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Absentee voters slow to respond
As of Wednesday, 40% of voters had returned ballots;
The Press Democrat ^
| Nov. 2, 2006
| BOB NORBERG
Posted on 11/02/2006 11:13:18 AM PST by jmaroneps37
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Notice this story ( from California ) does NOT mention which party is having return problems. Hmmmmmmm!
To: jmaroneps37
Jmarone, have you heard anything about Nick Lampson rumours that he will switch to GOP if he wins the TX 22? Maybe a ploy to get more GOP voters?
To: jmaroneps37
This is a good sign if the folks in Sonoma County are growing disinterested.
To: jmaroneps37
At a congressional level, at the gubernatorial level, many of the voters believe the races are fairly well decided and they are not compelled to vote," said Brian Sobel of Petaluma, a political consultant.
I'm thinkiing this is what's going to bite the rats in the butt
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posted on
11/02/2006 11:16:43 AM PST
by
stylin19a
("Klaatu Barada Nikto")
To: jmaroneps37
Ohhh...this is California. Republicans there gave up a long time ago. The state is owned by Stalinists and they know it. The rest of the country is having a great time of early and absentee ballots.
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posted on
11/02/2006 11:18:28 AM PST
by
albie
To: All
FReepers, have you sent in your absentee ballots?
The key to winning is EARLY TURNOUT! GO VOTE EARLY, or if you're voting absentee, ENSURE YOU'VE TURNED IN YOUR BALLOTS ON TIME!
Once you've done so, please go
bump the EARLY VOTING thread to encourage your fellow FReepers to do the same!
If anyone needs information on locations and schedules for early voting in your county, reply to me with your state and county and I'll try to get that info for you.
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posted on
11/02/2006 11:19:41 AM PST
by
Democracy In Iraq
(When a soldier dies, a protester gloats, a family cries, an Iraqi votes)
To: jmaroneps37
If absentee voting is any indication, interest in this year's election has waned, political observers said Wednesday.On the contrary (around the country, anyway). I saw a segment on FOX showing increased use of absentee and early voting.
The reason this article doesn't mention that little tid bit is because early reports say absentee and early voting so far favors........Republicans. Yay!
To: jmaroneps37
There are no embattled seats in Nor Cal except for Richard Pombo and the Sonoma area is not in his district. The best this can do is help McClintock and Poochigian races for state level seats
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posted on
11/02/2006 11:34:54 AM PST
by
Hayzo
To: jmaroneps37
Here where I live in rural West Tennessee, which means little in the grand scheme, early voting has been heavier than the last election. Republicans hold a slight majority--about 58 percent--in the county based on past elections.
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posted on
11/02/2006 11:39:01 AM PST
by
Brad from Tennessee
(Anything a politician gives you he has first stolen from you)
To: ElkGroveDan
Hey! I just turned in absentee ballots for my family in Sonoma County and they were certainly not democrat votes.
We've heard a few libs sigh and say they aren't voting because the governator's going to be reelected so why bother. Now that is interesting.
We heard on KSFO radio this morning that Clinton was holding a pro Prop 87 rally in Union Square downtown SF in front of HUNDREDS of people. When even Clinton can't get more than a few hundred winos to turn up for free in SF something is up.
To: BlessedByLiberty
Hey! I just turned in absentee ballots for my family in Sonoma County and they were certainly not democrat votes. OK, but all-in-all if turnout is real low in Sonoma and the Bay Area, that's a GOOD thing.
To: BlessedByLiberty
Same here. We turned in two absentee ballots and they were a straight Republican ticket.
To: jmaroneps37
My wife and I sent in our CA absentee ballots the day after we received them. I think that Angelides is going to hurt the Dems in the down ticket statewide races.
To: jmaroneps37
Sent my ballot in last week.
Gonna be ballot securtiy attorney in election day for the GOP in Alabama!
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posted on
11/02/2006 11:51:21 AM PST
by
CWW
To: ElkGroveDan
LOL! I knew what you meant! :)
To: jmaroneps37
This in not the case in Ohio. This will be our first year with "no reason" absentee voting, and the State says perhaps 25% of ballots will be voted absentee.
The good news is that absentee voting in Ohio favors Republicans by a healthy margin. :)
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posted on
11/02/2006 11:51:54 AM PST
by
TonyInOhio
(VP Cheney: "Kerry was for the joke before he was against it.")
To: Parley Baer
Good for you.
We've been not too gently reminding friends and family to get their ballots in. A few have said they appreciated the reminder because the ballots were still sitting on a desk somewhere.
To: jmaroneps37
This is part of why I think absentee voting is such a horrible idea. By knowing which counties have large returns of absentee ballots, Democrats are more able to forecast their vote fraud. I.e., if there are a large number of absentee returns in a known Republican area, it's easier for the Democrats to forecast the need for greater levels of cheating in their traditional big-city districts...
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posted on
11/02/2006 12:16:47 PM PST
by
detsaoT
(Proudly not "dumb as a journalist.")
To: Democracy In Iraq
I voted 2 weeks ago.
Go McClintock!!!
Go Poochigian!!!
GO VOTE!!!!!
To: Democracy In Iraq
Nope. Won't do it. Gives the Rats too much opportunity to mess with my vote. Most of the public "servants" in my county are dims.
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posted on
11/02/2006 12:32:05 PM PST
by
WVNan
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