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There are many factors that determine whom a person votes for. Many just always vote along party lines. Votes might go to a politician based on his race, sex or religion. It should be based on their stance on the issues and what policies they will try to implement.
On the issue of defunding (or the extreme side, of eliminating) the police department and continuing on to eliminating prisons, this should make casting your vote easy. But many politicians keep saying it over and over — it makes no sense. Do people really know what they are voting for?
Clark Himeda
Kuliouou
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EXPRESS YOURSELF
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