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I sent in my absentee ballot last week. It will be fascinating to watch how Indiana swings; I'm excited and proud that we've been tossed up at all. Quick, someone call it while the coin is still in the air!
I got a rematch between Pence and Welsh for the Stink-Town-district congressional seat. I deferred to my mom, a teacher, as to which candidate for Super-Nintendo of schools should get my vote. (I voted for Tony Bennet. Tony Bennet is going to run Indiana schools). And, after a lot of thought, I ended up not voting at all for Governor. ::pulls nervously at collar:: Voting against our once-hated incumbent would mean going against his innovative and holy-shit-they-actually-worked(!) policies, but voting against the challenger felt like voting against my own personal goals. I couldn't do either.
Indiana doesn't have any sexy propositions or initiatives like Washington does. Washingtonians (for real, that's what they call themselves.. although I guess this "Hoosier" shouldn't throw stones..) get to decide on assisted suicide, and whether or not it's legal for your chewing gum to lose its flavor if left on the bedpost overnight, and all sorts of other awesome crap. I got to vote whether the country clerk should take on the duties of the elected clerk. ::sarcastically spins a pennant::
I was going to do up a big "Why I voted for Obama" post, but all that matters is that I thoroughly examined the candidates, left myself open to new information or differing views, and I gave it an ass-ton of thought. ::pats self on back:: And if you did the same, no matter who you voted for, good for you. :)
I got a rematch between Pence and Welsh for the Stink-Town-district congressional seat. I deferred to my mom, a teacher, as to which candidate for Super-Nintendo of schools should get my vote. (I voted for Tony Bennet. Tony Bennet is going to run Indiana schools). And, after a lot of thought, I ended up not voting at all for Governor. ::pulls nervously at collar:: Voting against our once-hated incumbent would mean going against his innovative and holy-shit-they-actually-worked(!) policies, but voting against the challenger felt like voting against my own personal goals. I couldn't do either.
Indiana doesn't have any sexy propositions or initiatives like Washington does. Washingtonians (for real, that's what they call themselves.. although I guess this "Hoosier" shouldn't throw stones..) get to decide on assisted suicide, and whether or not it's legal for your chewing gum to lose its flavor if left on the bedpost overnight, and all sorts of other awesome crap. I got to vote whether the country clerk should take on the duties of the elected clerk. ::sarcastically spins a pennant::
I was going to do up a big "Why I voted for Obama" post, but all that matters is that I thoroughly examined the candidates, left myself open to new information or differing views, and I gave it an ass-ton of thought. ::pats self on back:: And if you did the same, no matter who you voted for, good for you. :)