Jas, John Dibble and Texasgurl voted for Naso ? 
There is no candidate for the reformist left, which certainly explains the first name on the list.
Oh yeah, I see. There's no candidate for the reformist left so let's vote for the brainless right ? Makes perfect sense. 
How dare you sir. I'm proud to cast my ballot for Mike Naso - an Atlasian hero and an example to us all!
I would have been very happy to support President Purple State had he sought re-election. Equally I would have been very happy to vote for Vice President Marokai had he sought the Presidency. While I don't agree with all their decisions and appointments, they demonstrated a strong willingness to work hard to improve Atlasia.
RG Fritz has done a fine job in his current portfolio, as has the AG - however, it struck me that this ticket was put together for the sake of running a JCP ticket - rather than presenting a vision for a better Atlasia. The ticket lacks a distinct agenda - absent the one major proposal Fritz has presented, i.e. the recuitment drive outside Atlasia. I simply disagree with that strategy. I don't believe Atlasia's problems are about the number of participants, and I believe that that exact strategy has been detrimental to Atlasia in recent times leading to the dominance of mailing list elections in recent years. I appreciate though that others feel differently, including leaderships on right and left.
ilv is quite right, the reformist left is not well served by the ballot. Fritz may be on the left, but he and I have very different views on Forum Affairs, and always have had. I respect him, but I simply disagree with him on how best to move forward. Had a more comprehensive Presidential vision been set out I may have voted a higher preference for the ticket - but it hasn't. If anything the second major focus has simply been on attacking the other major ticket - something I find unappealing. I'm sure Fritz will make a competent President, and I wish him every sucess should he be elected.
AndrewCT is a reasonable, personable long-standing Atlasian who has at the very least presented an agenda for his proposed Presidency that he can be judged by. I don't agree with him on quite a few issues, but I don't doubt his sincerely of effort and honest intentions to do a good job in office.
At any rate, not sure why my vote attracts any attention - the JCP are the only game in town. Only once in the last 2 and a half years has the JCP lost a Presidential election - and I doubt they lose this one either.
