Today, I get to participate in choosing 32 different people to serve in various positions, including the Electoral College: POTUS/VPOTUS, US Senate, US Congress, State Upper House, State Lower House, County Clerk, County District Attorney, County Sheriff, County Treasurer, County Registrar of Deeds, State Board of Education, County/City School District, and 20 District/Division Judges. (Precinct party elections took place in August.)
Starting in 1960 (I was 22--we had to be age 21 or older to vote, in those days), I have voted in person and by absentee ballot, never missing voting in a general election. All of my voting experiences have been made pleasant by the poll workers and officials. (Perhaps I wasn't always thrilled by the results of the election.) Armed by research and my sample ballot, I venture forth. May we, each, have a pleasant experience at the polls this Election Day!
P.S. I won't delineate my choices; but, as in previous elections my votes go for candidates sponsored by various parties. In today's instance, I vote for Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, and Independent candidates.
You certainly do vote the man and not the party. I am more apt to do that in local elections, but in a National election I vote for the party all the way. I don't want to hamstring the president's agenda with a contrary Congress and Senate.
Posted by: Darlene | November 04, 2008 at 11:25 AM
I'm with you. My ballot is a mishmash of various parties. I vote my conscience not by party although this year, with Ohio being a swing state, Jiminy Cricket told me I had to go Obama because I simply CANNOT risk John McCain so I did my part to help. Obama got my vote but it wasn't do much for him as it was against McCain. I hate having to do that.
Posted by: Kay Dennison | November 04, 2008 at 04:12 PM
Darlene--*smiling*--Well, I vote the person, not the party.
Kay--The only way one can vote for a person, totally without compromise, is to be the candidate, oneself. I've done that a few times and it was rewarding--especially when I lost. I got to vote my conscience, but wasn't stuck with doing the work. Believe me, when I won, it was much, much harder to do a good job in the elective office than it was to run. Running is fun!
Posted by: Cop Car | November 05, 2008 at 10:56 AM
As Obama says, now the work begins.
Posted by: Hattie | November 05, 2008 at 12:54 PM