Dat Dude
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Post by Dat Dude on Nov 6, 2012 8:28:48 GMT -5
If there is low young voter turn out I will blame Halo 4. Seriously, none of my friends have any desire to vote due to Halo release day. Once again, among all my friends, co-workers, and relatives in my age group, I'll be the only one voting
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MiLB Fan
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Post by MiLB Fan on Nov 6, 2012 8:29:30 GMT -5
One thing I'd like to get off my chest: The VOTE VOTE VOTE campaigns here in Iowa kinda drive me crazy. It's called THE RIGHT TO VOTE, not VOTE OR YOU ARE THE WORST HUMAN EVER. Tell me about it! I saw an online article about people who, for whatever reason, are choosing not to vote. The comments section was just ... yeah.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2012 8:36:39 GMT -5
Hooray! No more political ads! It's finally gonna end today!
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Post by HoganBai on Nov 6, 2012 8:42:08 GMT -5
As a Brit, my opinion doesn't really matter, but I hope Obama wins, but my gut is telling me Romney. Can someone please explain, in as close to layman's terms as possible the electoral college system? I vaguely understand it, but I'm not sure if my "Wow this is a silly system" mentality is making me not understand it fully? Thanks in advance and happy voting day to you all haha *EDIT* also, this:
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salz4life
Grimlock
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Post by salz4life on Nov 6, 2012 8:44:51 GMT -5
Hooray! No more political ads! It's finally gonna end today! Give it about 6 months until you start seeing midterm 2014 ads.
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lionheart21
Patti Mayonnaise
Once did a thing...
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Post by lionheart21 on Nov 6, 2012 8:52:57 GMT -5
I'm gonna stick with Obama since there's really nothing about Romney that makes me wanna vote for him.
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Post by Tessmachers-Ass-Fan on Nov 6, 2012 9:07:47 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2012 9:16:50 GMT -5
Voted about half an hour ago. My state (Delaware) has a weird non-photo ID requirement. You need to provide ID, either your driver's license/State ID or another document like a utility bill or paycheck; barring that, you have to sign an affidavit that your the person listed on the election district record. This was considered in 2011 and implemented this year and, of course, I didn't know this at the time. I've voted three times before and had my ID, so it wasn't an inconvenience but it was a bit weird; to put it in perspective, Delaware and Virginia require it but New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey do not. It just seems so halfway: either have the state id requirement or not. Last election, you didn't have to bring anything. Here's a link that shows what you need in each state: www.ncsl.org/legislatures-elections/elections/voter-id.aspx
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Nov 6, 2012 9:24:32 GMT -5
I'm running for Captain-President.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2012 9:25:22 GMT -5
Hooray! No more political ads! It's finally gonna end today! Give it about 6 months until you start seeing midterm 2014 ads. Wha...2014?! MAKE IT STOP!
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Post by Gopher Mod on Nov 6, 2012 9:43:02 GMT -5
Finished voting about 30 minutes ago, and I couldn't bring myself to vote for my district in the House proper (note: John Boehner, Speaker of the House, is my constituent). So, I did the one thing I felt was right- I voted for my grandfather.
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stealthamo
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Post by stealthamo on Nov 6, 2012 9:50:13 GMT -5
As a Brit, my opinion doesn't really matter, but I hope Obama wins, but my gut is telling me Romney. Can someone please explain, in as close to layman's terms as possible the electoral college system? I vaguely understand it, but I'm not sure if my "Wow this is a silly system" mentality is making me not understand it fully? Thanks in advance and happy voting day to you all haha I'm going to try and explain this, because it's confusing as hell. The electoral college was created so that every state would get a say in the election. I believe that the number (in this case, 538) increased as the population increased, though that stopped at some point. What happens is that each state is allotted a specific number of electoral college votes, which are given out in proportion to the population of the state. California has the largest population, so they get the most electoral votes with 55, followed by Texas with 38. The number of votes change every decade, in accordance with the Census. For example, my state, Michigan, went from 17 electoral votes in the last decade to 16 this decade, because their population decreased. Because larger states get more votes, you will usually see candidates do a lot more promotion in undecided states with more electoral votes, or "swing states". In more recent elections, they include states such as Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida. There are also smaller states that are undecided, such as New Hampshire, Iowa, and Nevada, but they generally get less promotion. The biggest criticism with the electoral college is that you don't have to win the popular vote (having more votes than your opponent across the entire country) to win the electoral vote. This doesn't happen often, but was probably one of the key aspects of the 2000 election, where Al Gore won the popular vote, but George W. Bush won the electoral vote, though that could be debated since the official recount for Florida was never finished.
