From: Craig Fields
Hope
With the elections just around the corner and partisanship running rampant, I wanted to share a few common sense tips.
Let’s start with choosing candidates with common sense values, avoiding the extreme views of the right or left. Avoid candidates who continually make accusations or demonize their opponents. Too often the accusers are the guilty ones. That applies to those who scream fake news as well.
Watch out for any officials who refuse to take responsibility for their own actions. Too often they blame those around them. Don’t tolerate any candidate who downgrades or bullies others. This is a sure sign of their own insecurities.
Look for candidates who are willing to work with the other side. Though there may be differences, it is imperative to find common ground on issues.
Lastly, always look at an incumbent’s voting record. Too often, Americans vote for name recognition, instead of what makes America a better place. Look for people who project integrity in the way they live their lives, setting good examples for our youth by not lowering their lives to the most common misdeeds, such as adultery, drunken behavior, or outright criminality.
If most of us could follow these tips instead of just voting “D” or “R,” we could make the country a better place to live.
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