Apolyton Votes!

[Ninot]

Ozzy, High Five!!

[Arrian]

Blow me. Allow me to rephrase: there is no race to speak of. The Dem incumbent is under zero threat.

-Arrian

[OzzyKP]

Originally posted by Ninot
Ozzy, High Five!!

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Gov - Libertarian

Lt Gov - Libertarian - Allen Buckley (Libertarian)
Only candidate who showed any inkling of a sense of humor in the AJC voter guide.

Which current television character do you identify most with, and why?
Montgomery Burns on "The Simpsons" - he is hilarious.

Sec State - Demonrat
Tny General - Demonrat
Comiss Agriculture - Reug (tempted to vote for Lib but he was 81 yrs old but he supports legalizing industrial hemp )
Comiss Insurance - Repug
State School Superintendenat (anyone but Cathy Cox) - Demonrat (Majette)
Comiss of Labor - Repug
Public Service Comiss - Who Cares
US House - Repug (no Lib candidate)
State Sen - Uncontested
State Rep - Uncontested
Superior Court - Indpendent
Supreme Court - Non contested
Constitutional Amendment — To dedicate revenue from special license plates - NO
Constitutional Amendment — To protect the traditions of fishing and hunting - YES
Constitutional Amendment — To restrict the use of eminent domain - OH HELL YES!
Statewide Referendum A — Tax exemption for farm equipment - Meh, Yes
Statewide Referendum B — Tax exemption for veterans groups -MEh, Yes
Statewide Referendum C — Tax exemption for charitable institutions - No
Statewide Referendum D — Homestead exemption for senior citizens - NO!
Statewide Referendum E — Homestead exemption for surviving spouse of peace officer or firefighter - NO
Statewide Referendum F — Homestead exemption for a surviving spouse - NO

[Arrian]

Ah-hah, I finally figured out who Delauro's opponents are (near-zero news coverage on it, due to Lieberman v. Lamont and other much closer, nastier races):

Joseph Vollano (R)
Daniel A. Sumrall (G)

Daniel, my boy, you get a vote. Rosa will win easily anyway.

The 3rd district (mine) is boring this time 'round, so much so I forgot there was even a contested seat. My bad on that. Have your yuks, Ozzy & Ninot, fair enough.

The 2nd, 4th and 5th districts are hot & heavy, and have eaten up all the coverage not devoted to Lieberman/Lamont.

-Arrian

[OzzyKP]

My votes:

Governor - R - Erlich
Comptroller - D
Attorney General - D
US Senator - R Steele
US Representative - Green
State Senator - D
House of Delegates - 1 D, 2 R
County Executive - Independent
County Council At-Large - 2 D, 2 R
County Council District 3 - D
Judge, Circuit Court - Uncontested
Judge, Court of Appeals - Uncontested
Judge, Court of Special Appeals At-Large - Uncontested
Judge, Court of Special Appeals Appellate Circuit 7 - Uncontested
State's Attorney - R
Clerk of the Circuit Court - D
Register of Wills - D
Sheriff - D
Board of Education At-Large - Left Blank
Board of Education District 1 - Left Blank
Board of Education District 3 - Left Blank
Board of Education District 5 - Left Blank

Ballot Measures:

State Constitutional Amendment on how to divide up park lands- Yes
State Constitutional Amendment about circuit court in banc decisions (no idea what this is) - No
State Constitutional Amendment on increasing the threshold for a jury trial in civil cases to $10,000 (instead of $5k) - Yes
State Constitutional Amendment on early voting and other election law revisions - No

County Charter Amendment to specify councilmembers are full time - No
County Charter Amendment to specify when the council must send legislation to the county executive to be signed - Yes

And for the record, I'm rooting for the Dems to take control of the House & Senate (even though I voted for Steele)

[Ninot]

Originally posted by OzzyKP
And for the record, I'm rooting for the Dems to take control of the House & Senate (even though I voted for Steele)

If Steele is elected and the Dems lose the Senate by 1 seat, I blame you.

[Ramo]

I voted straight ticked Dem (and Libertarian where there was no Dem candidate, and didn't vote where there was only a Republican). In 2002, I didn't vote for a single Dem (all Green or Libertarian).

[OzzyKP]

Originally posted by Ninot


If Steele is elected and the Dems lose the Senate by 1 seat, I blame you.

You won't be the only one..

[Arrian]

That's if Steele wins by 1 vote. If Steele wins in a landslide, it won't be Ozzy's fault.

So, apparently you think Steele is one of the good guys, or represents the lesser of two evils. Why?

-Arrian

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Because the Dems are racist bastards.

[DinoDoc]

Voted for Roger Wicker & Trent Lott.

[OzzyKP]

Originally posted by Arrian
That's if Steele wins by 1 vote. If Steele wins in a landslide, it won't be Ozzy's fault.

So, apparently you think Steele is one of the good guys, or represents the lesser of two evils. Why?

-Arrian

Unfortunately I didn't do the long, hard canddiate research I usually do, so this wasn't the most educated vote I've cast, but I still think Steele was a bit better.

He seems to be in favor of typical Republican issues like lower taxes and smaller government, which is always good in my book (assuming they don't start writing blank checks once in office like the current Congress/Senate).

Steele seems to be fairly honest and straightforward (for a politician) and ran a cleaner, more positive campaign.

Being a black republican in a democratic state would give him instant celebrity status and national recognition, whereas Cardin seems to be the type to just fade into the background and not make waves.

Steele apparently opposes abortion & the death penalty, so we're in line on that.

On the other hand, Steele supports the war, which I most definitely do not. However I'm worried that simply cutting and running without trying to clean up the mess we made would simply make things worse (of course that assumes we aren't making it worse just by remaining there).

And I typically lean against incumbants. So while this is an open seat, its been held by Dems for a long time now, nice to change things up.

[Ramo]

It's a shame that Sarbannes (of Sarbannes-Oxley fame) is leaving the Senate. Really smart guy, but not much of a showman. Hopefully Cardin's the same way...

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Sarbannes-Oxley, and thats supposed to be a check in the good collumn.