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post #31 of 42
10/30/10 at 2:05pm
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Originally Posted by Momofmany View Post
Our state is going to go completely red this year. The GOP candidates have been outspending the democrats 4 to 1 in their advertising here. They got a lot of money from the businesses that have outsourced our jobs, yet they won't answer any questions on what they are going to do to grow new jobs here. I've written and called every last candidate on that issue and the only thing I ever got back from the GOP is a single form letter on how they want to turn the economy back to the times of Bush.
You mean when the stock market was at 14,000 and unemployment was at 5.5%? (The highest unemployment under Bush was 7.1%, in his last month in office. Before that, the highest had been 6.5% in 2003.)

An interesting report on NPR's "On The Media" today about spending on ads. The conclusion was that doubling spending, all other things being equal, raises a candidate's vote by 1%. So, unless they're very close, higher spending doesn't have the effect you might think it would.

On The Media

And it looks like Ms. Fiorina may well lose, in spite of her huge spending.
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post #32 of 42
10/30/10 at 3:50pm
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Originally Posted by Momofmany View Post
I've written and called every last candidate on that issue and the only thing I ever got back from the GOP is a single form letter on how they want to turn the economy back to the times of Bush.
Was that supposed to impress you? If they want to impress you, they should have said they want the economy to be how it was under Clinton...you know...before it tanked under Bush.
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post #33 of 42
11/1/10 at 1:15pm
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Originally Posted by clixpix View Post
Was that supposed to impress you? If they want to impress you, they should have said they want the economy to be how it was under Clinton...you know...before it tanked under Bush.


Tomorrow's the big day!
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post #34 of 42
11/2/10 at 5:22am
Today is the big day.

You're out!
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post #35 of 42
11/2/10 at 5:24am
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Originally Posted by clixpix View Post
I've got to do my part to keep the conservative out!
DH and I will vote right after work this afternoon.
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post #36 of 42
11/2/10 at 5:29am
Voted this morning!! DH and I will cancel out at least two of my co-worker's votes.
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post #37 of 42
11/2/10 at 5:31am
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Originally Posted by Essayons89 View Post
Today is the big day.

You're out!
Yup.

The only thing I found difficult was that ALL candidates would not answer questions. They all have a platform and none of them would tell me how they plan on implementing what they promise. Since the current group has done poorly, I just voted all the incumbents out other than local judges.

Oh, and didn't some of the tanking economy under Bush was due to some of Clinton's policies..ie NAFTA?
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post #38 of 42
11/2/10 at 5:36am
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Oh, and didn't some of the tanking economy under Bush was due to some of Clinton's policies..ie NAFTA?
NAFTA isn't a good example, because that was negotiated and then signed by Bush Senior in December of 1992. Bush ran out of time, and it was ratified under Clinton after he'd added some clauses to protect American workers.
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post #39 of 42
11/2/10 at 6:03am
Admittedly, I didn't get interested in how our government works until about eight years ago.

One thing I don't understand is the housing collapse. When we were looking for a house our realtor told us we could get more house for lower payments with an ARM. I said I would rather have a fixed rate so I know what my payments will be until the house is paid off.

Seems to me quite a few problems are caused by people not taking responsibility for their decisions.
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post #40 of 42
11/2/10 at 2:34pm
I voted!!!! Yay
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post #41 of 42
11/2/10 at 4:05pm
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Originally Posted by zohdee View Post
Admittedly, I didn't get interested in how our government works until about eight years ago.

One thing I don't understand is the housing collapse. When we were looking for a house our realtor told us we could get more house for lower payments with an ARM. I said I would rather have a fixed rate so I know what my payments will be until the house is paid off.

Seems to me quite a few problems are caused by people not taking responsibility for their decisions.
If you have an ARM, I would refinance immediately. Rates have never been this low. Only problem is if you owe more than the house is worth. Otherwise, re-fi!
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post #42 of 42
11/2/10 at 4:47pm
I voted, and actually wrote in candidates this time. There were 3 candidates that were running unopposed, so DH and I both wrote in alternatives - our neighbors and me. Then called the neighbors and asked that they do the same thing.

So if the incumbents don't get more than 5 votes, I'm a shoe in for County Clerk, and the neighbors will take the State Board of Education and the Commissioner for Insurance. As my neighbor stated: "Insurance for all!!".

I voted out all the old crusty judges.
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