Election day- can't wait!

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Remember the days when commercials used to be fun to watch?!
 

We need to write our congress reps and tell them.

We want no negative attack ads in the future. Don't 'rag' on the other guy/gal ... instead only tell us what you intend to do, and your position on issues.

The Dem/Repub logo must be displayed in/on all ads.

Two forms of ID must be shown to aquire a ballot. Or sent in, in advance when requesting a mail-in ballot.

Election day is election day .... Results no sooner than five days after. None of this [east coast] results announced before the [west coast] polls even close.
 
Warrigal said:
There are many people here in Australia watching the midterms with keen interest. The very concept of midterm elections is alien to us, as are state elections with ballot proposals. Other things that we find peculiar is the idea of registering your party preference. It makes the idea of a secret ballot pretty meaningless. I guess if Spock and Kirk were Australians Spock would say "It's democracy, Jim, but not as we know it".

I realise that Americans don't understand how we can be comfortable with our system, but we are. Voting is very laid back here, without fretting about voter fraud or physical intimidation at the polls. Did I mention the sausage sizzles and cake stalls?


Few Americans vote a 'straight ticket', we frequently vote for candidates that are not in our particular political Party! Many Americans are independent voters, not registered as Republicans or Democrats. Regardless, being in a Party, does not in any way obligate us to vote in any particular way...
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It seems, more and more, that voting is choosing the "Lesser of the Evils". I try to do a fair amount of research in the weeks leading to elections, and it's been a long time since I felt any "enthusiasm" for a candidate.
 
I'm amazed that there are folks still interested in the "Election" at all. Since our previous president lost in his bid to stay in office, we've been bombarded with phoney claims regarding the illegitimacy of the elections.

Why have them at all? It's like the Saturday local high school football game. If you approach it withe the attitude of "If we win it's a hard fought victory" but if we lose, it's crooked officiating and we're not going to consider it a legitimate game?

Is that where we now stand. If "my team" wins, it's OK but if they lose, the game was "fixed". Do people really believe this BS ?
 
Don M. said:
It seems, more and more, that voting is choosing the "Lesser of the Evils". I try to do a fair amount of research in the weeks leading to elections, and it's been a long time since I felt any "enthusiasm" for a candidate.
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This is why I want there to be a "None of the above" box. If that is the high vote getter those candidates would be eliminated from the current election cycle. While I'm at it, 30 day campaign season start to finish-- period. Complete ban on phone calls from polling surveys of any kind.
 
DaveA said:
I'm amazed that there are folks still interested in the "Election" at all. Since our previous president lost in his bid to stay in office, we've been bombarded with phoney claims regarding the illegitimacy of the elections.

Why have them at all? It's like the Saturday local high school football game. If you approach it withe the attitude of "If we win it's a hard fought victory" but if we lose, it's crooked officiating and we're not going to consider it a legitimate game?

Is that where we now stand. If "my team" wins, it's OK but if they lose, the game was "fixed". Do people really believe this BS ?
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And that's the problem, people's approach to politics is like their sports team preference, emotional and frankly- shallow.
 
Flarbalard said:
This is why I want there to be a "None of the above" box. If that is the high vote getter those candidates would be eliminated from the current election cycle. While I'm at it, 30 day campaign season start to finish-- period. Complete ban on phone calls from polling surveys of any kind.
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The voting box you are looking for 'is' titled "write in candidate"! Go for it...
 
Unlike some other states, where I live, we have some good candidates and good ballot initiatives. There was plenty to vote "for."
 
The voting machines and computerized Ipads are NOT connected to ANY WIFI at all. They are strictly in house equipment.

When you sign with your finger or stylus pen, it is indeed recorded on the computer. When all id and info is downloaded after the voting in your respective county Board of Elections, those signatures are compared with others you have signed through expert analysis techniques. Humans aren't comparing, it's technology.

This is the reason that when you sign up to vote in your residential district the first time, it has your driver's license signature, photo id, or passport or other verifiable required at the time.
 
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Ruthanne said:
I too am sick of the election commercials. Many years ago they used to have some integrity. All they do now is bash each other. I already voted by mail.
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I find the election commercials so entertaining.

I especially like the one that talks about not voting for people on the left šŸ˜‚. This commercial is about the senators race in Utah and makes the left sound communistic. They canā€™t say donā€™t vote democratic, cause neither of the candidates are democrats.

CNN talked about this amusing race. Let me try and explain. One candidate is a Republican, the other candidate is a Republican who registered independent and is described as leaning towards the left. The democrats did not put up a candidate for senator.

Since both candidates are basically republicans the attack ads have to be careful not to ā€œbashā€ republicans, cause they are both Republicans in reality. Canā€™t wait to see the outcome. Will the democrats vote for the ā€œindependentā€ Republican or the republican Republican or not vote?

Canā€™t wait to find out. šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚
 
I voted the very first day that early voting was made available in Dallas Country. This is a crucial mid-term.

With that said, I am also sick of the attack ads and hearing the pundits sharing poll numbers and speculating on what will happen. I don't even listen to it anymore. I will see what happens when the results are in. In a couple of states, results may not become available until December due to run-offs. I'm not holding my breath.
 

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