Are You Voting Tuesday?

[Lihu]

Voting tomorrow? Yes.

My motto is just say no to incumbents... no matter which party, it would create such confusion to vote all of them out of office... they might actually govern.

That's kind of novel. If you don't like what they're doing vote them out!

Actually, this is a great idea, I'm half tempted just on principle. . .

[Golfingdad]

I'll be going though it's mostly futile.  NY is a very liberal state, doesn't matter who has the best policies.  I go mostly so I have a right to complain when the newly elected politicians screw things up worse.  NY is the 49th most tax hostile state in the country for businesses and the current politicians don't understand why they are all moving out.   I just can't wait for my kids to finish school and get out of here.

Funny, it's the exact opposite here.  Well, not the state, but the locality.  Orange County couldn't be more Republican if it tried.  But if we call our votes futile using that logic, then they are always futile, no matter who you vote for.  One vote isn't going to change anything, but we still do it because it's the right thing to do.

I still haven't done all of my research though, so I have no idea what I'm doing tomorrow.

[MS256]

I should but I won't.

Every candidate that I have an opinion on and want to win is going to win anyway. If that ever changes I'll be first in line to vote.

[jamo]

I am, yes. Recently moved to a new state, so I made sure to watch all the attack ads to fully educate myself. Pretty sure I'm making the correct decision.

[Lihu]

I am, yes.

Recently moved to a new state, so I made sure to watch all the attack ads to fully educate myself. Pretty sure I'm making the correct decision.

Of course you made the correct decision, watching those ads is entertaining after all.

[mmoan2]

Voting tomorrow? Yes.

My motto is just say no to incumbents... no matter which party, it would create such confusion to vote all of them out of office... they might actually govern.

Although I like your style, it would be a major mess. Think of a football team comprised of all rookies. Yikes...

[ilikefishes]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patch

My wife and I will be voting as an independents. Been doing our home work, and don't plan on voting for very many incumbents. It's really too bad that "none of the above" has no real meaning.

I know what you mean.  I don't belong to a political party either.  The confusion is there actually is a political party called "The Independent Party" which is a very conservative party.  So, what do we call ourselves?

In California you either check the box of a party or select a box with this description:

~ No, I do not want to disclose a political party preference.

If I were to describe by political beliefs in five words or less it would be: Socially liberal, fiscally conservative.

I think there are a lot of people with these beliefs, but there is no political party for us.  I do like not belonging to an actual party.  The closed minded fanaticism that I see among many party members is a turn off and has created a log jam in Washington.

It is called a Centrist. I too have a motto I try to live by. "Wallet to the right, heart to the left."

[rehmwa]

It is called a Centrist. I too have a motto I try to live by. "Wallet to the right, heart to the left."

It's called a libertarian

but the term is hijacked by hard lefties to falsely mis-characterized it as religious right

and the hard righties tried to hijack the movement itself and fold it into the religious right

until the true libertarians have decided the hell with it and just went back to work

which - frankly - is what the hard lefties and righties were trying to accomplish in the first place.  Wouldn't want a really practical movement that most people align with (even if they didn't realize it)

big difference between what's offered today - one party that has an intrusive social agenda and likes to spend all our money despite our wishes

and the other party - which has a slightly different intrusive social agenda and likes to spend all our money despite our wishes

I like to define myself by the fiscal and social scales also:

Fiscally, I'm a conservative (stop wasting our money)

Socially, I'm a fiscal conservative (please do what you like but why do you want me to pay for it - stop wasting our money)

[davechen]

Yup.  Stopped by my polling place on the way to work.

[phan52]

Voted early. I was shocked to find that my state Rep. was running unopposed. I have had some dealings with him and probably would have voted for him regardless, but still.

[boogielicious]

I voted last week, but voted yes on this poll.

[Golfingdad]

I voted last week, but voted yes on this poll.

Lol, clever. Anybody who votes no in this poll today is a big fat liar!!!

[Ernest Jones]

Nope.

[nevets88]

Well, I'm gonna be partisan just this once, I usually vote Dem down the line but that's no surprise given I grew up, lived and live in very blue states.

[ilikefishes]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilikefishes


It is called a Centrist. I too have a motto I try to live by. "Wallet to the right, heart to the left."

It's called a libertarian

but the term is hijacked by hard lefties to falsely mis-characterized it as religious right

and the hard righties tried to hijack the movement itself and fold it into the religious right

until the true libertarians have decided the hell with it and just went back to work

which - frankly - is what the hard lefties and righties were trying to accomplish in the first place.  Wouldn't want a really practical movement that most people align with (even if they didn't realize it)

big difference between what's offered today - one party that has an intrusive social agenda and likes to spend all our money despite our wishes

and the other party - which has a slightly different intrusive social agenda and likes to spend all our money despite our wishes

I like to define myself by the fiscal and social scales also:

Fiscally, I'm a conservative (stop wasting our money)

Socially, I'm a fiscal conservative (please do what you like but why do you want me to pay for it - stop wasting our money)

You can't have it both ways.

[Lihu]

You can't have it both ways.

I think he wants it only one way, the "Stop spending my money" way. This is more or less the libertarian point of view.

[Mr. Desmond]

Voted down the street today, walking in a very light rain, to the school where I pick up my son.

I was one of two voters in the room. Two more arrived as I was leaving.

Slow day in a heavy GOP area... but it should not make any difference as in more than half the local races, the Pub candidate ran unopposed. Sometimes, there was no Dem candidate ... it was Libertarian versus GOP... weird.

[nevets88]