I just voted.

[Michchamp]

Pretty much a straight blue ticket, except I wrote the Green Party candidate in a few places where possible. The sneaky Dems kicked them off much of the ballot. Can't have our political parties moving to the Left now can we...

Also voted for the ballot initiative to raise taxes on incomes over $1mm with proceeds going to public schools and to amend the Illinois constitution to preempt any of those BS voter ID laws. MFers need to keep their racist and regressive policies out of my state.

 

[byco42]

Voting to raise someone else's taxes. Only in America.

 

[Michchamp]

Voting to raise someone else's taxes. Only in America.

It's simply good policy in this case.

 

[byco42]

It's simply good policy in this case.

Ok: We'll see what comes of it then. Smarter, more engaged kids for certain.

 

[Michchamp]

Ok: We'll see what comes of it then. Smarter, more engaged kids for certain.

well, it was only an advisory ballot proposal. The legislature is free to ignore the results if it makes rich people too uncomfortable.

after all, what's the education of thousands of poor kids when those few percentage points of income over $1MM can add up to a new convertible for the summer, another trip to Monaco, or few extra weeks at your winter home for our state's most privileged citizens? all worthy uses of our society's surplus, no?

 

[Michchamp]

the Illinois gubernatorial race was entertaining. the Republican candidate was a Mitt Romney clone, who made his money running an investment vehicle that owned crappy for-profit colleges and charter schools, substandard nursing homes that killed people, etc.

Illinois has this ridiclous campaign finance law that restricts the amount of money one can donate to a political campaign, unless the candidate themselves gives over $800K (I think), at which time, all restrictions are off. So basically, rich candidates have no restrictions on their campaign financing. the result was Bruce Rauner received and spent insane amounts of money from like only a handful of donors.

he spent a lot of his money initially on sponsored twitter ads, which was a bad idea because people could tweet responses to those ads that everyone could see... so a single tweet would generate dozens of angry, obscene responses "GTFO of my twitter feed, you rich p___ of s___", "I'm no f____ voting for you, you f____ slimeball" etc. etc. eventually his campaign wisened up to it.

 

[tinselwolverine]

After the last election, I decided to stop voting.

I have come to the conclusion that it only encourages them.

 

[Michchamp]

After the last election, I decided to stop voting.

I have come to the conclusion that it only encourages them.

is that another W.C. Fields quote?

 

[Michchamp]

After the last election, I decided to stop voting.

I have come to the conclusion that it only encourages them.

side note: They didn't give out those "I voted" stickers at my polling place, only a ballot reciept.

Remember your idea to print those and sell them? If you had been outside the polling place, I would've bought one.

 

[Gulo Blue]

Pretty much a straight blue ticket

So, I take there were no commies on the ballot. Voting blue 'cause it's the wrong shade of red.

 

[byco42]

well, it was only an advisory ballot proposal. The legislature is free to ignore the results if it makes rich people too uncomfortable.

after all, what's the education of thousands of poor kids when those few percentage points of income over $1MM can add up to a new convertible for the summer, another trip to Monaco, or few extra weeks at your winter home for our state's most privileged citizens? all worthy uses of our society's surplus, no?

Let's just then tax everyone so we make what everyone else makes and call it a day. Then we'll all be equal.

 

[tinselwolverine]

is that another W.C. Fields quote?

I don't know that it's specifically attributable to anybody.

This is from Bill Moyers.

BILL MOYERS: Many years ago one of my mentors, Arkansas Congressman Brooks Hays, used to tell of a constituent who was asked how she intended to vote on Election Day. "Oh," she replied, "I never vote. It only encourages them."

EDIT: More about the origination here.

 

[TheVictors]

I voted last week by mail. CO has some 'national races' and that was evident based on the amount of national - 'enter candidate here' - Ads that have been running.

Udall vs Gardner is "he voted with Obama vs he hates women"

No Weed on the ballot this time

 

[byco42]

I voted last week by mail. CO has some 'national races' and that was evident based on the amount of national - 'enter candidate here' - Ads that have been running.

Udall vs Gardner is "he voted with Obama vs he hates women"

No Weed on the ballot this time

Can you vote online in Colorado? I heard things.

 

[Michchamp]

I voted last week by mail. CO has some 'national races' and that was evident based on the amount of national - 'enter candidate here' - Ads that have been running.

Udall vs Gardner is "he voted with Obama vs he hates women"

No Weed on the ballot this time

I'm hoping Udall defends his seat.

I saw something about the CO elections generating a lot of ink & spending money.

The crazies are really fighting for your state.

 

[grandy]

I'm about to head to the polling place. Gotta make sure I vote otherwise the

That's actually supposed to say "Republicans" but I didn't have time to fix it.

 

[Michchamp]

I wonder how things will go for Snyder in MI? sounds like he was vulnerable, but the Democrats really didn't run a very good candidate; schaurer sounds like a placeholder.

 

[TheVictors]

I'm hoping Udall defends his seat.

I saw something about the CO elections generating a lot of ink & spending money.

The crazies are really fighting for your state.

Don't know about online voting here ...we've done mail since 2008 election in out house.

As for Udall/Gardner it got so bad with all the national $$ and Ads that many CO voters are fed up. Udall is a career politician and Gardner is a by product of the Colo Spgs right wing machine.

Udall tried to separate himself from Obama and Gardner is a self-described job creator because he's in favor of fracking.

Cookie cutter career politicians, both of them.

 

[Sbee]

I wonder how things will go for Snyder in MI? sounds like he was vulnerable, but the Democrats really didn't run a very good candidate; schaurer sounds like a placeholder.

I actually voted for him, not a bad republican candidate, not crazy on social issues, doesn't come out and say dumb shit like the earth is 4000 years old. Michael Bloomberg donated to his campaign saying that he's a republican willing to compromise with democrats.

I voted for republican regents for U of M, I figure they make poor decisions compared to democrats

 

[Sbee]

Voting to raise someone else's taxes. Only in America.

that's what I hear from just about everyone who shares their political views. I know wealthy people in line for a big inheritance or own a company and they talk about all the leeches and takers. the lower income people I know from where I grew up all talk about the 1%.

I'm in the small minority that votes against my own economic interests. I'm paying more under Obama but I'm ok with it, although I do lawyer my way down to 22% usually