Why to Vote

[substitute]

I hear the same thing each election: "It makes no difference" or "They're all the same" or "My party/candidate/entire system betrayed me again." And therefore, one more of my friends doesn't vote. Most of my friends are somewhere on the left, and I want you to vote

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[springheel_jack]

I do not envy having to vote for Jerry Brown. What a tough thing.

[substitute]

AND Gavin Newsom. This is like '84, my first election, when I got to support MONDALE. Someone referred to Reagan in that election as "the evil of two lessers."

[hep]

can i repost this? also remember about all the important ballot issues, and important small scale stuff like district supervisors and school board. that stuff may feel trivial, but is actually more vital to communities in the active day to day sense than overall governing in sac. PLUS BALLOT MEASURES VOTE YES ON 19!!!!! :D :D :D

[substitute]

Please! Thanks! And yes, the very local stuff is so important. The governor is a useless piece of meat, but your local water board makes shit happen, literally.

[eris_devotee]

The last time I did that, against reason and instinct, I re-elected Rod Blagojevich.

This is a horse-sized shit-smelling vomit-inducing pill to swallow.

Yet I will do it. Mostly for the reasons you outlined. But I can already feel my stomach turning.

[eris_devotee]

My mom is a nursing home inspector for the Illinois, a lifelong democrat and one of the most fervent supporters of reproductive rights on the planet. She's voting for Brady because Quinn is a jacktard. My mom is going to have to take 24 unpaid furlough days next year because of the way the dems controlled the money. And Illinois is under federal oversight when it comes to long-term care facilities and they are still cutting that budget.

It's such a mess.

[berg74]

I don't get furlough days just days off. This month I think I have four five day weekends, without pay. It could be four six days weekends but I'm lazy.

[ext_226279]

I agree with most of this, but where I live, I see no reason to vote for secure Democratic incumbents when I can use that vote to help a third party whose ideals I actually support become stronger.

(In our one competitive statewide race here, the Progressive and Green parties aren't running anyone, so take that as you will.)

[substitute]

That makes complete sense where you live, yep.

respectfully

[ext_306258]

its just not so.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/03/white-house-announces-executiv.html

all you're doing is rewarding bad behavior.

Re: respectfully

[ext_306258]

not trolling here.. just haven't commented on your lovely blog in a long time. i dig what you're doing. now i'll go hide back in my RSS reader hole :-)

Re: respectfully

[substitute]

I know you're not trolling! It's a serious thing and I respect your opinion. And that is a nasty business, you're right.

Re: respectfully

[substitute]

I don't see how giving the Senate and the House to the Republicans is going to improve that situation.