For what its worth, I haven't had any contact with @aggroed about my witness voting nor have I ever talked with him about @sircork. It is true that Cork was a reason I moved my vote from your witness onto someone else but that's from my own experience of what I've been reading him write over time. Also FWIW, I am not voting for @aggroed as witness at this time either.
I'm just writing this as it seems you're coming to the conclusion that politics have effected my decision in un/voting for the witnesses.
Well we appreciate you clarifying your position. As was mentioned in the post, given that other voters have cited this as a reason, it tends to cast doubt on the reasoning behind all the rest. This is especially true when explicit statements indicate that this would likely be the case.