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beccastareyesI don't have my politics icon over here. Woe.
Anyway, it occurs to me I am still in Red-State Liberal* mode of voting. That is, as follows:
1. Don't care about the primary (aside to avoid any Iowan TV stations), because it's one of the last in the country, and the Democrat Party doesn't care what Nebraska thinks -- for it is tiny, and full of farmers who vote whichever way their pastor tells them to.
2. Vote third-party in the general, unless the Republicans look really bad -- enough third party votes and we might actually get a viable third party in the future, and chances are the state delegates to the electoral college (all 5 of them) will be voting Republican (see Rule 1).
3. If the Republicans are really looking bad, vote Democrat and hope its enough that Nebraska splits its delegates -- it's one of the few states that does that, though it's not very likely.
And, now there's a primary in under a week, and people actually care what I think, since I'm living in a large, Blue State now. Which means I need to decide who I'm voting for, besides 'not the Republican'.
* Explanation of American political jargon: Somehow, thanks to the media, red = Republican (neo-conservative party) and blue = Democrat (the more liberal party -- they're left-wing here, but I'm told they resemble more of a middle-right over in Europe). So, on election night, as the poll results come in, states get coded red or blue to represent which way their delegates go -- that's right,the popular vote by state elects state delegates to the Electoral College who are (mostly) pledged to vote the way the popular vote decides. So a Red State is one thats delegates are voting for the Republican candidate. I have no clue why the Republicans get red, besides the nice use of alliterations.
Also thinking about signing up as an election volunteer in the fall. Ya know, so there's at least one non-retiree working.
Anyway, it occurs to me I am still in Red-State Liberal* mode of voting. That is, as follows:
1. Don't care about the primary (aside to avoid any Iowan TV stations), because it's one of the last in the country, and the Democrat Party doesn't care what Nebraska thinks -- for it is tiny, and full of farmers who vote whichever way their pastor tells them to.
2. Vote third-party in the general, unless the Republicans look really bad -- enough third party votes and we might actually get a viable third party in the future, and chances are the state delegates to the electoral college (all 5 of them) will be voting Republican (see Rule 1).
3. If the Republicans are really looking bad, vote Democrat and hope its enough that Nebraska splits its delegates -- it's one of the few states that does that, though it's not very likely.
And, now there's a primary in under a week, and people actually care what I think, since I'm living in a large, Blue State now. Which means I need to decide who I'm voting for, besides 'not the Republican'.
* Explanation of American political jargon: Somehow, thanks to the media, red = Republican (neo-conservative party) and blue = Democrat (the more liberal party -- they're left-wing here, but I'm told they resemble more of a middle-right over in Europe). So, on election night, as the poll results come in, states get coded red or blue to represent which way their delegates go -- that's right,the popular vote by state elects state delegates to the Electoral College who are (mostly) pledged to vote the way the popular vote decides. So a Red State is one thats delegates are voting for the Republican candidate. I have no clue why the Republicans get red, besides the nice use of alliterations.
Also thinking about signing up as an election volunteer in the fall. Ya know, so there's at least one non-retiree working.
