Democratic Presidential Nominee

[User 3]

We have already voted in Florida, and we will only be bystanders of the Feb. 5th (Super Tuesday) vote. Here is an updated poll to see if we, members of SoWal, have changed our minds regarding the election, or see if we match-up with the events of Feb. 5th.

[kurt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOWlpvOPKXc&feature=related

[kurt]

part I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-ckYhRqYSw

[kurt]

part II

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIfal6QPjm0

[Johnrudy]

I'm headed to the polls shortly.

[TooFarTampa]

Neat idea. Ground rules? Should we assume that we vote in one poll only? Can independents chose one or the other?

This will surely help pass the time while we await official numbers tonight. :popcorn:

[scooterbug44]

I voted in both to compensate for not being able to vote in reality due to my independent status! :angry:

[rapunzel]

I'm headed to the polls shortly.

Lucky, lucky you!

I am so envious.

I am so nervous.

Please, report back and tell us about the mood, whether the polling places are busy.

That goes for all you Tennesseans, Georgians, Alabamans, and New Yorkers, too!

Peapod, I'm especially interested to hear what you have to report! And please -- someone PM me Kimmifunn's number so I can start harassing her to go vote!

Oh, and Mango. I want to hear about New York.

And LadyD, I'm very curious about Tennessee. One volunteer I was with in SC is in Knoxville and said people were more racist there than anyplace he's ever seen, and made Mississippi look like the land of Kumbaya. This is coming from a white retired Air Force colonel from SC, not really the kind of person you would think would get a lot of disrespect thrown his way.

Info, please!!!

[Smiling JOe]

Neat idea. Ground rules? Should we assume that we vote in one poll only? Can independents chose one or the other?

This will surely help pass the time while we await official numbers tonight. :popcorn:Great point. Having only one poll for both dem and rep, would likely result in a better poll, where people cannot vote twice for each personae. I may vote for Hillary in this one.

[Johnrudy]

Lucky, lucky you!

I am so envious.

I am so nervous.

Please, report back and tell us about the mood, whether the polling places are busy.

That goes for all you Tennesseans, Georgians, Alabamans, and New Yorkers, too!

Peapod, I'm especially interested to hear what you have to report! And please -- someone PM me Kimmifunn's number so I can start harassing her to go vote!

Oh, and Mango. I want to hear about New York.

And LadyD, I'm very curious about Tennessee. One volunteer I was with in SC is in Knoxville and said people were more racist there than anyplace he's ever seen, and made Mississippi look like the land of Kumbaya. This is coming from a white retired Air Force colonel from SC, not really the kind of person you would think would get a lot of disrespect thrown his way.

Info, please!!!
I'm back and proudly sporting my "I Voted" sticker. They even had touch screen booths! Sort of strange tho, there was no privacy at all, just large, exposed screens. We each sat down with our backs to the crowd and those waiting in line, BUT the screens were facing toward the public! :floor: No privacy curtains, nothing!

Anyway, I'm 51 and I was probably the youngest in there by about 30 years. Most had their caretakers verbally & loudly helping them pick out their candidates. :blink:

Many others will vote after work I'm sure. However, we are expecting a huge snow storm (8-10") beginning right about 6pm. Mr. JR said he will leave early so he can vote.

Sorry I can't give you a better feel just yet, but when I hear early results, I'll post.

Go Obama! :clap:


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[Tootsie]

Go Obama! :clap:


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I was just saying that I felt great about obama, even if he doesn't win the nomination this time.. he'll be back... but then someone told me that Michelle Obama says its now or never. :eek: I will be sad if we miss out on this leader.

[BeachSiO2]

Lucky, lucky you!

I am so envious.

I am so nervous.

Please, report back and tell us about the mood, whether the polling places are busy.

That goes for all you Tennesseans, Georgians, Alabamans, and New Yorkers, too!

Peapod, I'm especially interested to hear what you have to report! And please -- someone PM me Kimmifunn's number so I can start harassing her to go vote!

Oh, and Mango. I want to hear about New York.

