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In order to get an idea of how we actually behave when we're in the voting booth - when it really comes down to the wire and it truly matters - I'd like to share my voting history and I'd be very interested in yours - though of course a secret ballot is your democratic right!  The first time I could vote was in the 2010 General Election in the UK, where I voted for the Lib Dem candidate to kick out Charles Clarke, Nu Labour twat. He actually turned out to be one of the decent Lib Dems, rebelling on student fees and a host of other issues against Clegg and the government (not that he had much choice, given it was a student town). I voted Lib Dem in the local council elections, because the only other choices in my village was a tory and an independent who's more right-wing than the tories. In the European elections, I voted for the green party. And they gained an extra seat in our area!  That was the Euro election where UKIP won the most seats and became dubbed the "fourth major party" despite failing horribly in any elections that matter. And lol at the idea the lib dems are a major party now and the SNP aren't.In the 2015 General Election, I voted Green. Who increased their vote by 6 times over the last election. UKIP and the Greens did very well in the popular vote, gaining about a million each - but FTPT left them with 1 seat a piece. Then my union member dad and I voted for Jez "Jezza" Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party.  I'll be voting Out in the EU referendum. The government has given people living abroad a vote in the hopes we'll tip the balance towards Stay. It's so awesome watching Jeremy Corbyn do nothing to campaign for an in vote in that horrible organization, especially after Cameron's "deal" was nothing but free trade and less worker protection.
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I'll preface this by saying that I have never lived in a competitive state. My votes have either been in Texas or California, so they've been basically meaningless. That said: Nader (gently caress you I wanted the Greens to hit the federal money threshold, and like Texas *wasn't* going to Bush) Some third party I can't even remember Obama (Primary and General - first primary vote!) Obama Sanders Locally I basically pull the lever for blue. Sometimes I have to research which blue if there are multiple, or the least bad red if there arent any blue choices. Also lol at Saurus never voting in an American election but being pro-Trump.
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Jun 11, 2016 07:53
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I come from a long line of NMLs and I may not represent all of their voting histories but I represent most, and - as a resident of the state of Massachusetts, 2004 - Kerry 2008 - Obama, also Deval Patrick for governor 2012 - Did not vote 2016 - Voting for Trump baby
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Jun 11, 2016 07:57
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Obama (voted mccrory for nc gov, bev perdue kinda sucked but mccrory's been worse somehow lol) Obama Bernie -> Hillary
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Jun 11, 2016 08:00
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virginia: 2004: straight ticket republican 2006: i think i was stunned into silence/apathy 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013: straight ticket democrat. proud to have voted for the clintons' best bagman colorado: 2014: straight ticket democrat for all the fuckin good it did em california: 2016 so far: hillary (even like two weeks earlier it would've been bernie), kamala, random democrats at lower levels and none of it has ever mattered
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Jun 11, 2016 08:01
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also i think i lived in the section of nc where the congressional district is basically north charlotte, western greensboro, and eastern winston salem, with a 90 mile of stretch of i 85 for good measure so count melvin watt too.
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Jun 11, 2016 08:07
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2008: Obama 2012: Jill Stein I forgot to vote in all the off years but everything turned out a-ok anyways! 26/m/wa
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Jun 11, 2016 08:46
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2008: Hillary Clinton ----> Barack Obama 2010: Bill White 2012: Jill Stein, Paul Sadler 2014: Wendy Davis (rip), David Alameel 2016: (could not caucus), Gloria La Riva, Patty Judge (i guess)
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Jun 11, 2016 08:54
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Bush Senior Clinton Gore Kerry Obama Obama Clinton
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Jun 11, 2016 09:42
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2010 - liberal Democrat (lol) 2015 - greens Until recently I was living in one of the safest conservative seats in the country, so my vote didn't effect much. I did vote in the Labour leadership election for and for the Labour Bristol mayoral candidate. Basically the first time in any election that the people I voted for won.
