Friday, March 5, 2010

Eat! Pray! Vote!

In the blog, “Eat! Pray! Vote!” Eilleen discusses the “toughest decision” of her life: Which primary should she vote in? Her audience is Travis County Residents who can vote in the primary, she also specifically addressed Travis County Democrats and people who have not voted. I am not able to determine the author’s credibility as it only gives her first name, but I do see from looking at this blog that she is a regular contributor. It seems she is very well versed in politics and is a loyal voter and Democrat.

In addressing the “toughest decision” of her life, Eileen finally chose to vote in the Republican primary. Eileen presents some valid claims to why her decision to vote in the Republican primary was the right choice. She hopes to force a runoff between the Republican nominees because of how close they are and she already believes Bill White will win the Democratic nomination. Although her claims are logical, she waters down her argument by addressing Travis County Democrats and telling them they probably should not vote like her. She also goes against her own argument by dwelling over how she felt heart broken after seeing “Republican” stamped on her voting card.

I see the reasoning behind Eileen’s claim, but I personally would not vote in another party’s primary. I agree with her that people should make their own decision in how they vote and I appreciate the fact that she did not try to convince or persuade people to vote the way she did.

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