The Franklin Times -
The NEC announced that the last two recognized parties have qualified for campaign funds and that the funds have been distributed to the Buckeye Party and the CAT Party. All recognized political parties now have full access to the publicly provided campaign funds.
The most recent Wallup Tracking Poll reveals dramatic changes in the campaign.
If the election were held today, which political party would you support?
LSP 20%, LRP 18%, MOR 7%, Manisrits 11%, Buckeye 9%, Free Conservatives 17%, CAT 6%, Unsure 12%
What is the most important issue to you in the upcoming election?
Economy 30%, Iraq War 20%, Healthcare 11%, Education 11%, Other 28%
Was the Iraq War a mistake?
Yes 51%, No 40%, Unsure 9%
The tracking poll reflects what many political analysts have been predicting. High interest in the first democratic election in Franklin's history combined with a vast spectrum of political views has created a very competitive campaign. Of particular interest are two clear trends. First, the two liberal parties, while still leading in the poll, have seen their support fall rapidly. Peter Andersen, a political scientist at Conover College, explained, "The Liberal parties have seen their support drop as naturally conservative voters have begun to support newly visible conservative parties. Additionally, it is clear that the RVA ad campaign has done damage. It seems clear now that no party can afford to ignore interest group ads. Parties will need to hit back and hit back hard." The second major trend is the emergence of the Conservative parties. The Free Conservatives, Buckeye Party and CAT Party have all seen their support rise in recent days. It is still unclear if one of these three will emerge as the nationally dominant conservative party and if they can extend their appeal beyond supporters of the current Iraq War.
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The Manisrits would like to say that the economy is our top priority, next to education, and this poll shows that most people say the economy is the most important. We also feel that the Iraq War was a mistake, but we support our allies and feel we should help them, just not with sending our troops there. We would like to thank everybody for their support in us, and we will continue to make our policies help as many people as we can. We are here to represent the people, and the people we shall represent!
The Liberal Rights Party agrees that the economy, Iraq War, healthcare, and education are all important issues. If we are elected, we plan on taking care of all of these major issues. We will pull our soldiers out of Iraq as soon as possible, take care of the costs for healthcare, and make sure every child recieves the best education possible. The Liberal Rights Party agrees that the War in Iraq was a big mistake. We think that the troops should be brought home. I am glad that our nation has taken great interest in the upcoming election. It shows that our citizens care about what happens in their country.
Whether you think htat the Iraq war was an initial mistake cant change the fact that we are there. So you must instead look at the current circumstances. You must admit that things have changed. If we were to leave now the whole region will collapse causing a greater problem for us. As for the economy we are confident that our policies will greatly help to boost it. We provide some money for businesses to get up and off the ground. We have low taxes so businesses and consumers will be able to spend more and ultimately the economy will grow. We take education to heart and will provide free public high schools with some financial aid for universities. We are firm beleivers that we need to catch back up and even exceed the rest of the world in our education. We have a very strong energy policy which will bring us off of foreign dependancy.
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