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Posted on 11-03-10 09:24:18 PM

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Victory for California dems this time around. Nice, although unfortunate that it was mostly contained to places like California.

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Posted on 11-03-10 11:12:19 PM

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Originally posted by Shadic
The reason Reid's race was close is because he's not really somebody you vote for because you like, but because the alternative is an absolute fucking abomination.

The only reason Harry Reid won was because his opponent was Sharrrrrrrron Angle.

If it was anybody else -- hell, even if Angle had just kept her mouth shut -- he would have lost.

I just don't see how the Republicans taking over the House is going to result in anything new. The "big-shot" Republicans are a lot of the same ones that were in the party 16 years ago.

The only thing we're going to get is a deadlock in Congress. The only hope, really, is to nuke that fucking filibuster in the Senate and we might just get something done.

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Posted on 11-04-10 01:19:11 AM

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Yeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssss.

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Posted on 11-04-10 03:28:53 AM

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Murray is winning, but it's 51% to 49% so Rossi could still come out ahead.

Sadly, it looks like Washington voters largely went against the taxes to fund healthcare and education and whatnot. And I'm like, how do you expect the government to fund anything without taxes? I guess they like the system where richer people get better healthcare and whatnot. Sheesh.

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Posted on 11-04-10 04:11:37 AM

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Originally posted by Terra
Murray is winning, but it's 51% to 49% so Rossi could still come out ahead.

Very doubtful. It takes longest to count the vote in cities - Aka, Democratic areas.

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Posted on 11-04-10 04:21:21 AM

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Yeah. I'd call it a Dem win if I was on TV but obviously it's still "too close to call". Save the drama for another day I guess.

Alaska looks like an absolute mess.

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Posted on 11-04-10 06:10:46 AM

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Murkowski amazingly has a very good chance of winning it. I'm pleasantly surprised. I would have figured for sure we'd have Miller in the Senate.

Too bad Florida didn't go for Crist.

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Posted on 11-04-10 07:11:19 PM (last edited by Drag at 11-04-10 04:12 PM)

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Hey, it's not like I can contribute much else!

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Posted on 11-06-10 08:42:31 PM

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	That's a really good comic Drag! I haven't payed any attention to this years elections; of course, I'm not old enough to vote yet so yeah. ____________________

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Posted on 11-06-10 10:04:24 PM

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I voted, but then I realized yet again that it doesn't really do a fucking thing for anything, so I wonder why I even bothered in the first place.

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Posted on 11-06-10 10:05:54 PM

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Originally posted by Rick
I voted, but then I realized yet again that it doesn't really do a fucking thing for anything, so I wonder why I even bothered in the first place.

Sure it does. It's always funny, everyone ends up thinking that and you end up with 10000+ who never vote because it "won't matter".

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Posted on 11-06-10 10:07:12 PM

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I tried to explain to others that thing, but it seems like no one is properly taught the meaning of a vote in school, so they aren't going to believe me either.

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Posted on 11-06-10 10:38:55 PM (last edited by Xkeeper at 11-06-10 07:39 PM)

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Originally posted by Metal_Man88
... but it seems like no one is properly taught [...] in school ...

Fixed that for you.

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Posted on 11-06-10 10:54:06 PM

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Oh I had it drilled into my head alright to vote. I'm voting, but it's like, I don't believe that any of the candidates are going to fix anything around here and they're all going to do a pretty nasty amount of damage.

It was like deciding if I wanted to get hit with a bo staff or a wooden bat.

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Posted on 11-06-10 11:57:11 PM

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	I'm extraordinarily bummed that most everything I voted for lost/didn't pass, sometimes by a very large margin. It was very interesting reading the arguments for/against each item on the ballot, and who supported said arguments. In many cases, you could vote based on that alone. Take the two liquor bills, for example (which would have taken liquor sales out of the state's hands and allowed a wide variety of stores to sell it): those in favor were a handful of CEOs and business owners that would profit from liquor sales, while those opposed were police officers, nurses, doctors, and people affected by drunk drivers. Gee, tough choice there! Originally posted by Terra Sadly, it looks like Washington voters largely went against the taxes to fund healthcare and education and whatnot. And I'm like, how do you expect the government to fund anything without taxes? I guess they like the system where richer people get better healthcare and whatnot. Sheesh. Yeah. These things are totally going to fix themselves without any monetary assistance. Basically, everything that so much hinted at increased (or even sustained!) taxes was flushed down the crapper. Game over, Washington. Enjoy your massive budget deficit next year, and don't come crying to me when everything falls apart. ____________________

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Posted on 11-07-10 01:03:00 AM

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Originally posted by Boing
That's a really good comic Drag!

I haven't payed any attention to this years elections; of course, I'm not old enough to vote yet so yeah.

This is me, except with added not living in America.

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Posted on 11-07-10 01:31:02 AM

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I've voted in 2006, 2008, and 2010. The first election I cared enough about was 2004, but I was only 17 then.

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