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So just vote for the option that is closest to what you intend to do. You can post your reasons why if you want to, but don't feel like you have to post anything.

I'm splitting my ticket, but that's normally what I always do. I look really hard at the incumbents to see what they've accomplished and how and decide if they're worth voting for again. If not, then I look at the competitors. While they typically don't have the exact job experience to consider, I feel comfortable looking at the experience they do have and background to make a determination. The one superficial thing that I find most impressive is if the candidate hasn't participated in the "slam" campaigns. Although admittedly you might find one or two buried in a local race, they're harder and harder to come by.

I normally end up voting for a cross between democrats, republicans and and a sprinkling from the other parties.

One gripe that I have is that independents and other party candidates are not allowed to participate in the debates. Why not? :mad:

I'm splitting my ticket and the reasons are mostly the same as Sandy's.

I am not sure whether to use the "between a rock and a hard spot" or the "lesser of two evils" method of choosing the candidate to vote for. At the local level I feel party affiliation is meaningless. I refuse to vote for someone I, or someone reliable that I know, went to school with that was a bully. Bullies don't make good representatives of the people.

Splitting. . . but I am really tempted to vote straight democrat for the first time in my life!

Quote from: Palehorse on October 24, 2010, 06:24:19 PM
Splitting. . . but I am really tempted to vote straight democrat for the first time in my life!

  I'm voting straight Democrat.  If you vote splitters haven't had enough with 8 years of George W and the party of No,  the Republicans.  And 4 years of our man Mitch and Luger, Pence.  I guess we need a Hoover type depression that they will cause.  After their record, you're going to vote Republican.?  I guess you just can't fix stupid.

Splitting doesn't necessarily mean anyone is voting republican. . . there are several independents running in the local elections. . .

Quote from: Palehorse on October 24, 2010, 06:55:44 PM
Splitting doesn't necessarily mean anyone is voting republican. . . there are several independents running in the local elections. . .

  Voting Independent in a 3 person election is just like voting Republican.  It is one vote the Democrat doesn't get.

  If you want more of the same we got from 8 years under George.  It's your vote to lose.

I voted this afternoon at the library, since I am out of town for the forseeable future. It took forever. Long line, mostly blue-hairs, who wanted to visit while they were deliberating. I finally asked them to put a sock in it and vote, so I could get started on my four-hour road-trip. One of them scolded me, saying I needed to discuss my votes, to be sure I wasn't making a mistake. "Yes," chimed in another, "Because I'm sure Obama isn't even a citizen."

"Relax," I told her, shoving past. "He isn't on the ballot."

They were still twittering about it when I left.

Quote from: LOsborne on October 25, 2010, 07:28:00 PM
I voted this afternoon at the library, since I am out of town for the forseeable future. It took forever. Long line, mostly blue-hairs, who wanted to visit while they were deliberating. I finally asked them to put a sock in it and vote, so I could get started on my four-hour road-trip. One of them scolded me, saying I needed to discuss my votes, to be sure I wasn't making a mistake. "Yes," chimed in another, "Because I'm sure Obama isn't even a citizen."

"Relax," I told her, shoving past. "He isn't on the ballot."

They were still twittering about it when I left.

  I voted last week in my own house.  I voted straight Republican.  :knife:  Oh, no I didn't,  I sure am not going to screw myself.  But here in Indiana, the land of nuts and a few fruits, they will take us Republican.   :yes: :yes:

IMO, more people need to vote for candidates other than Republican or Democrat, if enough did it, then we'd send a clearer message that they both need to get to work.

It has been a restless night/early morning, can't sleep worrying about who to vote for next week. But I finally decided that since the Troll has been so mean to my friend Lolly I will choose a straight republican ticket to nullify his votes. But I could change my mind if the Troll could go a whole week without saying a single mean thing to anyone here.

Giving odds on that?

Quote from: followsthewolf on October 26, 2010, 08:56:44 AM
Giving odds on that?

  Get over it old man, quit beating the same old dead horse. :deadhorse:  Remember you started all of this some time ago.  Sticking your nose in my business.  :thumbsup:

Quote from: Lester Sasquatch on October 26, 2010, 03:54:32 AM
It has been a restless night/early morning, can't sleep worrying about who to vote for next week. But I finally decided that since the Troll has been so mean to my friend Lolly I will choose a straight republican ticket to nullify his votes. But I could change my mind if the Troll could go a whole week without saying a single mean thing to anyone here.

  Well if you think I am going to lay on my back and let some HR person try to walk all over me Lester, you're wrong.

