AMERICAblog: 64% of eligible voters voted yesterday
lost_nacf_gop
· 1 year ago
I hope you're right The Calif SoS website has a sobering graphic purporting to show that Prop 8 passed in all Southern Cal counties, and was defeated only in two small bands of counties - the larger along the Coast, and a smaller band at the Nevada border. I cannot believe that LA County voted for 8, no way. In a year when San Diego County voted Dem in the Presidential election it does not seem possible that even it was swayed by all the religio-partisan signwaving and kid-proppery.
MalibuBarbie
· 1 year ago
Once more, with emphasis: Obama won the biggest vote total in U.S. history. Put that in your center-right pipe and smoke it.
Smiling today. the entire Democratic ticket we have been campaigning so hard for here in Michigan (Macomb County) won! So did Prop 1 for medical marijuana and Prop 2 for stem cells and Prop 3 for extra war vet funding.
Thanks to all those who helped, read my posts or just hoped we would win!!!!
mgardener
· 1 year ago
Our county had an 80% turn out rate!!!!! We did not get rid of John mchugh though.
800 people crowded downtown last night, peacefully to celebrate President Obama
What I am NOT reading about is why were the exit pole so right this time and not the last 2? Isn't that strange? And doesn't that make a case for the elections being rigged? WHy is there no mention of this?????
SCLiberal
· 1 year ago
Great question.
Bush_Bites
· 1 year ago
Huffpo says Harry Reid planning to meet with Lieberputz this week.
Get this: Story says Reid's still not sure if he'll strip Lieberputz of his committee chairmanship.
Time to put the pressure on Harry Reid to dump Lieberputz.
Rob Mule
· 1 year ago
President-elect Obama will come to Washington with unparalleled power and unconnected to the established power structure. President Obama's new press secretary will be able to say something most recent press secretaries were unable to say, "President Obama is busy doing the work the American people elected him to do." The question now is how will the far right and the corporate press behave in changed America? Will they play bi-ball or foment unrest? What ever the case, I know President Obama will play them like fiddles using wit, charm and the looming threat of his popular and legislative mandate.
brian
· 1 year ago
it is still sad that only 64% of people voted. In other countries that get over 80%. That is something we need to achieve.
devlzadvocate
· 1 year ago
you could get 80% when republicans run Palin in '12. That should draw a crowd.
Older_Wiser
· 1 year ago
Give people someone to vote for who gives them hope, who wants to heal, who sees justice and equality looming, who wants to unite us as a people...and they will come.
I feel enriched, all of a sudden.
Older_Wiser
· 1 year ago
Richard Luger says he doesn't want to serve in the Obama cabinet, in spite of rumors Obama would even ask him...
Screw the Rethugs.
devlzadvocate
· 1 year ago
So, now it's back to the same ol' "I'm taking my toys and going home" attitude? I'm so glad Grandpa's Old Party lost.
LeftCoastOracle
· 1 year ago
I still won't be satisfied until 80% of our electorate lives up to its responsibility.
I'm following the turnout in San Francisco and it looks as though it was less than 50%. If so, we can chalk up the loss on prop 8 to low turnout at ground zero. I'm ashamed. In a city where 75% of the electorate are Democrats and the gay population is probably 17-20%, it's just unconscionable that we didn't turn out more than 50%.
PeteWa
· 1 year ago
proud to have been one of those 136,631,825.
LeftCoastOracle
· 1 year ago
I'm still stewing over our "historic" voter turnout. In Australia and Peru voting is compulsory. Failure to vote is against the law and scofflaws are hunted down and penalized.
Wild_Weasel
· 1 year ago
Yes, but racism is still rampant in the south. They may have elected Democrats for governor, senators and congressmen, but they couldn't bring themselves to vote for Obama. We've still got a long way to go. . . but this is a good start!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJcFE0CX5X0
I'm singing - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtG_y3Z6_pQ
Thanks to all those who helped, read my posts or just hoped we would win!!!!
We did not get rid of John mchugh though.
800 people crowded downtown last night, peacefully to celebrate President Obama
What I am NOT reading about is why were the exit pole so right this time and not the last 2? Isn't that strange? And doesn't that make a case for the elections being rigged? WHy is there no mention of this?????
Get this: Story says Reid's still not sure if he'll strip Lieberputz of his committee chairmanship.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/reid-t...
Time to put the pressure on Harry Reid to dump Lieberputz.
President Obama's new press secretary will be able to say something most recent press secretaries were unable to say, "President Obama is busy doing the work the American people elected him to do."
The question now is how will the far right and the corporate press behave in changed America?
Will they play bi-ball or foment unrest?
What ever the case, I know President Obama will play them like fiddles using wit, charm and the looming threat of his popular and legislative mandate.
I feel enriched, all of a sudden.
Screw the Rethugs.
I'm following the turnout in San Francisco and it looks as though it was less than 50%. If so, we can chalk up the loss on prop 8 to low turnout at ground zero. I'm ashamed. In a city where 75% of the electorate are Democrats and the gay population is probably 17-20%, it's just unconscionable that we didn't turn out more than 50%.