And LadyD, I'm very curious about Tennessee. One volunteer I was with in SC is in Knoxville and said people were more racist there than anyplace he's ever seen, and made Mississippi look like the land of Kumbaya. This is coming from a white retired Air Force colonel from SC, not really the kind of person you would think would get a lot of disrespect thrown his way.

Info, please!!!

Really. That's interesting as I grew up in northeast Tennessee and wouldn't say it was worse than places I have lived in Alabama, especially since they have the University there. I would think it is more male chauvinistic than racist so it will be interesting to see how that area breaks out.

On the other hand they are very conservative in this area as most of you will probably realize since Gore didn't even win his home state. That shouldn't matter this time around.

[Johnrudy]

I was just saying that I felt great about obama, even if he doesn't win the nomination this time.. he'll be back... but then someone told me that Michelle Obama says its now or never. :eek: I will be sad if we miss out on this leader.
I heard her say that too. But I figure she's tired, they have 2 young girls. IF this goes a 2nd time, she'll be fired up again. I would think she's in this for the long haul.

[Mango]

I just came back from voting. :bang:

[Tootsie]

I just came back from voting. :bang:
:wave::wub:you want a medal?

[rapunzel]

I just came back from voting. :bang:

What happened?

[rapunzel]

Really. That's interesting as I grew up in northeast Tennessee and wouldn't say it was worse than places I have lived in Alabama, especially since they have the University there. I would think it is more male chauvinistic than racist so it will be interesting to see how that area breaks out.

On the other hand they are very conservative in this area as most of you will probably realize since Gore didn't even win his home state. That shouldn't matter this time around.

I :wub: the baby!!!

Well, to clarify, he was in Johnson City and Kingston. I think he was maybe getting a lot of verbal abuse from people, not necessarily Democrats. There was an incident at Panera Bread!! I mean, of all the places to be harrassed -- Panera Bread? :confused: Apparently he was wearing his "Hot Chicks Dig Obama" button, and there was an assumption that he was gay. That button is a long, long story. Anyway, I don't think it is a reflection on Tennessee after reading the whole story, just his bad luck in running into one or two people who don't represent the state in the best possible way.

[Pumpkin-22]

Where is the "neither" lever?

[hnooe]

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton represent real change--Either one gets my vote!!

[BeachSiO2]

I :wub: the baby!!!

Well, to clarify, he was in Johnson City and Kingston. I think he was maybe getting a lot of verbal abuse from people, not necessarily Democrats. There was an incident at Panera Bread!! I mean, of all the places to be harrassed -- Panera Bread? :confused: Apparently he was wearing his "Hot Chicks Dig Obama" button, and there was an assumption that he was gay. That button is a long, long story. Anyway, I don't think it is a reflection on Tennessee after reading the whole story, just his bad luck in running into one or two people who don't represent the state in the best possible way.

Thanks now like all new parents, I must be trained.

I hate to hear about his experience but maybe there is more of that than I recognized growing up.

[jdarg]

Colin Powell weighs in.....


http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

Powell also offered praise for Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, calling him an “exciting person on the political stage.
“He has energized a lot of people in America,” said Powell, who briefly weighed his own run for the White House in the mid-1990s. “He has energized a lot of people around the world. And so I think he is worth listening to and seeing what he stands for.”
Powell, who has largely steered clear of politics since leaving the administration in 2004, noted that the next president will need to work to restore America’s standing in the world.
“I will ultimately vote for the person I believe brings to the American people the kind of vision the American people want to see for the next four years,” he said. “A vision that reaches out to the rest of the world, that starts to restore confidence in America, that starts to restore favorable ratings to America. Frankly, we've lost a lot in recent years.”


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[Tootsie]

oh, I am so happy to see this from C. Powell. especially after hearing bush's speech today pushing for 4 more years of "conservative values" to ensure the success of his policies, and to maintain the direction of the party and its "values"...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/08/us/politics/08cnd-bush.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin


He strongly defended the parts of his record that critics and opponents view as his greatest liabilities: taxes, government spending, the handling of terrorist suspects and, especially, the war on Iraq.

“So with confidence in our vision and faith in our values,” Mr. Bush said, “let us go forward, fight for victory and keep the White House in 2008.”


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