U.S. Voting Tuesday, November 7

[Renee750il]

Please, whatever your views, get to the polls and post your ballots Tuesday.

But first, before you go, do a little research. Don't go by the TV and radio ads. Don't vote for "the cute one." Find out about the people you are thinking about casting your ballot for or against. Google them. Practice due diligence. Educate yourself. These websites are a decent starting point:

http://www.vote-smart.org/index.htm
http://www.corporations.org/campaign$$/
http://thomas.loc.gov/links/
http://www.citizen.org/congress/voting/

THINK FOR YOURSELF!

 

[elegy]

god i can't wait until these elections are over and i stop getting all these recorded phone messages left on my answering machine about how evil such and such other candidate is. blech.

i wish our voting system allowed us to choose "none of the above".

 

[bubbatd]

Yes...it's my right and and I'm privilege to vote . It's been ugly here and I'll be glad when it's over .!! Too many I don't like on either side .

 

[Denaluvscorgis]

god i can't wait until these elections are over and i stop getting all these recorded phone messages left on my answering machine about how evil such and such other candidate is. blech.

i wish our voting system allowed us to choose "none of the above".

Same here....I'm so tired of all of the bashing!!!! I will go and vote, but it's so hard to anymore. No one ever seems to do any of the things that they promise to do. It's sad!! I feel so bad for our elderly and kids in schools!!

 

[GlassOnion]

Or, since no one does what they promise anyways, don't vote.

Or vote for the other guy who promises not to do what you want.

 

[jess2416]

Same here....I'm so tired of all of the bashing!!!! I will go and vote, but it's so hard to anymore. No one ever seems to do any of the things that they promise to do. It's sad!! I feel so bad for our elderly and kids in schools!!

Thats the reason I dont vote...I never have, and probably never will

 

[Renee750il]

Same here....I'm so tired of all of the bashing!!!! I will go and vote, but it's so hard to anymore. No one ever seems to do any of the things that they promise to do. It's sad!! I feel so bad for our elderly and kids in schools!!

That's why you do your homework before you go vote. Look at the records of the candidates. Then decide.

 

[elegy]

Thats the reason I dont vote...I never have, and probably never will

i don't want to *not* vote- that takes away my complaining rights

i just wish i could register my opinion as "don't like any of my options".

even the candidates that i think are the best options are so caught up in these nasty smear campaigns that it makes me not want to vote for them. i don't care about why so and so is the devil incarnate. i want to know why you're a good choice and what you're going to do to make the world better.

 

[Renee750il]

We need to be louder about the negative ads. Unfortunately, the negative ads produce results and it becomes a vicious circle.

Shame we can't discipline them for being ad-aggressive

 

[jess2416]

i don't want to *not* vote- that takes away my complaining rights

i just wish i could register my opinion as "don't like any of my options".

even the candidates that i think are the best options are so caught up in these nasty smear campaigns that it makes me not want to vote for them. i don't care about why so and so is the devil incarnate. i want to know why you're a good choice and what you're going to do to make the world better.

If I could vote for "none of the above" like you mentioned earlier, I would go vote...:lol-sign:

 

[GlassOnion]

i don't want to *not* vote- that takes away my complaining rights

No it doesn't. By not voting you're already expressing your opinion that the candidates suck and so you have plenty of room to complain.

I hate the 'oh you didn't vote? You have no room to complain then'. Bullcrap, I have plenty of room to complain if BOTH candidates are horrible.

 

[Renee750il]

Then do a write in vote! And take a good look at candidates who aren't running under the major party banners.

 

[GlassOnion]

That's about as useful as not voting period because you know they're not going to win under our two-party system.

 

[BostonBanker]

Already voted My work schedule can vary a lot from day to day, and it makes it hard to guarentee I'll make it to the polls, so I get an absentee ballot and vote early.

 

[Renee750il]

That's about as useful as not voting period because you know they're not going to win under our two-party system.

And as long as the majority continues to hold to that, nothing will ever change. Short of revolution.

 

[Melissa_W]

No it doesn't. By not voting you're already expressing your opinion that the candidates suck and so you have plenty of room to complain.

I hate the 'oh you didn't vote? You have no room to complain then'. Bullcrap, I have plenty of room to complain if BOTH candidates are horrible.

Stephen Colbert had the idea to vote out all the incumbents, regardless of their party. That would send a message, wouldn't it?

 

[GlassOnion]

It would, but it's not going to happen.

And yes, as long as the general public holds to an ideal it's not going to change. But do you honestly see it changing any time soon?

 

[Melissa_W]

It would, but it's not going to happen.

And yes, as long as the general public holds to an ideal it's not going to change. But do you honestly see it changing any time soon?

Not with that attitude.

 

[Renee750il]

Thanks, Melissa.

 

[bubbatd]

Too bad the good candidates are too smart to run .