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VOTE? — Brooklynian

VOTE?

dailyheights
dailyheights
edited November -1 in Brooklyn Politics
Hmm??

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  • alafairnadia
    alafairnadia
    wow, I'm the first "already did" response. that's just crazy!
  • ej3139
    ej3139
    Within the hour, I'll be able to say the same
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    We should have a follow-up poll tomorrow to see how many of the "will do later"s actually voted! :twisted:
  • pitu
    pitu
    since it's bound to be a ghost town at any time of day, I'm less worried about getting to the polls this time around

    which makes me a "later"

    ps
    Anybody pay attention to what the turnout was for the primaries this year? I'm vaguely interested to know how that compares to how many people vote today.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    There's an inherent bias in this poll, because people who are not voting out of apathy will probably be less likely to answer the poll, whereas the voters are probably more likely to answer it. :-k
  • ana.log
    ana.log
    alafairnadia wrote: wow, I'm the first "already did" response. that's just crazy!
    I'm the second! Sad. Get out there people!!!
  • clancey4
    clancey4
    I just got back.

    I was #142 in my book. They said turnout was high as it sometimes takes them until 7 or 8pm to get up to 100 at each table.

    I can't change my board poll, but I was one of the "will do later" and now I am "yep"
  • anotherdayinbkln
    anotherdayinbkln
    i didn't register to vote in bklyn, i've only lived here for a few months. I was planning on voting absentee for Chicago races, but after overseas votes didn't get counted for the bush-kerry election when i was out of the country... lets say im a little disillusioned.

    well thats my excuse for being lazy on it to.

    no apathy or principal.. just laziness, which is embarrasing for a polysci minor who used to have a political liberal college radio show (pre airamerica)
  • quijibo
    quijibo
    i'm #4!
    i'm #4!
    i'm #4!


    found it hard to pull the lever for Hevesi. so i voted for anybody but :-$
  • emily
    emily
    FYI, PS9 has quite a spread--not just the usual bake sale, but also hot food. Hopefully there will still be some available for dinner-time voters!
  • anotherdayinbkln
    anotherdayinbkln
    ATTN: THOSE WHO SAID "VOTING LATER"

    JUST REMEMBER!

    image

    courtesy of: The New York State Republican Committee


    (the blogs are a buzz::)
    http://time.blogs.com/daily_dish/2006/11/even_lower.html
    http://blogs.nydailynews.com/dailypolitics/archives/2006/11/so_what_are_you_1.php
  • pitu
    pitu
    quijibo wrote: found it hard to pull the lever for Hevesi. so i voted for anybody but :-$
    Interesting. I have no problem with Hevesi -- I think he's a rather rare career pol that does a good job.
    The thing about getting his sick wife driven around is unimportant to me.

    hmmm. I'm going to make this a thread in Bklyn Politics...
    http://brooklynian.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=31003
  • izisharp
    izisharp
    Voting is fun! :D
  • quijibo
    quijibo
    izisharp wrote: Voting is fun! :D
    and packed with phytonutrients!
  • bifteck
    bifteck
    Agreed on Hevesi. I don't much care whether he used my money to cart around his wife. In the spectrum of ethical transgressions, it's not much to be concerned about. Plus, he's pro-choice, and Callaghan's not, so I'm definitely voting for him. Here's what NARAL has to say about that:

    What can an anti-choice Comptroller do to undermine reproductive freedom? The Comptroller has to approve every contract entered into by the state and can audit any recipient of state funds. An anti-choice Comptroller can use and abuse their authority to slow down payments to often financially-strapped family planning providers, engage in aggressive audits that seek to undermine the ability of providers to function and propose changes to contracts that weaken access to reproductive health services. You can be sure that anti-abortion opponents will turn to an anti-choice Comptroller and urge him to use his authority to erode access to reproductive health.
  • sweet tea
    sweet tea
    i was lucky #69 at my polling station at around 12:30.
  • lostingreenwoodhts
    lostingreenwoodhts
    10:00 am this morn. SOOOOO easy in Greenwood Hts./South Slope for some reason. Ft Greene used to be a true bitch of a time. HOURS!

    Anyone else have good/bad experiences?
  • yavel
    yavel
    I was #100 at the polls around 4:30pm. :D I voted for Hevesi. I find it hard to get riled up about his current scandal given the alternative. Tho' I was tempted by Jimmy McMillan I resisted. :)
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    I was 150-something at 11:30 am.
  • pitu
    pitu
    AP is reporting that Webb won in VA, which means the Dems take both houses of Congress back...yow!

    Happy Hour anyone?
  • dailyheights
    dailyheights
    Whoa. Is this really happening?

    According to VA law, doesn't Allen have the opportunity to demand a recount, since the difference is only 1%?

    This is from CNN:

    "A source close to Sen. George Allen says the Republican incumbent wants to make clear he "has no intention of dragging this out."
  • apollonia666
    apollonia666
    Voted absentee, as I spent the last few days doing get-out-the-vote work against the marriage amendment in Wisconsin. We got our asses kicked. So depressing.
  • doctorj
    doctorj
    dailyheights wrote: Whoa. Is this really happening?

    According to VA law, doesn't Allen have the opportunity to demand a recount, since the difference is only 1%?

    This is from CNN:

    "A source close to Sen. George Allen says the Republican incumbent wants to make clear he "has no intention of dragging this out."
    Looks like AP is playing mediacracy. The latest update on the NYT article about this is more cautious and gives a range of viewpoints and scenarios. Nothing's official yet.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    CNN is calling this a done deal!

    http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/08/election.main/index.html

    Woohoo!

    I'm having a beer right now!

    EDIT: I just looked this over more closely, and it actually looks like CNN is reporting on the AP reporting on the projected Dem takeover. I'm still having that beer though. This can only be good news.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    So once Pelosi is sworn in as Speaker, if Bush and Cheney are both dead or incapacitated, she becomes President! :shock:

    I'd say she's got a better shot than Hillary right now. :twisted:

    Now we've just got to figure out how to get Bush and Cheney to go hunting together...
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