Did you vote?

[freethefly 6]

Just a simple "Yes" or "No" poll.
No real need for comment, but feel free to do so.

"...And once you're gone, you can't come back
When you're out of the blue and into the black."
Neil Young

[Andy9o8 2]

Yes.

No votee? No bitchee.

[skyrider 0]

Yep, got back about 20 minutes ago...

seems the folks that were backing up lines to vote in 08, didn;t bother to get off their couches for mid terms, no line at all!

[livendive 8]

Yep. Voted for what I suspect is the greater evil with my senatorial vote, just because I said I would. Largely libertarian perspective on ballot measures and pretty independent nods in the election races.

Blues,
Dave

"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)

[SkyDekker 1,465]

No, I didn't

[turtlespeed 226]

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Voted for what I suspect is the greater evil with my senatorial vote, just because I said I would.

What gives you the right to have honor when they don't?

That action does seem pretty counter-intuitive.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[marks2065 0]

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No, I didn't

why not? seems like it is ok now for illegals & crimials to vote why not people from other countries?

[livendive 8]

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Voted for what I suspect is the greater evil with my senatorial vote, just because I said I would.

What gives you the right to have honor when they don't?

That action does seem pretty counter-intuitive.

Our incumbent (Murray) got my vote in her last two elections. This term, I finally reached the age/anger level at which we write our elected leaders. The form letter response I got from her office made it quite clear they they simply had a computer program search incoming mail for buzz words and spit out a canned response...unfortunately that response basically bragged about doing exactly what I was complaining. So, instead I voted for her opponent (Rossi), a sleazeball who's proven over the last 8 or so years that he has no qualifications for office other than a desire to win an election (ANY election) and the good sense to sue early and often.

Blues,
Dave

"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)

[turtlespeed 226]

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Voted for what I suspect is the greater evil with my senatorial vote, just because I said I would.

What gives you the right to have honor when they don't?

That action does seem pretty counter-intuitive.

Our incumbent (Murray) got my vote in her last two elections. This term, I finally reached the age/anger level at which we write our elected leaders. The form letter response I got from her office made it quite clear they they simply had a computer program search incoming mail for buzz words and spit out a canned response...unfortunately that response basically bragged about doing exactly what I was complaining. So, instead I voted for her opponent (Rossi), a sleazeball who's proven over the last 8 or so years that he has no qualifications for office other than a desire to win an election (ANY election) and the good sense to sue early and often.

Blues,
Dave

Sorry that it has gotten to that point for you.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[normiss 892]

Absentee ballot / early voting rocks.
WHAT line???

[livendive 8]

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Sorry that it has gotten to that point for you.

Meh. The ballot basically asked me if I would prefer catsup or mustard on my shit sandwich. Normally in such situations, I write someone else in (I've written myself in for Congress half a dozen times or so now), this time I just voted against the one that screwed me most recently.

Blues,
Dave

"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)

[Southern_Man 0]

I voted. For quite a few years I didn't vote at all out of principle--I couldn't find anybody worth voting for. I resumed a few elections ago. I still can't find anybody worth voting for. I don't see any difference between when I vote and when I don't.

I'm a bit cynical.

"What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

[skipbelt 0]

did i ever ! on 2nd day of early voting !

[Andy9o8 2]

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For quite a few years I didn't vote at all out of principle--I couldn't find anybody worth voting for.

When that happens, I basically go into damage-control mode:
- if it's an executive - for whom individual performance is very important - I vote for who I think will do the least damage to my and my family's interests.
- if it's a legislator - for whom individual performance is less important, and team performance is more important - I vote for whomever belongs to the team (party, obviously) that I think will be better for (or least damaging to) my and my family's interests.

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I don't see any difference between when I vote and when I don't.

I used to think that until the 2000 presidential election, which was virtually a statistical dead heat. If you voted in one of the 2 or 3 key states (which I did), absolutely every single vote made a crucial difference. For good or ill, there's little doubt that a Gore Administration would have had a far different effect on the country that GW Bush's administration did.

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I'm a bit cynical.

I can't imagine why.

