Originally Posted By DAR Let's make this the thread to discuss today's election. Whatever you want to talk about, national state or local.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Well, judging by the volunteers who are working the polls in this upscale community in South Florida I think it is safe to say we are going to have polling challenges.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy I'm sick of all the coverage in all my newscasts at work and I'll be glad when people vote and it's OVER! There, that's what I wanted to say. lol
Originally Posted By DlandDug I predict that tomorrow morning the sun will rise, waves will wash the shores, and birds will get busy digging up worms. I am absolutely confident in this prediction.
Originally Posted By DAR I voted this morning when the polls opened. The race for US Senator was very interesting. The incumbent Herb Kohl is very well known throughout the state. He owns the Milwaukee Bucks and also Kohl's department stores. He's also has tons and tons of money. Yet his campaign was pretty low key. A few ads here and there. His opponent? Some guy named Laforge. Didn't see one ad from him not a thing. Today on the ballot was the first time I saw his name. I can safely say that Herb Kohl will be elected again.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Here in California, Dianne Feinstein (D) is up for re-election. She's run a few ads in TV, not much else. I had to use the googles on the Internets to find out who the Republicans are running. Her opponent is a state senator named Dick Mountjoy. If there was ever a name for an adult movie star.....
Originally Posted By DAR This might fall under supressing the vote. <a href="http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/11/07/D8L8C9RO0.html" target="_blank">http://www.breitbart.com/news/ 2006/11/07/D8L8C9RO0.html</a>
Originally Posted By DAR And there seems to problems with the some of the machines: <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061107/ap_on_el_ge/eln_voting_problems_11" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200 61107/ap_on_el_ge/eln_voting_problems_11</a> Here's an idea. Why not do several test runs on the automated machines before sending them out? Again tell me how things are going to be different? Question how are the ballots set up where you vote? Our's is pretty simple to follow along. You just connect the arrow to the candidate you want. Nothing too hard. Yet I'm sure some people have trouble with this.
Originally Posted By DAR Polling places here were forced to take down signs regarding felons voting: <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=22&date=11/7/2006&id=14007" target="_blank">http://www.jsonline.com/watch/ ?watch=22&date=11/7/2006&id=14007</a> They claim it was voter intimidation. Yes we don't want our felons to be intimdated. BTW I feel like Darkbeer today. Maybe I should be called Hacker Pschorr.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Wow. I just got my weekly five minute dose of Hannity. He's begging, pleading, imploring, cajoling people not to listen to the polls and the media. He is of course preaching to the choir, but if he sounded any more desperate I would have expected tears.
Originally Posted By jonvn Good. He's a jerk, and deserves to be taken down a peg or twenty. Maybe then he'll realize that the public is sick of the republican shennaigans that have gone on in the last six years. We'll see tonight. It's very hard to effect a change in power. Very hard to unseat incumbents. If that happens, it's a real slap in the face to Bush and the Congress for their very slipshod and terrible management of our country.
Originally Posted By DAR If the Dems do gain control the LimbaughHannity's of the world are going to have a field day. I really don't see how they could be that upset. These guys made there mark during the Clinton administration. In fact they should be begging for people to vote Democrat. And as the local guy here said if Hilary wins in 08 there's no chance of him running out of material.
Originally Posted By jonvn She won't win. It would be the height of idiocy to run her. Which means they'll do it.
