neglus
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posted on November 3, 2008 05:58:00 AM new
I don't care WHO you vote for, but make sure you DO vote.
Here is a link to a great website to see if you are registered to vote (if you don't know) and where you go to vote.
http://www.canivote.org/
I don't know if all states have this information, but the Minnesota information has a sample ballot for my precinct with links to click on for more information about candidates and propositions (ie school funding) that will be on the ballot.
Please don't use this thread to make the case for your candidate - go to the Round Table if you want to do that.
VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on November 3, 2008 08:12:22 AM new
I tried to vote yesterday but couldn't get my DH to go with me.
I hate to think about the lines tomorrow but I'll be there regardless.
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LtRay
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posted on November 3, 2008 09:07:32 AM new
We had early voting here in NW Florida and so we voted last week. Everything was set up so well that we only had to wait in line a few minutes.
Amazingly 42% of the registered voters in our county have now voted. This is a phenomenal number and it will be interesting to see the final number of the voter turnout count tomorrow night.
Also, we had the choice of using paper ballot or electronic machines. We used the paper ballot. Once you fill that in, you carry it to a machine that records it. I choose the paper ballot because if there should be a problem with the machines there would still be a paper trail.
Did anyone catch Oprah's comments about her experience with electronic voting? I only mention it because it is a good reminder to check your selections before you submit your vote. I just checked the Oprah site for the clip but the server is down. You can view a video clip here.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/31/oprah-opts-for-early-voti_n_139869.html
And as Neglus said "Please don't use this thread to make the case for your candidate - go to the Round Table if you want to do that." Same for Oprah comments.
[ edited by LtRay on Nov 3, 2008 09:10 AM ]
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on November 3, 2008 09:34:03 AM new
LtRay - what part of NW Florida.
We will be retiring to Steinhatchee Fl in 5 or 6 years.
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LtRay
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posted on November 3, 2008 09:51:24 AM new
Panama City
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photosensitive
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posted on November 3, 2008 10:00:53 AM new
Maryland does not have early voting but it is on the ballot tomorrow. I for one will be voting for it.
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pmelcher
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posted on November 3, 2008 10:45:48 AM new
They are expecting 70% turnout here in Fort Wayne, IN. I hope we beat that, it is wonderful that people are exercising their right to vote, no matter which party or candidate. Yea for the U.S.A.!
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pixiamom
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posted on November 3, 2008 10:58:04 AM new
As I mentioned in the RT, Oregon's voter turn-out in 2004 was 86.5% all because we have a 100% mail-in or drop off ballot system. I can't imagine waiting in lines or getting a blippy machine that flips my vote!
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blueyes29
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posted on November 3, 2008 11:00:01 AM new
Will be in line to vote tomorrow. About voting machines...here in Oklahoma, we use scantron ballots...It's so simple...just mark the ballot and put it in the machine. The machine records your vote AND there's a paper trail. I've never understood why the scantrons aren't universally used.
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sthoemke
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posted on November 3, 2008 11:07:09 AM new
Vote for Ralphie
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pixiamom
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posted on November 3, 2008 11:49:37 AM new
After you're done voting, reward yourself with a free cup of coffee at Starbucks
http://www.starbucks.com/
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on November 3, 2008 01:06:53 PM new
I will not be voting tomorrow.
fLufF
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A $37,000 diamond necklace. Thirteen women. Would you do it?
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carolinetyler
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posted on November 3, 2008 01:57:55 PM new
Although I'm obviously not an Obama supporter, just heard his Grandmother passed away today - very sad.
My husband's not voting tomorrow either - he did early voting! I will be, hoping it's not too crowded.
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 Caroline
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zippy2dah
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posted on November 3, 2008 03:09:25 PM new
I voted last weekend. Twice!
Once for me, once for the guy who was too lazy to fill out his own mail-in ballot and yes, I followed his choices not mine. (Though I was otherwise tempted.)
