I voted today.

[ImGod]

Just to renew my bitching license for another 2 years.

There were a bunch-o-people on the ballot running unapposed or as judges with a yes/no keep them in office vote. There was a Senate race, a Governor's Race, and one Congressional Race. Bunch of Rs probably winning, but the Lee Terry race might be tight.

There was a minimum wage bill there, but seriously who works for less than what they want to raise it up to? I voted yes because it wasn't even a decent tip amount. If that's all I made, I'd stay home in my undies, soaking up the welfare, free healthcare, and the Obamaphones they're passing out.

[ImGod]

I must be the only true patriot here.

[Sock Puppet]

I just dropped off my absentee ballot 'cause I'm not organized enough to get it in the mail on time. Voted for the California water initiative, even though it's too little, too late. I was on the fence about that weird Frankenproposition on malpractice because of the requirement to require drug testing for doctors, but I ended up voting for it just because the insurance lobby spent so much to defeat it.

Voted to give Jerry Brown another 4 years. I'm far from a cheerleader for him, but he actually hasn't been terrible, and has managed to repair some of the damage from the Schwarzenegger era.

[ImGod]

What's the CA water initiative?

Steal more from other states? Pray for rain (like Tejas)? Flush the toilets less? (if it's yellow let it mellow, if it's brown flush it down.)

[lisarea]

We voted a while back, but we keep getting stupid fucking 'reminder' calls because the stupid fucking election guys won't unregister the 500 people who don't vote here anymore because they don't live here anymore. They finally stopped sending them ballots, but they're still getting junk calls and mail.

It is totally my favorite thing to have pubescent sounding children calling my house to patiently explain to me how to vote.

Turds. I hope everyone loses this election somehow.

[Dingfod]

I voted for the candidates of my choice today. They probably won't win, but I do a lot of things that don't make much sense. I'm not going to give up hoping at least 50% more of American voters wake the fuck up.

[ImGod]

If all the people I voted against get elected, I'll probably end up getting a tax break (if they can get off their Obama-is-Satan trip long enough to do it).

So I'll win by loosing?

[Sock Puppet]

Originally Posted by ImGod

What's the CA water initiative?

Steal more from other states? Pray for rain (like Tejas)? Flush the toilets less? (if it's yellow let it mellow, if it's brown flush it down.)

Nah, just a boring bond initiative to fund various water-related projects, including storage, recycling, infrastructure improvements, etc. It could turn out to be a piece of crap legislation that I didn't look closely enough at. Informed voting is hard.

[erimir]

I didn't vote because I haven't really had a permanent residence, as I've been waiting for a job to start (had to wait for grant money).

Then I realized I would have to change my registration to vote in person, since I'm registered in Pittsburgh, but then it was too late because the asshole NCGOP changed the rules and now same-day registration is no longer allowed. Then I could've gotten an absentee ballot, but I checked out the ballot and it only had two unopposed Democrats (US House, PA House) and governor, where Republican Tom Corbett is heading to a landslide defeat.

So I was just like, meh.

Originally Posted by ImGod

If all the people I voted against get elected, I'll probably end up getting a tax break (if they can get off their Obama-is-Satan trip long enough to do it).

So I'll win by loosing?

Only if the increase in post-tax income from your tax break outweighs any damage to your income or investments due to other actions they take (i.e. if the economy remains shitty because of their policies, it would be bad for most businesses, which could be bad for you).

If you're well-insulated or in a counter-cyclical industry, then uh... kudos?

[beyelzu]

I voted for this guy.

He seems like a p cool guy.





We walked to our polling place, had no wait to vote. It was a great experience.

Yay California!

I am in your state, voting for peoples!


except, its my state now.

[beyelzu]

Originally Posted by Sock Puppet

I just dropped off my absentee ballot 'cause I'm not organized enough to get it in the mail on time. Voted for the California water initiative, even though it's too little, too late. I was on the fence about that weird Frankenproposition on malpractice because of the requirement to require drug testing for doctors, but I ended up voting for it just because the insurance lobby spent so much to defeat it.

Voted to give Jerry Brown another 4 years. I'm far from a cheerleader for him, but he actually hasn't been terrible, and has managed to repair some of the damage from the Schwarzenegger era.

We did it in person.

I was yes on everything for the props and loved voting for Jerry.

I didn't like the drugtesting doctors crap of the malpractice law, but increasing the limits makes a ton of sense to me. Like you the avalanche of money against it was pretty convincing.