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Post by Orange on Nov 6, 2012 10:20:21 GMT -5
So what channel will you guys be watching for the results? I'll probably flip between CNN and my favorite local news station since we have some pretty important State issues like voting to make marijuana legal. This vote is pretty big for me, it's the first time I get to vote - and I'm voting to re-elect President Obama.
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Jazzman
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Post by Jazzman on Nov 6, 2012 10:24:40 GMT -5
I'm in New York so I already know that Barack is getting our state's votes, but I think I may vote for Rocky Anderson. The Justice Party has some good ideas in their platform and if my vote helps to get that out there just a little bit more then it isn't a wasted vote as some people say a third party vote is.
It will be interesting to see how tonight plays out but I'm thinking Barack takes it around 300ish-230ish
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Jazzman
King Koopa
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Post by Jazzman on Nov 6, 2012 10:25:57 GMT -5
Also, and apologies for the double post, I can't wait for the 2016 election. That one will be the most interesting election we may ever see.
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Post by lennyandcarl on Nov 6, 2012 10:34:06 GMT -5
This is who everyone should vote for
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Nov 6, 2012 10:36:39 GMT -5
Planning to vote for Obama (again) in a couple of hours. Missouri will probably go red anyway, but I also get to vote for Claire McCaskill, so eh.
Judging by the way the swing polls look, I expect him to get re-elected around 10PM Central if his turnout's solid enough.
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Post by turkeysandwich on Nov 6, 2012 10:36:49 GMT -5
I voted for the first time 12 years ago. I had just recently bought The Beatles White Album and the song I listened to just before going in to vote for the first time I was "Rocky Raccoon." Since then I make sure I take a copy of the White Album with me when I go vote. Kind of an odd ritual for voting, but I don't feel right unless I listen to Rocky Raccoon before going in the polling place.
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Post by Red Impact on Nov 6, 2012 10:36:52 GMT -5
As a Brit, my opinion doesn't really matter, but I hope Obama wins, but my gut is telling me Romney. Can someone please explain, in as close to layman's terms as possible the electoral college system? I vaguely understand it, but I'm not sure if my "Wow this is a silly system" mentality is making me not understand it fully? Thanks in advance and happy voting day to you all haha I'm going to try and explain this, because it's confusing as hell. The electoral college was created so that every state would get a say in the election. I believe that the number (in this case, 538) increased as the population increased, though that stopped at some point. What happens is that each state is allotted a specific number of electoral college votes, which are given out in proportion to the population of the state. California has the largest population, so they get the most electoral votes with 55, followed by Texas with 38. The number of votes change every decade, in accordance with the Census. For example, my state, Michigan, went from 17 electoral votes in the last decade to 16 this decade, because their population decreased. Because larger states get more votes, you will usually see candidates do a lot more promotion in undecided states with more electoral votes, or "swing states". In more recent elections, they include states such as Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida. There are also smaller states that are undecided, such as New Hampshire, Iowa, and Nevada, but they generally get less promotion. The biggest criticism with the electoral college is that you don't have to win the popular vote (having more votes than your opponent across the entire country) to win the electoral vote. This doesn't happen often, but was probably one of the key aspects of the 2000 election, where Al Gore won the popular vote, but George W. Bush won the electoral vote, though that could be debated since the official recount for Florida was never finished. Great explanation. I'd add, as a slight clarification, the number of electors that a state has is equal to the number of house of representative (determined by population) + senate delegates (always 2). Washington DC isn't a state, but it gets a number of electors equal to the smallest state, which is 3. I think, technically, you vote of who you want your electors to select, but over the years it basically became popular vote in each state.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Nov 6, 2012 10:50:08 GMT -5
In a perfect world, we'd vote for him.
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