I don't care who you vote for, I care that you vote. And that you know why you are voting for that person. Which is why I place links here so you can arm yourself with information before you cast your ballot.
In this spirit, may I introduce you to this site: http://www.factcheck.org/
It is a non-partisan website that does only one thing: it checks the facts.
Anytime a politician makes a claim, for themselves or against their opponent, FactCheck looks into the truth of the claim and posts the results.
All politicians lie and stretch the truth, regardless of their political affiliation. The news media is just a culpable. Fox, CNN, MSNBC... they are all For Profit outfits. And where there is money on the line, there is an agenda to be achieved.
So investigate the candidates before you vote for them. Know what issues are important to you and find out which candidate actually supports that view. Don't assume your issues are important to the party you support. Know what the Democratic party stands for. Know what the Republican party stands for. And then know how close to that platform your candidate stands.
Uninformed voters are worse than non-voters.
http://www.gop.com/2008Platform/
http://www.johnmccain.com/splash32615.htm
http://www.votesmart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=53270
https://www.democrats.org/
https://donate.barackobama.com/page/content/splashsignup_welcome
http://www.votesmart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=9490
This message has been brought to you by Me, a concerned citizen.
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