A few of my politically-minded friends were talking about the results from the Iowa caucuses around the water cooler today. I’m afraid I was out of the loop for the most part as I’m not very hip to politics at this stage. However this little nugget from GamePolitics was too cool not to mention.
“On the Republican side, Mitt Romney, who lumps violent video games into what he terms an ocean of filth, was badly beaten by Mike Huckabee.
Among Democrats, Hillary Clinton saw both Barack Obama and John Edwards win more of the popular vote.”
Ouch. I suppose this could mean a few different things. 1) Gamers voted! 2) People are paying attention to bigger issues, like healthcare, military spending, etc 3) Absolutely nothing.
What do you think? Sound off in the comments or hit the forums!
2 responses so far ↓
1 arzaruba // Jan 5, 2008 at 9:15 am
I think that’s my biggest fear about this upcoming election year – that both candidates will be anti-gaming. Of course, in the grand scheme of things, I’d like to think that they’d have bigger things to worry about – foreign policy, energy/oil crisis, global warming, the economy…. still though, if it ends up being Romney vs. Hilary… who do we gamers vote for?
2 Ted // Jan 6, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Good point! I would consider both candidates’ platforms beyond the gaming aspect no matter what their gaming viewpoint is. I have a number of friends who don’t value gaming and that doesn’t prevent us from valuing what we do share in common. In fact, I would hope that all voters (gamers and non-gamers alike) would look at the candidates’ stances in their entirety. I would be less inclined to vote someone into office who vilifies one of my favorite diversions. However, if that individual had a better grasp on a strategic vision for our country’s future and how we should work with others in this world to make it a better place for the future generations of all nationalities, then I’d gladly vote him/her into office. Having said that, no one for whom I have ever voted has been perfect. I believe that we all find the closest fit to what we perceive the nation’s priorities should be. And then the “other guy” wins.
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