{"id":604,"date":"2011-06-20T20:30:19","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T01:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iowappa.com\/?p=604"},"modified":"2011-06-20T20:30:19","modified_gmt":"2011-06-21T01:30:19","slug":"i-vote-for-the-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iowappa.com\/?p=604","title":{"rendered":"I Vote For The Person"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; color: #000000;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-156\" href=\"https:\/\/iowappa.com\/?attachment_id=156\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-156\" title=\"webeagle\" src=\"https:\/\/iowappa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/webeagle2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iowappa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/webeagle2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iowappa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/webeagle2.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\u201cI vote for the person.\u201d\u00a0 How many times have you heard that?\u00a0 How many times have you said it yourself?\u00a0 Unfortunately, this statement is a thing of the past.\u00a0 No matter how many times you think you\u2019re voting for the best candidate, you\u2019re probably voting for the best marketer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; color: #000000;\">Lately, I\u2019ve read with interest some of the statements and seen some of the antics that are occurring during this pre-caucus season.\u00a0 For instance, presidential candidate Gary Johnson, a former New Mexico governor, wants to legalize marijuana.\u00a0 Sounds good to those who literally want to take the high road, but let\u2019s face it, he would have to get Congress to pass legislation before he could approve it.\u00a0 That\u2019s not realistic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; color: #000000;\">President Obama offered change, but as you can see, change is hard to come by when you\u2019re acting alone.\u00a0 You can lead, but you can\u2019t create an action unless you have a willingness of others to go along.\u00a0 This is where so many people get taken in and believe that they have been deceived by a candidate.\u00a0 Most often, the candidate has been deceived by the business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Yes, politics is a business.\u00a0 And it\u2019s no longer a small business.\u00a0 The money that is raised to win an election is only the tip of the business plan.\u00a0 Like a multi-national company, those at the top make all the decisions. So, when you vote for the person, you\u2019re really voting for the message that the people in leadership positions have concluded will be the issue(s) in an election.\u00a0 Everything else is a marketing message.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">So the next time you think you\u2019re voting for a person with great ideas and ideals, you might want to check to see how true that candidate is to her\/his party politics.\u00a0 In any case, don\u2019t throw your vote away by not voting.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, politics is a business.  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