Posted on 11/03/2006 2:25:16 PM PST by Stat-boy
Supposedly, she entered a polling place. Unless she was casting her ballot, that may have been a no-no (the cover story is that she was using the restroom).
Oh, Doggett's not so bad. If you'll notice, he may vote reliably liberal, but he's really lazy and doesn't push liberal issues much. Mostly he lunches and naps and listens in a concerned manner to liberal corporate wives of Austin software companies...
If someone writes in GIBBS, I can't see how the intent of the voter is in question. 5 letters and done.
I didn't know about that minor GOP write in candidate. Does this give the Dems the ability to challenge straight GOP votes?
Yes she was wrong and probably should/will face some sanction but it still didn't change me to vote Dem on anything. I'm wondering what could possibly make me vote dem in any election?
No one can read your headline. So no one will bother trying.
I guess at that point it depends on the definition of "campaigning". One incident of going inside without asking anyone to vote for her couldn't really be considered campaigning. Making a habit of standing around or asking people to vote for her would be wrong.
“If I was still living in that district...and wasn't sure of the spelling...I'd write in S S-Gibbs...easy enough. No one would think my intent was anything other than Shelley Sekula-Gibbs.”
I wrote it on my hand as we drove up to the voting booth, but getting the name corrrect was not hard because inside each voting booth is a paper with the write-in candidates’ names, and her name is on the ballet for the special election (the special election will cover the remaining month or two of the term). Working the wheel was easier than what I would have imagined--frankly, finding a parking space was harder than voting.
She went inside the polling place to use the restroom.
According to a recent story posted here, everyone in the district knows her by the name of Sekula, so they had to include that for name recognition.
Hopefully this will be the last time a whole series of Democrat dirty tricks will make this sort of thing necessary.
I voted early last week. "Writing in" Shelley Sekula Gibbs" using the wheel on the electronic voting machine was no big deal, and didn't take much time. I think that the vast majority of people will have no trouble figuring it out.
Me too!
Me too!
Total of 115,000 as of right now, with 2,000 more expected to be added when the polls close in the next 2 hours.
Good, I'm delighted to hear it. Hopefully her supporters will be all the smart voters. Let the dumb ones vote for the Dumbocrat.
She is likely to win, the GOP is going to hold Foley's district, and the Democrats, who are counting on those seats, are going to be in a raging fury. Then the Maryland Senate race should send tehm over the top.
That is hopeful then
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