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11-07-2006, 10:30 PM
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In Connecticut, you have to show ID to vote. Most people use their driver's licenses. Most people have driver's licenses, as you pretty much need a car to get anywhere around here. People who don't drive usually have non-driver ID cards if they don't have passports.
The poll workers got very confused with my ID, because I moved within CT last year, and when you move within the state, the DMV just gives you a sticker to put on the back of your license - so the front of my license still shows my old address. But I explained it to them, and I was allowed to vote.
I didn't get a sticker either.  I wound up voting after work, so I guess they ran out of stickers.
cnn.com has pretty good election coverage. There's a form where you can enter your zip code and it will list your district's results for Congress, Senate (if applicable), and governor (if applicable).
Lieberman is being projected as the winner of the CT Senate race. Lamont's still very close, though... I guess they're using mainly exit poll data. I hope we don't have to deal with a recount.
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11-07-2006, 11:10 PM
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Polls close in about 1 hour.
I just got home from sign waving and I am sunburned.
Soon I'll be off to Senator Akaka's HQ then to my HS classmate's party...she's running a tight State House race and if she wins, she'll be the youngest ever in office.
It's gonna be a long night.
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11-07-2006, 11:17 PM
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buh bye Santorum... thank god.
In PA you only have to show ID if you're voting in a precinct for the first time (i.e. after you move).
My precinct had 9 lovely new voting machines. However, there were only 2 or 3 being used at any given time because the people explaining them were soooo slow. The lady giving me the directions (though they're right there on the screen) kept on forgetting what she was saying b/c she was looking trying to see who the guy next to me was voting for. Lovely. Thanks, lady, I had to wait in line for 20-25 minutes because you're so busy being a nebshit.
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11-07-2006, 11:40 PM
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Looks like Michigan is keeping it's Governor and US Senator. And, the state has voted to ban affirmative action, to ban the hunting of mourning doves...
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11-08-2006, 01:25 AM
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Originally Posted by AGDee
Looks like Michigan is keeping it's Governor and US Senator. And, the state has voted to ban affirmative action, to ban the hunting of mourning doves...
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Yey for Granholm!
Affirmative Action ban..is it final?
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11-07-2006, 11:40 PM
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God, I love living in a red state =)
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11-07-2006, 11:41 PM
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^^^I'm so glad I live in a blue state where Democrats just swept the entire board.
Woohoo! Deval Patrick was elected governor of Massachusetts, kicking Kerry Healey's ass! Numbers are preliminary but she's already given her concession speech.
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11-08-2006, 08:31 AM
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^^^I'm so glad I live in a blue state where Democrats just swept the entire board.
Woohoo! Deval Patrick was elected governor of Massachusetts, kicking Kerry Healey's ass! Numbers are preliminary but she's already given her concession speech.
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Yeah, the Boston Globe can't help falling over itself in excitement of a Dem. governor and legislature. After reading this morning's edition, I don't know how ANYONE can defend the impartiality of that paper.
That said, Patrick ran a solid campaign, and he was really the only one who did so. Kerry Healey is extremely smart, but she just didn't run a good campaign.
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11-08-2006, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by centaur532
^^^I'm so glad I live in a blue state where Democrats just swept the entire board.
Woohoo! Deval Patrick was elected governor of Massachusetts, kicking Kerry Healey's ass! Numbers are preliminary but she's already given her concession speech.
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What I don't understand about this state is why do people think it's so bad to be able to sell wine in all grocery stores? Luckily, my grocery store is one of the 3 allowed in a chain to sell liquor.
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11-08-2006, 10:05 AM
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I would like to be happy with the election results in my home state but we did some pretty stupid things yesterday.
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11-08-2006, 10:24 AM
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I voted yesterday, but none of it really counted since I voted mostly libertarian - because I would like to see a viable 3 party system here, and because I didn't care for anyone running in the normal parties.
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11-08-2006, 11:15 AM
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I would like to be happy with the election results in my home state but we did some pretty stupid things yesterday. |
It's true. Disappointing setback.
Overall, however, I'm pretty hopeful today.
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11-08-2006, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by KSigkid
Yeah, the Boston Globe can't help falling over itself in excitement of a Dem. governor and legislature. After reading this morning's edition, I don't know how ANYONE can defend the impartiality of that paper.
That said, Patrick ran a solid campaign, and he was really the only one who did so. Kerry Healey is extremely smart, but she just didn't run a good campaign.
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What I don't understand about this state is why do people think it's so bad to be able to sell wine in all grocery stores? Luckily, my grocery store is one of the 3 allowed in a chain to sell liquor.
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Boston Globe is a paper in a super liberal blue state. I never had any delusions of its impartiality. It's like Fox News, only liberal!
I really don't get the wine thing either. We can make gay marriage legal, but wine in supermarkets? Think of the children!
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11-08-2006, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by centaur532
Boston Globe is a paper in a super liberal blue state. I never had any delusions of its impartiality. It's like Fox News, only liberal!
I really don't get the wine thing either. We can make gay marriage legal, but wine in supermarkets? Think of the children!
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Oh definitely, I never had delusions either, it's just that the levels of impartiality surprise me sometimes. Seven years living in Boston dulled me to it a bit though when I was reading it every day. Between the Globe and the Herald, there's no middle ground.
The wine and beer thing was annoying; now that I'm out of the state, it's nice to be able to stop by the grocery store to pick up a 6 pack or whatever. Who knows though, they did take away the ban on Sundays.
Also, Heath Shuler won - hopefully he ends up as a better Congressman than NFL QB:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2653384
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11-08-2006, 11:25 PM
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What I don't understand about this state is why do people think it's so bad to be able to sell wine in all grocery stores? Luckily, my grocery store is one of the 3 allowed in a chain to sell liquor.
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What would all the packie owners do?
Santorum's family looks retarded. Whenever I see the word "Santorum," I think of Dan Savage. Awesome!
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