I kid-voted for Perot in 92, and Dole in 96. By the time I was 17 in 2000, I wised up a little and mock-voted for Nader.
Just had an election day lunch at work. The higher-ups apparently have access to internal numbers and they sound confident about reelection. I'm still a nervous wreck.
I was in 5th grade and shocked when Carter beat Ford. And I thought Nixon had been railroaded because John Dean was too weak to keep his mouth shut.
Obama will win because Romney is a bigger joke then Obama. Its just a shame that we didn't see them go up against Gary Johnson and Jill Stein.
I get that. But to go from that to the death of democracy is just a level of pearl-clutching that irritates me. I suspect that improvements will be made at the precincts that had issues and if improvements aren't made, or at least attempted, then shame on the folks who vote in those precincts for not demanding it.
My workplace has not-trivial ties to OFA. So whether it's cheerleading/bluster or informed confidence is anyone's guess. Also, reposting foxnews.com front page:
I'm about to walk to the liquor store to pick up tonight's Mai Tai supplies. I hope they have orgeat, whatever the hell that is. For the first several decades of my life, my biggest shame was voting for Richard Nixon in a mock election in first grade. I voted for him because that's who my parents voted for. Not only was I ashamed of voting for Richard Nixon, I was ashamed of basing my decision my parents'. I eventually forgave myself because jeez, I was 6. But still.
When my mom was in her late 60s, it came out that she was embarrassed still about something that had happened when she was a 5 year old in rural Nebraska. Upon being told of the death of her Norwegian-speaking, fjord-missing grandmother, her first thought was happiness that they wouldn't have to eat lutefisk at Christmas time any more. My point of course is that you may still need a couple decades of contrition for kid-voting for Nixon.
Damn. Making kids eat lutefisk, especially at Christmas, is child abuse. Your mom should not be ashamed that she was happy when her abusive granny died.
I guess NY has no ID requirements? No one asked me to produce any form of ID - just a signature and a name. I have to remember that working from home and voting mid-afternoon is the way to go - no wait and in and out in 5 minutes. NYC went old school with SAT style paper ballots. I prefer the old method which forced you to vote correctly (as in, not vote for more candidates than you should).
It's an almond-flavored syrup. You may not find it at the liquor store as it's not alcoholic, although a BevMo or well-stocked equivalent will usually have it in the mixers and snacks section. If it's not at the liquor store, you may find it at Cost Plus, or whatever the Portland equivalent of Cost Plus is.
The systematic attempts by Republican officials to make voting difficult and dissuade high turnout is simply a fact. Yes, folks should realize this and vote the bastards out -- but if you're in a heavily red state, that's just not going to happen. So these shenanigans need to be addressed vigorously.
Eh, I don't believe OFA's internals any more than I believe the Republican internals that show Mitt kicking ass, or so the Fox stories go. Alright I believe OFA's somewhat more, but not much.
No ID or signature required in Illinois. Tell them your name and vote. The system is set up so that the same name can't vote twice. Nothing to prevent you from getting there before me and voting in my name, though.
Why we shouldn't worry about Pennsylvania - the basic argument is that the campaigns are spending the money they have left and PA television stations have open ad slots. The other states, sure, let's freak out.
Nope. NY is very good for the voter. Now, try to get on the ballot as a candidate and it is very skewed for the power brokers of the parties. In '04, McCain could not get on the the ballot for the Republican primary.
I dunno. I like voting, on Election Day, at the firehouse. Of course, it has its drawbacks. Today it took 4 - 5 times as long to vote. But the total time was still only 18 minutes. One of the things I like about living in a small, rural area. But early voting has its advantages. Two years ago I had to take the day off to ferry 6 people who I got registered to vote to the voting booths across three different counties. Today was better since I got 5 people to early voting this week and only had to get three people to the polls. And all 3 were to the same place. So I was at work by 9:00 without even missing a beat.