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Пишет Abu Antos' ([info]syarzhuk)
@ 2010-01-19 09:49:00


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Not voting today
Not going to vote today. I don't have "my" candidate in this race.
The chances of Brown winning by precisely one vote are so close to zero it doesn't make sense to get my ass out there, while it's snowing.
If he wins, it will not be the end of the world.

First, that seat is up for reelection in 2012 anyway, so the winner gets only less than 3 years in the office.

Second, he never ever showed like he's capable of doing something. Quoth the raven philg:
The biggest knock against him is that he has spent 15 years as a Republican in the Massachusetts legislature, both in the house and senate. Aside from collecting a fat salary and generous pension, what would motivate a person to do that? The legislature meets all year every year. As it has been controlled by Democrats for decades, the meetings serve no purpose. The Party's senior officials could decide what they want to do with the state, write it up in one big document, and have the Democrat-controlled legislature approve it in one hour. A Republican has the right to collect a paycheck, the right to attend votes, the right to sit in on some meetings, but could not possibly influence the outcome in any way (and indeed his Web site does not claim that he ever got any specific law passed). If Brown wanted to accomplish anything as a politician, he would have had to move to New Hampshire or switch to the ruling party. But he did not do either of those things, which means that he has essentially done nothing for a good chunk of his professional life.

So I don't expect much harm from Sen.Brown

Third, if Brown wins, there will be ways to pass healthcare law without him. First, the House can simply agree to pass the Senate's bill, so that there will be no new Senate vote needed at all. Second, Federal law says that the final tally cannot be issued for at least 10 days after the election to allow overseas absentee ballots to arrive. The idea is that the least we can do for our fighting men and women overseas is to make sure their votes are counted. To issue a cetificate of election before their votes were counted would be an insult to them--not to mention basis for a court challenge. After the 10 days are up, up to five more days may be needed to resolve provisional ballots, which means there is no legal way for a certificate of election to be issued before Jan. 29. If even one of the 351 local election officials needs the full 5 days to resolve the provisional ballots, we are looking at Feb. 3. And if the election is close, the loser may demand a recount, which, as we saw in Minnesota last year, cannot be completed with a single click on some electoral mouse. (read the rest of the entry on electoral-vote, it's very informative)



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[info]ilvyanyatka.livejournal.com
2010-01-19 18:17 (ссылка)
What about Kennedy? To show that we are fed up with 2 party system?

What about Martha? The only time I contacted Attorney General hotline they answered me right away and helped a lot. So it is really working.. (Actually it can be a reason not to elect he, but to have her here for us)

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[info]syarzhuk
2010-01-19 18:24 (ссылка)
Kennedy is a Libertarian, he is farther away from me than Brown.

Martha is OK, but she doesn't excite me. There were only two instances where she showed the capability of thinking independently - 2008, when she as a superdelegate supported Clinton until the end, even as the rest of the Dem royalty - Kennedy, Kerry, Patrick - went in bed with Obama; and last year when she said she would not vote for the health bill with Stupak amendment in it (however, apparently, after winning the primary she turned 180 on that...)

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[info]ppk-ptichkin.livejournal.com
2010-01-19 22:37 (ссылка)
"Марта, Марта, надо ль плакать
Если Дидель ходит в поле..

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