  But if you are not bright enough to see what George W. and his Republican predatory capitalist loving party has done to this country.  And you want 4 more years of FU*KED up congress, have at it.  I hope you don't have a lot of money in the stock market.  I look for another stock holder chicken plucking again.  They, the super rich still don't think they have all of our money yet.

Quote from: The Troll on October 26, 2010, 09:22:39 AM
  Well if you think I am going to lay on my back and let some HR person try to walk all over me Lester, you're wrong.

  But if you are not bright enough to see what George W. and his Republican predatory capitalist loving party has done to this country.  And you want 4 more years of FU*KED up congress, have at it.  I hope you don't have a lot of money in the stock market.  I look for another stock holder chicken plucking again.  They, the super rich still don't think they have all of our money yet.

There's this thing that civil folks know Toll. They call it "Tact". Ever heard of it?

Splitting my ticket as always. I have never seen an election where the best person for each job is either democrat or republican ora third party. Sometimes I would like to vote none of the above.

Quote from: Lester Sasquatch on October 26, 2010, 11:33:59 AM
There's this thing that civil folks know Toll. They call it "Tact". Ever heard of it?

  Tack never got me any thing but more bull shit from assholes.  I don't suffer them very well.

  I thought we were have a good enjoyable time.  I thought we were men who helped keep this country running because we would fix the damn machines and make them run.

  But if you want to fight the HR Persons fight, don't worry about my tack.  It never has worked for me with an Authority figures.  Kissing their ass is the only thing what will work and that not a given.

  What will be will be.  LIfe goes on.  Rain or shine. :biggrin:

Quote from: The Troll on October 26, 2010, 02:26:18 PM
  Tack never got me any thing but more bull shit from assholes.  I don't suffer them very well.

  I thought we were have a good enjoyable time.  I thought we were men who helped keep this country running because we would fix the damn machines and make them run.

  But if you want to fight the HR Persons fight, don't worry about my tack.  It never has worked for me with an Authority figures.  Kissing their ass is the only thing what will work and that not a given.

  What will be will be.  LIfe goes on.  Rain or shine. :biggrin:

Tact doesn't mean kissing ass Troll. It means doing what is appropriate when dealing with others and not saying offensive things.

I don't even know what the HR fight is about, please explain that to me. To lighten up the atmosphere I have a good joke I would like to share.

A dedicated UAW worker was attending a convention in Las Vegas
and, as you would expect, decided to check out the local brothels.
When he got to the first one, he asked the Madame, "Is this a union
house?"

"No," she replied, "I'm sorry it isn't."

"Well, if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?"

"The house gets $80, and the girls get $20." Mightily offended at
such unfair dealings, the man stomped off in search of a more
equitable, hopefully unionized shop.

His search continued until finally he reached a brothel where the
Madame responded, "Why yes sir, this is a union house."

The man asked, "And if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?"
The Madame replied' " the girls get $80, and the house gets $20."

"That's more like it!" the union man said. He looked around the room
and pointed to a stunning attractive blonde. "I'd like her for the
night."

"I'm sure you would sir," said the Madame, then, gesturing to an
obese seventy-five year old woman in the corner, "but Ethel here has
seniority."

Nice tack you're taking here, Lester.

Quote from: followsthewolf on October 26, 2010, 04:19:40 PM
Nice tack you're taking here, Lester.

Thanks wolfman, you know what they say "when in rome do as the romans do".

Quote from: followsthewolf on October 26, 2010, 04:19:40 PM
Nice tack you're taking here, Lester.

Are ya'll talking about sailboats, or livery stables?

Quote from: The Troll on October 26, 2010, 02:26:18 PM

  I thought we were have a good enjoyable time.  I thought we were men who helped keep this country running because we would fix the damn machines and make them run.

I TOLD you he had a crush, Lester.

Quote from: LOsborne on October 26, 2010, 06:00:13 PM
Are ya'll talking about sailboats, or livery stables?

Posted by The Troll:

"Tack never got me any thing but more bull shit from assholes."


Just using the terms quoted to me. I just thought "tact" was everyone's misspelling of the word. Then I discovered it was a whole other word. And the direction thing just came naturally. Oh, my, my. Who knew? :wink:

Then again, tack on a team of oxen might well render bull shit.

Brilliant, Troll.

Quote from: followsthewolf on October 26, 2010, 06:55:27 PM
Then again, tack on a team of oxen might well render bull shit.

Brilliant, Troll.

  :deadhorse: