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whyverne Donating Member (734 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-20-10 06:28 PM
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Why bother to vote at all?
Just let the Independents decide every election. They seem to anyway.

We could save a lot of gas and time.
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stray cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-20-10 06:29 PM
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1. It worked great for Gore and W! Glad you liked the last 9 years
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-20-10 06:30 PM
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3. You didn't like last year?
What gives? Why did you lump Obama's year with chimpy's 8?
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pinto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-20-10 06:30 PM
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2. If it doesn't matter, why not vote for the heck of it. You can do it while running errands.
:shrug:
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virgogal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-20-10 06:33 PM
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4. What if the Independents decided not to vote? Then what? You gotta
just keep on truckin'.

We win a few,we lose a few.
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BeFree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-20-10 06:43 PM
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5. Well
The way it works now whatever the pre-election polls conjure up is what we end up with, so ....
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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-20-10 06:47 PM
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6. Please edit your DU profile. It doesn't say you live in Massachusetts
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-20-10 07:17 PM
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7. Who the fuck says you have to drive to polling place?
There's more than one way to get there.
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