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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
I don't think so, even if it's a factor that matters I think other fundamentals will determine the elections regardless of its effect.
Not to mention that there isn't any point to worrying about everything, what will happen will happen and ascribing significance without any reason is just masochism.
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji YangI voted early this morning! Straight D all the way, and my family and friends agreed to vote as well. I'm in New York so I think it'll be similar across the board. I can only hope now that the rest of the country does the same, or at least enough of it does.
The Republican party needs to change it's ways or end, and hopefully we can show them that today.
Found some interesting comments by voters in Vermont here
. Note that Vermont has no close elections on federal levels today: Both Senator Bernie Sanders, Democratic Congressman Peter Welch and Republican governor Phil Scott are considered to be shoo-ins for re-election.
Edited by SeptimusHeap on Nov 6th 2018 at 4:46:46 PM
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanI'm back.
I've voted, and am now awaiting the results. On Vermont, although the incumbents are expected to win, I'm really hoping for a Christine Hallquist victory. She'd be the first Trans Governor, and that would be super swell.
The awful things he says and does are burned into our cultural consciousness like a CRT display left on the same picture too long. -FighteerHere's my idea of making voting easier.
Make a phone app that registers a vote and counts it towards its respective ballot. Make it as straightforward as possible (under each candidate list a TL;DR summary of their goals and skeletons in their closets) and even provide a prize like in the lottery.
ASAB: All Sponsors Are Bad.Okay. Was simply thinking of a way to vote from the comfort of one's own home, instead of standing in line like at the doctor's office. And usually on a workday, no less.
Still stand by my idea of a TL;DR description for candidates and the lottery prize.
Edited by RainingMetal on Nov 6th 2018 at 12:12:52 PM
ASAB: All Sponsors Are Bad.Not everybody wants/ can afford a smartphone. On top of other issues, like cross-OS compatibility and backwards compatibility.
I know it's hard to imagine, but a lot of people live in zones where mobile isn't an option. Not to mention all the tech-illiterate over the age of 40.
Edited by Euodiachloris on Nov 6th 2018 at 5:15:01 PM
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I understand. I didn't have a smartphone until a year ago. But the point is to open up options for voting.
I suppose some lazy non-voter non-partisan person would write it up. But I suppose that would also be like trying to find a leprechaun. The prize is just a means of encouraging people to vote, even if it is bribery. Charities sometimes resort to lottery prizes to incite people to donate, so why not votes too? Some people don't recognize voting as civil duty, so why not attempt to bring them in with something more extrinsic?
I kind of wish I lived in the US so I could help out with this, but after the last couple years I'm also kind of glad that i don't. Best of luck!
Still a great "screw depression" song even after seven years.The problem with the "civic duty" angle is that the definition of a "civic duty", and who has them, is also skewed politically.
Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.![]()
If I were a Yankee, I would also vote. Mudsdale over Donophan, of course.
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Yes, but Republicans already vote — they're regimented like an army. Democrats or Democrat-leaning Independents need to be herded, so any exhortation of one's civic duty is about convincing Democrats. Republicans already know the power of the vote — that's why they turn up and why they do everything they can to convince the left not to.
Edited by CrimsonZephyr on Nov 6th 2018 at 12:34:05 PM
"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."Demographics also play a role. Older people are more likely to vote regularly, and they tend to skew conservative. Although I saw someone point out once that the skew might partially result from the fact that life expectancy is substantially worse the poorer you are, and poor voters tend to skew liberal.

I just double checked and my mail in ballot was approved. At least I don't have to go out. While I'll be keeping general tabs on the election, most of my attention is towards Florida bith since I live hear, and it is a notorious swing state.
Don't catch you slippin' now.