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Post by cnf on Nov 8, 2022 14:16:55 GMT -6
I haven't been around this board in a bit now, but I'm here for this.
I need Lee Zeldin to NOT win.
I wrote myself in for an unfilled town council position. If it weren't for this board it wouldn't have ever crossed my mind. We'll see 😂
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Post by dc2london on Nov 8, 2022 14:23:14 GMT -6
I haven't been around this board in a bit now, but I'm here for this. I need Lee Zeldin to NOT win. I wrote myself in for an unfilled town council position. If it weren't for this board it wouldn't have ever crossed my mind. We'll see 😂 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 |
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Post by overboard on Nov 8, 2022 14:30:40 GMT -6
I had a 30 minute wait so not too bad. Part of that was someone having an issue with their ID. yay Texas 🙄
It was depressing how many uncontested seats there were. The voting machines were new and weird. Privacy was almost nonexistent. Ugh
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Post by trueblue on Nov 8, 2022 14:31:39 GMT -6
I shouted into the SC void last week (love me some early voting) and plan to dose myself with melatonin and wake up back in 1952 tomorrow morning. Maybe I will be surprised because there was no polling done since early September and Cunningham (D) will squeak through with enough 1 issue voters (abortion; same sex marriage, legalized medical marijuana) but I doubt it. Maybe Mace will be voted out of the house but again highly doubtful due to redistricting.
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Post by mrsweasley on Nov 8, 2022 14:38:26 GMT -6
I had a 30 minute wait so not too bad. Part of that was someone having an issue with their ID. yay Texas 🙄 It was depressing how many uncontested seats there were. The voting machines were new and weird. Privacy was almost nonexistent. Ugh The "privacy" things are about 4" tall on the sides of our machines 🙄 We also had all uncontested seats for local/county positions, all incumbent Rs. So disappointing, but the R vote is always overwhelming anyway 😔 |
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Post by smilesp on Nov 8, 2022 14:39:52 GMT -6
I’m in VA and I voted last week. We have a city council and school board election as well as congressional rep. We have a couple of doozies running for the local stuff including a guy whose kids are homeschooled running for school board.
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Post by richard on Nov 8, 2022 14:44:40 GMT -6
All of the judge elections on my ballot were uncontested but I took the time to look up which Governor appointed each of them and didn't vote for any of the GOP-appointed ones because one of my co-workers who is related to a judge said they all compare how many votes they get for bragging rights.
#petty
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Post by willow on Nov 8, 2022 14:51:49 GMT -6
All of the judge elections on my ballot were uncontested but I took the time to look up which Governor appointed each of them and didn't vote for any of the GOP-appointed ones because one of my co-workers who is related to a judge said they all compare how many votes they get for bragging rights. #petty Having worked for a judge and socialized with many others, they definitely care about these things. |
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Post by byjove on Nov 8, 2022 14:55:16 GMT -6
I’m in VA and I voted last week. We have a city council and school board election as well as congressional rep. We have a couple of doozies running for the local stuff including a guy whose kids are homeschooled running for school board. Where I am in VA, we only have the US congressional race on the ballot. ETA my point being that it’s a bit crazy how varied these things are! |
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Post by GhoatMonket on Nov 8, 2022 14:56:26 GMT -6
All of the judge elections on my ballot were uncontested but I took the time to look up which Governor appointed each of them and didn't vote for any of the GOP-appointed ones because one of my co-workers who is related to a judge said they all compare how many votes they get for bragging rights. #petty We haven't had a democratic governor since the 90's so pretty much all of our were appointed by an R. My issue is I feel like someone appointed in 2000 *might* be more likely to be closer to the middle than someone that would be appointed now. (I am assuming Evil Calliou's replacement will be Jimmy the pig farmer and will appoint only those that are very far right.) |
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Post by Dr. Cox on Nov 8, 2022 14:59:08 GMT -6
I glanced at FiveThirtyEight’s live blog and I do not recommend.
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Post by cnf on Nov 8, 2022 15:03:37 GMT -6
I had a 30 minute wait so not too bad. Part of that was someone having an issue with their ID. yay Texas 🙄 It was depressing how many uncontested seats there were. The voting machines were new and weird. Privacy was almost nonexistent. Ugh The "privacy" things are about 4" tall on the sides of our machines 🙄 We also had all uncontested seats for local/county positions, all incumbent Rs. So disappointing, but the R vote is always overwhelming anyway 😔 We had a couple of uncontested R seats too. I'm very mad about it. Hence writing myself in for an open spot. |
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Post by oreobitsy on Nov 8, 2022 15:03:54 GMT -6
We have a website that shows judicial retention survey results. It helped a little but I found it more helpful to do a quick name search and see a couple new stories of their rulings. The one who upheld the temporary restraining order for the abortion ban definitely got a "Yes" from me.
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Post by richard on Nov 8, 2022 15:05:10 GMT -6
I just started watching Don't Worry Darling on HBO to distract myself for a bit.
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Post by byjove on Nov 8, 2022 15:06:50 GMT -6
I glanced at FiveThirtyEight’s live blog and I do not recommend.  |
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Post by Dr. Cox on Nov 8, 2022 15:08:21 GMT -6
I glanced at FiveThirtyEight’s live blog and I do not recommend. I should know better. I hate Nate Silver. Send help. |
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Post by Dr. Cox on Nov 8, 2022 15:10:36 GMT -6
I’ve been watching the Ted Cruz booing and beer can throw videos to calm my nerves. I do recommend.
