Just voted in The Woodlands. President: Obama, Senator: Nadler, State Board of Education (most important): Dexter Smith (Barbara Cargill is bat-***** crazy... believes in ID). Most races only have a GOP or a GOP versus a Libertarian candidate. btw, the only rabble rousers was two senior citizens shouting at people to vote for Romney in the parking lot. They intimidated me... but I still voted for Obama.
Ellison is extremely thin skinned at times and this year's campaign showed that. He actually bothered to go and dig up some dirt against Chris Fields regarding his divorce even though he was likely to beat him by at least twice the percentage points. Chris Fields is a very moderate Republican who has held himself well against Ellison in debates even though the debates have been particularly nasty at times with counter charges about divorces and Ellison calling Fields a "low life scumbag" in the last debate. I will also add I have never voted for Ellison and have previously voted for the Minnesota Independence Party candidate against him. This year one wasn't running. I will add even though I think he is very thin skinned I don't think he has done a terrible job as Rep. but I don't think he has done such a great job that I won't consider alternatives.
This was the first year I've voted where there hasn't been anybody campaigning or something at that 100 yard limit. We voted for a lot of unapposed positions (including our House seat that was held by a Dem until Austin Scott won 2 years ago). Surprising since the ballot measure concerning charter schools has had so much commercial time.
I voted for independent candidates in every category in which 3rd parties were running. I abstained in those that only had major party candidates. I'm in Texas ... if I don't vote for Romney, then my vote doesn't count anyway. I would love to see the bi-partisan (they're not "non-partisan") debate commission have to either amend their own rules or include a third party in the debates the next time around.
I guess it's interesting, but there are plenty of things far more interesting - boobs, Nietzsche, forgotten post-punk bands, intelligent women, ancient burial practices, Morey's decisions, the slim possibility of Omer Asik becoming relevant to the offensive game of the Rockets, modern classical music that borrows liberally from older styles, chromatic harmony, the long-term influence of social media on our way of life, and so forth. But everyone in Texas should still vote for 3rd party candidates.
You should consider becoming a writer for sitcoms on TBS. I all but heard the laugh track when I finished that post.
I thought about voting for Gary Johnson because being in Texas my vote for a presidential candidate obviously doesn't matter and it would be interesting to see a third party candidate get at least 5% of the vote. However, I voted for Obama because as much as I would enjoy the sweet irony of him winning the electoral vote and Romney winning the popular vote, I would prefer that Obama win the popular vote as well so that the Republicans can be reminded that their candidate as well as their policies still suck.
Since Halo 4 came out today, I briefly considered writing in "Master Chief" on TX's write-in ballot. I decided to vote for Gary Johnson last Thursday (and still had to stand in a 45-min line). That fact that only a small handful of states matter tells me that something is very wrong with our voting process.
I agree! But, considering how frequently Asik has been getting to the line, I'm wondering how much of his offensive production is negated by his poor free throw shooting.
Gary Johnson Considering the fact that the electoral college has marginalized the Texas for for decades now, I'd like my vote to actually count towards something. Such as campaign funding, debate participation, etc in future elections. Voting major party in Texas is a waste. "if it's a swing state, keep the worst guys out. If it's another state, do what you feel like." -Noam Chomsky
