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| Ang ' ela_ie |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
the fact that i could vote for one person, and my electoral college dude could vote for the other guy/gal is kind of a turn off to the whole system. |
The system is ed up, so dont vote, and therefore you will never have a chance to change the system.
Good call.  |
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| Ang ' ela_ie |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
Haha, it's true - I get a huge nerd boner for this stuff. Not sure if it's the poli sci major in me or the living in DC thing, but I pretty much keep tpmelectioncentral.com up all day long and hit update every ten minutes at work. In any case, I'm glad I can help out!
And let me know about the DC jobs - would be pretty sweet to finally meet and hang out! |
I didnt realize you live in DC. Very good chance Im going to be there after I graduate.
Sweet! |
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| verndogs |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie
The system is ed up, so dont vote, and therefore you will never have a chance to change the system.
Good call. |
I still believe this even though I vote in NY State where my vote for president NEVER counts :gsmile: |
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| Lebezniatnikov |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie
I didnt realize you live in DC. Very good chance Im going to be there after I graduate.
Sweet! |
TA party in DC!!! |
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| glass |
| Ron Paul was on the Ballet, he definately didn't get a fair shot at this election. :whip: |
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| iammesol |
I shall attend!
and yeah, Rob is right. :p |
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| sayang |
| quote: | Originally posted by glass
Ron Paul was on the Ballet, he definately didn't get a fair shot at this election. :whip: |
Too bad, I thought he had some great ideas ;/ |
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| MeLLyMeL |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
Historically it is a good indicator. Primary turnout was even in both 2000 (when it was low) and 2004 (when it was high on both sides) - the kind of asymmetry we are seeing here is usually only seen in watershed years that signify a drastic shift (1980, 1994, etc.)
In any case, the turnout on the Democratic side this year is fairly astounding, in some cases doubling previous records. Independents are voting in the Democratic primary over the Republican primary almost 2:1 - a key demographic McCain hoped to play well in.
Actually, you kind of can. The point here is this - as of right now in the primary democrats are twice as likely to vote as their republican counterparts, which demonstrates that the democratic base is more excited about their options than republicans are. That is the kind of thing that can carry over to November. The type of people who would vote against a nominee because of race, etc. are the type of people that would vote Republican anyway. That's not really a significant demographic to gauge. Moderates within both parties are much more important, and anecdotal or not, I know a lot more moderate Republicans jumping ship than moderate Dems (or even independents moving to the right).
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I guess cuz I didn't vote in the primary... because I didn't really care and because I have this cool Florida voters reg card while i'm in this un cool New York state.:stongue:
I will def absantee my vote in Nov.. or early vote if it's available AND if I go visit home in time. |
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by glass
Ron Paul was on the Ballet, he definately didn't get a fair shot at this election. :whip: |
He got as fair a shot as he deserved. :o
Ron Paul was the "Electro House" or "MNML" of presidential elections. Just a buzzword that will do no good other than to help MoS sell CD's. |
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| RJT |
At least he isn't trying to censor them.
Look into Hilary's past with her good buddy Lieberman if you really want to hate a candidate because of their view on video games. ;) |
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| MeLLyMeL |
:eek:
how dare he.
I play Dance Dance Revolution to lose weight!
Patapon is also good for my poor, poor, memory. Pata Pata Pata PON... Pon Pon.. PATA PON:mad:
Harvey Birdman tested how horrible a lawyer I might become if I wanted to actually become one. |
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