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Election Day: Are you voting?
« on: January 18, 2010, 09:43:18 PM »
Massachusetts folk, obviously. I know I'm scarce around here these days, but forgive me for skipping the formalities. I hope the gravity of tomorrow's Senatorial election is enough to get a lot of you fine, progressive specimens to the polls. The course of the nation will be impacted by this.

Now, in other news. How y'all doin'?
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Re: Election Day: Are you voting?
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2010, 10:19:52 PM »
Quote from: Nyyorkskyyikwawks'k on January 18, 2010, 09:56:17 PM
Massachusetts folk, ... I hope the gravity of tomorrow's Senatorial election is enough to get a lot of you fine, progressive specimens to the polls. The course of the nation will be impacted by this.

concur

GO and VOTE!
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Re: Election Day: Are you voting?
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2010, 01:21:59 AM »
If anyone needs further proof that it's important...

Wyatt and Len agree....   :o




Now you MASS people get out there and participate!
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Re: Election Day: Are you voting?
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2010, 05:51:00 AM »
This past senatorial election disappointed me. BIG TIME.
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Re: Election Day: Are you voting?
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2010, 11:34:02 AM »
primary election is today in Michigan. sorriest collection of gubernatorial candidates ever. there's going to be a massive turnover in the state legislature as well, because so many current members are term-limited and can't run again for their current seats.

bottom line: not holding out much hope. :(

#@!
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Re: Election Day: Are you voting?
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2010, 07:33:58 PM »
Quote from: cletus thurston beauregard on August 03, 2010, 11:34:02 AM
primary election is today in Michigan. sorriest collection of gubernatorial candidates ever. there's going to be a massive turnover in the state legislature as well, because so many current members are term-limited and can't run again for their current seats.

bottom line: not holding out much hope. :(

#@!
Hey, maybe the new guys will...  I dunno, socialize the Lions or something.
(They can't get much worse, and maybe the state paycheck'll shock 'em back
to some sense of reality...)
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Re: Election Day: Are you voting?
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2010, 02:10:15 AM »
should be an interesting race for the governor's job. for the first time since Right To Life of Michigan became a major player in this state 25+ years ago, neither major party candidate is anti-abortion.

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Re: Election Day: Are you voting?
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2010, 10:19:20 AM »
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Re: Election Day: Are you voting?
« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2010, 11:05:54 AM »
I plan to, even though I live in Darth Maul Eric Cantor's airtight-Republican district...
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Re: Election Day: Are you voting?
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2010, 12:21:18 PM »
voted last thursday

i might not be back in time from the nyc d.dolls 10th.
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Re: Election Day: Are you voting?
« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2011, 11:05:39 AM »
going to vote in a bit. my city is under receivership; consequently, an "emergency financial manager" controls everything. he fired the city clerk last week - yes, 1 week before an election; that's genius in action for you - and a lot of the election workers stayed home in protest. supposedly, reserve workers and county commission personnel are filling in the gaps. i'll see when I get there, I guess.
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Re: Election Day: Are you voting?
« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2012, 12:30:49 PM »
 :usa2: :usa2: :usa2: :usa2:  Election Day's almost here!    :usa2: :usa2: :usa2: :usa2:
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Re: Election Day: Are you voting?
« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2012, 10:08:21 PM »
Long live 3rd party politics!

We have more than 2 choices people.  Shake it up!

Don't believe the either/or myth.
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Re: Election Day: Are you voting?
« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2012, 10:27:25 PM »
It's not really a myth.
Yeah, theoretically, if enough people voted for a 3rd party politician they would get elected.

Buuut.. let's be realistic. How likely is that to - ever - happen? Ron Paul didn't even come close when he was running as a libertarian; and when he switched to the republican party so he'd have a fighting chance (at least, I assume that's why he switched), he was crushed.
No other third party politicians even have the ability to make their name known. No money, no status, no foot in the political door.
And unfortunately, those are the things you need to be seen and heard on the political stage.

Third party politics are relatively pointless.
We technically have more than two choices, but in actuality, the race is between two parties.
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Re: Election Day: Are you voting?
« Reply #14 on: November 04, 2012, 10:43:02 AM »
^ Not at the local level; the Green Party in Michigan has had members win city council seats in a few cities here in the southeastern part of the state, and they've done pretty well by their constituents. That's what you do for long-term success - build a farm team.

I don't really follow the Libertarian party anymore, but I hope they're having similar success. I know many, many smart people here who consider themselves Libertarians, but they won't get involved with the party, and that's what they need to do.
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