Ah. To be young. Wait until she gets dinged by jury duty at the *worst* possible time. LOL!
To be perfectly honest, the only reason I'm even bothering to go vote this time is because of the amendments - state and local - and not for president.
It's not because I don't care either; it's because of the electoral college.
My state, as a republican state, will automatically go to Romney. Louisiana's been a conservative state for a long time. It will continue to do so no matter how big of a douche bag the GOP's candidate is.
In fact, because 40 of the 50 states are already "set", it's only the 10 battle ground states that actually count...all because of the electoral college.
Honestly, the only thing this election has done is annoyed the hell out of me because it underlines how little my vote and the votes of most Americans even matter...because of the electoral college.
And yes, I'm sure you can sense my bitterness. :P
I do agree with your daughter though; Romney does scare me.
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Date: 2012-10-26 12:32 am (UTC)To be perfectly honest, the only reason I'm even bothering to go vote this time is because of the amendments - state and local - and not for president.
It's not because I don't care either; it's because of the electoral college.
My state, as a republican state, will automatically go to Romney. Louisiana's been a conservative state for a long time. It will continue to do so no matter how big of a douche bag the GOP's candidate is.
In fact, because 40 of the 50 states are already "set", it's only the 10 battle ground states that actually count...all because of the electoral college.
Honestly, the only thing this election has done is annoyed the hell out of me because it underlines how little my vote and the votes of most Americans even matter...because of the electoral college.
And yes, I'm sure you can sense my bitterness. :P
I do agree with your daughter though; Romney does scare me.