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I should think Clinton is a lot more likely to get Sanders to call this guy directly.
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Is it that hard to replace the guy? He's been saying this for like a month to anyone who would listen.
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Nov 6, 2016 01:54
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So...who here has voted? Or actually, who here has NOT voted? I am imagining that most everyone here has voted already.
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Nov 6, 2016 04:31
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My ballot hasn't been mailed yet because I need to research judges. Also I might flip my vote on 1491.
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Wanderer posted:I should think Clinton is a lot more likely to get Sanders to call this guy directly. I said that in her CSPAM thread, but as someone pointed out: if this person is still being this lovely at this point, they don't care what Bernie has to say.
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Nov 6, 2016 04:38
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I pretty much followed The Stranger's guide. And, for president, I voted for the Marxist-Leninist because #FOMO
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Nov 6, 2016 04:59
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I haven't voted yet, because I'm lazy.
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Nov 6, 2016 05:24
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I haven't voted yet because I can't stomach staring at the info booklet and researching for sustained periods. I chip away at it every night and there's a drop box within walking distance of my front door so I can finish it Tuesday afternoon and still get it in.
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Javid posted:I haven't voted yet because I can't stomach staring at the info booklet and researching for sustained periods. I chip away at it every night and there's a drop box within walking distance of my front door so I can finish it Tuesday afternoon and still get it in.
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Nov 6, 2016 07:29
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It's not the book that's the problem. Measures are easy but figuring out which candidate (if any) doesn't suck from whatever blurb they have in the booklet is tedious. As the elections get more local the odds of the person having any online presence goes down, too. And lol if you think ballotpedia covers county level poo poo outside Portland, if they even do that.
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Nov 6, 2016 07:57
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I dropped my ballot off yesterday, so I'm good.
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Nov 6, 2016 09:31
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Javid posted:It's not the book that's the problem.
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Nov 6, 2016 09:48
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Wraith of J.O.I. posted:Anyone can download the WA state voter rolls, listing all WA voters, their addresses, and the last time they voted. It's a huge file, so good luck opening it without special software. Crashes excel when I've tried for work. Use Access.
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I filled out president and ST3 and senator and governor on my ballot (in that order) as soon as it came in, because those are what I was already informed and confident about. I need to sit down and read the Stranger's (and three or four blogs') opinions on everything else before I fill it out and send it in. Normally I would have done that earlier but I've been working weekends and doing jury duty on weekdays so I keep getting surprised by my lack of free time. I've got tomorrow mostly free, so that'll finally happen. I'm not proud of this state of affairs, mind. As always, I'm sad imagining the majority of states where you actually need to go to a specific place on a specific day and vote based on whatever you know as you step in and first look at that ballot. Ditocoaf fucked around with this message at 11:07 on Nov 6, 2016 |
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Nov 6, 2016 11:01
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One of the people I work with is a massive insufferable prick who won't shut up about how bad raising the minimum wage would be (despite the fact that he himself works a min wage job) and has been going nonstop for the past loving month to convince his much younger coworkers that they should vote no, because back in the day minimum wage sucked, and even though they've been raising it (nvm the fact that the rises were due to being tied to inflation) you still can't pay rent on a minimum wage job. He's also tried to convince people that the minimum wage hike means that Washington is going to start counting tips against minimum wage. As someone who was fairly active in the $15 Now initiative in Seattle and who wants to do the same thing in their town it's been real hard for me to keep my policy of "no politics at work".
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Nov 6, 2016 11:36
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Is he one of those guys who makes slightly more than new hires and wants to stay that way? Because your story reminds me of a coworker I had at a gas station with $40k in student debt, a general biology degree he wasn't using, a below cost-of-living wage of ~$9.50/hr and a stated opposition to a minimum wage increase to $10/hr. He knew he'd get a raise, but didn't think it was acceptable that new hires make anywhere near him. A self-oppressing poor person, more concerned with place/station than well-being.
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Nov 6, 2016 11:45
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Accretionist posted:Is he one of those guys who makes slightly more than new hires and wants to stay that way? Honestly I have no idea what he's making right now. I know from his rants that he makes above the current minimum wage largely thanks to tips. Tangentially related a bartender friend of mine is also against the min wage hike because she thinks that patrons are less likely to tip her if they think she makes more than $10 an hour.
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Nov 6, 2016 12:56
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AShamefulDisplay posted:Honestly I have no idea what he's making right now. I know from his rants that he makes above the current minimum wage largely thanks to tips. If a bartender can't get drunks to tip, that's a shameful bartender.
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Nov 6, 2016 13:14
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A good bar owner will pay a quality bar tender much more per hour just so he less reason to steal. Worked for me but lots of people are just thieves so who knows.
