What is the most common criteria used by voters to decide upon a candidate?
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eenie, meanie, Minne,, Moe
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that is pretty much how i decide who to vote on.  i don't follow politics at all, so i don't see the candidates speaking or anything like that to even have a clue what their personalities are like.  instead a day or two before the vote i get online and do research to see where everyone stands on the issues.  then i vote according to who most agrees with me on what i consider to be important issues.\ni couldn't care less about things like parties or personalities.
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Choose the right party
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According to whom? Based on what criteria?\n\nFor what?\n\nYour question is really open ended and impossible to answer.
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It's when a group decides to make up their own law for everyone to vote on. Over-used, in my opinion. In Maine it's often used by evangelicals who want to deny civil rights to others.\n\nThere's a special process, starting with a petition drive.
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Two possible ways: \n\nPreferably, conduct a vote;  a subjective measure of opinion given a statistically sound sample of your reference group. \n\nIf a statistically sound sample of the reference group is not available, use any subset available.. even if it is as low as one person (you)...
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Its usually more subtle than that. A candidate might choose their words cautiously to avoid being pinned down on specifics may make general comments that make them to appear in favor of or against a particular issue. Depending on their audience.\n\nFor example a candidate might say "I am for secure borders and against amnesty" in one breath and then say something like "I am in favor of a guest worker program" in the next. This appears contradictory but its all in the words.\n\nThey play the word game to quote an infamous politician "it depends on what the meaning of is, is". \n\nIts easy to see why politicians are not trusted.
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it's always best to rate each candidate individually.  The only advantage of voting a straight ticket is to avoid political gridlock.  \n\nBut, if quality people are elected from either party, then gridlock won't be a problem anyway.
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Here in India we have EVMs, the electronic voting machines which have been used successfully in several general elections.\n\nThe voter has option to vote in by pressing one of  several buttons meant for different candidates. After each press of botton the machine gets locked which can be operated again by the presiding officer to be used for the next voter.\n\nAfter the voting is complete the EVMs are sealed in a particular manner and sent to a dsignated place wich is protected by the administration till the counting is done.\n\nOn a designated date the machines are brought and the seal is opened before the designated political agents of different parties.\n\nThe macine shows all the votes which wrere given to each  candidate.And after collecting information from all centres a candidate who gets most number of the votes, is declared winner.
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Easy, the candidate that has received the most money from the businesses that are "interfered" with by government.\nIt's considered a cost of doing business.  Buy the politicians necessary for getting things like pesky environmental or labor laws changed, watered down or just ignored.\n\nYep, most likely a conservative.\n*
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Only one person should speak one at a time,\nAgenda should be specific in advance,\nRespect the ideas of others,\nMajority wins during a vote, and\nKeep a record of the meeting.
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Most important: they should not be corrupted.\n\nThat is the reason I rarely vote !
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Appoint a suitable candidate.
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The best thing you can do is to look at the people that are running in your area.  Find out the names, then do research to find out what each candidate stands for.  Vote for whomever you agree with most.  Blindly voting democrat or republican is generally a bad idea.
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It's actually fair. Let's say all the third party voters were allowed to vote in one of the primaries. They would vote for the absolute worst choice, so they could put him (or her) against their own candidate.\nAlso, the purpose of the primary for that party to choose who is going to represent them. If you aren't in the party, why should you have a say in who's going to represent it?
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Just like the Presidential nominee, by the convention delegates.\n\nThe Presidential candidate has recently chosen his running mate, but officially the VP slot on the ticket can only be filled according to the votes of the convention delegates. And yes, that is an official procedure.
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IMHO, it is not the candidates, age, sex, status, party affiliation, religion or anything else but where they PERSONALY stand on some certain key issues that I am interested in. If they are the candidate that most closely matches my beliefs/issue, then they get my vote.