I'm heading out to vote in a few minutes before going to the dentist (and then taking the dog to the vet later this afternoon).

US Senate: Jim MartinHe actually ran positive ads telling voters what he's about and what he's going to do. Imagine that! Every one of Saxby's ads has been Fear! and Hate! -- not one has told us what he's accomplished in ( Read more... )

I had planned on writing up this brilliant essay worthy of publication in a respected newspaper (or at least the AJC), but instead I pounded this out in the last half hour or so. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go to my second job so I can afford to feed my dog.
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In Georgia, you can vote today, tomorrow, or Tuesday.

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Stood in line for two hours at the Fulton County government center on Pryor. Got there at 11:30, left at 1:30. The line was down to about an hour and change by then. Should have eaten lunch first. Now I'm eating at my desk. Mmmmmmmm.... Quiznos.

Voted this morning. There was a steady stream of 3-5 people in there a little after 8:30 ( Read more... )

Anyone else gonna be watching the votes come in? I'll be dividing my attention between the SOS site, Fresh Loaf's liveblog from Manny's and the All Star Game ( Read more... )

Today is Georgia's primary election day. Polls are open 7:00 - 7:00. Find your polling location here.

Results will be posted here.

Most of today's ballots will likely be on the Democratic side. The GOP really only has two interesting races: 10th Congressional District, whose candidates are literally trying to out-Jesus each other and the 4th ( Read more... )

In Georgia, anyway:

Here are the official (yet unofficial) vote tallies from the Secretary of State's office:
main page
summary, all offices
GOP by county
Dems by countycounties of note ( Read more... )

I've been having a hard time articulating why I voted for Barack Obama last week for Tuesday's presidential primary. I often end up coming around to why I can't vote for Hillary Clinton, but that's not what it is. For the first time in 12 years, I can feel like I'm actually voting for somebody rather than against somebody else. That I'm also voting ( Read more... )

It was quiet (for me, anyway) this mid-morning, so I walked down to the Fulton County government center and voted early. I left my desk at 10:10 and was back by 10:30. Seriously.

I voted "Yes" to continue the penny tax to pay for repairs to Atlanta's sewer system. What else would I be voting for?