The prop to let the insurance commissioner be in charge of medical insurance rate increases was similar in that if I only ever heard the commercials against the prop, I would want to vote for it.

See, you don't know how good you have it, a governor who wants to solve problems and thinks that government can do some of it.

[BrotherMan]

I voted today also. It was the same non-experience it's been the last few years since I've lived in this district. I dunno why but the next district over who votes in the same place I do, their line is always out the door and I have no wait at all for the most part.

My roommate was all psyched up though. He's been reading and watching and listening to all the same stories of "voter fraud" and how the GOP is trying to oppress the vote and such. He was readying himself for CONFRONTATION and stuff. But there was nobody there up to any shenanigans.

We even circumvented the gauntlet of people who are always standing the prescribed distance away from the machines. I tricked him into parking in another parking lot where nobody else was parked. It was p great.

(It was no stolen apple pie*, but it was all right.)

*a pie made with stolen apples. it's an lolorado thing. only two of you would understand.

[Dingfod]

I wasted my time voting today.

[Janet]

I voted against wolf hunting, for all the local taxes and for as many Green Party candidates as I could find on the ballot. I'm not a Green Party true believer, but they are the only lefty third party on the Michigan ballot.

[specious_reasons]

I mailed in my ballot last week, so I voted. Please don't tell Facebook.

There were two gun referenda on the ballot, one sounded stupid, the other slightly less so. That and a referenda for a town bond offering.

I wanted to "Vote for Pedro" but he's a crazy right winger whose only virtues are a sense of humor and the ability to milk a meme for name recognition.

[The Man]

God damn it, Florida.



(Well, the whole country, really).

That is all.

[Crumb]

I voted last week. Voted "Yes" to legalize marijuana. Avoided as many Dems and Reps as I could manage.

[Ari]

I wish the MSM (oow look I'm totally cool in Fox news circles for using that acronym) would focus more on the props and initiatives and less on the political races. Who 'represents us' is all basically the same, bought out douchebags, but the direct support for some progressive changes is where it's at.

This has reminded me I need to change a bunch of things before next election, like my district and my affiliation (although being labeled republican* does mean I get to see just what kind of racist sexists asshats I shouldn't vote for).

*Something that happened back when old bullshit tests labeled republicans as the group for smaller government and less frivolous spending.

[The Man]

Borowitz and The Onion. I guess at least the comedians will have a lot to work with these next two years.

[Qingdai]

Chunks and I voted a couple of days ago. So pot and GMO labeling and some OK democrats and a bunch of bond stuff for our crumbling parks and schools.

[erimir]

So that was thoroughly depressing.

Trying to think of any good spin on things... I guess in two years time more old white people will be dead. So that's something to look forward to.

That's about all I can think of right now.

[ImGod]

If you live in a solid red or blue state, you are almost always thouroughly depressed. There are no "races" and you aren't part of any presidential campaign.

Voting is the same as capital/labor; money is national and voting is local. So rich people in other states groom the nuts who show up on the ballot and bankroll them.

Lee Terry looks like he could loose to a democrat, so that was exciting. But they'll probably tweek the boundaries of the 2nd District so it won't happen again.

What I find interesting is the minimum wage bill passed here and in other states with overwhelming support. A $500million dollar school bond issue passed. Marry type juana bills passed all over the place. But the Republicans won overall. It's strange that my state would elect a Republican governor with 57% and a Teajhadi homeschooler to the Senate with 65%, then turn around and pass a minimum wage bill with 62% of the votes. We probably could have passed a marijuana bill too if it came up for a vote. Both previous candidates mentioned oppose such bills and will probably do anything and everything to curb minimum wages, school funding, and potheads.

I honestly think people have gotten to the point they want to be part of a win more than they want good governance. So they'll back a winner party and vote in the individual progressive items locally. In my state the Dems have been the looser party for so long they might as well be Green or Libertarian.

[Crumb]

For Oregon it looks like marijuana is a yes, GMO labeling is too close to call but leaning no.

[Watser?]

Seriously? Even Mitch McConnel is still there? I was so sick of seeing his stupid, smug assholey face.

At some point we may have to vote y'all off the planet.

[ImGod]

Originally Posted by Watser?

Seriously? Even Mitch McConnel is still there? I was so sick of seeing his stupid, smug assholey face.

At some point we may have to vote y'all off the planet.

I was planning to take the next Virigin Galatic off this ebola infested, multi-national corporate sponsored, rock. But the flights have been cancelled.