Are you going to vote in the MidTerms?

[jillan]

The reason why I'm asking is because I keep hearing one pundit after another questioning if the Democratic Base is going to be motivated to come out and vote during the midterms.

I consider DUers a part of the base, and personally I think the pundits are full of crap.

Let's see....


edit to add - feel free to comment - I am curious as to where people's heads are at concerning the midterms.

[monmouth]

1. It's sad this question even needs to be asked....n/t

[Vinca]

2. It's sad that so many of us will be voting "against" rather than "for."

[emilyg]

32. I'll be voting against most

every incumbent.

[HBravo]

37. Preach on. nt

[jillan]

3. I just can't believe that pundits really believe the base is going to stay home.

Personally - I am going to be working my butt off to keep dems in power, despite my disappointments.

[LWolf]

4. Other:

Of course. I've never NOT voted, since I was old enough to register.

I'll vote for the best candidate on the ticket, as always.

[tabbycat31]

5. I vote in every election

even if I have to vote for the lesser of 2 evils.

I already know who I'm voting for at the top of the ticket though

[Xipe Totec]

6. Not only that, I'm voting on January 19 for Martha Coakley n/t

[TheCowsCameHome]

25. I'm going to vote tomorrow

.........absentee.

I don't want to wait until the 19th.

[iris27]

7. Fuck yes - our POS Senator Bond is finally retiring, and our secretary of state Robin Carnahan

stands a good chance of winning. From two male Republicans to two female Dems representing our state in only 4 years...that would be SWEET!

[jillan]

26. I'm SO glad to see him go. I can't stand him.

Goodbye and good riddance!

[jpak]

8. I'm not voting

In this poll

:evilgrin:

[Journeyman]

9. I don't believe the concern is so much will Democrats vote as it is, will they be motivated?. . .

Casting the vote is only the final act in the process. Better to ask, will Democrats talk up our candidates, raise funds, inspire our neighbors to go to the polls, and find rationales for involvement greater than "our candidate's not a Republican." Absent an intellectual base and an emotional motivation, the party could find itself at quite a disadvantage against the teabag nutjobs.

[scarletwoman]

15. Bingo! THAT'S the real & relevant question! Will there be boots on the ground?

And how many people will want to donate money to a "lesser of two evils"?

Who's going to feel inspired enough to go door-kocking, to do phone-banking, to send checks? It won't be me, I can tell you that now. Not unless my Dem Congresscritter who voted for the Stupak amendment has a progressive challenger I can get behind.

sw

[Sebastian Doyle]

10. Well, there's an open congressional seat in a district that once came down to just 700 votes

So that means I probably need to vote. I just hope there's a candidate worth voting for. I busted my ass to get Brian Baird elected, and was often disappointed that I did so.

[Obamanaut]

11. Yes. But in the primaries and the general election I will not vote for

an incumbent. None. Only new names, not "the name you know."

The weasels in place have had ample opportunity to screw things up (and they have been fairly successful) and to line their pockets. It is time for a new crop of weasels to belly up to the food trough.

[jillan]

12. Yes - it's time for new weasels. Sad - huh?

[Horse with no Name]

13. I'm voting for the BEST candidate

NOT the lesser of two evils.

[Warpy]

14. People who are engaged politically will vote

although they'll do it with little enthusiasm.

What are being turned off are mainstream voters who are tuned in only enough to know they have no representation in DC from either party.

Yes, the worst Democrat is better than the best Republican. However, if we get a screw job on health care, good luck on convincing many people off the pol boards of that.

[Craftsman]

16. Both parties have whored themselves to the same corporations.

[femmocrat]

17. I always vote.

Even in the off-year elections.

[Odin2005]

18. Yes.

I need to get the Pukes out of the MN governor's mansion.

[gleaner]

19. I chose option 1 ....

I hope some viable candidates will come out of the Democratic primaries that we can run against the Republicans. Hopefully some good candidates will see the primaries as an opportunity so that we can have some choice and we can send some of the fools we have now back home to pick the lint out of their navels and wonder, "What the Hell happened? I was getting rich.":wtf:

[Sherman A1]

20. I will go to the polls

as to voting for every office? That remains to be determined...........

[sandnsea]

21. Some DUers didn't vote for Obama

So when they say they've been betrayed or aren't going to vote in November, well, we're not exactly going to miss their support -- since we never had it anyway.

[dionysus]

22. DING. my favorite is when someone does a breathless vanity post about how they can no longer

support obama.

except their posting history makes it quite clear he NEVER had their support to begin with...

[LoZoccolo]

34. lol I once went back through a bunch of Walt Starr posts and found ultimatums he broke.

