1. What Congressional District do you live in? No clue--it's been gerrymandered to divide my liberal town in half so we recently switched. :P 2. Who's your Congressman, and when does he/she come up for re-election? Jim Ryun *gag* and next year, I believe. Oh to live on the east side of town (literally two freaking blocks from my house!) and have Dennis Moore, democrat. 3. Who is the Junior and Senior Senator for your state, and when do they come up for re-election? Pat Roberts, dunno; that idiot whose name excapes me (GAH! You complain about him all the time. Why am I blanking???), dunno. God, I miss Nancy Landon Kassebaum. 4. Who is your Governor, Lieutenant Governor and state Attorney General? Kathleen Sebelius (democrat, yay!), dunno, Idiot Moron Righter than God Kline who's sueing the governor to declare that conception begins at birth. 5. Who is your State Senator and State Delegate? Marnie Argensinger (sp) a Unitarian woohoo!, (not called delegates, but state representatives or something like that) Tom Holland, an anti-gay marriage democrat I just couldn't vote for from the town south of me that sadly represents my neighborhood and one other in Lawrence and then all the more conservative farmers and small towns to the south. :P 6. If you live in a city that has one, who's your Mayor? Who's your representative on the City Council, or County Board of Supervisors? Boog Highberger. Yes, I'm serious. We have a coalition of city commissioners that are really liberal hippies. My city is not divided--you just vote for anyone on the ballot for city commission, school board and county commission. 7. How many days or months until the next election in your state or district? er... 8. Where is your designated polling place, where you go to vote? (You are registered to vote, right? RIGHT?!?) First Presbyterian Church; darn tootin, for nearly 22 years now. 9. How many electoral votes does your state have? Do you live in a swing state? What's a swing state? 4 (we lost one a few years back). LOLOL. No, Kansas will never be one. Missouri seems to be one now. 10. Who is your state's Democratic Party Chair? What's the name of your local city or county Democratic Party organization? Hm, not sure. I used to know who was in charge of the Douglas County Democratic Party--our more recent church leader. Douglas County Democratic Party, I think.
Oh, and I agree with you re: importance of local elections. I do tend to research a lot on the candidates before I vote--through the newspaper, local news stations, planned parenthood questionnaires, league of women voters support statements etc.
I have more of a chance of electing Democrats on the local and state level than I'll ever have on the national.
I actually have a problem with people blindly voting one party or the other without doing any research. I mentioned Nancy Landon Kassebaum--a Republican, yet pro-choice, pro-women, one of the first female senators, who did a lot of good stuff for Kansas. I voted for her every time until the last when she supported the first Iraqi war and I couldn't vote for her anymore. I'll vote for Republicans if they support what I believe in and the Democrat doesn't. We had a democratic anti-choice governor a few years back and I voted for the Republican candidate because he was pro-choice, pro-education, and very moderate on most instances. I will never vote for anyone who is anti-choice, anti-women, anti-gay marriage.
My parents' state rep/congressman/whatever they're called is a moderate Republican who would be a Democrat if he lived in Lawrence, but he lives in the much more conservative county. He gets the support of Planned Parenthood and NOW, yet he's a Republican. My parents vote for him everytime because he's so moderate. For him, Republican is a label to get him elected. He certainly does not follow the Republican platform. lolol
I have more of a chance of electing Democrats on the local and state level than I'll ever have on the national.
And that's what's so fabulous about local elections - you can live in a blood-red state but still have some cool people representing you on a local level. Really, that's how the GOP has gotten to this level of complete governmental control - they started with the local positions.
I actually have a problem with people blindly voting one party or the other without doing any research.
My first 2 elections, I knew who the main person was but everyone else, I had no idea who they were & just hit the button for "Democrat". Pretty dumb way to vote, you know?
2. Who's your Congressman, and when does he/she come up for re-election? Jim Ryun *gag* and next year, I believe. Oh to live on the east side of town (literally two freaking blocks from my house!) and have Dennis Moore, democrat.
3. Who is the Junior and Senior Senator for your state, and when do they come up for re-election? Pat Roberts, dunno; that idiot whose name excapes me (GAH! You complain about him all the time. Why am I blanking???), dunno. God, I miss Nancy Landon Kassebaum.
4. Who is your Governor, Lieutenant Governor and state Attorney General? Kathleen Sebelius (democrat, yay!), dunno, Idiot Moron Righter than God Kline who's sueing the governor to declare that conception begins at birth.
5. Who is your State Senator and State Delegate? Marnie Argensinger (sp) a Unitarian woohoo!, (not called delegates, but state representatives or something like that) Tom Holland, an anti-gay marriage democrat I just couldn't vote for from the town south of me that sadly represents my neighborhood and one other in Lawrence and then all the more conservative farmers and small towns to the south. :P
6. If you live in a city that has one, who's your Mayor? Who's your representative on the City Council, or County Board of Supervisors? Boog Highberger. Yes, I'm serious. We have a coalition of city commissioners that are really liberal hippies. My city is not divided--you just vote for anyone on the ballot for city commission, school board and county commission.
7. How many days or months until the next election in your state or district? er...
8. Where is your designated polling place, where you go to vote? (You are registered to vote, right? RIGHT?!?) First Presbyterian Church; darn tootin, for nearly 22 years now.
9. How many electoral votes does your state have? Do you live in a swing state? What's a swing state? 4 (we lost one a few years back). LOLOL. No, Kansas will never be one. Missouri seems to be one now.
10. Who is your state's Democratic Party Chair? What's the name of your local city or county Democratic Party organization? Hm, not sure. I used to know who was in charge of the Douglas County Democratic Party--our more recent church leader. Douglas County Democratic Party, I think.
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I have more of a chance of electing Democrats on the local and state level than I'll ever have on the national.
I actually have a problem with people blindly voting one party or the other without doing any research. I mentioned Nancy Landon Kassebaum--a Republican, yet pro-choice, pro-women, one of the first female senators, who did a lot of good stuff for Kansas. I voted for her every time until the last when she supported the first Iraqi war and I couldn't vote for her anymore. I'll vote for Republicans if they support what I believe in and the Democrat doesn't. We had a democratic anti-choice governor a few years back and I voted for the Republican candidate because he was pro-choice, pro-education, and very moderate on most instances. I will never vote for anyone who is anti-choice, anti-women, anti-gay marriage.
My parents' state rep/congressman/whatever they're called is a moderate Republican who would be a Democrat if he lived in Lawrence, but he lives in the much more conservative county. He gets the support of Planned Parenthood and NOW, yet he's a Republican. My parents vote for him everytime because he's so moderate. For him, Republican is a label to get him elected. He certainly does not follow the Republican platform. lolol
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And that's what's so fabulous about local elections - you can live in a blood-red state but still have some cool people representing you on a local level. Really, that's how the GOP has gotten to this level of complete governmental control - they started with the local positions.
I actually have a problem with people blindly voting one party or the other without doing any research.
My first 2 elections, I knew who the main person was but everyone else, I had no idea who they were & just hit the button for "Democrat". Pretty dumb way to vote, you know?
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Sam Brownback! He's fucking evil, yo. And I really only know his name from reading "What's the Matter with Kansas?" ;)
Boog Highberger. Yes, I'm serious. We have a coalition of city commissioners that are really liberal hippies.
Heeeeeeee. That's awesome.
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