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Virginia Governor's Race
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 2013-11-05 7:25 PM |
Champion  14571     the alamo city, Texas |  Subject: Virginia Governor's Racestalking the poll results here http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2013/results?pw very hot race this year, and traditionally congressional midterm elections follow the VA and NJ governor races. so far, our 3rd party candidate is making a decent showing and may even get the 10% needed to let libs get equal funding and participate in debates.... Edited by mehaner 2013-11-05 7:26 PM |
| 2013-11-05 11:36 PM in reply to: mehaner |
Science Nerd 28760  Redwood City, California | Subject: RE: Virginia Governor's Race Really close election. I'm disappointed Sarvis didn't get 10% mostly because I'd love to see a 3rd party be included in the funding and debates |
| 2013-11-06 5:44 AM in reply to: Artemis |
Champion 14571 the alamo city, Texas | Subject: RE: Virginia Governor's Race Originally posted by Artemis Really close election. I'm disappointed Sarvis didn't get 10% mostly because I'd love to see a 3rd party be included in the funding and debates me too - but I wasn't willing to sacrifice a vote against cooch to see that happen! |
| 2013-11-06 7:12 AM in reply to: mehaner |
Expert 1240 Columbia, MO | Subject: RE: Virginia Governor's Race Interesting that backlash from the ACA seemed to have wiped out McAuliffe's double digit lead from a month ago.
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| 2013-11-06 7:26 AM in reply to: mehaner |
Champion 6962 Atlanta, Ga | Subject: RE: Virginia Governor's Race Originally posted by mehaner Originally posted by Artemis Really close election. I'm disappointed Sarvis didn't get 10% mostly because I'd love to see a 3rd party be included in the funding and debates me too - but I wasn't willing to sacrifice a vote against cooch to see that happen! So you voted for who you thought would win or who you most aligned with? Just asking about the 'sacrifice a vote' comment. |
| 2013-11-06 7:48 AM in reply to: Marvarnett |
Champion 14571 the alamo city, Texas | Subject: RE: Virginia Governor's Race Originally posted by Marvarnett Originally posted by mehaner So you voted for who you thought would win or who you most aligned with? Just asking about the 'sacrifice a vote' comment. Originally posted by Artemis Really close election. I'm disappointed Sarvis didn't get 10% mostly because I'd love to see a 3rd party be included in the funding and debates me too - but I wasn't willing to sacrifice a vote against cooch to see that happen! i voted for the candidate who had a chance to win against the candidate that i reallllly did not want to win. honestly, sarvis wasn't THAT impressive of a candidate either but having a 3rd party next time around would be a meaningful change. they all sucked, but one sucked more than the rest. |
| 2013-11-06 8:58 AM in reply to: mehaner |
Pro 9391 Omaha, NE | Subject: RE: Virginia Governor's Race I just started paying attention to this the last few days. I wasn't sure who was "supposed" to win or not but it seemed like the Republicans were trying to turn it into a referendum on the ACA. The most surprising thing I noticed in the whole process was that VA has to elect a new Governor every year. That seems a little odd because he/she would likely spend the first month or two just trying to get situated in office. Oh well. |
| 2013-11-06 9:26 AM in reply to: tuwood |
Champion 14571 the alamo city, Texas | Subject: RE: Virginia Governor's Race Originally posted by tuwood I just started paying attention to this the last few days. I wasn't sure who was "supposed" to win or not but it seemed like the Republicans were trying to turn it into a referendum on the ACA. The most surprising thing I noticed in the whole process was that VA has to elect a new Governor every year. That seems a little odd because he/she would likely spend the first month or two just trying to get situated in office. Oh well. our governor serves a 4-year term. however, he cannot serve consecutive terms, which i love because an in-office gov is focused on work and not re-election.
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| 2013-11-06 10:41 AM in reply to: mehaner |
Pro 9391 Omaha, NE | Subject: RE: Virginia Governor's Race Originally posted by mehaner Originally posted by tuwood I just started paying attention to this the last few days. I wasn't sure who was "supposed" to win or not but it seemed like the Republicans were trying to turn it into a referendum on the ACA. The most surprising thing I noticed in the whole process was that VA has to elect a new Governor every year. That seems a little odd because he/she would likely spend the first month or two just trying to get situated in office. Oh well. our governor serves a 4-year term. however, he cannot serve consecutive terms, which i love because an in-office gov is focused on work and not re-election.
OK, that makes more sense. Some article I read last night said it was a 1 year term which I thought sounded really whacky. |
| 2013-11-06 1:07 PM in reply to: mehaner |
Pro 5361 | Subject: RE: Virginia Governor's Race you weren't purged from the voter rolls? that's nice to hear.
both candidates seemed really slimy. so, in the end I guess you vote for the one that shares more of your views, and wince when you pull the lever (not that there are levers any more) |
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