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POLL OVERVIEW:<br />
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It's an unwritten rule that when an incumbent candidate is running for another term in office that no other candidates run against them in a primary election. <br />
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NEW POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Do you believe that incumbent candidates should not be contested in primary elections?<br />
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Undecided<br />
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http://www.clinton-countygop.org/content/do-you-believe-incumbent-candidates-should-not-be-contested-primary-elections<br />
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(To enter your comments click on &quot;Add new comment</span><span style="font-size: medium;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> after you vote.)<br />
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PREVIOUS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should the republican party move more toward the middle and abandon their conservative ideologies?<br />
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Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . 21% <br />
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77% <br />
Undecided . . . . . . . . . 2% <br />
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THERE WERE 7 COMMENTS ON THIS POLL QUESTION<br />
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Comment #1<br />
Compromise core beliefs - NEVER!<br />
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Just because you lose an election doesn't mean you change your beliefs. That's what is wrong with our country. Our politicians pander to the groups that get them elected and throw out the foundational truths that our country was created upon. Fiscal irresponsibility is wrong, homosexuality is wrong, abortion is wrong and to change a political party's stands for votes is unconscionable.<br />
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Comment #2<br />
Center-Right<br />
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Most Americans are center-right. As long as we have extreme candidates that say extreme things we will lose elections. We actually had one candidate that said if a woman is raped and a baby is the result of that rape then God intended for it to happen. We need more common sense conservatives. NO more extreme candidates.<br />
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COMMENT #3<br />
What does it mean to be a Conservative?<br />
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We need to articulate what it means to be a conservative in a more effective and meaningful matter - instead of letting the Democrats define what it means to be a conservative - we need to define what it means and then speak about and advocate for those positions.<br />
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COMMENT #4<br />
Changing our views, no no no!!<br />
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What would we do that for, to become more like the Demacrates that we so patiently apposed. They have taken an un Godly stand on all these issues. We don't need to become more progressive we need to stand for what is right and good and not evil and wrong. How quickly the winds of the nobles are changing, don't expect me or any one with a true faith in God to go along with this. Respected submitted, Jean A. Shank<br />
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COMMENT #5<br />
No, I don't believe that<br />
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No, I don't believe that Republican should abandon their conservative ideologies but there needs to be the ability to compromise. Our country was build with checks and balances so that one ideology is not able to take complete control. With the attitude that there is no compromise, nothing gets done. That is what I have seen recently with the Republican Party as well as the Democrat Party. Sometimes you have to give a little on something so that you can move forward on something else. If you really care about this country, both sides need to bend a little bit to move things forward and not resort to the blame game.<br />
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COMMENT #6<br />
Anonymous wrote 4 days 11 hours ago<br />
Conservative and moderate<br />
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We've had several moderates run for the party, how many of won? zero, zilch, nada!!! We need to run a true conservative. I think if we could not win in this environment, they need to close up shop and let the tea party take over and run against the liberals.<br />
Ida<br />
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COMMENT #7<br />
Anonymous wrote 4 days 12 hours ago<br />
Republician Party Needs......<br />
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Take a look at the results of the last poll on this site. 88% actually believed that Mitt would win this State. Michigan was actually one of the earlier calls for O bama. You cannot keep doing things the same way and expect different results! If nothing changes, then nothing changes. Look at the wording of the above question... abandon ideologies, never. Adjust YES! That is if you want to see a Republican in the White House any time soon.<br />
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