Yes, I’m sick of the reminders, too.
Sick of the candidates’ signs.
Sick of the damn phone ringing with robo-calls and folks who can’t pronounce my name calling during dinner.
Still, it is important.
Tomorrow, is election day.
Vote! Keep the crazies in office down to a minimum.
Elections Matter!
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Governor:
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
State Legislatures:
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- New Jersey
- Virginia
Mayor:
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FiftyFourandAHalf 
San Antonio did good. Ft. Worth did as expected. Houston did ok, though the asshats voted down the equal rights law. Arlington I think just elected a younger version of what they already had.
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VA gave the state senate to the GOP, but my dem state house rep won a tight reelection battle. So it wasn’t a total loss!
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In Washington State, ballots are MAILED to us well in advance. All we need to do is fill them out, put a stamp on them and mail them back. If that’s too much trouble, they have a zillion places you can drop them off for free anytime before election day and a zillion more places on election day. They were hoping for 48% voter returns. They got 28%. How is that even possible? I mean really? 😐
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Oy! Although I might accidentally recycle mine with the 3,861 catalogs I get every damn day!
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Yes, there’s always that danger…
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Um…I had to work? Honestly, I had no idea today was even election day.
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Polls are probably still open. If you’re in KY it’s pretty important. Less so, in OH
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Um…yeah….I’m not in any condition to drive.
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Weed: Ohio.
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But you can’t vote there any more …
(I think it should be legalized, because jailing folks for pot is asinine. But i never even tried it — I’ve had so many legal drugs in my system I never had any inclination towards the illegal ones)
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I’m in the minority. I think they’re going to find one day that weed is far more harmful than we ever imagined. It sure did a number on me.
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But what about alcohol. There was just a report today indicating that white Americans are dying earlier and they attribute it largely to alcohol.
Folks are going to imbibe — and Prohibition proved that prohibiting it doesn’t work. Pot is no different. That doesn’t make it a healthy option. Folks just shouldn’t go to jail because of it.
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I told you I was in the minority.
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Yeah you did. My bad.
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Apparently, you are NOT in the minority!
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That’s true! It turns out YOU’RE the minority! How do you like them apples? You must be in agony this morning. Conservatives did well last night.
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I am disgusted with American voters. The ones who showed ip and the ones who didn’t.
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I hope this isn’t a preview of what’s going to happen next year. Have you considered that? Please stay away from Fox News today. It’ll be 24 hours of preening.
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I ALWAYS stay away from Fox! Off-year elections are often not representative. And this is an off off year. Not even congressional offices were WP. So I’m not too worried. The impact is on individual states.
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Of course I’m not really involved in this but I still agree with the sentiments 🙂
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Maybe the slogan in your state should be, “Vote or be Shot”. I understand that the dems in Virginia want a large turnout so they can take over the state Senate and pass some sensible gun control laws.
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Yes — that’s true. And actually, based on my own personal experience voting at more or less the same time every election, there is a good turn out. I am normally about the 40-45th person to vote (on my way in to work). Today I was the 168th. Fingers crossed! Eyes too if it’ll help pass sensible gun laws!
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why do Americans suck at voting?
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We really need to teach civics–people don’t pay enough attention.
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well, we vote for American Idle… so…
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Ahhhhhhh. I DON’T!
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me neither
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Yes people, vote!
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😇
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Good points, Elyse. I’m all in favor of voting, but only if the voter is reasonably informed about the issues and candidates of course. I suspect that some vote the party line regardless of knowledge or judgement and others are against spending of any kind. They are doing no one any favors.
In our district in Missouri the only issues are rural and local to specific areas, so I’m sitting this one out.
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I disagree about voting by party to a great extent. If the Dems take over the state leg, we might be able to work on important issues like gun control. Crazies are currently flocking to the GOP in all races. So for those races that I don’t know the particulars of, I’ll go Dem every time.
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Well yeah. Context is everything I guess. I was thinking more of technical than partisan issues.
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One other point. Folks who win at the local level move on up. My current congress rep started out as a staffer, then state house, then state senate. Now she is representing me in the US Congress. She is a vile, right wing nutcase. Will be a thorn if Hillary becomes prez.
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I don’t need a reminder because I can only think of one vote I’ve missed as an adult. … and that was a special election that I simply forgot. Three state issues here, plus city council … no state officials. …. but I’m damn tired of the TV ads for Kentucky governor and attorney general!
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Here they’re even advertising clerk of court (thanks for that, too, Kim Davis!).
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Gads!
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Just remember, you guys, there are people in Australia watching what you do… 🤔
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Today’s election is mostly for small offices — the traditional breeding ground for the lunatics in our government because so few people pay attention. Once the nuts are I office
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Oy. Hit send too soon!
But once they are in office they dig in and move on up to more important offices. They are weeds that need to be pulled early.
I’m afraid the nonsense I the presidential race will continue for another year (God help us all)!
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Why is your post filed under #Crazy people category? Are you saying we should be voting for crazy people? 🙂
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Sadly, so many will. But I used that because there are crazy people running which is why we sane ones have to vote!
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Did already. So I keep my right to bitch!
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Yahoo!
Turnout tomorrow will be low … so I’ll be voter 6 or 7 on my way in to work. Sigh….
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We have mail-in ballots – it was actually the work of a pretty conservative Republican guy in charge of elections, but it’s really nice f0r us workers.
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I’m so thankful that there are no elections in my area requiring me to show up (so, therefore, no robo-calls). Good luck to all of those who do have important elections! Defeat the crazies!
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I am happy to vote — I think we lose our right to bitch when we don’t vote (and I do love to bitch …). But I wish those of us who pay attention and do what needs to be done could be spared the constant barrage!
And hopefully things will go well for us tomorrow
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I’ll definitely be out there!
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Yay!
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Reblogged this on The Militant Negro™.
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Thanks! Hope we have a good outcome tomorrow!
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