Vote The Incumbents out!

skysidhe • Sep 21, 2010 9:25 am
It might be interesting, or not, where a fellow dwellar stands on the elections coming up in November. I decided months ago to vote every incumbent out of their cushy chairs and that means in my own state as well as the government.

The state of the union is a mess. I don't need to say how; I know everyone knows of the problems with the business as usual mindset.

Here is a list of senators on both sides of the isle. I have it bookmarked and I am crossing off everyone of them that loses with an enormous amount of glee. It feels more like simmering anger than glee, but maybe my gleeful feelings will increase as each one loses..

http://www.voteoutincumbents.org/Senate_Committees.xhtml

Kick them out.org has a video at the end of the page. It is a little cheesy but true.
http://kickthemout.org/

This post might seem fanciful and perhaps surprising because I do not try to play check mate on the politics forum but I do consider myself and American with an axe to grind.

Surprise!
glatt • Sep 21, 2010 9:49 am
This is a census year, which means it's also a redistricting year. The party that is in power in the state when it is time to redistrict will enjoy enormous advantages over the other party for ten years, when the next redistricting will take place. That party (at the state level) will be able to redraw the district maps in a way that virtually guarantees a victory in almost every election with a minimal effort.

Choose wisely.

Oh, and play the online redistricting game to see how it works.
glatt • Sep 21, 2010 10:15 am
In the redistrict game I linked to above, I was easily able to draw the map to switch a state from 2 seats for each party to 1 seat for one party and 3 seats for the other. It's easy and kind of fun. And shows how the stakes are very high this year. (Remember that the state representative you send to your state capitol will be the same guy that draws your map that decides who will win the congressional elections for the next 10 years.)

Here's how I did in the game. Top one is before, bottom one was my redrawing.
skysidhe • Sep 21, 2010 10:15 am
Interesting game glatt, though it might take a while to play.
glatt • Sep 21, 2010 10:17 am
Yeah, about 15 minutes.
Spexxvet • Sep 21, 2010 10:18 am
Gerrymandering is a form of boundary delimitation (redistricting) in which electoral district or constituency boundaries are deliberately modified for electoral purposes, thereby producing a contorted or unusual shape. The resulting district is known as a gerrymander; however, that word can also refer to the process
skysidhe • Sep 21, 2010 10:34 am
http://www.congress.org/election/home/

Browse races by state or view your congressional districts.
TheMercenary • Sep 21, 2010 11:14 am
Right on Sky!

Throw the bums out! Both parties have failed, and we need to get away from any one party holding all the cards, both House and Senate, as well as the WH.
skysidhe • Sep 21, 2010 12:02 pm
There is a lot of talk that losing the house might help Obama. I think the balance of power would be in check and maybe we can see something positive happen. The alternative is the status quo. I don't think anyone wants that.

....BUT the incumbents of both parties have to go!
classicman • Sep 21, 2010 12:44 pm
TheMercenary;683778 wrote:
we need to get away from any one party holding all the cards, both House and Senate, as well as the WH.


There is only one card in the WH and its not changing anytime soon.
As for the Senate - It'll probably end up pretty close, with one party having a 4 seat majority. Enough to stagnate things and ensure that we get plenty more finger-pointing for 2012.

skysidhe;683788 wrote:
The alternative is the status quo. I don't think anyone wants that.


What do you mean by the status quo? Many people are extremely happy with it, while others vehemently oppose it.
skysidhe • Sep 21, 2010 1:03 pm
well, I didn't mean the rock band.>.<
classicman • Sep 21, 2010 1:37 pm
lol - thanks. That makes it much clearer. :p
xoxoxoBruce • Sep 21, 2010 1:46 pm
Voting the incumbents out sounds great, until you see what's left to vote for. The voters in Delaware are facing that horrifying choice.
Pico and ME • Sep 21, 2010 1:51 pm
xoxoxoBruce;683854 wrote:
Voting the incumbents out sounds great, until you see what's left to vote for. The voters in Delaware are facing that horrifying choice.


That situation there is hilarious.

BTW, she is totally giving lie to the Tea Party's claim that they are around only because of the economy. Its really all about bringing the culture war back to the forefront. (Gays-Abortion-Religion in Government)
classicman • Sep 21, 2010 3:12 pm
Oh there is NO CHOICE in DE.
she relayed to Bill Maher, that she &#8220;dabbled in witchcraft.&#8221;

"The Bible says lust in your heart is committing adultery. So, you can't masturbate without lust.&#8221;

"American scientific companies are cross-breeding humans and animals and coming up with mice with fully functioning human brains. So they're already into this experiment," said O&#8217;Donnell.


I'd vote for Spexxie before that woman.

