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It is just not realistic to expect people to do that kind of research. Straight ticket voting might go against our founding fathers, but it is exactly what today’s America is about, quick and easy, nothing else. If people did that kind of research I seriously, doubt they would be voting inside their party lines anyway. Do not get me wrong personally, I do not think you should get a vote unless you do some investigation of the candidates but that will never happen. Straight line voting is in place because people have set political ideologies and believe (for some reason) that the politicians belonging to the same groups reflect these ideals.

Thoughts on Straight-Voting
In this editorial, “Don't vote straight-ticket”, published in the Dallas Morning Paper, is targeting the registered voters of Dallas and all the online readers that have not voted yet. He established his credibility by referencing specific candidates in specific state races and offers voting records, political history, and political advice. The writer advocates for each voter to not do the lazy thing and vote straight-ticket, but instead, investigate, research, and educate oneself on each candidate. In doing so, the writer claims that you will become an educated voter and will not be wasting one’s time in the voting booth. The author presents logical arguments by showing how a supporter of one party might support the more qualified candidate of another party and vice versa after they investigate the candidates further. The author also makes the powerful and persuasive argument concerning what could happen if a voter were to vote straight ticket by saying, “Voters who fall back on the straight-party option also will bypass legal heavyweights seeking judicial posts – jobs that have little to do with partisan politics.” I agree with the author. He makes a powerful claim and presents persuasive points. Voting-straight is plain lazy. It goes against everything our Founding Fathers had in mind when they founded out country and our democracy. As the author also said, by taking time to become educated on individual candidates, a voter will be doing justice to the voting system and democratic government. This essay was written by http://ablueoasis.blogspot.com/