I voted From My Heart

Well, Mandi, I split my ticket. Even voted for a green party candidate.

I am so glad you voted!! thanks Joanne!

ps.. did you know they are predicting that woman will decide this election? More of us are registered to vote than ever before! let's hope more woman are voting right now!!

Mandi, I admire you for standing up and declaring your convictions. I voted mainly Republican, but did decide to vote for our current Democratic governor. I looked at it this way - Arizona has not had much luck with governors for as long as I've lived here (some 20+ years). We finally have one that does not disgrace our state so I figured she's worth keeping a while.

I only voted for one judge, and the main reason I went was to vote on the propositions.

In total, with all the candidates and propositions - we had 95 decisions on our ballots this year!!!!

Bonnie, Holy cow!! 95?? I had maybe a dozen! LOL!

I am so glad you voted!!! Even if we don't agree ;-(

ps.. love your icon.. is that you??

I wish I could be a U.S. Citizen for a day, just so I could have voted Domocrat in your election. I wish my Sweetheart was Canadian for a day, so he could have voted in our federal election in January. You call them Democrats and Republicans down there, we call them Liberals and Conservatives up here.

THANK YOU!!!

I am delighted that you have already voted. Your ideas are always good food for thought. How is your ankle?

Mandi - no, that's not me it's my daughter! I just thought it went with the season.

BTW - Arizona has 19 ballot initiatives, and here in Maricopa County, the ballot is longer because we have to decide whether to retain 45 appointed trial judges in office. Many of the other counties have only a few judgeships on the ballot.

"Given the size of the ballot -- some ballots have as many as 95 questions with all the candidates -- things are going smoothly," said Kevin Tyne, deputy secretary of state.

Arizona voters face a lot of choices today

Arizona boasts the bulkiest ballot in U.S.

Mandi, if feels good, doesn't it - to study the issues and candidates, and to vote with confidence that you are doing the right thing? I did the same. This might have been my second most exciting vote ever. A man that I (and many others) encouraged many times over the years to run, finally ran against our congressional representative this time. I was excited when he made the decision, enjoyed every second of supporting him through the primary, as well as the stinking nasty negative campaign his opponent and her party ran against him these last few months. And today, I actually got teary when I was able to vote for him in what I consider one of the most important elections ever. It felt so good to support someone that I respected first as a wonderful, intelligent, ethical man, (and great writer) and that I have total faith in as a politician. On the other end of the spectrum, I was very sad about one circle I darkened on my ballot. I could not vote for our twenty-year Democratic mayor today. At one time, I felt almost the same about him as I do the one whose vote excited me today. I had worked with him, liked and respected him, was sitting at his table the night he announced he was going to run the first time, and I have supported and campaigned for him every race in the past. But he lost me on this one. (Don't tell Lyrical - she worked this campaign) I voted for his Independent challenger. I voted for one Republican, one Independent, and what seemed like eight hundred Democrats - it was a long ballot. It's going to be a long day.

Mandi, Both my husband and I are registered Republicans but felt exactly as you did....that the Republicans have had the power long enough and have made a mess of things (not that we really thought that the Democrats will do better) but we voted Democrat all the way. We both really look at this election as who is the lesser of the 2 evils; and right now it is the Democrats. Although I feel that whoever takes over in 2008, which I hope it is Hillary Clinton, (maybe a woman can do better) but be it a woman or man, I feel it is going to take the next 2 administrations, possibly 3 to straighten up the mess that we are in today. I have never been so involved with politics as I have since Bush won in 2004. Things are in such a mess as a country as a whole, that one definitely feels the trickle effect right down to the little town one lives in.

The biggest problem with the elections today is that BOTH parties have gerrymandered the districts now to the point that it is almost impossible to get rid of an incumbant unless they're convicted of a felony.

I voted absentee two weeks ago. The only incumbant I voted for was Janet Neopolitano. She's one of the best governors I've seen in a heck of a long time. Our congresscritters need to be drug behind a horse for a few miles throiugh prickly pear cacti!

Mandy G

I have several disabled veterans friends that say thank you
for voting Democratic.

The campaign is over, thank God!

But I would like to share this thought with you:

Our president ordered the Dept of Veteran Affairs (VA)
to review case files of 77,000 disabled combat veterans who
are currently, on complete VA disability.

The Bush Order: Review, eliminate or reduce disabled Veterans' benefits.
The 77,000 is just the beginning. All disabled veterans case files will
be reviewed.

We complained to our conservative GOP congressman BUT he
never returned our calls or E-Mails, this was 6 months, ago.

President Bush has stated 4 times that Iraq had nothing
to do with 9/11. He last stated this at a White House
Press conference in August 2006.

you're heart steered you in the right direction, honey. i'm right behind you.

We used Diebold machines here ... with a paper trail included!

I voted from my heart too, so it was a mixed ticket... Democrats and Greens. Our county had a short ballot, believe it or not, but in the end I skipped some choices because the available candidates would not work for a progressive agenda... I could not in good conscience help vote them in!

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"Our congresscritters need to be drug behind a horse for a few miles throiugh prickly pear cacti!"

Well said, Walker!! Same goes for Stephen Harper, BTW. If you know of someone who is willing to loan us their horses, I'll send him your way.

Adam Crossland

I like your "exporting baseball is good while
exporting democracy is dangerious"

That's why I registered & voted!

I voted for one Republican just because the other guy is an out and out crook! The rest for me was democratic too. Every time I think about one more soldier getting killed over there I get sick!

Voting makes me feel good. I love to vote. I am grateful for the opportunity and the ability. I am glad I voted. I just wish the Dems would get off their sorry asses and give me somebody decent to vote for in the next Presidential election. Obama!!!

From the exit polls... it seems the biggest issue is "Corruption"! I am so glad, because that means more people have seen:

9/11 Mysteries (video)

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6708190071483512003

reported to abuse and support@gather.com James...keep it up...I do so hope the deal with you...

thanks everyone.. I am biting my nails here!!

Way to go Mandi!

I am SO happy for you Mandi, voting Democrat is a good thing....I have been thinking of you a lot these days, regarding your voting question!!!

Mandi - Like KEO, I have been wondering who you would end up voting for and I think you made the right choice, not only because you voted Democrat (YAY for them taking the House) but because you made an informed decision on who you would vote for. Good for you!

thanks ladies!!
and Yeah for Nancy Pelosi!!! First woman speaker of the house!!!

Doing what you think is best Mandi is all you can do. My ticket was mixed as usual. I have a problem voting for a "party" and try to keep it out of my mind when marking up my sample ballot. I just think they have too much power and wish there were term limits in Congress. Now that, would make it exciting?
I'm also always reminded of that part of a WHO song ".....in with the new boss, same as the old boss......."

Change is good.