Make the Election About the Issues, Not Character Attacks!

Target: Presidential Campaigns
Sponsored by: Care2

How many houses does John McCain have? Is Barack Obama a celebrity? Is the media coverage of Sarah Palin sexist? Is Joe Biden showing too much emotion when he tears up over how his sons became Steelers fans?

More importantly, why are these the questions dominating the news cycle? The 2008 presidential election should be about the issues, and the over-coverage of the non-political aspects of this presidential race is disheartening.

Instead of focusing on negative attacks on each other, both candidates' campaigns should make a concerted effort to have their views on the issues be what people are talking about. Voters will then be able to decide which candidate's views match their own most closely on the issues that matter to them. Tell the candidates: Stick to the issues!

Demand the Clean Energy Future We Deserve

Sponsor: League of Conservation Voters
Offshore platforms littering the nation's coasts. Oil derricks pumping in the last refuges of Alaska. And even more record profits for Big Oil. It's a grim future if Big Oil has its way -- but we still have time to stop them and promote the clean energy future we deserve. In the last weeks before the election and into the next year, legislators will be considering measures that would open up millions of acres to more drilling -- even though Big Oil already has permission to drill on almost 70 million acres -- and even though Bush's own Department of Energy has admitted that more drilling will not lower gas prices! Drilling along our coastlines and in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will not solve our country's energy problems or ease our dangerous addiction to oil. We cannot allow Congress to be fooled by the smooth talk of Big Oil -- take action today!

Send an Ecard to Save a Pet

In less than two weeks, over 90,000 people have voted for their favorite local animal shelter or rescue group to win $10,000 in Care2's "America's Favorite Animal Shelter" contest. And each week for five weeks during the contest a random group will win $1,000 - to make sure that every group, no matter how small, has an equal chance of winning a much needed donation to save homeless pets' lives.

Since October is National Adopt A Dog Month, you can promote dog adoption and animal rescue by helping us spread the word about this contest!

For today's Daily Action, send a quick, cute Care2 eCard to tell your friends about our "America's Favorite Animal Shelter" contest and ask them to vote today!

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