Current election

MtnGoat · 10-14-2014, 06:14

Okay so I live in DC, Northern Virginia area, but still go back to NC monthly. So I get to see two of the States that the GOP needs to win and the campaign ads that are being ran in each state.

I can say, IMO the GOP once again isn't doing a good job and trying to win key states. The DemocRat opponent ads are running the airwaves every commercial break. Also the DemocRat back PACs and Super PAC originations are running their own ads against the GOP candidates.

For me this is not going to get people to change their votes and I will even say, it won't get people out and vote for the GOP.

Richard · 10-14-2014, 06:57

Out here the Congressional race is nothing but über-negative, ugly attack ads for both sides and people are tired of it. As in NC, I doubt they'll sway any voters from voting their traditional party ticket of choice.

For the governor's race, the Dem incumbent has a strong record and is generally well liked; the Rep candidate has struggled the entire campaign to overcome the 54% incumbent 19% challenger poll numbers.

And so it goes...

Richard

TrapperFrank · 10-14-2014, 09:35

"There is not a dimes worth of difference between the Democrats and Republicans." George Corlely Wallace, former governor of the state of Alabama

MtnGoat · 10-14-2014, 11:19

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Originally Posted by TrapperFrank

"There is not a dimes worth of difference between the Democrats and Republicans." George Corlely Wallace, former governor of the state of Alabama

I'm in full agreement on this statement!!

tim180a · 10-14-2014, 12:15

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Originally Posted by TrapperFrank

"There is not a dimes worth of difference between the Democrats and Republicans." George Corlely Wallace, former governor of the state of Alabama

Agreed. If the Republicans take the Senate, you won't see anyting different than what you get from the Democrats. Both parties are useless to the majority of the American people...

Trappertod · 10-14-2014, 14:30

Seems like to me we are being taxed again without fair representation, are you all sure we broke from the monarchy?

Lan · 10-14-2014, 14:31

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Originally Posted by Richard

Out here the Congressional race is nothing but über-negative, ugly attack ads for both sides and people are tired of it.

I would have made myself available had I known about this mornings debate between Art Moore and Tom McClintock. According to the news, it got personal.

I despise career politicians but I do like the way things are in my county so it'll be tough for me to vote in new blood.

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Originally Posted by Richard

For the governor's race, the Dem incumbent has a strong record and is generally well liked; the Rep candidate has struggled the entire campaign to overcome the 54% incumbent 19% challenger poll numbers.

Now that I know Jerry Brown drowns children, Kashkari's got my vote.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEZFdmwqG3Q

Golf1echo · 10-15-2014, 05:22

Here is an article on a Colorado race I have been watching: http://news.yahoo.com/is-cory-gardne...230141864.html

It covers some interesting ground about where the future of the Republican party might be heading, it also exposes some of the values of the right that make it challenging for the center to agree with.

Udalls adds are perplexing, they say things like " Women are front and center in our ( his) campaign" but fails to cover any issues or say why

From my view time for professional politicians to be replaced by others that are concerned about the issues and interested in doing the peoples work. Udall has apparently been absent for most of the votes on the Armed Forces and Intelligence committees, busy I suppose.
A little on Udalls world views...how the heck was he placed on those committees?
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/09/0...oreign-policy/

**Joker** · 10-15-2014, 18:36

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Originally Posted by Lan

I despise career politicians but I do like the way things are in my county so it'll be tough for me to vote in new blood.

Aahhh, the ol' Congress is all f'ed up! Except for MY congressman.

News flash! They are all f'ed up, even mine. Fire the whole lot.

Sdiver · 10-22-2014, 11:33

Nope ... no voter fraud here in Colorado ... nothing to see here .... move along ...

http://coloradopeakpolitics.com/2014...g-voter-fraud/

Golf1echo · 10-22-2014, 16:03

It was ironic that when I registered yesterday, I had to come up with several forms of ID, proof of a residence address and indicate where I was last registered to vote...but to vote all you need is a ballot that is mailed out to everyone registered. So if you get, find, steal a ballot you get one vote per ballot no matter who you are

I got raised eye brows when I asked about the ballots going to assisted living and nursing facilities...imagine. So they do a good job on the front end but only a signature authentication for the vote/ballot. Try verifying signatures on an envelope to each vote on an anonymous ballot...another case of disappearing evidence?

Badger52 · 10-23-2014, 04:55

Other than the contest for governor and a state assembly race the rather 'quiet' race going on is an effort to unseat an 18-yr tick from the Washington DC dog. Rep. Ron Kind is being challenged by retired Cobra & AH-64 driver Tony Kurtz. Kind has been in long enough that his large funding from pharmaceutical companies and insurance & health-care conglomerates is well documented. General take from alot of folks is that "he's a nice guy" but is a poster boy for term limits, saying one thing during home visit town-halls and voting his party line when he gets back to the District Cesspool out east. Shocking.

Locally we're still using Sharpies for an optical scanner (manual labor required) and not those pesky "mis-calibrated" touch-screens.