<p>We’ve all voted. S voted in his college, right after class (a one-minute walk).</p>
<p>If you CAN vote, please vote. My daughter and I are working tirelessly for Obama but we can’t vote because in NY you can’t switch from unaffiliated to a party (Dem or Republican) for the primaries unless you do it months ahead of time. There are MANY independent voters in NY who are strongly supporting Obama but can’t vote for him. I switched to become a Democrat weeks ago but still am ineligible to vote. This would not be the case in other states. It is very frustrating because NY is a state where every delegate is needed - and my district is one where an odd number of delegates hangs in the balance. It is beyond frustrating. But I accept it, am making calls, wear a button, have a sign in the yard and a bumper sticker on the car and will work to change the NY policy. It cuts out too many voters and is an unrealistic portrait of the way a general election would go.</p>
<p>S voted at his school today. I voted weeks ago by mail. H is voting on the way to the dentist this afternoon. Mom voted. Sis and BIL voted. All for Obama. 
Oh and D’s boyfriend will vote today as an Independent for Obama. </p>
<p>Too bad NY doesn’t let independents vote in primaries unless they switch over. In CA, it’s weird because Independents can go to the polls today and request a Dem ballot but not a Rep. ballot.</p>
<p>D/D (15) is a huge Ron Paul fan and keeps watching his videos on youtube. I almost promised her that I would vote for Ron Paul on her behalf but in the end I couldn’t <em>not</em> vote for Obama. Maybe Ron will run again in 4 years when she is eligible!</p>
<p>Momof2inca - Apparently it does depend on the state. Not sure why.</p>
<p>Just some info from California. Word is that our congressional district is going heavily for Obama, but that was not unexpected. It was a cold but beautiful day today and I went with my daughter to vote (I had voted weeks ago). There was something incredibly moving about seeing the long line of people of all ages, from very young to very very old and using a walker, lining up outside a pretty little church to vote. Everywhere in our area, including at Stanford, they were running out of Democratic ballots, and people were being told they could do just about anything to vote: use Chinese language ballots, mark their sample ballots, the poll workers could photocopy ballots, etc., etc. I heard that at mid-afternoon the line at the polling place at Stanford had more than 100 people waiting in line. </p>
<p>There has been controversy all day with the way the “Decline to state” voters are, or are not, being offered Democratic ballots. Also, some people thought they were registered as “independent” (decline to state) but instead had registered as American Independent and found that they could not cross over to vote Democratic today. The Obama campaign was far more upset about this than the Clinton campaign as the crossover “decline to state” vote was expected to tilt in his favor.</p>
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<p>That gives me chills, patient (the good kind). What a testament to the candidates this year and to our process, that they are drawing people in record numbers and that people take the right to vote so seriously.</p>
<p>I could see how people would get confused about the American Independent situation; they should make it more clear that one is a party and one is not.</p>
<p>Actually right now with the numbers looking not so great for Obama in California, the fact that some voters might not have their votes counted gives me chills…the bad kind…dear God, please let there be momentum for Obama continuing on tomorrow. He is getting a good share of states. In Westchester County, where I live and where Hillary and Bill have residency for political purposes, Obama got nearly 50% of our district’s vote. That is satisfying. I don’t think the fact that Obama got 40% of the New York vote without even campaigning here is too shabby. He’s on the rise but he still needs time - We have to keep the faith for the next round of states after this Super Tuesday.</p>
<p>It’s still pretty early in CA. The NYT returns show Edwards with 10% while Clinton has 55 and Obama 32… what that tells me is that these are absentee ballots mostly being reported (unless people still voted for Edwards today for some reason). Obama had a lot of momentum building in just the past couple weeks, after many turned in their absentee ballots by mail. I’m looking for Obama to close the gap as the counting goes on.</p>
<p>I think even if Obama isn’t the clear winner today he still has a chance…at least I hope so. I’ve never felt so strongly about a candidate before!</p>
<p>I am so excited to vote, even though my state’s primary isn’t until April 22nd!</p>
<p>Hillary has been projected the winner in California.</p>
<p>Ok. We hoped for California but if not the state, still Obama will get a lot of the delegates. And he won more states than Hilary - not the ones that always vote Democratic party lines but states all over the country in every region with every demographic. Now is the time to focus on the next states that are coming up. Yes we can!!</p>
<p>He should do quite well in the next round. The challenges are Ohio and Texas (that is an understatement!). If Richardson endorses Clinton, that may be the end of things. We’ll have to see…Interesting turnaround in Missouri.</p>
<p>Does anyone care that much which politician ‘endorses’ which candidate? It doesn’t mean anything to me - I look at the candidate themselves although I might look more closely to discount a candidate depending on who’s ‘endorsing’ them - i.e. it might be a negative but it wouldn’t be a positive.</p>
<p>“He should do quite well in the next round. The challenges are Ohio and Texas (that is an understatement!). If Richardson endorses Clinton, that may be the end of things. We’ll have to see…Interesting turnaround in Missouri.”</p>
<p>Who knows? Obamadama took three states he wasn’t “supposed” to take: Missouri, Alabama, and Connecticut, and Colorado and Minnesota were total wipeouts. And lost California. So he’s likely to win Washington, Wisconsin, Maryland, DC, Virginia, and Virgin Islands before they get to Texas and Ohio. </p>
<p>I expect we’ll see more race-baiting before then.</p>
<p>Momof2inCa- Have you heard about this? </p>
<p>L.A. County ballot flaw could void hundreds of thousands of votes
Problem involves nonpartisan crossovers for president</p>
<p>By Troy Anderson, Staff Writer
Article Last Updated: 02/06/2008 01:34:30 AM PST</p>
<p>Fearing a “Florida in Los Angeles County” fiasco over the confusing “double bubble” voter ballot, officials said Tuesday they are concerned a ballot design flaw could prevent hundreds of thousands of nonpartisan votes for president from counting. </p>
<p>Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo called on Secretary of State Debra Bowen and acting Registrar-Recorder Dean Logan to review the county’s unique and potentially confusing ballot. </p>
<p>“It would be unfortunate if nonpartisan voters, confused by the county’s unique `double bubble’ ballot design, did not have their vote counted,” Delgadillo said. </p>
<p>Paul Drugan, director of media operations for the Registrar-Recorder’s Office, confirmed the office received reports from crossover voters confused about how to mark their ballots.</p>
<p>“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.”</p>
<p>H.L. Mencken</p>
<p>Wonder what he would think of the media’s wunderkind?</p>
<p>I think (to post #54) that Richardson’s endorsement would be powerful because of his standing in the southwest.</p>
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<p>You mean from Billary:eek:—surly you must be mistaken!;)</p>
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<p>The big question, still, is behind which candidate will Edwards throw his weight? I wish I could be a fly on the wall during all the back room negotiations…:rolleyes:</p>