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Please Vote?

In his weekly newsletter, Congressman Raul Labrador encourages Idahoans to vote, noting that we're one of eight states that allow voter registration up to and including Election Day. In fact, that's a common theme for politicians, editorial writers and others who are interested in the election process. But I know a whole lotta people who aren't -- and aren't very well informed. I shudder to think that some of them will be clueless when they go to the polls. So I wonder:

Question: Should we really encourage residents who don't have a clue about the candidates to vote?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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