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As of this printing there are 36 candidates for Congress this month. Last election cycle we did a good job of putting the right people in Congress-laws were voted on quicker than ever before. This month we need more of the same. The last update on Congress Speed Scores can be found here .
Only 9 of the 14 remaining Congressmen are running for re election.
Of those 9, here is who to re-elect (in alphabetical order):

Dethicon , leader of the American Liberty Party, is someone Congress and the American people can count on to vote in a timely manner.

Jon Snow is a former CP who has angered some with his fighting tactics, but if nothing else is at least a quick and knowledgeable voter in Congress.

Sahbani , one of the USA's two Defense Officers, is one of Congress' fastest voters and one of America's greatest citizens. He is active on IRC and very willing to help others. You can't go wrong with a vote for Sahbani.

twezday77 is the VP and Defense Minister for the United States, one of Congress' fastest voters, and one of America's most active IRC participants. With a busy week of real life work ending today, he'll be back in full force to see the United States through to the finish.

xXBetancourtXx can be depended on to vote quickly and is one of America's most friendly and vocal team members, making him a great choice for re-eleciton.

Zoroi is one of Congress' top 4 fastest voters from last month. Known to be a vocal war hawk, Zoroi is one of America's better-known citizens, and makes a good Congressman.

Luckily there are no overly negative candidates running for re-election, which leads us to our next group.
These are the other candidates for re-election, listed in order of how positive their influence would be:

Mr X is well-known for his strong opinions, and to some that is alienating. It can be healthy for a country, however, to have these criticisms. If a law is proposed some time after the day change, Mr X will generally be around to vote on it, but unfortunately he is not dependable for laws proposed at other times. If he was, he'd be securely among the first group of candidates listed. As it is, I wavered back and forth on which group to put him in, but settled on underestimating him rather than overestimating. No matter what, however, whether I sang his praises or buried him in dirt, he'll certainly be in Congress next month, I guarantee it.

Andrej Danko certainly isn't inactive, but he does miss votes more than most of the other Congressmen, which is his drawback.

Moonshadow did not do as well with voting this month as he did in the previous month as Congressman. If he can get back to those old ways, he'll make for a good vote, otherwise he's more of a bubble candidate.

Now we move on to those seeking election from outside of Congress.
I'll start with who to elect (in alphabetical order):

blowfly was also unfortunately voted out of Congress last month when he shouldn't have been. A good, active citizen who votes in a timely manner.

j_jiffer is running for Congress once again. He has plenty of experience on other servers and we'd be honored to have him aboard in Congress here.

joujinu once again receives a positive rating in my Newspaper, as he is known to be an active citizen who would be a good addition to Congress.

Samysam508 can be found in IRC sometimes and is likely active enough to make a good Congressman.

Silverma shouldn't be on the outside looking in, having surprisingly lost in the previous elections. Known to be an active and fast-voting citizen.

stickss did well in Congress this past month until his unexplained departure. Hopefully this time he stickss around for the whole term (see what I did there?).

Now that isn't to say these other candidates can't be positive, too:

Ajeeb baat hai Raaja was a decent Congressmen after the June elections, and perhaps he can come around and be a decent Congressman again.

gouluk appears to be a decently active citizen, but we don't know much more about him than that.

Grag78 is one of many citizens whose name is recognizable, but whose overall activity level and dedication is unknown.

loka is outspoken, especially about his support for Egypt, and if he remains active enough he can make a good Congress member.

Kazuto has experience, though we don't see a lot of him in shouts or on IRC.

PakCha frequently asks for supplies, so he's not some sort of shadow citizen, but we still don't know enough about him to call him a great candidate.

SliferX isn't the most visible candidate, but after the June elections he became one of Congress' surprise active members, and perhaps would be able to repeat that feat.

Traxex had a positive influence on our weapons production system, but showed a disregard for American foreign policy, which places him here on the "maybe" list. Without the weapons program to keep him occupied anymore, his activity level is unknown.

WAKARANAI usually asks for supplies about every day, so we at least know he's there. Exactly how often and how dedicated he is would determine whether he is a good Congressman or not.

Zeno is another supply requester, but again, overall activity level is unknown.

Next up, who not to vote for:

TheMujka is still on a watch list due to his recent treasonous acts, and should take time to regain our trust before trying to run for office.

Luduan ByL is a citizen who simply can't be trusted, due to a history of RWs against the United States.

And finally, these are the unknown candidates. It's best not to vote for them and stick to positive candidates instead, at least until these candidates provide further information and/or prove themselves.

Broadcaster
Franklayn
Jaded_Dalanari
jirkalor
Kosican
lippy
NFB
Vasyl
Zero75

Thank you for reading! Vote smart, and have a wonderful day. Viva America!



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