| Dear Editors, The following is the text to an email I sent to a similar online political news site: I followed a link to your site that was a poll for my current choice Democratic candidate. There were only two choices. John Edwards, my choice candidate, was not on the list. Why!?!?! I do not understand why you have done this. But I do understand that in excluding the other candidates you have single-handedly defied our American democracy.You have chosen to publicize and advertise the only two candidates that CNN, and the other news networks have chosen as the �most popular�- ignoring and therefore limiting hope for any other candidate. I find this disgusting and manipulative and un-democratic, and I do not plan on ever visiting your site again. I do hope, however, that you will consider that what you are propagating through your poll is exactly the opposite of a democracy. It is the equivalent of allowing voters for American Idol only to vote for the top 2 most well known performers - Can you imagine how angry the American public would be in that case? Thank you for taking the time to read this. Maggie Ridge Brooklyn, NY |