Primary Day

[sarahmichelef]

To quote TRex, "Imanaboat!" (I'm gonna vote.) She was very excited about the idea, but I think a bit disappointed when there were no nautical craft present. She did like pulling the big red lever to register the votes, though.

Didn't know a damn thing about the local elections; I pretty much pointed and guessed. In state races, it didn't really matter whether I voted for Spitzer or Suozzi. There was a poll a couple of weeks ago in which Spitzer had a 13 point lead...among Republicans. I didn't even realize Hilary had an opponent, which is too bad, since from what I've heard of him after the fact he's a candidate I would have been interested in (anti-war union organizer).

In the national picture, I just can't get that upset about Chaffey getting the nomination in RI. He's more liberal than many of the Democrats currently in the Senate (Hilary being a good example!). I guess I'm not that wedded to the Democratic party - I'm more interested in what a person is going to do once elected rather than what party theyr'e from.

Comments

[alphasarah.livejournal.com]

You've had the opportunity to see a lot more about that race than I have - I haven't sought it out.

Control of both houses IS up for grabs - the buzz I heard a couple of weeks ago was that it looked like the House would flip and the Senate wouldn't (or was it the other way? I can't remember...). But I just don't have that much faith in the Democratic party to present a unified front / cohesive policy agenda that I think it'll make a huge difference. But I'd be more than happy to be proven wrong.

[greyhame.livejournal.com]

It's probably more likely that the House will flip, yeah. The big reason I want to see at least one house turn over is not so much that I think the Democrats are awesome -- they are starting to get their feet back under them, I think, but they've got a long way to go before they have a real, cohesive message that Americans will buy into. But I want the brake on Bush, and I want Democrats back in the committee chair positions. I especially want the Senate to flip, though, to give Obama in particular a chance to really shine.