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Vote!
#228348 11/04/08 04:49 PM
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No matter who you're voting for, get out there and do it!

To start a discussion, who's seeing long lines and how long did you wait to vote? I'm reading these incredible stories on various news sites of 2-3+ hour waits to vote. One of my more 'tin-foil hat wearing' colleagues claims that these waits are being engineered by one campaign or the other to dissuade certain people from voting. I think he's nuts, but it's an interesting point. I know I probably wouldn't stick around for 3 hours waiting to vote. Anyone here going through that? How long would you wait to vote? An hour? Two? More?

I was at the poll at about 7:15 this morning in my little podunk middle-of-nowhere Illinois town. Walked in, got my ballot, voted, turned in the ballot and walked out. Took 2 minutes \:\) .

Except that the scanner was already broken. Message on the screen said "JAM AT FEEDER". The nice little old lady running the machine didn't seem to know what to do, and so they were just collecting ballots in an 'Emergency' box. Nice. I'm an IT guy, and write software all day, but I miss the good old punched-paper ballots. Felt like you were doing something different, not just taking a 'scantron' test. \:D Hanging chads and all...


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Re: Vote!
PeterChenoweth #228356 11/04/08 04:58 PM
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I voted first thing this morning, but I ain't sayin' who for.

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PeterChenoweth #228357 11/04/08 04:58 PM
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While I agree 100% that you should vote, it still isn't too late to at least try to get some education on the really key issues if you are still "undecided" or really don't know squat about either candidate outside of the fact that one of them isn't Hillary.... So while I not only think it is our right to vote, it is also our duty to take at least a few minutes to get some facts about who stands for what. You never know, you might agree with "the other guy" more than you think.

I have voted for the same party for many elections, but I still spend time looking at the issues, ignoring the mud and name-calling, and get to the core of the candidate. Unlike my parents, sister, and co-workers who blindly follow whatever party that they voted for last time. That way I know that I made what I thought to be the right choice, not just being a lemming to my previous vote, or to the vote of others around me.

Be smart, vote smart...


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Re: Vote!
pmbuko #228359 11/04/08 05:01 PM
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 Originally Posted By: pmbuko
I voted first thing this morning, but I ain't sayin' who for.


I started to write in 'Colquhoun-Lofft' as my Pres-VP choice. Then I remembered the whole 'US citizen' requirement in the Constitution. \:\( Bummer. ;\)

I totally agree with you, Nick. Vote, but don't just flip a coin. Read, learn, think, vote. Knowing that campaign promises are seldom reflected in actual policies.


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pmbuko #228360 11/04/08 05:03 PM
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 Originally Posted By: pmbuko
I voted first thing this morning, but I ain't sayin' who for.


You voted for the blue donut/red bacon guy I bet! \:\)


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nickbuol #228361 11/04/08 05:08 PM
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Wow, now that is a campaign that a Homer Simpsonphile like me could really get excited about!

mmmm ... bacon ...

Ooh! Donut!



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PeterChenoweth #228362 11/04/08 05:12 PM
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Knowing that campaign promises are seldom reflected in actual policies.


Can we count on things that both candidates promised? Please? ;\)

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pmbuko #228363 11/04/08 05:19 PM
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the blue donut/red bacon guy




I never saw that before, but I like it a lot!

Most of Washington State now votes by mail. Only the two most populous counties still have poll voting available, and only about 25% of eligible voters choose that method.

I have always enjoyed and appreciated the ritual of voting in person, with my neighbors, at a local library or school. I vote in all elections, whether it's a school bond thing, a primary or a general.

Today, I waited in line for the first time. Ever. For ~45 minutes. People all around me were smiling. I am joyful.


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PeterChenoweth #228373 11/04/08 06:11 PM
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 Originally Posted By: PeterChenoweth
No matter who you're voting for, get out there and do it!
This is one sentiment that I really never got behind... not to be contrary, but we heard about it in our recent popularity contest federal election as well (we got 59.1% voter turnout). People have died for our right to vote, but I always felt that with that right came the responsibility of keeping yourself in-the-know about party platforms, and histories of what they've done, how they've done it, and how they've kept their promises before.

I'd rather have 50% of registered voters with a clear concept of what's going on voting than 100% of people voting with half of them voting for "the smiley guy" or "I see a lot of this person's signs around"... but I guess it's a little different here, since we vote locally, then those filled seats determine our Prime Minister.

Just something I never understood... "you should vote, even if you have no clear opinion on the matter"... kind of adds an element of chaos theory to the whole thing.

Bren R.

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pmbuko #228378 11/04/08 06:27 PM
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Is your avatar the Ohio flag? I'm confused‽


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