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Want to learn more about the candidates? There's another interview in this week's Times, and the Debate transcript too!
Arr, me hearties. It be armada here again, givin' you the low-down on
the Senate Race.
*cough* Ahem. Alright, enough of the pirate business.
After preliminary voting, the top three candidates for this election
earned more than 550 of your votes
between them. Our official candidates are
softbll12, Soccer678, and Suga246. If you
haven't read each of their platforms yet, please do so before
continuing. You can also read the official Senate Debate transcript in
this week's Times.
Done? Good.
About a week or so ago, I asked each of the candidates a set of ten
questions, with
the same
wording and in the same order. Here is what they said:
Armada: How long have you been on Whyville?
softbll12: I've been on Whyville since October 2003.
Soccer678: I've been a member of Whyville for almost a
year. I joined
October 5, 2003 so it's almost a year. :)
Suga246: I have been on for about 3-4 years, just not on
this account.
Armada: Do you think it has improved since you joined?
Why or why not?
softbll12: I think Whyville has improved. Now we have a
new trading
post, Whyville Crossword, the Newbie Center, and Lifetime Whypasses.
Soccer678: No, I don't think that Whyville has improved
when I joined
because when I first joined I didn't really care about Whyville, I was
just on for the fun of it. But now, I want to be the Whyville Senator
so I think that if I'm elected as Senator then Whyville would improve.
:)
Suga246: I think in ways it improved, but in others it
didn't, but that's just my opinion!
Armada: Why do you want to be Senator?
softbll12: I want to help make Whyville a better place
with some of my
ideas.
Soccer678: The reason I want to be senator is because I
have a lot of
great ideas... well, at least I think. I know I didn't write the best
platform but I'am in the process of writing a new one. Another reason I
want to be Senator is because I go on a lot and I could do a lot of
good things on Whyville to make it better then it already is. :)
Suga246: I want to become senator because I want to try
and change
Whyville a bit for the better, whyvillians have great ideas and I just
don't think some of them are being represented.
Armada: Are you dressing up/dressing down when we see
your face on the
front page? Why or why not?
softbll12: I'm going to keep the same look. Why wouldn't
I? I don't
care what I look like, and hopefully others don't, too. Vote for
someone
because you like their ideas and think they'd make a good senator.
Soccer678: Well, I like how I look right now and if I
tried to dress up
or down, then people would just think that I'm only in the top three
because
people voted for me because I was pretty and because I changed my look
every day, which I don't and never will. Also for the whole Senate
Race, I
looked the same with the same hair but I changed it not even knowing
what place I was in.
Suga246: I change my look often because of all the new
parts that come
out, but I never change my look just to impress people, my look always
represents what I feel, not others'.
Armada: Do you get any hate mail from Whyvillians and/or
candidates?
softbll12: Yep, I have from Whyvillians, but not
candidates.
Soccer678: Nope, I've never got any, but in my BBS
comments
I got a lot a
bad comments because of my first poorly written platform but as you
know I
am trying to change it.
Suga246: I actually got a lot of it the first time I ran,
but this time
I have only got a few, but it was because I wouldn't bribe them to vote
for me. =\
Armada: How old are you?
softbll12: I don't really want to tell, but I'm 12.
Soccer678: I am 12 years old.
Suga246: I am 14, turning 15 later this year.
Armada: If elected, do you think you could deal with the
pressure of
being a Senator?
softbll12: Of course, if I didn't, I wouldn't have run. =)
Soccer678: Yes. I think I could handle the pressure
because I worked
really hard getting votes and answering questions in my BBS comments
and also I am working extra hard on my new platform that I am writing
to submit to the Times.
Suga246: Yeah, I know it would be tough to deal with, but
I
think I could
handle it; of course, I haven't ever been senator before, so I won't
know
unless I win!! ;)
Armada: Do you participate in politics outside of
Whyville? i.e., Do
you watch John Kerry/George Bush on television or are you member of a
Debate Team? Do you think it helps?
softbll12: I do watch Kerry and Bush make speeches on
television.
Soccer678: No... I don't watch those kind of things, but
in
some of my
classes for school that hasn't started yet we have debates, so I think
that helps me a little bit and sometimes I try to get to the debates
with the other Senate candidates.
Suga246: Well, I am Canadian, so I don't really pay
attention to Bush and
Kerry, lol.
Armada: Do you have any advice for Whyvillians who are
going to run for
Senator once they get more experience?
softbll12: Don't give up. Make sure your platform has
good, reasonable
ideas. Also, campaign! Don't just make a platform and leave it there
hoping it will get votes... a lot of people probably wouldn't know you
are running unless you tell them.
Soccer678: Yeah, be prepared to work hard! Don't give up,
just keep
trying! :)
Suga246: They should just be themselves and make sure to
listen to Whyvillians, old, new, black, white... no matter what they
look like!
Whyvillians have great ideas if you take the time to listen to them.
Armada: Any final words?
softbll12: Remember everyone, don't vote for one of us
just because of
looks, popularity, or ideas that are awesome but can't happen. Look at
my article called "Voter's Do's and Don'ts." Thanks!
Soccer678: Good luck to all the other
candidates that are running! :)
And may the best Girl win! =)
Suga246: Thanks for taking the time to
y-mail me some questions, and
good luck to softball and soccer. :D
(I only edited the spelling, not any of the words themselves. Anything
else that was changed was done by the Editor. :-)
Well, there you have it, folks. Who will you vote for? That's up to
you. Who will win the coveted honor of being named Senator? Only time
will tell.
Show your support and speak your mind on the BBS.
Armada here, signing off.
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