[NatureNS] Dealing with politicians

Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 07:06:21 -0300
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Good on you Doug!

On 15/04/11 1:47 AM, Doug Linzey wrote:
> Warning: This is not strictly natural history-related, but it does apply
> to most of us in an election period.
>
> Candidates will always ask you about your concerns. Don't tell them.
> Whatever you say, they'll feed right back to you.
>
> Rather, tell them that in order to decide whom to vote for you have to
> know what their concerns and interests are. Your own opinions are
> irrelevant when it comes to judging the candidates until you know what
> they really stand for.
>
> I have two standard questions for candidates: What are the three (or
> four or five) issues ofmost concern to you in this riding? and What are
> the three issues of most concern to you facing the country? Once they've
> answered these questions, you can feel free to get into a discussion
> about anything.
>
> If you want to know if a candidate is interested in the environment, for
> example, you won't really know unless you ask these sorts of questions
> first. If the candidate knows right off the bat that this is your
> primary concern, guess what? You have an instant friend.
>
> One other point is that if the candidate starts to offer the party
> platform or complain about the other parties, my response is, "No, I'm
> familiar with your party's stand on things. What I want to know is your
> own position." Likewise, if a handler tries to answer my questions, I
> just say I'd prefer to hear directly from the candidate, thank you.
>
> Doug Linzey
>

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