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**judedeath** · 04-08-12, 03:29 PM

Ok, I'm starting this off by saying the only reason this is in High Drama is cause it involves Politics so I'm hoping that you all can talk nicely about this, even more so as it isn't about your american politics.

Ok, now that that's out of the way, I'll start this off by saying I turned 18 last year, but with an election coming up I'm facing my first time voting, now I haven't really been paying attention to politics on this level recently or at all, so I'm wondering if you guys have any tips on where to start getting informed before vote time.

**SmokenScion** · 04-08-12, 04:29 PM

There is world outside Texas?

**DJ Ms. White** · 04-08-12, 04:32 PM

reddit? maybe the BBC?
Honestly not too sure for Canada.

**deathgodusmc** · 04-08-12, 06:38 PM

Yeah i dont know where to start for canada.

**Guyver** · 04-08-12, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by SmokenScion

There is world outside Texas?

Nah, that's just pure speculation.

**WickedTribe** · 04-08-12, 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by judedeath

Ok, I'm starting this off by saying the only reason this is in High Drama is cause it involves Politics so I'm hoping that you all can talk nicely about this, even more so as it isn't about your american politics.

Ok, now that that's out of the way, I'll start this off by saying I turned 18 last year, but with an election coming up I'm facing my first time voting, now I haven't really been paying attention to politics on this level recently or at all, so I'm wondering if you guys have any tips on where to start getting informed before vote time.

Decide which issues are important to you, and why, and then look at how the candidates have been voting on those issues. There are tons of sites that will show you the voting records for congress, presidential vetoes, gubernatorial vetoes, etc. Ignore the rhetoric spewing from TV news and the candidates themselves, and just look at what they've done.

**Pint** · 04-08-12, 07:01 PM

I don't vote so I would be a poor adviser on this, but I have always found the best way to figure out what a politician is really about is to look around for videos of them speaking to small audiences. Their guard tends to lower when its a small group, and those small groups often have a very specific thing they would like to hear. Perfect breeding ground for getting politicians to be more frank and open and generally less evasive about answering questions.

**~BigTymer~** · 04-08-12, 08:30 PM

google is a great tool. but yeah stay away from the news

**judedeath** · 04-08-12, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by WickedTribe

Decide which issues are important to you, and why, and then look at how the candidates have been voting on those issues. There are tons of sites that will show you the voting records for congress, presidential vetoes, gubernatorial vetoes, etc. Ignore the rhetoric spewing from TV news and the candidates themselves, and just look at what they've done.

Well this is good advice, so thanks, but the problem I'm facing here, is out of the 6 candidates I have to vote for half of them are new to politics so I'm kind of out of luck there.

Another question is should I be looking more at the person or the party? But thanks for the input from everyone so far.

**Fovezer** · 04-08-12, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by SmokenScion

There is world outside Texas?

He's from Alberta. That's pretty much Canadian Texas.

Originally Posted by judedeath

Well this is good advice, so thanks, but the problem I'm facing here, is out of the 6 candidates I have to vote for half of them are new to politics so I'm kind of out of luck there.

Another question is should I be looking more at the person or the party? But thanks for the input from everyone so far.

I think the most important thing is to figure out what is most important to YOU, personally. We can't really give you any real advice without knowing where you stand politically, and we can't tell you what to believe. Once you have figured out your priorities, then you can look for the party that is the closest to your views and then decide if their candidate in the election is one you can support.