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You and the Status Quo

Fisher

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If you voted in the 2012 US election, how many incumbents did you vote for?

My number: ZERO

I am apparently too daft to figure out how to give you buttons with numbers beside them but I will assume people are smart enough to figure out numbers on their own.
 
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Mine was also ZERO and you can see how that worked out. Sigh©



Fisher said:
If you voted in the 2012 US election, how many incumbents did you vote for?

My number: ZERO

I am apparently too daft to figure out how to give you buttons with numbers beside them but I will assume people are smart enough to figure out numbers on their own.
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Many, actually. I voted for the loser in the Presidential election, voted for the incumbent Party (Democrat) in one of the Senate seats, the incumbent Party (Republican) with the other Senate seat, voted for folks at the local level that have been of the same Party or had been previously in the post.
 
One. My Congressman. I read the bio of the opposing candidate and it sounded too much like a welfare liberals resume. While I would of liked to go anti-incumbent, I just couldn't go that far.

Also, with Obama re-elected, I have no problem with the status quo as I think we would be a lot worse off letting the left have unfettered control. Sure I wish he would of lost, but I didn't really hold out a lot of hope for that. Also, I could hope for a Congress that would hold him accountable and uphold checks and balances, but I didn't see that as a possibility either.

Over all, I chose deadlock over letting the left full reign. I personally feel it is better for the country. Next election, going to do the same. Without moderate options, I simply cannot convince myself that giving the Dems full control is better than deadlock.
 
Why would anyone vote against Eleanor Holmes Norton?
 
one national incumbent; a couple locals.
 
I had to vote for one; Pelosi was practically best friends and personally supporting my incumbant Republican and any
woman that says she needs to pass a law before reading it does not need another crony behind her.
 
One local that was unopposed. Zero National.
 
Of the major races, none. There were some local races where there were people running unopposed so I had no choice.
 
One national
One local.
 
I voted Kevin Smith for president, and the entire cast and crew of "Supernatural" and "The Big Bang Theory" for everything else.

So no incumbents for me.
 
I voted for Godzilla as president and everyone else can kick rocks, literally.
 
Cephus said:
Of the major races, none. There were some local races where there were people running unopposed so I had no choice.
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We had some of those, but I left them blank. Didn't vote for them but of course there was no option to vote against them.
 
DVSentinel said:
We had some of those, but I left them blank. Didn't vote for them but of course there was no option to vote against them.
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With those, it doesn't matter, they are getting the seat regardless of what you do.
 
Voted for Romney, and on the advice of a friend, voted straight Democrat at local levels. It appears Utah Republicans have become way too corrupt.
 
Dooble said:
Voted for Romney, and on the advice of a friend, voted straight Democrat at local levels. It appears Utah Republicans have become way too corrupt.
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While I'm not saying anything specifically about Utah, I'd take the position that all parties in all states are likely way too corrupt collectively.
 
Cephus said:
While I'm not saying anything specifically about Utah, I'd take the position that all parties in all states are likely way too corrupt collectively.
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Isn't being corrupt a requirement before someone can call themselves a Politician? I always thought so.
 
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