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#1 ·
I hope all of you guys out there have either mailed in your ballots early or are intending to vote on Tuesday.

I don't care who you vote for. I do care that you exercise your right to vote.

I hope this isn't too political..
 
#6 ·
To anyone tempted to not vote on the grounds of "they're all the same" or "in my state my red (blue) vote won't count" Kirkus is right, vote anyway; any vote is better than none.
 
#11 ·
Unless you don't live in Vigo county, Indiana in which case you might as well stay at home.
 
#9 ·
A couple of things, firstly I think US politics is missing something by not having the Official Monster Raving Loony Party present. Perhaps you Brits could convince Screaming Lord Sutch, 3rd Earl of Harrow to start a branch over here.


And secondly...

It's true.
I have voted once in the last 20 years, and on each occasion I didn't vote I was sent a please explain to fill out.
I have had enormous fun filling these forms out, on one occasion for my excuse I wrote: -
"My wife and I are trying to start a family, and she was ovulating."
No fine, valid excuse. :D
 
#15 ·
By the way, the largest single block of voters in the US these days are those who DO NOT VOTE. On average less than 60% of eligible voters turn out for national elections in the US. This is lower than nearly every other industrialized, developed democracy in the world.
 
#17 ·
Voted Saturday also, long line though. Waited 90 minutes. Was in a "conversation cluster" with 4 other people and they seemed evenly split, but the nicest part was no talk about politics. A bit of conversation about religion since we had a street preacher with amazing endurance. I get bothered by street preachers because I feel you can accomplish more by doing one small act of kindness to a stranger than countless hours of yelling. I once reduced a homeless man to tears by offering him breakfast.
 
#23 ·
The lines for early voting were wrapped around the building at the location I needed to go. I rode by on numerous occasions over the last couple weeks and it was always the same...parking lot full and people in line out the door and around the corner. I am just hoping all my neighbors were the ones voting then, as I am going to the polls tomorrow about 1/2 hour before they open
 
#28 ·
As an aside. I went to the community center where the polling place was located a few years back in an election long long ago. There was a line about half a block long. I stood there about 15 minutes and started to talk to the other people in line about how nice the day was (living in SoCal at the time) and wondering aloud how long it would take for me to vote. Turns out I was in the right place but the wrong line. I was in a line for free flu shots for seniors. Sheesh!! There was no line to vote.

I guess free flu shots were more important than a national election, but there was a ton of gray and silver haired people in the line that I only took note of after the fact.
 
#29 ·
We have a local judge up for re-election. His party was once the majority 30 years ago in this area. That party is now in the minority, especially since 2008. This judge is very qualified and has about 20 years experience as a judge, and has never had an opponent.

He now has an opponent running as a member of the now-majority party.
Anyone who knows the candidates knows that re-election is the wise choice. Unfortunately the record turnout expected here could oust a good incumbent due to the attention on the national election.

I point this out as a real example of Bob's statement and advice, if you don't know what you are voting for, then don't vote. Not necessarily don't go vote, but if you don't know the candidates on the ballot, leave that slot blank!
Ignorant people in this case will cast a vote for a member of their favored party, even if they don't even know whose names they are reading on the ballot! This is a real local concern here, and I'm certain the same scenario is occurring all over the US.

I say vote for the person who you think is the best candidate, regardless of party affiliation.
 
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#33 ·
Today is the big day. Vote or hang your head in shame. You don't vote, you can't whine and complain. If you do vote and your side loses, you still can take pride in exercising your duty.
Vote or be silent the next four years.
 
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