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Jun 11, 2016 10:20
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2004: George Bush 2005: Holy poo poo the GOP is insane, why didn't I pay more attention to politics 2006: Kinky Friedman 2008: B'Rock, the shock, superallah Obama 2010: Bill White 2012: Obama 2014: Wendy Davis 2016: Bernie-san ------> H-dawg Mostly blue in local elections or libertarian if they stand a shot in hell against whatever republican is running and aren't actually worse. Sometimes republican when the D candidate is a real shithead or the R candidate is good in their views related to the limited scope of their position. I live in Texas, so my vote doesn't matter.
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Jun 11, 2016 11:11
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1996 Clinton 2000 too stupid/apathetic to figure out absentee ballots, probably would have voted Nader if I did 2004 Kerry 2008 Obama 2012 Stein 2016 ??? I live in New York and have not decided yet whether I am going Clinton or Stein. (normally NY can be "assumed blue" but I feel like this election is different. Trump is a New Yorker, in a way he very much embodies a certain segment of NYC's values, I don't think it's as much of a guarantee). I generally vote Green in local/state elections but have also occasionally voted Working Families Party Earwicker has issued a correction as of 11:31 on Jun 11, 2016 |
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Jun 11, 2016 11:24
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2008: Obama (after seeing a 4chan poster with a shirt that said "friend of the family please, it's a white house") 2012: Obama 2014 Midterms: both (D) options were pro patriot act so I stayed home 2016 Primary: Sanders 2016 Election: Probably Stein, if my other options are literal money in politics with a dash of birther and a heaping spoonful of surveillance I can either sleep in or throw my vote away on a 3rd party.
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Jun 11, 2016 14:57
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Earwicker posted:2000 too stupid/apathetic to figure out absentee ballots, probably would have voted Nader if I did You couldn't stomach Gore but voted for Kerry? I was just barely too young to vote in 2000 but would have gone Gore. Nader by absentee ballot Obama Stein Will vote for Clinton I'm registered independent in MD so I can't vote in primaries.
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Caithness posted:You couldn't stomach Gore but voted for Kerry? well like I said I was mostly apathetic going into the 2000 election and liked Nader better than either candidate but not enough to bother figuring out how to absentee vote. By the time I voted for Kerry, Bush had been president for 4 years, and I was more motivated to vote him out of office rather than any particular affection for Kerry.
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Jun 11, 2016 15:48
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haven't voted yet, i'm 14
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Jun 11, 2016 15:58
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2000 cast no ballot for president, Howard Dean (D) for Governor, Bernie for the House, Jeffords (R-ish, left the party after reelection) for Senate. I don't remember what else I did downballot 2002 voted Bernie, Jim Douglas (R) for Governor 2004 Gore, Bernie, Leahy (D) for Senate, Douglas 2006 Bernie for Senate, Peter Welch (D) for the House, Douglas 2008 Obama, Welch, Douglas *At this point I had to change my residency to NY for grad school funding reasons, so there'll be no more VT stuff and subsequently I stopped caring as much in downticket votes* 2010 Andrew Cuomo (D) for Governor, largely as Carl Paladino (R) is a greasier, somehow even less appealing Trump prototype (and unsurprisingly has been one of his surrogates this time around) 2012 Obama
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Jun 11, 2016 16:01
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08' Obama/Obama 10 Straight Dem Midterms 12 Obama 14 Straight Dem Midterms 16 Bernie/Hillary
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Jun 11, 2016 16:03
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06 Straight Ticket Dem 08 Caucused for Obama, voted Obama in Nov 10 Straight Ticket Dem 12 Caucused for RON PAUL, voted for Obama 14 Mostly Dem but not for governor cause he's an rear end in a top hat 16 Caucused for TRUMP!, writing in Jeb! in November!
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Jun 11, 2016 16:09
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Gore Kerry Obama Obama TRUMP
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Jun 11, 2016 16:22
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I'm a foreign brute so who cares but I once voted for the Conservatives in a local election because they were for a public transport initiative, but the loving Social Democrats were opposed. Local politics are weird.
