Vote today?

Pumpkinslinger · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 11:32 am Post subject: Vote today?

I got my votes in very easily, no crowd. I wonder if we'll know who won before the end of the week? I sure will be glad when this circus is over, even though I know another one will begin in Jan.

Dawgdad · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 12:39 pm Post subject: Re: Vote today?

I was the 88th voter in the first 60 minutes of voting at my polling place.

radar · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:22 pm Post subject: Re: Vote today?

Just a question.
Why is OHIO considered the state that makes or breaks it.
I think I understand the guts of your voting system but how can one state hold such awe for the politicians.

shrpshtrjoe · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 2:36 pm Post subject: Re: Vote today?

Just voted Very Happy

no crowd at all

Ominivision1 · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 2:41 pm Post subject: Re: Vote today?

radar wrote:

Just a question.
Why is OHIO considered the state that makes or breaks it.
I think I understand the guts of your voting system but how can one state hold such awe for the politicians.

Because its split between the donkeys and elephants. ROFL

Seriously its one of the swing states that can teeter totter either way. Here is a fact, only one republican lost the presidential election carrying ohio and that was Cleveland back in the l890's. No republican has won the presidency without carrying ohio.

DallanC · Site Admin Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah

radar wrote:

Just a question.
Why is OHIO considered the state that makes or breaks it.
I think I understand the guts of your voting system but how can one state hold such awe for the politicians.

Its not that they do hold that much power, I think its more that the Ohio is one state that has a fair amount of electorial votes can go either way.

Florida is another state with alot more electorial votes, and can swing either way making it as vitally important for the winner.

California has triple the electorial votes, but its pretty much solidly Democratic so republican's just dont worry about campaigning there.

PS: Voted this morning, took all of 10 minutes.

-DallanC

Ominivision1 · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 3:31 pm Post subject: Re: Vote today?

Yup and as far as I'm concerned electoral votes can go the way of the do-do bird. The (popular) peoples vote should be the only one counted.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/..._States%29

Dawgdad · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 5:12 pm Post subject: Re: Vote today?

Ummm Omni... Be careful what you wish for...

Al Gore would have been President in 2000...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...tion,_2000

If the crazies on the coast get their numbers out, the great flyover land does not have enough bodies in it to overcome the hoardes.

Keep the electoral college in place as the founding fathers intended to keep us a true Republic, representative of all parts of the nation.

gelandangan · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: Vote today?

IMHO bad weather are good for election in USA.
The fact that voting is voluntary, the bottom feeders would hide in their bedroom on bad weather,
Only the ones that really wish for changes would brave the elements and get out to vote.

Donut Slayer · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:01 pm Post subject: Re: Vote today?

I voted last week. Still was busy then. Here in Florida, record number of turnout. Hope thats good for Romney.

Elvis · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 11:09 pm Post subject: Re: Vote today?

doesnt look good guys Sad

English Mike · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 11:19 pm Post subject: Re: Vote today?

Elvis wrote:

doesnt look good guys Sad

It could only look worse if the Socialists took the House as well.
This is a bad day for conservatives & personal freedom & responsibility. Sad

PaulS · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 11:55 pm Post subject: Re: Vote today?

Its done.
I have been amazed that this race was as close as it was in the votes. I have said all along that Romney wasn't supposed to win. When the economy takes its next downturn the republicans will look real good in 2016.
Oh, and when they don't fix it then in 2020 the Libertarians will be voted in but the debt will be so high that we will default on the national debt and we will have to rebuild the US of A. By then my revised edition of the constitution should be finished.
I feel sorry for my grand kids.
cest la vie!

Suzanne · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:00 am Post subject: Re: Vote today?

Screwed again....can't believe it....here comes very expensive health care, assualt weapons ban, taxes up the wazooo....im sic

Dimitri · Super Member Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5947

Congress is still controlled by the Republicans, so its unlikely that Obama can do much on his own.

Mind you if you guys are really lucky he'll pull a Mulroney and then the Democract party will disappear.

Dimitri