US Citizens: Who is voting tomorrow??!!

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Tomorrow is election day in the US and for every registered voter its a time to re-evaluate the political direction of this country. I, for one, don't really condone simply towing the party line in any event, but this time feels like an exception. I am planning on going almost all Democrat this time because I feel like if we really want things to start to change in 2008, we will need a Democratic congress in there so that things can get done (unlike the next 2 years which would be hampered by presidential vetoes and such).

Just get out there and participate and show the world we actually care about our country!!!
 
hopefully the turnout will be more than 42% as it was during the presidential election .....good luck, you have a chance to cripple the bush admin's power, please dont **** it up ;)
 
So long as I can get back home in time. I really want to, but at the same time, it's going to be mostly choosing the lesser of two evils. Neither Republicans nor Democrats are showing very well this time, especially in my state (MD). Hell, the local elections are interesting me more than the state and federal ones.
 
Icarusintel said:
So long as I can get back home in time. I really want to, but at the same time, it's going to be mostly choosing the lesser of two evils. Neither Republicans nor Democrats are showing very well this time, especially in my state (MD). Hell, the local elections are interesting me more than the state and federal ones.
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Well trickle that sh*t up then! Just do it!

CptStern said:
hopefully the turnout will be more than 42% as it was during the presidential election .....good luck, you have a chance to cripple the bush admin's power, please dont **** it up ;)
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We'll try our darndest!!!
 
Well,during the last congress election (2002), the turnout was less than 40%, so it's really bad if it gets any lower this time. If you ask me, it's a disgrace to democracy, and a parliament that only 39% has voted for can barely be considered legitimate.
 
Aye, get out their and vote left.
 
CptStern said:
so in others words a canadian on teh internets made you change your vote?
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Nah, I'd have done it that way anyway :thumbs:

Much easier than actually educating myself on the issues and the candidates and it helps keep my party in office, which is cool :E
 
heh have you had your head in the sand for the last 3 years? how can you still support the current admin knowing full well he's responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands?
 
CptStern said:
heh have you had your head in the sand for the last 3 years? how can you still support the current admin knowing full well he's responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands?
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No, but I've got friends in the sandbox and I'd like to know that they're being supported as much as they can be
 
jeez if that's the case you'd want to vote for the other guys because

a. bush sent them there in the first place (lied his way into iraq and US soldiers were the bait)
b. bush doesnt seem all that too concerned about their welfare
c. bush will keep them there indefinately
d. Bush admin sees you as cannon fodder
 
CptStern said:
jeez if that's the case you'd want to vote for the other guys because

a. bush sent them there in the first place (lied his way into iraq and US soldiers were the bait)
b. bush doesnt seem all that too concerned about their welfare
c. bush will keep them there indefinately
d. Bush admin sees you as cannon fodder
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Poor guys...

they're like Turkeys voting for Christmas ;(
 
did the USA presidential time hav been reduced or what?
 
RJMC, this is the mid-term election to decide the makeup of Congress.

Congressmen have fixed terms of two years. Their election is not directly related to the government (unlike in the UK, where the PM must be the leader of a majority party) but a Republican President will have problems with a predominantly Democrat Congress. Or maybe not, since Democrats tend to be a lot more divided than Republicans...I forget why.
 
Congress, House of Representatives and Governors (state presidents, let's us), among other government positions, will be elected tomorrow. I actually hate the whole political party system. It should be about the people, not how many numbers you have in the House. They should work as one.
 
well you vote for the best

atleast you can vote whitout worring your vote goes stolen to another candidate
 
I never registered.

I never knew of an election.

I never knew we had a president.
 
Sulkdodds said:
RJMC, this is the mid-term election to decide the makeup of Congress.

Congressmen have fixed terms of two years. Their election is not directly related to the government (unlike in the UK, where the PM must be the leader of a majority party) but a Republican President will have problems with a predominantly Democrat Congress. Or maybe not, since Democrats tend to be a lot more divided than Republicans...I forget why.
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Representatives to the House have a term of two years, so each Representative is up for reelection every election year. Senators have a 6 year term, so only 1/3 of the Senate is up for reelection this year. As for the outcome of this election, I think that the president will have problems no matter which party wins (though it will in all likelyhood be the Democrats, at the very least in the House). Bush has lost so much support with the people that Congress cannot afford to vehemently support him as they did in the past. It would be better for Bush if the Republicans take both branches, but even so he will not get much done in the next two years.
 
Ah, I meant Representatives. House of Representatives + Senate = Congress?
 
When it boils down to politics...

Jean Jacques Rousseau said:
As soon as any man says of the affairs of the State "What does it matter to me?" the State may be given up for lost.
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I'm having my wisdom teeth pulled at 7:50 in the AM, so I might have to forgo voting this day; i might be so intoxicated from the laughing gas that I'll pick a republican for office.
 
In order to drive through a legislation, both chambers of congress and the president must approve of it, correct? Well then, even if the Democrats fail to get a majority in the Senate, they will still be able to stop any laws that Bush with to pass, right?
 
What do you guys think the voter turn out will be? I'm guessing below 40percent.
 
brink's said:
What do you guys think the voter turn out will be? I'm guessing below 40percent.
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I'd say much more than that, but who knows for sure yet. I really hope its much much higher. If the dissatisfaction with our government is at 70% or whatever it is, then I fully expect to see 70% turnout. I know this won't be the case, but I think that people are beginning to understand that the fate of their nation is sort of in their hands--to an extent at least.

Can't wait to see the results!!! :bounce:
 
That would be nice, but it's a little unrealistic. Only 40% of your country cared to vote in the last Presidential election. Your population will probably be more appathetic this time around.
 
I voted for Bush.

Luckily, not being an American citizen, my vote doesn't count.
 
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