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Jun 11, 2016 16:43
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08 Obama/Obama 12 Nobody because Obama disillusioned me 16 Bernie/Bernie/Bernie/Bernie/Stein
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Jun 11, 2016 16:46
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C-SPAN Caller posted:16 Bernie/Bernie/Bernie/Bernie/Stein i assume these are delegate votes. if not admitting to voter fraud here is maybe not the smartest thing
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Jun 11, 2016 17:10
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I've voted for the Constitution party every time. 
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Jun 11, 2016 17:11
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2008: Nader 2012: write-in for PSL candidate Peta Lindsay (would have voted for Jill Stein if she had made it onto the ballot, but there were no left-of-Obama candidates on the ballot!) Voted for Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic Primary and am now hoping Jill Stein will be getting onto the ballot here this year! Sorry for making this post. I'm happy to contribute to these fabulous forums. (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
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Jun 11, 2016 17:29
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Straight D ticket every election since 1996. I love the D.
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Jun 11, 2016 17:34
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2008: Cynthia McKinney 2012: Peta Lindsay 2016 Primary: Bernie Sanders 2016 General: Hillary if my state has a close race, otherwise the craziest lefty running in a third party.
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Jun 11, 2016 18:03
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2000: W 2004: W 2008: Delegate for Romney in primary, voted for myself in general 2012: Voted for myself again 2016: Trump in primary. Gonna vote for myself again since I'll finally be constitutionally eligible 
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mastershakeman posted:2000: W I didn't realize we had a presidential candidate posting on these forums
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2016: The God Emperor
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since im hella canadaina americana i have TWO voties histories its also 11:15 am and ive had 7 beers canada : i voted libertarian when i turned 18 then liberal once then NDP NDP NDP in AMERIKKKA obama obama then like trump or killary depending on how many meemes killary makes because im just here for the memes
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Jun 11, 2016 19:16
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Baloogan posted:since im hella canadaina americana i have TWO voties histories Good on you for holding off the GTs until noon
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Jun 11, 2016 19:17
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I bought 3 different kinds of tonic water last time i was outa town here I drank two bottles of bombay gin
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Jun 11, 2016 19:18
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when i ran out of gin I switched to vodka and tonic
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Jun 11, 2016 19:19
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Hendricks, maybe Tanqueray when poor.
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Jun 11, 2016 19:19
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lotta people voting third party in 2000 and then switching back to dems once they saw what republicans were capable of itt why am i getting deja vu?? anyways i've voted straight blue since i could vote in 2006. if you weren't scared straight by the republicans the last time they were in power you're too young to remember or you weren't paying attention
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Necc0 posted:lotta people voting third party in 2000 and then switching back to dems once they saw what republicans were capable of itt Gore was a bad candidate who refused to appeal to people outside his core. So was Kerry. Frankly so is Clinton. The main strength of the Democratic party is the existence of the Republican party. Unless you live in a battleground state, feel free to vote for whoever the gently caress you want. And even then, you don't owe your vote to anyone. If you want to vote Nader because you don't care for Gore, go for it. Blame Bush on Gore being a lovely candidate who couldn't get votes (or have the foresight to have family be the governor of a vital and hotly contested swing state), not on voters who didn't like Gore. Same with Clinton. If you think she's a lying sack of poo poo, vote Stein or Johnson or Vermin Supreme. You don't owe anyone. And maybe Clinton should focus more on being less of a bad candidate.
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Not a Step posted:Unless you live in a battleground state, lotta big words there for you to temper it like that. thanks for agreeing w/ me 
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Jun 11, 2016 19:45
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Not a Step posted:I didn't realize we had a presidential candidate posting on these forums It's me, Jill Stein
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Necc0 posted:lotta big words there for you to temper it like that. thanks for agreeing w/ me Reading comprehension is difficult, I understand Not a Step posted:Gore was a bad candidate who refused to appeal to people outside his core. So was Kerry. Frankly so is Clinton. The main strength of the Democratic party is the existence of the Republican party. Vote for whoever you want, wherever you live, and gently caress anyone who says you have to vote for a candidate you don't like.
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