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aqmay
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posted on November 3, 2008 05:30:04 PM new
seems a little strange obama's granny dies 24 hrs. before the end of the election
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deichen
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posted on November 3, 2008 08:14:53 PM new
seems a little strange obama's granny dies 24 hrs. before the end of the election
Huh, you think it is a conspiracy? Geez.
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A poll is not a prediction. It is a snapshot of how people are thinking right now.
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pmelcher
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posted on November 4, 2008 04:38:01 AM new
Fluffy, you are not voting because you voted early, right?
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cashinyourcloset
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posted on November 4, 2008 04:54:46 AM new
"seems a little strange obama's granny dies 24 hrs. before the end of the election"
Yes, Obama's been ahead in all 159 polls taken in the last 6 weeks because the voters just KNEW he would pull this kind of stunt, and it was reflected in the polling.
PS If I completely misunderstood your point, and what you meant was: how unfortunate that she couldn't hold on for another few hours, to see her grandson elected POTUS; yes, I thought that too, but I'm sure that she has been proud of him all along, and died feeling secure about his future.
[ edited by cashinyourcloset on Nov 4, 2008 06:04 AM ]
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deichen
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posted on November 4, 2008 04:54:57 AM new
Fluffy, you are not voting because you voted early, right?
Doubt that is it.
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cashinyourcloset
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posted on November 4, 2008 08:55:51 AM new
Fluffy,
In case you're not voting for a reason other than having already voted, I think of it the same way I think of doing cardio at the gym: it's probably not going to make a difference or at best be a drop in the bucket, it isn't a lot of fun, but it's the right thing to do and I always feel better after I've done it.
It might sound corny and trite, but even as a full-grown man of 57 who has few illusions about the world any longer, my chest still puffs up with pride in my country after I vote.
My sister tells me to join her in Oregon; their by-mail voting sure has a lot to commend it.
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cblev65252
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posted on November 4, 2008 11:53:37 AM new
agmay - I certainly hope I'm taking your post the wrong way. If not, what a horrid thing to say. Just remember, Karma is a powerful thing.
Cheryl
Whitman said she and McCain share a philosophy of scaling back the role of government. a point of view partly shaped by her EBay experience. "The EBay model is very Republican in its essence -- it's about making a small number of rules and getting out of the way while not overtaxing the community," she said.
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sthoemke
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posted on November 4, 2008 12:04:29 PM new
Can 1 vote really make a difference?
(BTW, I voted)
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profe51
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posted on November 4, 2008 12:46:56 PM new
agmay - I certainly hope I'm taking your post the wrong way. If not, what a horrid thing to say.
I couldn't agree more. Despicable is a word that comes to mind.
agmay, if somebody's emailed you a conspiracy theory, please accept my invitation to come outside to the Round Table and let's have at it.
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pixiamom
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posted on November 4, 2008 12:55:53 PM new
I agree with Agmay, it is strange that these 2 extreme events should happen at the same time in Obama's life. Not conspiracy-strange, but eerie strange.
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cblev65252
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posted on November 4, 2008 01:38:27 PM new
pixiamom - His grandmother was dying from Cancer. She held on as long as she could. The reason he went to her was because he didn't know how long she would live. Nothing eerie about it at all.
Cheryl
Whitman said she and McCain share a philosophy of scaling back the role of government. a point of view partly shaped by her EBay experience. "The EBay model is very Republican in its essence -- it's about making a small number of rules and getting out of the way while not overtaxing the community," she said.
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deichen
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posted on November 4, 2008 01:46:30 PM new
I did not take agmay's response the way you did pixia.
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LtRay
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posted on November 4, 2008 06:47:19 PM new
sthoemke- "Can 1 vote really make a difference?"
look at it this way. In 2001 according to election results posted on the ABC News website, unofficially, out of 101,739,818 votes cast, the margin between Vice President Gore and Governor Bush was only 201,178 votes (ABC News, 2000). This is approximately .01977% of the total number of votes cast. The popular vote was decided by a margin less than two hundreths of a percent. If either candidate managed to sway .02% of voters, or turn out more of his/her supporters, a reasonable task, the outcome may have been different.
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