Monday, April 4, 2011
2012 Election is starting up already
It was a bit of a shock to get an email last week that Democrat Annie Kuster is running for office in 2012, only because it seems as though we just had an election. A mere 5 months ago, Kuster was defeated by Republican Charlie Bass for the District 2 House seat. And today I saw on facebook that President Obama has filed his papers for reelection. I thought that Kuster's announcement for reelection could not have come at a better time, when people were protesting on the steps of the capital in Concord. This is the perfect time for Kuster, who ran her campaign last year on job creation and fiscal responsibility, which we really have not seen from this NH congress, especially the former. I am very happy that Annie is running again and she will have a great amount of support from people who are fed up and feel as though they are not represented in the current House. Today, Vice President Biden was at UNH speaking to students about sexual violence and the youth vote. Newt Gingrich was also in NH on Monday speaking to students at Saint Anselm College. He spoke about " a multi-pronged fiscal plan to spur economic growth and reduce the deficit. That plan includes reducing the corporate tax rate to 12.5 percent; repealing the estate tax; reducing the capital gains tax to zero, and permanently extending the tax breaks for all Americans passed by Congress," according to the Union Leader. I also heard that presidential hopeful and reality star Donald Trump will be heading to Saint Anselm College to talk about his campaign...that will be interesting. So, are we ready for another election season, one that may be more important than the last? I hope we are, I am ready for the excitement of a NH primary, but I'm not sure I'm ready for the incessant attack adds and phone calls. Many people are very upset with all the politicians in the country right now. This is the kind of political climate that will make the pendulum swing back towards Democrat, I believe, so it will be very interesting to watch.
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I was interested to read, as you reported that Joe Biden was at UNH speaking about sexual violence. I think this is a good way for a Vice President to utilize his time, i would like to see office of Vice President to become a way to reach out to everyday American's also though as well. Obviously it is a treat no matter what for the Vice President of the United States to visit your campus, imagine if it were for the purposes of hearing more of what you had to say though? He hold's such a privledged position of power in being the President's next in line,that it may be a nice way to utilize down time to speak out and with ordinary American's about their concerns.
I think that this election season to be sucessful needs to calm down with the attack ads because it turning American citizens off to the world of politics
I also heard about the Vice President's visit to UNH on the news this past week. I was encouraged by this gesture of the White House to reach out to students, specifically those in our state regarding a prevalent issue in today's society. As for the upcoming 2012 elections, I couldn't agree with you more; I could go quite a bit longer without seeing anymore ads or getting calls. It definitely will be an interesting race and I think the public will be curious to see how Obama handles some of the current issues such as Libya before they make their decisions.
I agree with you on the attack ads and phone calls. The attack ads turn off so many citizens from the whole voting process. I have heard people who haven't voted in the last election because they became so fed up with the attack ads on TV. Candidates should stop putting so much money in attacking their opponent and use that money to help their campaign to get out the vote.
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