Originally Posted by Luv2travel

One thing is absolutely clear a vote for any one of the Straw Poll Republican radicals would drive this country to the bottom of a political pit. Where are the candidates who have the Country at heart and are prepared to stand up for it. Where are the moderates who take action reasonably, rationally, intelligently and responsibly, not by tenacious adherence to the far fringe of political belief that only promotes an extreme minority interest. I really don't care if a candidate is Republican or Democrat if they stand closer to the center of the political spectrum and have the courage to stay their. Unfortunately this won't happen because the backing of the whole party on either side requires conformity to a political position which pleases the loudest of the party, the extremists. I for one will not however waste my vote by standing on the sidelines, I will vote for the most responsible candidate, and they weren't on the Straw Poll panel.