I have just voted.

[redgreenandblue]

I have just "darkened the ovals to the left of my choices" and tomorrow my ballot goes to the post office. Not that it will likely matter in my state, but there's always the hope that it will. I also hope they actually count the absentee ballots this time. Unfortunately I have no other way to vote. So here it is:


Official Ballot
State of Tennessee
Federal and State General
November 6, 2012

President and Vice President of the United States

( x ) Electors for Barack Obama for President and Joe Biden for Vice President (Democratic Party Nominee)

United States Senate

( x ) Mark E. Clayton (Democratic Party Nominee)

United States House of Representatives, 3rd Congressional District

( x ) Mary M. Headrick (Democratic Party Nominee)

Tennessee House of Representatives, 27th Representative District

( x ) Frank Eaton (Democratic Party Nominee)


I am not very big on the celebrity and personality politics. I also have been a strong critic of the current administration. Let's just please get this over with so we can start talking about policies again.

[Fawke Em]

1. Why did you vote for Clayton?

Democrat Mark Clayton last Thursday won his party's nomination for U.S. Senate in Tennessee, but Democrats aren't celebrating.

From the state party:

Mark Clayton is associated with a known hate group in Washington, D.C., and the Tennessee Democratic Party disavows his candidacy, will not do anything to promote or support him in any way, and urges Democrats to write-in a candidate of their choice in November.

The party said in a statement last week that the only time the insurance agent has voted in a Democratic primary "was when he was voting for himself" and said Clayton won simply because he was listed first on the ballot.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/tennessee-democrats-reject-us-senate-nominee-mark-clayton/story?id=16939321#.UGich648CSo

[redgreenandblue]

2. I haven't sealed the ballot yet.

I used a pencil so I can still change it.

To be honest, I did not do any background checks. I thought a straight democratic ticket would be fine.

What other choice would you suggest?

(isn't that against DU rules by the way I wonder)

[arthritisR_US]

3. Helping you out with a few facts and suggestions

I don't think violates any rules

[post_rinse_repeat.]

4. Well bully for you but I think it's a scam.

I bet they throw them in the garbage when you early vote. It's too easy because there are no poll watchers on non-election days, right? Not to mention Diebold's remote CONtrol "results."

[lillypaddle]

5. Don't let anyone

tell you your vote doesn't count, absentee ballot or not.

Good for you!