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Vote today, democrats!

raulism
raulism
edited November -1 in Prospect Heights
The turnout for the run off today should be abyssal. I am going to have a really hard time plugging my nose and voting for one of the choices for Public Advocate, but I hope we can show that our neighborhood votes. The more people vote around here, the more attention we can get for problems here- you can reduce it to pure self-interest if that's your thing.

I support Liu for Comptroller for reasons I have stated elsewhere. I have friends supporting de Blasio, and other friends supporting Green. Here are some links:

http://dailygotham.com/mole333/blog/johnliuforcomptrollerupdated

http://www.r8ny.com/blog/gatemouth/the_last_of_the_independent_liberals.html

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  • retag
    retag
    Vote today? Not everyone is a Democrat.
  • sweet tea
    sweet tea
    ^duly noted. i didn't realize both parties didn't have elections today. i've amended the thread title.
  • pitu
    pitu
    Okay, all you registered Dems - don't forget to vote today!
    Greens, Repubs, Independently registered folks, false alarm!

    Although in NYC, particularly in Brooklyn, you've got to have a pretty compelling reason NOT to register as a Dem, since the primaries are where the decisions are made.

    I went this morning and it was a ghost town. Your vote counts extra in a tiny run-off like this...



  • raulism
    raulism
    Retag wrote: Vote today? Not everyone is a Democrat.
    Mea culpa! My apologies to non-Dems.

    Unfortunately, all the competitive races (except for our recent Republican primary) are in the Democratic party. Generally, the person who wins this primary wins the general election. I know there are many people who are sympathetic to Democrats but want to remain "independent." For these people, I do recommend registering as Democrats, since this is often the only way to get your voice heard in our pathetic Brooklyn electoral process. You can vote for whomever you want in November, but the outcome is often decided in September.

    Finally, if you want to change your party registration, you will want to do so NOW for NEXT year's election. It takes a full year to change your party registration.
  • henrycurtis
    henrycurtis
    Pretty hard for me to get excited about either choice in either race...
    I guess, sadly, I don't really care.
    I voted in the original primary, as I always do.

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