What was the last vote that broke your heart?

[otherone]

My friends think that it is funny that I am passionate about politics - how about you?
What was the last thing to piss you off politically?
For me it was when my county legislators voted to privatize our nursing home.
Check out this link-
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2014/April/12/Skoufis_ValVw_tirade-12Apr14.html
That was my reaction to the vote as well..

What was the last political thing that broke your heart?

[LadyHawkAZ]

1. The decision by Gov. Herbert and his Mormon mouthpieces to not only continue

the court battle against marriage equality in Utah, but refusing to recognize the marriages performed while it was legal as well.

[otherone]

4. awful..

I was just thinking "what was the best thing to happen politically lately?"
I guess AFA hitting 8 million was as good as it gets.

[LadyHawkAZ]

5. Well, as successes go, that is a pretty good one n/t

[redwitch]

2. Our county did the same up here. (Washington County)

A very unpopular vote with people of all political leanings.

[bigwillq]

3. Nothing in politics could ever break my heart.

Sure, I get mad and angry when a vote doesn't go how I hoped, but nothing will ever surprise me in politics so I really never allow myself to get too upset.

[Brother Buzz]

6. California's vote against GMO labeling

California voters rejected Prop 37 requiring genetically modified food be labeled. It was a an apolitical no brainer in my mind.

Good news: A new and improved bill is being introduced:


State Senator Noreen Evans, a Democrat from Santa Rosa, introduced a new bill to label GM foods sold in California. SB 1381 would require food sold in state grocery stores to be labeled if it contains genetically engineered ingredients. The bill’s proponents say it is basically a cleaner, more streamlined version of Prop 37, the 2012 ballot initiative to label GMOs that was defeated at the polls.

http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/elist/eListRead/california_state_senator_introduces_new_gmo_labeling_bill/

[otherone]

7. so there is still hope

..

[Brother Buzz]

8. As my old pappy used to say, "If at first you don't succeed, try something else".

[Mike Nelson]

9. The Supreme Court voting for...

...George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. That broke real hearts because people died during those 8 years and they didn't have to...

[otherone]

10. i remember

what an awful night

[Brickbat]

11. Oberstar's defeat.

[charmay]

12. Scott Walker's recall election.

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. We are having a very nasty divorce right now between school districts

that will give us a few of those.

[flying rabbit]

14. Citizen's United. nt

[cyberswede]

15. Two...

The Repeal of Glass-Stegall
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/economic-intelligence/2012/08/27/repeal-of-glass-steagall-caused-the-financial-crisis

The end of the fairness doctrine also sucked.

[otherone]

16. those sure were hard to swallow

:kick:

[Exposethefrauds]

17. Every Election since 1980

I still hold out hope that one day before I die or leave the country for good, which ever comes first, a Liberal/Progressive will be Elected POTUS and change America the way FDR did.

[otherone]

19. 1980 was a hard year for me

I was young and a huge Jimmy Carter fan..

[Exposethefrauds]

20. The problem with Jimmy Carter was he was not appreciated while he was in office

He also told America what they did not want to hear, the Truth, and he paid the price.

America seems to prefer lies over truth. I guess living a life a illusion is more fun than reality.

[otherone]

33. I agree

have a great week.

[WinkyDink]

18. SCOTUS, 2000. This revealed the US as a Potemkin Democracy.

[Ms. Toad]

21. November 2004

For the first time since I was a teenager, I pounded the pavement and made phone calls. Republicans had also put the marriage discrimination amendment on the ballot to drive conservative voters to the polls. The opposition to the amendment was not well organized - since it was one of the first, so there was no easy place to plug in to work against it.

So I spent hours after work and on weekend making calls and knocking on doors - knowing that in order to gain Kerry voters I could not simultaneously talk about Issue One, since many potential Kerry voters supported it. Once there was no more daylight, I worked into the night creating an Issue One website, bumper stickers, and stacks of cards pointing to the website I could leave all over or hand to folks who seemed open.

On election day I worked the polls, and it was clear when the tide turned toward Bush. Before the results were even in, two things started happening - First Kerry decided to concede before Ohio was even called. Horribly offensive to those of us in Ohio who felt forced to choose to between our personal interests (Issue One) and his election, and chose to work our tails off for him. Second - on DU people had already started blaming the gays for losing the election - even though (1) the issue was a Republican attempt to drive conservative voters to the polls and (2) many of us in Ohio (and other critical states) chose to let Issue One go rather than risk the presidency.

So - a slap in the face from Kerry & from large numbers on DU, coupled with 2/3 of the state of Ohio taking time out of their busy days to go spit on my family. All in all, a joyful time.

[otherone]

22. Ohio was a huge blow..

:kick:
Have a great day and thanks for the post.

[PassingFair]

24. Agree.

I worked so hard, although I was not happy that Dean was not the candidate.

Next biggest political disappointment: Obama naming Rahm as COS.

[LeftyMom]

23. Prop 8. It all worked out in the end, but I don't think one vote has saddened and enraged me so.

Fortunately everybody I know was equally enraged and horrified, or had the good sense to keep quiet about it to me.

[TDale313]

30. I agree. That one hurt a lot.

So many conflicting emotions, too, with it coming the same night Pres Obama was elected.

[seveneyes]

25. Iraq

[otherone]

27. welcome to du western beef

peace and low stress

[riversedge]

29. many PLUS"S

[riversedge]

28. Gov Walker of Wisconsin winning his Recall election. don't

think I have fully recovered as much as I try.

[TDale313]

31. I agreed upthread with prop 8,

But one other (not vote, but series of votes) was how the whole 2004 Presidential race played out. I was a hard-core Deaniac, and both the primaries and general were incredibly painful. And yes, before anyone asks, I did support Kerry in the general.

[Democrat 4 Ever]

32. Every single time Mitch McChinless won an election. EVERY TIME.

Each election cycle I think my Bluegrass friends have finally wised up and each time my hopes have been crushed. I had lived my entire life in Kentucky until last year when I moved to be closer to work. First time he has ever run that I can't vote against the bastard.

There were plenty of other elections that hurt, Jimmy Carter's second term comes to mind, Either of Richard Nixon's two term farces, George W. Bush's was a huge disappointment due to the failure of our gerry rigged Supreme Court and the showboating of "veterans" who gladly threw John Kerry under the bus for a coke using, service dogging, frat boy. But knowing how kind, smart and hardworking Dee Huddleston was, whom McChinless smeared relentlessly to get his job until present day, every single time that smarmy a-hole pulled out another nasty win, my heart breaks.