Voting for her is like setting yourself of fire to protest a war. The only one that gets burnt is you.
Happy Monkey • Sep 21, 2010 3:17 pm
Jimmy Carter admitted to lust in his heart again last night on the Daily Show.
Spexxvet • Sep 21, 2010 3:22 pm
classicman;683899 wrote:
Oh there is NO CHOICE in DE.

Yay TEA Party!
Vote for Chris Coons. He's not an incumbent.

classicman;683899 wrote:
I'd vote for Spexxie before that woman.

Stop stalking me.
classicman • Sep 21, 2010 3:48 pm
Spexxvet;683911 wrote:
Yay TEA Party!
Vote for Chris Coons. He's not an incumbent.


If I were in DE, I'd have voted for him no matter who won the R primary.

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Spexxvet;683911 wrote:
Stop stalking me.


:hide:
glatt • Sep 21, 2010 3:52 pm
Happy Monkey;683905 wrote:
Jimmy Carter admitted to lust in his heart again last night on the Daily Show.


He needs to learn when to keep his mouth shut.
Happy Monkey • Sep 21, 2010 3:55 pm
Maybe he needed to when he was President, but not anymore! It was one of his best lines.
glatt • Sep 21, 2010 4:00 pm
I saw in the elevator news that he compared himself to the other ex-presidents and said he was probably a better ex. was that on the Daily Show too, or someplace else?
classicman • Sep 21, 2010 4:14 pm
In an interview taped for NBC Nightly News tonight, former President Jimmy Carter says: "I feel that my role as a former president is probably superior to that of other presidents."
TheMercenary • Sep 21, 2010 7:53 pm
classicman;683804 wrote:
There is only one card in the WH and its not changing anytime soon.
IMHO the WH and who is there is never as important as who is in congress and who controls either house, and their relationship to who is in the WH. Right now what we have is no different from when Bush2 was in control and the Congress was dominated by Republickins.
Shawnee123 • Sep 22, 2010 8:59 am
I love peasants and their pitchforks!
Spexxvet • Sep 22, 2010 9:07 am
LOL
ZenGum • Sep 22, 2010 9:28 am
You guys still haven't put electoral districting in the hands of an independent authority?
Spexxvet • Sep 22, 2010 9:42 am
ZenGum;684088 wrote:
You guys still haven't put electoral districting in the hands of an independent authority?


No. It's George Bush's fault. ;):p:
xoxoxoBruce • Sep 22, 2010 11:45 am
There's no such thing as an independent authority, everything is political.
classicman • Sep 22, 2010 12:50 pm
But the Supreme court ... :right:
Happy Monkey • Sep 22, 2010 3:00 pm
Even if they were apolitical, I don't think they'd be up for redistricting the whole country.

A computer program could be apolitical, but the process for picking it couldn't.
tw • Sep 22, 2010 7:56 pm
Does anyone inhale? Or just deny it?
classicman • Nov 29, 2010 11:47 pm
skysidhe;683755 wrote:
. I decided months ago to vote every incumbent out of their cushy chairs and that means in my own state as well as the government.


You got your wish. Looks like most of America agreed with you.

glatt;683761 wrote:
This is a census year, which means it's also a redistricting year. The party that is in power in the state when it is time to redistrict will enjoy enormous advantages over the other party for ten years, when the next redistricting will take place. That party (at the state level) will be able to redraw the district maps in a way that virtually guarantees a victory in almost every election with a minimal effort.


I'm quite interested to see how this plays out.
skysidhe • Nov 30, 2010 11:50 am
I voted for an incumbent democrat in the senate. I didn't vote for anyone crazy just for the sake of change.

This state would have had a republican governor, if it wasn't for one very large democratic county. The republican lost by 1%

I don't know how this will play out. Hopefully a little more balance in power.From the start, I've liked what the new, soon to be, house speaker has to say.


http://www.nationaljournal.com/member/congress/boehner-to-host-ideas-summit-for-incoming-gop-governors-20101129
"Washington doesn't have all the answers, and the best solutions usually come from outside the Beltway," Boehner will say in a statement prepared for release later today. "Republicans may still be outnumbered in Washington, but with the American people and reform-minded governors standing with us, there's a lot we can do together to stop runaway government spending and help small businesses get back to creating jobs."
xoxoxoBruce • Nov 30, 2010 11:54 am
Washington doesn't have all the answers, and the best solutions usually come from [COLOR="Red"]the corporate interests that bought my ass[/COLOR]," Boehner will say in a statement prepared for release later today.
skysidhe • Nov 30, 2010 12:07 pm
lol
classicman • Nov 30, 2010 12:09 pm
well played you xob
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