I Have Done My Research And I Have Made My Choices

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"It's easy to research whoever is on the ballot."

dilettante said:
Is it really?
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Yes, when researching former and incumbent members of congress it is.

Both houses record member's votes on various Bills and proposals, and you can find breakdowns of the votes online, and who didn't even show up to vote, or showed up but didn't vote. It's easy to find what Bills they support, what Bills they authored and co-authored, and what special committees, investigations, and hearings they took part in....all that.
 
bobcat said:
Perhaps I'm misunderstanding, but this seems like a mixed message.
Your thread here says: "I have done my research, and I have made my choices"
However, you believe that everyone should wait till election day to decide because something may surface just prior to election day.
Not being controversial here, but those concepts don't seem compatible to me.
I will vote by mail. It is my preferred choice.
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I agree with all you say here. Seems to me, if one has access to voting by mail you are much more secure in your vote doing it that way early. If you must vote on the last day possible you risk ruffians, zealots and brownshirts interfering to make it harder for you. If you don't have that option I'd wonder who is it who wants to make it harder for you and why. There is very little actual wrongful voting taking place in the USA but lots of unsupported misinformation to the contrary.
 
Eupher said:
I will not vote early because I believe that voting should occur on the designated time and place, for those who are registered to vote
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I will be voting within the designated times and places provided for in my state. So early but I will return my ballot in advance to a secure, official collection point.

I don't know why you emphasize "doing your research". It takes a whole lot more than that to make informed decisions. Education is much more than collecting facts and Google is no university.
 
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Aunt Bea said:
Please register and please vote.

“We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.”​

- Thomas Jefferson​

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True, I suggested everyone just not vote, but I know that's not going to happen....even though I seriously believe it would solve a lot of problems with elections, and probably immediately.

I voted. But Americans should never have to chose the lesser of two evils. That should never happen. Also, would Americans please remember that the US doesn't have only 2 political parties? Please!

As to Jefferson's quote, I say non-participation is one of the most powerful ways to participate. It sends a very clear, very powerful message.

One example of that is when Americans left the country to avoid the draft during the Vietnam war. They weren't just avoiding the military, most of them were protesting our involvement in 'Nam through non-participation.
 
dilettante said:
I suspect the intent was to say "The Internet contradicts my narrative."
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Nope and I’ve provided no rarrative. But anyone who thinks fact collection is an education has never had one.

Separating fact from fiction is only part of it. You still have to decide what among the truths you’ve found are relevant to the moment, assuming one isn’t operating on a finished narrative. The more you find out, the more you realize how little that actually is.
 
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dilettante said:
I suspect the intent was to say "The Internet contradicts my narrative."
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Maybe.

Remember when people used to say "Don't believe everything you see on the internet"?

Skepticism is good, but it's not all garbage. There's some excellent info online. And when it's about something important, or it seems dodgy or downright flaky, just check for sources and references and who funded it and stuff.
 
I will vote. With bells on even. I do not fool myself thinking this election is trivial…it is not. And as far as two evils are concerned? Well that is all subjective. I was hoping our mail ballots would hit the mail and we would not have to drive 250 miles to vote…but they did not hit while we were at the house. But if i have to drive for this one i will.
 
MarkD said:
I will be voting within the designated times and places provided for in my state. So early but I will return my ballot in advance to a secure, official collection point.

I don't know why you emphasize "doing your research". It takes a whole lot more than that to make informed decisions. Education is much more than collecting facts and Google is no university.
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I'm sorry you find it necessary to quibble about my use of the word "research". In my mind, "research" isn't going to Google -- I don't use that search engine anyway, but that's beside the point.

Far too many voters don't bother doing even basic information-gathering, i.e., "research" before voting. If that shoe doesn't fit you, terrific. But it does fit many others.

Put your fangs back in, @MarkD .
 
bobcat said:
Perhaps I'm misunderstanding, but this seems like a mixed message.
Your thread here says: "I have done my research, and I have made my choices"
However, you believe that everyone should wait till election day to decide because something may surface just prior to election day.
Not being controversial here, but those concepts don't seem compatible to me.
I will vote by mail. It is my preferred choice.
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Good for you. Vote however you choose and within the laws of your state.

There is no "mixed message." It's plain and simple. I've done my homework and I've made my choices according to my state. Nothing "mixed" about that. If something surfaces between now and then, I reserve the right to change my mind about any issue on the ballot up until the time I cast my vote.

For that reason, I've taken my sample ballot and marked it in pencil.

Just out of curiosity, what is so compelling about voting by mail? Is your polling precinct too far away? Concerns about rubbing elbows with other voters?
 
Eupher said:
Put your fangs back in, @MarkD .
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They were never out and you haven't been bit. You'd know if you had been.

Your unsupported claim ..

Eupher said:
Far too many voters don't bother doing even basic information-gathering,
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doesn't establish you as a paragon of careful voting. You reject Google but don't say which search engine you prefer or why. Your intentions may be good but I won't be taking your word for that. But I'll quit this thread you started.
 
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I have my mail-in vote on my desk, almost completed. I am researching a few local propositions prior to completion and will mail it this week. Do I think we have absolutely the best candidates to choose from? No. But voting is a right and I'm not giving that up.
 
I'm going over a number of "non-partisan" races like the State Supreme Court where recent ads make it abundantly clear there is nothing non-partisan about some candidates at all. I'm not even sure they should be eligible to run.
 
dilettante said:
Is it really?

At least one Party seems confident that it is legitimate to swap in different candidates as they go, ignoring the results of their own Primaries and Caucuses. For whatever reasons they might swap in others still, possibly even after the election as long as all votes have not yet been tallied I suppose. Once you're voting for a Party not a representative candidate do you even know what your vote means any more?

I'm uncertain they don't claim the right to do this right down the ballot and across the entire nation.
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Oh, those sneaky parties who choose to change candidates in order to win an election! The nerve. :ROFLMAO:
 
Eupher said:
Are you going to vote? Note that I'm not asking for a barrage from those who insist their candidate is best. I'm asking if you ARE GOING TO VOTE! That is the important point.
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It's already a fait accompli.
 

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