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Question: Do endorsements from representatives or media you respect influence your decision on who to vote for?
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Anna Komnene
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« on: February 05, 2016, 01:15:48 AM »
I was just wondering with all the news about endorsements lately.
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« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2016, 01:51:33 AM »
Nope.
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« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2016, 03:06:15 AM »
Not for Presidential races. For extremely local ones like state legislative races, yeah, endorsements play a role in how I see candidates.
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« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2016, 03:07:35 AM »
Yes, there are any number of people and organizations, both known to me personally and not, whose opinions and views I take into special consideration. I wonder where these very special people, who come up with their opinions while being completely uninfluenced by anyone, are.
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« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2016, 04:22:11 AM »
No, in most cases not.
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« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2016, 05:44:29 AM »
siren, you're back?! hi!!

as for the question, there's a coupla people whose endorsements i'd pay attention to but i don't think any of them would actually change my vote
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« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2016, 08:21:35 AM »
No, of course not, but it's pretty funny that a certain sitting President hasn't endorsed anybody yet.  Perhaps he's waiting to see if she's going to jail or not first?
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« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2016, 10:22:50 AM »
You should have added an option "Possibly, depending on who it is from". I could care less about the bulk of endorsements one would get, but if it's from someone I truly respect and trust, it might influence my decision at least a little bit.
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« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2016, 06:05:31 PM »
I try not to base my vote on endorsements, but subconsciously they can have an effect.
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« Reply #9 on: February 06, 2016, 06:13:44 PM »
Depends on who, if Glenn Beck gives someone the nod, I will support them
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« Reply #10 on: February 06, 2016, 07:01:00 PM »
Quote from: dead0man on February 05, 2016, 08:21:35 AM
No, of course not, but it's pretty funny that a certain sitting President hasn't endorsed anybody yet.  Perhaps he's waiting to see if she's going to jail or not first?

Sitting presidents almost never endorse.
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« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2016, 10:40:03 AM »
Yes, but not a huge deal to me.
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« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2016, 10:40:27 AM »
Quote from: Assemblyman Smith (I-MA) on February 06, 2016, 07:01:00 PM
Quote from: dead0man on February 05, 2016, 08:21:35 AM
No, of course not, but it's pretty funny that a certain sitting President hasn't endorsed anybody yet.  Perhaps he's waiting to see if she's going to jail or not first?

Sitting presidents almost never endorse.
Didn't Ike endorse Nixon in 1960 and Reagan endorse Bush 1 in 1988?  And I'm pretty darn sure Bush 2 endorsed McCain in 2008.
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« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2016, 02:35:13 PM »
And Clinton was giving speeches in Iowa before the caucus for Gore.
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« Reply #14 on: February 08, 2016, 03:36:11 PM »
Sometimes.

For example, I don't care if some random congressman endorses someone, unless it's my congressman, but, before she endorsed Donald Trump, I was indifferent to Sarah Palin, now she's the plus side to Obama winning in 2008.
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