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Post by iruntodrink on Nov 8, 2022 15:11:38 GMT -6
I need to find the one from the TC GQP, someone had a checklist, I swear. One of the ones that actually shocked me was saying kids as young as 11 will be able to get "gender reassignment surgery" without parent consent. They're really hammering the parent consent part even though that's not even in the language. My aunt recently shared a post from her friend complaining that she didn't have access to her 12 year olds medical records, etc and blamed this proposal which.. isn't even law yet. Yes, minors do have some rights to privacy but this doesn't change that. Ugh. yup! That was in there, too! DD just came home and asked if I voted for Tudor Dixon 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️ I said no honey, we voted for Gov Whitmer because we love you and your friends, regardless of who their parents vote for. |
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Post by cnf on Nov 8, 2022 15:15:27 GMT -6
I’ve been watching the Ted Cruz booing and beer can throw videos to calm my nerves. I do recommend. Ted Cruz eating a booger during a debate is still my favorite  |
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Post by oreobitsy on Nov 8, 2022 15:23:04 GMT -6
Ahhh that’s so gross!
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Post by elle on Nov 8, 2022 15:25:01 GMT -6
I glanced at FiveThirtyEight’s live blog and I do not recommend. I don't trust their methodology at all. |
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Post by TheoV2 on Nov 8, 2022 15:34:25 GMT -6
I hope they are wrong at FiveThirtyEight.
I keep hoping that everyone is overcorrecting for past polling errors.
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Post by beatch on Nov 8, 2022 15:35:56 GMT -6
All of the judge elections on my ballot were uncontested but I took the time to look up which Governor appointed each of them and didn't vote for any of the GOP-appointed ones because one of my co-workers who is related to a judge said they all compare how many votes they get for bragging rights. #petty We haven't had a democratic governor since the 90's so pretty much all of our were appointed by an R. My issue is I feel like someone appointed in 2000 *might* be more likely to be closer to the middle than someone that would be appointed now. (I am assuming Evil Calliou's replacement will be Jimmy the pig farmer and will appoint only those that are very far right.) I had a ton of judges on my ballot too. I really wish there was a better resource, there are Dem recommendations for other seats but it seems my only option for judges is Googling and trying to figure out if they're crazy? I really wish there was a voter guide! |
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Post by elle on Nov 8, 2022 15:53:11 GMT -6
I hope they are wrong at FiveThirtyEight. I keep hoping that everyone is overcorrecting for past polling errors. Nate Silver has also gone off the rails a bit in recent years, so yeah, I think his projections are a bunch of malarkey. |
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Post by angelashly on Nov 8, 2022 15:53:39 GMT -6
Just got done. I've gone at the same time the last couple times and never waited. Not even for the 2020 election. Today I waited 30 minutes. I am hoping this is a good thing.
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Post by coffeecake on Nov 8, 2022 15:53:56 GMT -6
I’m so nervous. I was really busy with work most of the day, so that was distracting me, but I’m just nervous now. There is obviously a lot going on nationally, but we also have a very tense school board race happening in our district. I still have to get kids to and from activities, but then I will be ready for a glass of wine.
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Post by angelashly on Nov 8, 2022 15:56:50 GMT -6
We voted! We had some quirky thing happen that has me very 🧐 I voted without issue but my husband’s registration somehow had his address switched back to his childhood home (same town, same district, we live like .25 miles down the road) he hasn’t lived there since 2011 and he’s voted in every election and it’s always been fine 🤷🏻♀️ he was still able to vote he just had to fill out some paperwork to go with it and I guess it will be counted separately with the other “weird” votes So right before our registration deadline in Ohio I got mail with my old name that was trying to get me to register to vote. I knew that 1-I have been registered to vote for 20 years and 2- my name had been changed since last year so I called and told our BOE. |
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Post by potato on Nov 8, 2022 15:58:37 GMT -6
All of the judge elections on my ballot were uncontested but I took the time to look up which Governor appointed each of them and didn't vote for any of the GOP-appointed ones because one of my co-workers who is related to a judge said they all compare how many votes they get for bragging rights. #petty We haven't had a democratic governor since the 90's so pretty much all of our were appointed by an R. My issue is I feel like someone appointed in 2000 *might* be more likely to be closer to the middle than someone that would be appointed now. (I am assuming Evil Calliou's replacement will be Jimmy the pig farmer and will appoint only those that are very far right.) Coming of the woodwork to compliment your absolutely spot on description of our current and likely future Governors. I needed that little bit of humor today |
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Post by doublestuf on Nov 8, 2022 15:59:34 GMT -6
DD and I just got back from voting. There was a line as I was leaving, which is surprising given the podunk town we vote in. We voted in a different location in 2018, so I can't compare. 3 coworkers said there were lines at their polling locations this morning too. I'm hoping that's a good sign. Certainly not used to midterm turnout like this.
ETA: Just checked the local news...13% increase in early voting from 2018.
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Post by doublestuf on Nov 8, 2022 16:00:59 GMT -6
Oooof I haven't thought about Nate Silver in a very long time. Just reading his name takes me back to 2016, and my stomach dropped instantly.
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