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Nov 6, 2016 14:45
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I can gaurantee that the patrons in a bar are not gauging their tips on how much the bartender makes per hour. They're either checking out their rear end, trying to be friends with them by telling them their best stories, or they are pissed off that they aren't getting refills fast enough. tia Unless of course you are a patron at Taylor's on campus in Eugene, and then of course you aren't thinking anything because they roofied you and took you home
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Nov 6, 2016 14:50
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All true things.
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Nov 6, 2016 14:51
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when the gently caress can we have an initiative to get rid of changing the clocks I loving hate it
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Nov 6, 2016 16:57
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I dunno, now that my phone is my primary timepiece it's not a big deal, and it doesn't throw me off. Plus I can see sunshine at like 730am again, which is nice
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Nov 6, 2016 16:59
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Doorknob Slobber posted:when the gently caress can we have an initiative to get rid of changing the clocks I loving hate it We had one last year. It failed to make the ballot.
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Nov 6, 2016 18:13
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glowing-fish posted:So...who here has voted? Or actually, who here has NOT voted? I am imagining that most everyone here has voted already. I voted last week, usually I'm lazier about it and procrastinate, but it was my wife's first election since she became a citizen, so it was a bit more special.
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Nov 6, 2016 19:13
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I've had my ballot filled out and ready to go but hadn't dropped it off until today. I'm really, really hoping that ST3 passes and I ended up voting for Tony Ventrella because it's not like Dave Reichert is going anywhere as long as parts of eastern WA are still included in my district. The only thing that I really looked into was I-1501 in part because I'm part of the SEIU and we've gotten who knows how many emails over the last 6 months about the Freedom Foundation requesting employee information and personnel files.
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Nov 6, 2016 22:33
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I dropped off a total of 4 ballots for my family on Friday at my local library drop box. Was kind of disappointed there were no AR wielding ballot watchers asking why I had 4. Wanted to say they were for my dead relatives. This was my 21 and 18 yr old kids 1st presidential vote. We sat down as a family, talked about the issues and got a pretty good understanding of everything. Compared it to the Stranger cheat sheet afterwards and we were like 98% matching. I think the only bones of contention were the tax schedules for ST3, and 1501. I would be more for ST3 but I am in Kent, and it doesn't do poo poo for Kent/Renton.
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Nov 7, 2016 03:31
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I haven't watched many political ads this year, but this one from the WA republicans made me irrationally angry and I yelled at the tv: https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=eQxNOKve8zg
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A week ago I found out a relative isn't registered to vote because he doesn't want to be called for jury duty. Seems like a dumb thing, but some of his political opinions are bad so maybe it evens out. But because the universe has a sense of humor, I got a jury summons in the mail yesterday 
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Nov 7, 2016 06:38
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And in other news of "this is totally not an invasion of privacy because reasons" http://komonews.com/news/local/king-county-using-grocery-store-data-to-target-pet-owners Aren't you glad you signed up for all those grocery club cards?
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Freakazoid_ posted:A week ago I found out a relative isn't registered to vote because he doesn't want to be called for jury duty. Seems like a dumb thing, but some of his political opinions are bad so maybe it evens out. You don't have to be registered to vote to get called for jury duty.
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Freakazoid_ posted:A week ago I found out a relative isn't registered to vote because he doesn't want to be called for jury duty. Seems like a dumb thing, but some of his political opinions are bad so maybe it evens out. Your friend is dumb, because in WA State Jury summons' are based on DL/ID card info.
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I was registered in Kitsap County as a voter but was living in Pierce County and was too lazy to change my ballot. I got summoned for Pierce County jury duty, so yeah it doesn't matter. Your coworker is dumb.
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Freakazoid_ posted:A week ago I found out a relative isn't registered to vote because he doesn't want to be called for jury duty. Seems like a dumb thing, but some of his political opinions are bad so maybe it evens out. I've been summoned twice for County and once for Federal (Seattle), while in the same time frame my wife has never been summoned. Going downtown is a pain in the rear end when you live just up the hill from the Kent RJC.
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Maneki Neko posted:I haven't watched many political ads this year, but this one from the WA republicans made me irrationally angry and I yelled at the tv: You know, I'm happy there was no trans scaremongering. I also said "good" for state income tax, and "how?" for raising college tuition. Also, I can confirm, Seattle has never recovered from the WTO riots. I'm about to go fight off a gang of black bloc voters and superpredator thugs to go get breakfast. I hope the Thin Lizzies aren't about, I don't want them to cut off my Johnson.
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foobardog posted:You know, I'm happy there was no trans scaremongering. I also said "good" for state income tax, and "how?" for raising college tuition. You'll be fine you baby, just remember to avoid wearing anything deep purple.
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Wraith of J.O.I. posted:Anyone can download the WA state voter rolls, listing all WA voters, their addresses, and the last time they voted. It's a huge file, so good luck opening it without special software. Crashes excel when I've tried for work. This info from my experience is mostly what determines if anyone mails you anything.
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I literally saw 4 ads in a row that referenced Measure 97 and politicians who supported/opposed it tonight. 24 more hours.
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