[skyrider 0]

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I voted. For quite a few years I didn't vote at all out of principle--I couldn't find anybody worth voting for. I resumed a few elections ago. I still can't find anybody worth voting for. I don't see any difference between when I vote and when I don't.

I'm a bit cynical.

Then you give up your right to complain ...just bend over ans take what they give you....

[normiss 892]

it's always BOHICA for ALL of us anyway!

[rushmc 23]

two weeks ago

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[quade 4]

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I couldn't find anybody worth voting for.

There's always a lesser evil.

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[Andy9o8 2]

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it's always BOHICA for ALL of us anyway!

http://www.bohicaarms.com/index.html

[SpeedRacer 1]

I was looking to vote for candidates from The Rent is 2 Damn High Party.

Oh well, maybe next time.

Speed Racer
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[Southern_Man 0]

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For quite a few years I didn't vote at all out of principle--I couldn't find anybody worth voting for.

When that happens, I basically go into damage-control mode:
- if it's an executive - for whom individual performance is very important - I vote for who I think will do the least damage to my and my family's interests.
- if it's a legislator - for whom individual performance is less important, and team performance is more important - I vote for whomever belongs to the team (party, obviously) that I think will be better for (or least damaging to) my and my family's interests.

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I don't see any difference between when I vote and when I don't.

I used to think that until the 2000 presidential election, which was virtually a statistical dead heat. If you voted in one of the 2 or 3 key states (which I did), absolutely every single vote made a crucial difference. For good or ill, there's little doubt that a Gore Administration would have had a far different effect on the country that GW Bush's administration did.

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I'm a bit cynical.

I can't imagine why.

I generally vote Libertarian, as that is who best represents my personal political philosophy. I don't know if the fact that my vote is virtually always wasted furthers or diminishes my cynicism. I do enjoy voting on ballot measures but we don't have that many of them in VA.

I do not have that strong of a political idenitity (I have a good sense of what I believe but I do not feel definted by it much). Whoever wins I generally have a pretty great life that seems largely unaffected by who wins these offices. I just choose to focus on personal fulfillment.

"What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

[Andy9o8 2]

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I generally vote Libertarian, as that is who best represents my personal political philosophy. I don't know if the fact that my vote is virtually always wasted furthers or diminishes my cynicism.

It's unfortunate that third parties are almost never truly competitive in the US, but that is the reality. But unless one has oneself convinced that casting a vote for a particular third party will, in the long run, help that party become truly viable - a pipe dream in the US, IMO - then I personally think that the most sensible thing to do is not to waste a vote (or refrain from voting), but to vote for whomever comes closest to one's general philosophy.

[wolfriverjoe 1,523]

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I generally vote Libertarian, as that is who best represents my personal political philosophy. I don't know if the fact that my vote is virtually always wasted furthers or diminishes my cynicism.

It's unfortunate that third parties are almost never truly competitive in the US, but that is the reality. But unless one has oneself convinced that casting a vote for a particular third party will, in the long run, help that party become truly viable - a pipe dream in the US, IMO - then I personally think that the most sensible thing to do is not to waste a vote (or refrain from voting), but to vote for whomever comes closest to one's general philosophy.

I usually vote for one of the "fringe" parties in each election. Usually for an office that doesn't do much, or when the polls show a landslide. Just to see them get enough votes to stay on the ballot. I would like to see them become more competetive in the future, as unlikely as it is.

I cast more "against" votes, than actual "for" votes (Quade's "lesser evil").

And yes, I voted. I even rode my bicycle there because it is a gorgeous fall day

"There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy

"~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

[wmw999 2,587]

I pretty much always vote.

I generally reject candidates who aren't willing to answer questions put forth by whatever group is asking, as long as they're asking the same questions of every candidate. I also reject them if they can't formulate an answer that fits the answer format. To me, the ability to follow simple directions, and accessibility are key components required of candidates.

I've never voted a straight party ticket. I hate that thought.

Wendy P.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[Shotgun 1]

No. I'm a California liberal, so I'm too stoned to go vote.

OK, actually I'm not stoned. But I did just take some drugs (caffeine, methocarbamol, and acetaminophen), and I'm about to walk down the street to vote.