Research crucial to voting
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Editor,
I would guess that most of us, other than those with masochistic tendencies, will be delighted to see Election Day come and go. We have heard all of the truths, half-truths and downright lies during this time when hyperbole reigns supreme.
As we go to the polls, or vote early or absentee, it is vital that we conduct our research in a most diligent manner.
Our votes should be based on judgment of which candidates most accurately reflect our own thoughtful views.
Those choices should not be based wholly on “name recognition.”
This is especially true with the overpopulated race for JP.
For me, that means selecting folks with whom I have had positive personal experiences. For example, I have learned that Denny Rehberg, Janna Taylor and Gale Decker are open to suggestions and can be counted on to respond directly to comments and questions. Sad to say, but that description does not apply to Senators Tester or Baucus — they, instead, have responded only with “canned” eyewash that hasn’t addressed any of my many questions over recent years. Beyond that, my personal experience with some of the local candidates drives my selections toward their opponents, whom I regard as more trustworthy and reflective of my more conservative fiscal views and somewhat moderate conservative social outlook.
I do not, based on my research and attendance at forums, expect to vote a straight ticket. There are, after all, one or two state-level incumbents who I think have done a respectable job.
Bob Hanson
Dayton
