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Well, the Republicans have settled on Mitt Romney as their candidate going into the Republican National Convention. It appears that the support is tenuous at best. Most Republicans want to beat Obama and don't care who is the candidate going up against him.
If you are Republican--Tea Party member, Democrat or Progressive NOW is the time for you to bring all your support for your candidate--be they cut-out articles, magazine articles, video notes, notes from events you have attended, whatever it is, make sure you have your support established and are able to talk about your support for your candidate. Things are going to get rough--people against the way you think are going to be prepared also, perhaps not as prepared as you, but they are their beliefs and they will try to convince you to change your way of thinking!! Confrontation will take place in just about any location, on the way to work, visiting a neighbor, over coffee after church, at dinner with friends, you name it, you will need to be ready. You will need to practice confrontation with your family. Most people are not comfortable with presenting a point and winning an argument. Remember, state your point, clearly, have hard evidence ready to back up what your are saying and try--please try to be calm! Do not belittle your "friend", people don't like that. Allow him/her to state why they support their view on the issue and listen for evidence. Listen where they have received their evidence--you are going to present "neutral" evidence as much as possible--example, Christian Science Monitor information--your "friend" may not present unbiased evidence, example: Opinions from newscasters, political news(CNN and MSNBC FOX News,). Hopefully you would have watched/listened/read your opponents point of view and be ready to have a come-back. Maybe, just maybe, your friend may present enough evidence that will change your way of thinking!! It is your job to be ready as possible to walk into that voting booth and be sure of your vote.
If you are Republican--Tea Party member, Democrat or Progressive NOW is the time for you to bring all your support for your candidate--be they cut-out articles, magazine articles, video notes, notes from events you have attended, whatever it is, make sure you have your support established and are able to talk about your support for your candidate. Things are going to get rough--people against the way you think are going to be prepared also, perhaps not as prepared as you, but they are their beliefs and they will try to convince you to change your way of thinking!! Confrontation will take place in just about any location, on the way to work, visiting a neighbor, over coffee after church, at dinner with friends, you name it, you will need to be ready. You will need to practice confrontation with your family. Most people are not comfortable with presenting a point and winning an argument. Remember, state your point, clearly, have hard evidence ready to back up what your are saying and try--please try to be calm! Do not belittle your "friend", people don't like that. Allow him/her to state why they support their view on the issue and listen for evidence. Listen where they have received their evidence--you are going to present "neutral" evidence as much as possible--example, Christian Science Monitor information--your "friend" may not present unbiased evidence, example: Opinions from newscasters, political news(CNN and MSNBC FOX News,). Hopefully you would have watched/listened/read your opponents point of view and be ready to have a come-back. Maybe, just maybe, your friend may present enough evidence that will change your way of thinking!! It is your job to be ready as possible to walk into that voting booth and be sure of your vote.
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