I forgot about that trick though; thanks for reminding me!

[Sherman A1]

49. Well, I am a DK guy who voted for Obama

and he is pretty much as expected "far too conservative for my tastes", he was far better in my opinion than the alternative which was offered (McCain) . In 2010 & 2012 I will go to the polls, but that does not mean either he or any other particular candidate will get my vote, as I am finished voting for what I consider the "lesser of two......." I am also exceptionally dissappointed with Congress and in particular my "Democratic" Senator McCaskil, (who will never get another dime of my money) so we will see what the future brings in the polling booth.

[tammywammy]

23. Of course I'm voting

I always vote. I feel that people can't complain about people messing shit up if they don't take the time to at least go and vote.

[Forkboy]

28. My mind has been changing on that.

Vote or not, I feel we can complain. My friend's main complaint is that his vote doesn't count, and with what we've seen from Diebold et al I can't say with certainty that he's wrong. He still gets to complain though, and his complaints are pretty good, to be honest. :)

[tammywammy]

39. I get what you're saying

But it's like in my town people want to complain about the city council, but don't get off their butts to vote. In Texas, we're busying trying to get Perry out of office, we need people to vote to get rid of these fuckers.

I had a friend last night, we were talking about how he needs to update his driver's license address, voter registration, etc. He said he doesn't need his voter registration until next go around for president. I said "oh hell no, we gotta get rid of Rick Perry, you better update that address and get your ass out there or I'll beat the crap outta you." ;)

[Forkboy]

40. Have I mentioned that you're fucking cool?

:)

:hi:

[tammywammy]

41. Awww, thanks

:blush:

I even said "I'll just tell you who to vote for." Then we had a nice conversation all around about Bill White and the primary coming up. :)

[Forkboy]

43. If I told my friends who to vote for they'd punch me in the head.

Which means I take about 73 punches to the head per election. ;)

[PufPuf23]

24. I vote and vote for Dems and liberal/progressive

at federal, state and county level.

This does not mean I feel represented nor pleased.

I will not vote for some Dems based on track record - DiFi has had my last vote.

My rural precinct has had no live voting since 2007 ; all by mail. I missed one election because I thought the mail ballet a sample ballot and went to the elementary school for voting to be turned away.

I do not support the DLC/neo-liberals. They are essentially neo-con in economics, social, and foreign policy.

Obama has been a disappointment in multiple issues by direction and form not speed of policy change; I did not expect a quick fix to anything.

[Forkboy]

27. What else is there to do?

:)

[lib2DaBone]

29. Goldman Sachs runs the country.. all the rest are puppets...

Can we vote on the board of directors of Goldman? How about at the yearly stock holders meeting?


Here is your REAL POTUS

[Lydia Leftcoast]

30. Yes, but not for the reason given

My Congressman is Keith Ellison, who is a pretty decent guy.

But even more important are the down-ballot races, the local races that REALLY have an impact on my everyday life. I want good people on the city council, the park board, the school board, etc.

If I were in western Minnesota, where pseudo-Democrat Colin Peterson reigns, I would definitely vote third party, because there would really be no significant difference between him and a Republican.

[msongs]

31. we have a real progressive running for congress, will stay progressive despite obama nt

[LoZoccolo]

33. Yeah, even in one-party Democratic Chicago I plan to.

There's always that little worry in the back or my mind that if everyone thought it was wrapped up for the Democrats and just counted on everybody else to vote, the Republicans would win!

[TheBigotBasher]

48. K^R for your post

That is how the Rethugs won in 2000. Never mind Florida being close, it was because people thought Gore (and even Kerry in 2004)) had it all sewn up.

[MrSlayer]

35. I vote in every election.

For all the good it does.

[bigwillq]

36. Yes!

I've voted in every election since I was 18.

[varelse]

38. Yes, but quite possibly not for Democrats.

You asked.

[Blue_In_AK]

42. Of course.

Harry Crawford for House of Representatives, and hopefully we can rid ourselves of Don Young once and for all.

I don't believe anyone has declared for Lisa Murkowski's seat yet, but I'm sure someone will step up before the primary in August.

[jillan]

44. I should SEND a link to this poll to any stupid pundit that says the Dems are going to stay home.

Of course we're NOT! We worked too dang hard to get a Dem President elected and a Dem majority - now it's time to IMPROVE on both of those, not to give power back to the party of Katrina.

[liberal_at_heart]

45. I'll vote but if there isn't a progressive democrat I'll vote third party

[shadowknows69]

46. I was going to vote until I saw it was a push poll.

Thanks for the 10 seconds I'll never get back.

[The Gunslinger]

47. I'll vote for any Democrat who votes against the Health insurance bailout bill.