
[To ask Tuffs a question, shoot her an e-mail at tuffy@collegecandy.com]
Dear Tuffy Luv,
Hi!
Okay, here’s my question: This year is the first election for president that I can vote in. My parents support McCain but I dont think I agree. How can I decide who to vote for? Sorry if this is a stupid question!
– Confused Voter
Dear Confused Voter,
First of all, can I please just congratulate you on making an effort to be an informed voter? Yeah? Thanks. Congratulations!
So many people (sadly, often including lil’ ol’ Tuffs) just vote based on party without bothering to research the stuff that’s actually important to them (education, reproductive rights, etc.).
And before supes left-wing Tuffy goes on, I just wanna give a little shout out to Senator John McCain, who was totally freaking adorable on SNL this week. SO adorable.
That said, honey, the only way to really know what’s going on is to read the news. A lot of it. From all different sources. Read More »