ELECTION 2014 - Merged Threads

[hollohas]

Somehow my district in JeffCo voted for Gardner (just barely) but voted for the Dem tool Perlmutter for US Rep by a wide margin, Hick by a wide margin, State Rep went to a Dem by a wide margin and State Sen went to a Dem. I'm not happy about those results. I am thrilled that the Country made some changes but this state is what is most important to me and my district voted for the a-holes that hate the 2nd. Ugh.

[RblDiver]

Or even if the ballots had no information about party affiliation on them?

Mandy Connell proposed this idea on her radio show a few weeks back, and I love the idea. Make people actually look up who it is they want to vote for rather than voting a straight ticket.

Of course, it'd probably be decried as "unfair" and "racist" and "disenfranchises the poor person working 18 hours a day who doesn't have the time to do all their research" or something.

[avandelay]

Mandy Connell proposed this idea on her radio show a few weeks back, and I love the idea. Make people actually look up who it is they want to vote for rather than voting a straight ticket.

Of course, it'd probably be decried as "unfair" and "racist" and "disenfranchises the poor person working 18 hours a day who doesn't have the time to do all their research" or something.

When I lived in VA there were people out in front of the polling stations (working for either the R or the D party) handing out sample ballots with either straight D or R marked for your convenience. While I like the idea of not having the party affiliation on the ballot, I'm sure that would lead to more instances where people stand in front of the polling station telling people who to vote for...which is just as bad in my mind.

[Gman]

In "important" elections, I believe you can subtract 2% of any D's votes due to voter fraud.

Where do I go to sign the recall petition on Hickinlooper? Worked before.

If It's Not Close, They Can't Cheat: Crushing the Democrats in Every Election and Why Your Life Depends on It Hardcover

[HoneyBadger]

Just disallow anyone who is not a net-payer of taxes from voting.
They should not get a say in how taxes are spent.
Want to vote? Get a job, get off welfare, and go vote.
Problem solved.

I would vote for this.

Of course, nobody on public assistance would vote themselves into slavery (that's how they'd see it)

[MrPrena]

...and I see this vehicle in front of me last night on I-25 and 23rd st ish.

I just had a gut feeling that it was Rapsheet's car.

[cstone]

The Dems hated Ralph Nader the same way the Reps hated Ross Perot. When you lose by a slim margin and the 3rd party candidate closest to your candidate gets enough votes to swing the election in the other direction, the issue is clear.

Ideology is good. Being in a position to affect change to bring about your ideology is better.

Elections are about winning. If you can't win, and as of today in 2014, the Green Party, CPUSA, and the Libertarian Party are not in a position to win statewide elections in Colorado. Not now. Not in the recent past. Not in the near future.

Be idealistic and live with the opposite of what you want OR choke down your idealism and try to win and get a part of what you want.

[HoneyBadger]

The Dems hated Ralph Nader the same way the Reps hated Ross Perot. When you lose by a slim margin and the 3rd party candidate closest to your candidate gets enough votes to swing the election in the other direction, the issue is clear.

Ideology is good. Being in a position to affect change to bring about your ideology is better.

Elections are about winning. If you can't win, and as of today in 2014, the Green Party, CPUSA, and the Libertarian Party are not in a position to win statewide elections in Colorado. Not now. Not in the recent past. Not in the near future.

Be idealistic and live with the opposite of what you want OR choke down your idealism and try to win and get a part of what you want.

As usual, cstone comes to the thread bearing gifts of wisdom.

[MED]

Looks like the Morse's seat went to somebody even more gun hostile than Morse...Great!

http://www.9news.com/story/news/poli...ills/18546459/

[cstone]

As usual, cstone comes to the thread bearing gifts of wisdom.

It's 4 o'clock. Time for Wapner. People's Court. Definitely time for Wapner. - Wisdom of a Rainman