Sunday, October 3, 2010
In the lead once again
I've been snooping around for some of the information on the polls and I have ran into a few of them mentioning that Mr. Perry refuses to debate with Mr. White. In an article in the Austin American Statesman posted by the Editorial Board of the Statesman, they seem to be a bit upset at the fact that Mr. Perry will not debate Mr. White. I believe with all the negative news that we received about Mr. Perry it is in his best interest to not debate Mr. White, I do think Mr. Perry and his political advisors are very good at what they do to gain control of these polls. As well you will come to see how they mention that he never states anything negative about Mr. White. I think this another good approach at making him seem like he is running a positive campaign even though he leaves the dirty work to his staff leaving his hands clean of all the bashing. If you are such a "BAD" governor as they say you are and people state all of the obvious and you still get re-elected than you deserve it. This is another very good point why I think it is very important for citizens of their state to be more familiar about their local government.
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I really enjoyed reading your opinions on the Perry/White debate debacle, especially considering we have different viewpoints. I believe that campaigning is a mix of media, speaking, articles, etc. that lets the people become more acquainted to the candidates. For the incumbent to basically hold an ultimatum to his opponent and fail to show up to a debate is rude. He is voted for and working for the people. To deny the people the right to hear a debate seems unjust. He wanted White to disclose his previous tax records and since White wouldn’t, Perry stated he wouldn’t debate. I feel as though that is for the people to decide. I believe that we have an intelligent voting pool. If a voter sees that White refuses to disclose something then they will make their own decisions based on this action. Perry is not some God sitting on a thrown that we all bow down to. He is a man that wants to get elected.
ReplyDeleteI do see your point and it is valid. I suppose that this situation hit me on a more moral level then thinking about the strategic move it in. Strategically it may have been very smart for him to not show. However, I personally don’t like the man at all.