer and obsessed with whimsy, I'll be in those damn trees 😂

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