I think about the Presidential race or the Senate races and then late the night before the election, I realize that there’s also state and local elections. Worse, I moved to Pittsburgh in 2006 and hang out with a bunch of out of staters, so I don’t have the knowledge of candidates you accumulate over time. I’m left asking questions like “what congressional district do I live in?” A protest vote of straight ticket libertarian would probably be the most informed choice I could make at this point.
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5 responses so far ↓
Kevin // 4 November, 2008 at 12:32 am |
Definitely vote for the libertarian in the attorney general race; she’s the only non-crazy one of the bunch.
Kathryn // 4 November, 2008 at 7:44 am |
Whoa. Libertarians? What?
Kathryn // 4 November, 2008 at 7:48 am |
BTW, We’re in Congressional District PA 14 and our congressman is Mike Doyle, who’s a pretty good guy, from what I understand.
Also, seriously, do not vote for anyone other than a Democrat in a congress or senate race. Majorities are the name of the game. I don’t so much care about elected government officials outside of the federal legislature, I guess.
Justin // 4 November, 2008 at 7:15 pm |
The good and the bad from wikipedia:
He voted against authorizing military force in Iraq and against the $87 billion emergency spending bill to fund US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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