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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Karnak on March 07, 2002, 11:11:41 PM

Title: This is a bit late, but who (US citizens) voted on March 5th?
Post by: Karnak on March 07, 2002, 11:11:41 PM

Voting is one of our prime responsibilities and one of our patriotic duties.  It is the first method of communicating with our government.

Who all here voted?

I did.  There were some measures I wanted a say in, and I wanted to place a vote against CA Govenor Gray Davis.

Title: This is a bit late, but who (US citizens) voted on March 5th?
Post by: Sandman on March 08, 2002, 12:04:10 AM

They even gave me a sticker...

Title: This is a bit late, but who (US citizens) voted on March 5th?
Post by: capt. apathy on March 08, 2002, 12:18:12 AM

i never recieved a ballot (we vote by mail here)

Title: This is a bit late, but who (US citizens) voted on March 5th?
Post by: SOB on March 08, 2002, 01:29:54 AM

ditto to apathy

Title: This is a bit late, but who (US citizens) voted on March 5th?
Post by: mrfish on March 08, 2002, 11:30:51 AM

i sure as hell did.

the burton's are a political family that have kept the same people in power for years in san francisco.

i couldn't wait to vote against them. there were a bunch of other things too....the california ballot was like a novel.

Title: This is a bit late, but who (US citizens) voted on March 5th?
Post by: midnight Target on March 08, 2002, 11:48:54 AM

Heheee...I got an "I voted electronically" sticker too.

And the Bill Simon upset was all the buzz here in Ca.

Title: This is a bit late, but who (US citizens) voted on March 5th?
Post by: Sikboy on March 08, 2002, 12:41:45 PM

Speaking of Patriotic duty, I was called by a phone pollster last week. Now, I just moved to Maryland from California this year, so I don't know very much about State Politics, and that was what this poll was about. But I stayed on for a good half an hour, answering questions and giving input. If you ever get called for a poll, do yourself a favor and take the time to answer. In my opinion, polling is as important as voting in making your opinion heard. When you vote, it is up to the candidate to interpret your vote. Lets say you voted for Gore for president in 2000. This can be interpreted in so many ways it's blinding. You could be voting because you like his stance on Environmental Policy. You could be voting for him simply because he's the democratic nominee. You could be voting for him because you think that Clinton did a bang-up job on the Economy. He has no idea why you voted for him, just that you did. When you are polled, you get to explain in minute detail where you stand.

I don't mean to take anything away from voting. Vote early and Vote often (har har har) but I've heard people say they hang up on pollsters, and I just think thats a very bad idea.

-Sikboy