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 Election Day is Nov 2nd  5 Sept  2010 

 Article by Thomas F. McMasters 
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Executive Summary  -- Election day is Nov 2nd
I believe if the electorate shows interest we will end up with better candidates and better representatives. To  reach this goal I provide some helpful links.  I blog after the links. You'll notice I am Ohio 8th Congressional district centric.  This is because this is my district and I also was in the Republican Primary for this position.   
 

Non-Partisan 

Find your Polling Place Politics1 League of Women Voters:  Greater Dayton Area League  Oxford League
Media Guides
Cincinnati Enquirer Voter Guide 

Use your 9 digit zip code

 Dayton Daily News Voter Guide 

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Community Lobbies
Cincinnati Right To Life - Candidate Survey Political Courage Test - On the web      
8th Congressional District Candidates
 

Justin Coussoule - Democrat

 

 Web Page P.O. Box 452, Monroe, OH  45050  513-608-6940  
John Boehner - Republican Campaign Web Page  7908 Cincinnati-Dayton Rd., Suite I West Chester, Ohio 45069 Phone: 513-779-8435 Toll-Free: 800-228-8551 Government Web Page

Responses to Cincinnati Right to Life Survey

James J. Condit Jr.- Constitution http://www.jimconditjr2010.com PO Box 11555 Cincinnati, Ohio 45211   Cincinnati Right to Life Survey
 

David A. Harlow - Libertarian

 

   2243 Keenan Avenue Dayton, OH 45414 937-275-0928 Political Courage Test Responses

Now is the time to educate yourself on the candidates

I really believe an interested electorate would significantly improve the election process.  There really isn't a good source for people to get in-depth information about politicians.  Even this page doesn't fit my definition of a good source but I have tried to list the best of what I can find.  The media is not a good source.  There are a ton of grass roots organizations the non-partisans and partisans both fall short.  But the main disappointment are the candidates themselves!  Why don't we make the candidates talk to us like we're adults!

Here is my call to action - make the candidates address the issues in at least as much depth as you would find in a freshman level college course.  That level of detailed does not need to be on the front page but they should have links within their sites.  Look at each of the candidates websites for the congressional candidates is there any indication that any of them know the principles of Keynesian economics?  Do any of them explain the function of the Federal Reserve?  Do the candidates explain the optimum tax level and how they determined that level?  My question is why don't we make them? 

When I was a candidate I was genuinely surprised with the local media. As a positive the Cincinnati Enquirer's voter guide is a neat way to build your ballot. You do need to use your nine digit zip code (the site doesn't point this out).  Ironically, the last time I was on the site they had updated all the races to show the general election candidates except for the congressional race.  In the congressional race it still showed primary candidates so I was still there.  The other media positive was Josh Sweigart.  Mr. Sweigart was the only reporter that seemed to plan out his articles.  He also read ahead before calling and familiarized himself with some of the material information and background information.  These characteristics were not noticeably present in any of the other media contacts I experienced.  In general I can not complain about the accuracy of any single piece of information in any of the media but accuracy of information doesn't always translate to an understanding of positions.

I list links to Politics1 and the League of Women voters.  Politics1 has been around for a few years now and they seem to be a reliable website for listing the candidates in the major races.  It also list links to other useful political sites.  I was on the League site and was surprised they haven't put out a general election guide as of 7 Sept.  

I put a couple of "grass roots" political websites.  There must be millions of these types of organizations.  All of them have some type of questionnaire to fill out.  Most of the questionnaires are poorly conceived with overt emotional and subjective questions that offer no insight.  I list two of the better conceived sites here.  I put the Cincinnati RTL website here because they allow for comments and then publish those comments when they post your responses.  The political courage survey appears non-partisan. 

Let me repeat my call to action - make the candidates address the issues in at least as much depth as you would find in a freshman level college course.  That level of detailed does not need to be on the front page but they should have links within their sites.  Look at each of the candidates websites for the congressional candidates is there any indication that any of them know the principles of Keynesian economics?  Do any of them explain the function of the Federal Reserve?  Do the candidates explain the optimum tax level and how they determined that level?  My question is why don't we make them? 

 

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Background: tfmsview, The Online Magazine; publishes commentary and opinion by Thomas F. McMasters.  Tom McMasters achieved ballot position for Ohio ’s 8th Congressional District Republican Primary as an alternative candidate to Rep John Boehner.  The congressman from the 8th district represents the people from Allen Township, Jacksonburg, Ansonia, Ludlow Falls, Arcanum, Maria Stein, Beckett Ridge, Mayfield, Bradford, Middletown, Burkettsville, Montezuma, Butler Township, New Bremen, Camden, New Miami, Casstown, New Paris, Celina, New Weston, Chickasaw, Newberry, Coldwater, North Star, Dayton, Osgood, Eaton, Oxford, Eldorado, Piqua, Fairfield, Pleasant, Fletcher, Potsdam, Fort Laramie, Rossburg, Gasper Township, Sommerville, Gibson Township, St Henry, Gordon, St Marys State Park, Grand Lake, Staunton Township, Granville, Tipp City, Greenville, Trenton, Huber Heights, Troy, West Manchester, Union City, West Milton, Versailles, York , Wayne Lakes   It covers Darke, Preble, Miami , Mercer and parts of Montgomery and Butler counties. Newspaper and television stations that serve the district include: The Middletown Journal, WCPO, The Cincinnati Enquirer, The Dayton Daily News, The Fairfield Echo, The Hamilton Journal-News, The Huber Heights Courier, The Middletown Journal, The Oxford Press, The Piqua Daily Call, The Daily Advocate, The Daily Standard, The Oxford Press, The Tipp City Herald, The Tipp News Daily, WCET, WDTN, The West Milton Record, WGRT, WHIO, WKEF, WKRC, WLWT, WPTD, and WXIX. 

Tom would like to thank all the Ohio voters and absentee voters that took the time to find their voting places and precincts to cast their ballots in his bid to become a member of the US House of Representatives.  American politics and Ohio politics benefits from all the new people becoming engaged in the political discussions.  The registered voters that identify with The Ohio Tea Party, Coffee Parties, Constitution Party and others engaged in the political debates will help strengthen the incumbent and all challengers. 

 Now that the primary is over Tom has again embraced his tfm persona as a political commentator; offering insight into issues such as the budget deficit, the national debt, taxation, healthcare reform.  The website is set up as a political blog but it delves into other categories concerning basic American and Ohio life.  Also, contributions and comments by all readers is always welcome.



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