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Little to no Michigan voters is plausible. Democrats stripped Michigan of their convention delegates. The only choices there were Hillary, Dodd and Uncommitted - and a local referendum on tying sales tax to proximity of a business to downtown Detroit.
Never fear, though - we've got Nevada & South Carolina this Saturday.
Also I got interviewed by the local paper about why I voted early, who I voted for and why. (I personally don't mind declaring who I voted for. Edwards for any and all interested.)
kdogg: Not to be too picky but I actually early voted, not absentee voted. In TN absentee voting is by mail and with very limited availability. You must prove you cannot vote "normally" to vote absentee in TN.
Early voting is statewide for anyone who wishes. They set the machines up at limited sites across each county 20 days before Election Day and for 2 weeks each person can vote at any one of these sites. Five days before Election Day early voting stops and anyone who did not vote early must vote at their designated precinct on Election Day.
Early voting has increased voting some in TN and about 30-40% of voters take advantage of it.
Sorry if I got too technical but as a guy interested in politics, I thought you might be interested in how our system works.
Last Edit: Jan 16, 2008 14:13:16 GMT -5 by troo - Back to Top
^^^ thanks Troo - I did not know - when you said "early" voting ealier - i thought you meant absentee voting also - that is cool that TN does it that way
I voted in last April's election early and it was referred to as absentee. Then again, I signed up for absentee specifically - the mayoral/city election was during UW's Spring Break last year, and I signed up for an absentee ballot from a student org at an alder candidate's event. I think they're pretty much one and the same in Wisconsin. In 2004, I lived two blocks from a polling place and saw nothing about early voting here.
To each state their own, for better or for worse...
Post by freedomofmusic on Jan 16, 2008 17:59:10 GMT -5
You just got your karma troo, way to go.
Even though I am in TN, I like to vote on the official election day. Adds a little excitement. Plus, I haven't made up my mind.
If I could have voted in Michigan yesterday, I would have definately voted for Kucinich due to that whole ballot/DNC thing that left the ballot incomplete. I think he got screwed out of the debate. I tend to agree with most everything he says. I don't think it's fair for General Electric/NBC to decide who we get to hear. Of course, that's just me.
I like Kucinich too and it should be illegal to exclude any candidate of that Party from a debate. The public airways are to be used for the public good and excluding candidates does not meet this mission. GE/NBC and ABC leave out Kucinich and FOX leaves out Ron Paul (even while inviting candidates with lower poll rankings and less money). It is not the corporate media's job to determine candidate viability.
It shouldn't be, but in reality, isn't that the way it is? So much of a candidate's electability is based on name recognition. And name recognition is based on how often you're mentioned by the big media outlets.
I put my absentee ballot in the post today. This is one of the first elections in my lifetime where I feel like the candidates(on both sides of the aisle) are actually different and I don't have to pick the lesser of two evils. I was pretty pumped.
Post by cajuninsaudi on Jan 29, 2008 22:33:04 GMT -5
I knew that as an independent in Florida I wouldn't be able to vote in either party primary of course. Still, it was rather underwhelming to go to the poll today and see only one frickin thing on my ballot. There I was, psyched to do my civic duty and all I had in front of me was a great big blank sheet of paper with only two little ovals (yea or nay) for a property tax proposition... I guess that's better in a way than voting in our essentially meaningless democratic primary...
Post by koyaanisqatsi on Feb 5, 2008 13:17:07 GMT -5
Anyone here familiar with the technique of "crossover" voting ? It has been exhibited at the local level and basically involves voters crossing over to vote for a candidate in the "other" party during primary elections.
It was used to successfully to derail the re-election of Cynthia McKinney of Georgia several years back. Republicans, many realizing that they had NO chance of electing their own candidate in the overwhelmingly democratic district in the general election, registered as democrats(or simply requested the democratic ballot as dictated by Georgia law) and voted for the democratic opposition to McKinney in the primary election. They had propped the candidate up intentionally and then got her nominated as the democratic candidate, thereby strengthening the chances of electing their republican candidate. Or at least, weakening the stance of a liberal outspoken voice of change.
Anyways, just wondering if the repubs would try something like this on such a large scale, knowing how Hillary motivates folks on both sides of the line to vote against her in the fall.
Elections are often exposures in the cracks of an aging democracy/aristocracy.....
Now , back to the "I just voted" party....
Last Edit: Feb 5, 2008 13:31:56 GMT -5 by koyaanisqatsi - Back to Top
^^ It's much more likely when one side or the other is unopposed. In this close race for both Parties, it is unlikely. Though I am sure some will do it on both sides.
BTW I voted for McCain in 2000 against Bush, even though I was for Gore, because Gore was unopposed and I was scared to death of a Bush presidency. Little did I know how right I was.
I voted yesterday. Unfortunately, nearly everyone I talked to in class today did not. What is wrong with my generation? This is our future! I guess they want the baby boomers to decide for us. No way I say! My vote didn't matter much since Obama pretty well killed Hillary in Illinois, but it felt darn good to get my little sticker. Plus I actually feel confident in a candidate for the first time since I reached voting age. I was too young to vote in Gore Vs. Bush and in Kerry Vs. Bush I was willing to vote for anyone who opposed Bush. They could have pulled a paranoid schiz patient right from the looney bin and I would have voted for him.
But with Obama, I feel some serious hope for the future.
Post by freedomofmusic on Feb 8, 2008 18:36:43 GMT -5
coulbean said:
I voted yesterday. Unfortunately, nearly everyone I talked to in class today did not. What is wrong with my generation? This is our future! I guess they want the baby boomers to decide for us. No way I say! My vote didn't matter much since Obama pretty well killed Hillary in Illinois, but it felt darn good to get my little sticker. Plus I actually feel confident in a candidate for the first time since I reached voting age. I was too young to vote in Gore Vs. Bush and in Kerry Vs. Bush I was willing to vote for anyone who opposed Bush. They could have pulled a paranoid schiz patient right from the looney bin and I would have voted for him.
But with Obama, I feel some serious hope for the future.
^^Hope indeed.
Karma for your vote. Sorry it took a few days to get to you. I've been avoiding Inforoo due to all of the negativity. Hopefully it stops soon!
