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Old 11-01-2008, 06:30 PM
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We don't have early voting here, and you can't get an absentee ballot unless there's no way you can get to the polls on Election Day. So I'll be heading down to the polls on Tuesday. Luckily, I'm working from home at the moment, so I can pop down there mid-morning, when it's likely to be slow.

We've got a hotly contested House race here, and I have gotten so much direct mail, from both candidates, that I have to wonder how many trees they've killed.

DH wants to vote for McCain/Biden. I had to explain to him that it doesn't work that way. I personally have to wonder what McCain was smoking when he picked Palin. He couldn't have picked Lieberman?!
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Old 11-01-2008, 06:31 PM
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We don't have early voting here, and you can't get an absentee ballot unless there's no way you can get to the polls on Election Day. So I'll be heading down to the polls on Tuesday. Luckily, I'm working from home at the moment, so I can pop down there mid-morning, when it's likely to be slow.

We've got a hotly contested House race here, and I have gotten so much direct mail, from both candidates, that I have to wonder how many trees they've killed.

DH wants to vote for McCain/Biden. I had to explain to him that it doesn't work that way. I personally have to wonder what McCain was smoking when he picked Palin. He couldn't have picked Lieberman?!
This may be a bit of a hijack, but if McCain had picked Lieberman, the party would have revolted. No way he could have picked someone that liberal, who wasn't even a member of the party.

Palin wasn't a good pick, and I don't agree with the pick, but Lieberman would not have worked out either.
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Old 11-01-2008, 06:42 PM
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This may be a bit of a hijack, but if McCain had picked Lieberman, the party would have revolted. No way he could have picked someone that liberal, who wasn't even a member of the party.

Palin wasn't a good pick, and I don't agree with the pick, but Lieberman would not have worked out either.
One thing i have learned about the Republican party, is that they do a very good job of backing ANY republican, no matter what! There will be a few people who will speak openly about their "frustrations," but for the most part, i don't think there would be such a riot. That would only guarantee a lost election.

The Hillary/Obama stuff that happened in the primaries would have never happened in the Republican party.

Now, a Lieberman pick would have been a true "maverick" move. Hmm... maybe I would have voted for McCain... on second thought, probably not!
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Old 11-01-2008, 06:42 PM
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I voted early a couple of days ago (Tuesday?) and it only took like 5 minutes. I went before work. There was no line, no wait. It was nice.
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Old 11-02-2008, 04:13 PM
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This may be a bit of a hijack, but if McCain had picked Lieberman, the party would have revolted. No way he could have picked someone that liberal, who wasn't even a member of the party.

Palin wasn't a good pick, and I don't agree with the pick, but Lieberman would not have worked out either.
I know. He had to pick someone very conservative. But Palin?? She does not impress me as being prepared to run the country if something should happen to McCain.
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