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Who do you want to win the US elections?
McCain - Palin (Republicans) 3 (25%)
Obama - Biden (Democrats) 9 (75%)
Total Votes: 12
Crunch time!
Topic Started: Nov 4 2008, 08:06 AM (277 Views)
Niongor
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[size0]NOTE: The order of the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates was done according to alphabetical ordering of the Presidential candidate, not due to political preference.
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Jack Tarr
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You forgot to put in a "None of the Above" Box. Therefore, I did not vote. :wall:
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Fin
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I as well did not vote for i choose none of the above
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America needs mandatory voting. :P
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What happened to Ralph Nader???
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jDELIGHT
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He's running as an independent because the Green Party didn't want him this time around. Same kind of thing with Ron Paul - only HE refused to run under a third party, namely the Libertarians, because he thinks third parties are loser parties. LOL

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i also would like to see a "none of the above" option... :wall:
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Obama won Ohio.

Whoever wins Ohio wins the election.

Apparently. :P
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1) Sorry for "none of the above" - my bad! :shrug:

2) Pez is right, you guys need mandatory voting! 200 million Americans voting - THAT would be conclusive :P

3) I'm waiting to see what Missouri does. They've "predicted" the President in every election since 1904 and votes are still being counted meaning it's really tight.
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jDELIGHT,Nov 4 2008
06:37 PM
He's running as an independent because the Green Party didn't want him this time around. Same kind of thing with Ron Paul - only HE refused to run under a third party, namely the Libertarians, because he thinks third parties are loser parties. LOL

They kind of are. :shrug:
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Cowland5,Nov 6 2008
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jDELIGHT,Nov 4 2008
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He's running as an independent because the Green Party didn't want him this time around. Same kind of thing with Ron Paul - only HE refused to run under a third party, namely the Libertarians, because he thinks third parties are loser parties.  LOL

They kind of are. :shrug:

Thirds parties are losers because people won't vote for them and people won't vote for them because they're losers. It's a catch 22.

If people in the US just realised that votes count, third parties could become as big as they are in the UK (with the God-awful Liberal Democrats) or as they are in Australia (with the Nationals).
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I know... I used to like Ralph Nader, when he was with the Green Party.
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Niongor,Nov 5 2008
09:07 AM

3) I'm waiting to see what Missouri does. They've "predicted" the President in every election since 1904 and votes are still being counted meaning it's really tight.

Late Tuesday the media told me that Missouri didn't even matter, so why did I even bother going? :(
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jDELIGHT
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That's why I've always hoped for a national schedule, with results waiting until ALL polls close. Then we'd have a shorter media frenzy and less pointless filler.

Anyone get anything out of the 10 minute interview by holograph with William the Obama Supporter?

:rolleyes:

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katemmanza,Nov 6 2008
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Niongor,Nov 5 2008
09:07 AM

3) I'm waiting to see what Missouri does.  They've "predicted" the President in every election since 1904 and votes are still being counted meaning it's really tight.

Late Tuesday the media told me that Missouri didn't even matter, so why did I even bother going? :(

Missouri obviously doesn't matter now, but I'm interested because it's sided with every winning Presidential candidate since 1904. I'm told that this time round Missouri narrowly went to McCain - thus breaking their trend of siding with the winning candidate.
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Niongor,Nov 6 2008
07:49 PM
katemmanza,Nov 6 2008
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Niongor,Nov 5 2008
09:07 AM

3) I'm waiting to see what Missouri does.  They've "predicted" the President in every election since 1904 and votes are still being counted meaning it's really tight.

Late Tuesday the media told me that Missouri didn't even matter, so why did I even bother going? :(

Missouri obviously doesn't matter now, but I'm interested because it's sided with every winning Presidential candidate since 1904. I'm told that this time round Missouri narrowly went to McCain - thus breaking their trend of siding with the winning candidate.

I have family that lives in South Carolina. I believe that state has fewer electoral votes than Missouri (8 I think?).
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Niongor
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Kyleslavia,Nov 7 2008
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Niongor,Nov 6 2008
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katemmanza,Nov 6 2008
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Niongor,Nov 5 2008
09:07 AM

3) I'm waiting to see what Missouri does.  They've "predicted" the President in every election since 1904 and votes are still being counted meaning it's really tight.

Late Tuesday the media told me that Missouri didn't even matter, so why did I even bother going? :(

Missouri obviously doesn't matter now, but I'm interested because it's sided with every winning Presidential candidate since 1904. I'm told that this time round Missouri narrowly went to McCain - thus breaking their trend of siding with the winning candidate.

I have family that lives in South Carolina. I believe that state has fewer electoral votes than Missouri (8 I think?).

Missouri has 11 and South Carolina has 8.

For those who don't know (and I was one of them once): *
The number of electors a state is given is the number of Senators plus number of Representatives that state has in Congress. Every state is constitutionally guaranteed 2 senators and 1 representative, hence all states will have at least 3 electors. Washington DC, though not being a state, also gets three electors.

California's 53 representatives plus the 2 senators gives it 55, etc.

* - I don't mean to sound as patronising as it does/did... :unsure:
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jDELIGHT
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DC has a "shadow" representative (delegate) in Congress - can't vote, but can speak on the floor, introduce legislation and sit on committees. They also have 3 electoral votes. Is that enough representation?

They also could not vote in national elections until the 1960s. Is that now enough representation?

Being U.S. citizens, they are taxed (unlike Puerto Rico and Guam). They've tried to get a voting law passed, but it hasn't (kind of like the ERA).






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Niongor
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jDELIGHT,Nov 7 2008
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DC has a "shadow" representative (delegate) in Congress - can't vote, but can speak on the floor, introduce legislation and sit on committees. They also have 3 electoral votes. Is that enough representation?

They also could not vote in national elections until the 1960s. Is that now enough representation?

Being U.S. citizens, they are taxed (unlike Puerto Rico and Guam). They've tried to get a voting law passed, but it hasn't (kind of like the ERA).

I honestly believe Washington, D.C. either needs to become a state or annexed to another state. It's unfair that they're taxed and not properly represented in Congress - that's why America started the whole f**king revolution: because they were taxed without proper representation.

Bill Clinton supported Washington, D.C. becoming the 51st state.
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jDELIGHT
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It was never supposed to be a place where people actually lived. It was created as *neutral* territory and separate. And it is a singular city, which is what critics of the Voting Rights Act argue - no rights reserved for states should go to a single city.

Reality is though, there are half a million citizens without their full rights. They also bear the burden of expenses associated with a lot of internationals with diplomatic immunity. Parking tickets (for instance) are vicious there, but so many get away with things and leave the bill to the residents.

Many of those who live in D.C. also have their primary residence in another state - like Hillary Clinton who keeps a home in the Georgetown neighborhood. She does have her full rights as a registered voter of New York, although their main house is in Connecticut. :rolleyes:

I lived there for three years, and I have to say that for people without their full rights, they sure do keep up with what is going on and participate. Most are employed by the government, but more than that, they live the level of civic engagement that you rarely see outside the Beltway.




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