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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 205511" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>A two part response for this. The first year I voted for a president, they used to announce the national winner before our polls closed, because the Eastern states started counting and releasing results at least 3 hours before us. I worked late nights and woke up around 3 PM. They had already released the name of the winner for President, and that wasn't the guy I was voting for. The guy I was voting for <em>could not</em> win, given the electoral college, but had enough votes to get matching campaign funds, as did my second choice Independent candidate. So, I voted for the Communist so that he might get the funds for his campaign too. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> I was totally ticked off! If they're going to ruin my election day, I'm going to ruin theirs! Heck, they had already collected the matching funds!</p><p></p><p>As to the ballot measures, we find some pretty rabble rousing items on our ballots most years, especially in the Primaries. Our primary elections are in late May, about 3rd to last. By the time they get to us, there are only 1 or 2 names left on the ballot for President because the Easterners have already eliminated everyone else. So, incendiary ballot measures are sometimes put on the ballot to get one side or the other riled up in an effort to make sure that State and Federal Senate races are voted upon. Officially that's not so, but most people who follow the elections here agree with that assumption.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 205511, member: 99"] A two part response for this. The first year I voted for a president, they used to announce the national winner before our polls closed, because the Eastern states started counting and releasing results at least 3 hours before us. I worked late nights and woke up around 3 PM. They had already released the name of the winner for President, and that wasn't the guy I was voting for. The guy I was voting for [i]could not[/i] win, given the electoral college, but had enough votes to get matching campaign funds, as did my second choice Independent candidate. So, I voted for the Communist so that he might get the funds for his campaign too. :eek: I was totally ticked off! If they're going to ruin my election day, I'm going to ruin theirs! Heck, they had already collected the matching funds! As to the ballot measures, we find some pretty rabble rousing items on our ballots most years, especially in the Primaries. Our primary elections are in late May, about 3rd to last. By the time they get to us, there are only 1 or 2 names left on the ballot for President because the Easterners have already eliminated everyone else. So, incendiary ballot measures are sometimes put on the ballot to get one side or the other riled up in an effort to make sure that State and Federal Senate races are voted upon. Officially that's not so, but most people who follow the elections here agree with that assumption. [/QUOTE]
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