Candidates:

President: Barack Obama
OR Senate: Jeff Merkley
5th Dist House: Kurt Schrader
Sec of State: Kate Brown
Treasurer: Ben Westlund
Attorney Gen: John Kroger
State Rep 37th Dist: Michele Eberle
Labor Commish: Brad Avakian
Clackamas County Commish: Charlotte Lehan, Jim Bernard

Measures:

54: YES
55: YES
56: YES
57: NO
58: NO
59: NO
60: NO
61: NO
62: NO
63: NO
64: NO
65: NO

Clackamas County:

3-310: NO
3-311: NO

Metro:

26-96: NO


TV Fire & Rescue:

34-154: YES

West Linn/Wilsonville School Dist:

3-307: YES
3-308: YES

Let the judging begin!!

Why would anyone care how you voted? Why do you think its important to share this?

Because I'm trying to sway the low information voters such as yourself.

The MO of a liberal...class warfare.

I don't think that phrase means what you think it means, Broadway. Although I have noticed that there must be a chain email going around that uses that phrase. It seems to be all the rage right now among Republicans.

By the way, of the measures that were on my ballot, I voted differently than Vit on 6 of them.

Spare me with the class warfare crap. You know my opinions and now you see my ballot. Compare and contrast. Go ahead and judge. I'm not embarrassed on what I stand for.

The MO of Republicans...

PISS ON EVERYONE! Bankrupt the country!

Hey, we've shared votes for years. That's another reason why he posted up.

Broadway... class warfare is what the Republicans have been doing for 30 years.

Time to push back on that and deal a fair hand or two to the middle class.

After all, they are the ones that built the wealth the top percenters are hoarding. Way too many people forget that little fact. Without skilled labor, the top percent are literally nothing.

IMO, people have the right to share how they voted, the same as they have the right to not share how they voted.

If you don't want to read how someone votes, don't click on a thread titled "How I Voted."

And, can ANY thread on this board not degenerate into a "my-opinion-is-better-than-yours"-bash-fest?

And, can ANY thread on this board not degenerate into a "my-opinion-is-better-than-yours"-bash-fest?

It doesn't seem like it.

And, can ANY thread on this board not degenerate into a "my-opinion-is-better-than-yours"-bash-fest?

You want to see "my-opinion-is-better-than-yours" go to some of the Republican message boards and say your in favor of Obama. FLAMES to the sky! WOW!

Happens regularly.

Also, not everything here posted is the same kind of opinion. Many posts are well supported and many contributors go and do the work to actually advance the conversation.

Others don't, or are spotty.

All Dems down the line, and Lehan and Bernard for Clack co. Didn't really care for Ben Westlund, but my wife already circled in that vote.

Voted No on all the tax measures and anything Sizemore.

I gurantee 96% of the people here vote Democrats down the line.

You should of just created a topic that says "guess how I voted" Everyone could of predicted the outcome.

You should create a topic that says guess what dumb post I'll post next. Everyone could of predicted the outcome. 96% of your posts are meaningless and a waste of time.

I damn near voted for Allen Alley for Treasurer. I'm not a huge fan of Westlund, but in the end, I liked more of the people endorsing him than Alley.

What's funnier are the fliers landing in my box labeled as "Voter's Guides," some very nicely printed. I have one from Oregon CSEPAC, another from the OEA, and they are almost exactly opposite in their Yes/No ballot Measure recommendations. The CSEPAC guide admits (in very, very tiny print) that "some candidates and measures...paid for an appearance in this document", which seems lame to me.

Funniest damn thing is the Matt Lindland flyer (HD52). His picture is colorful and bold, with a flag draped behind him. Suzanne Van Ordman's picture looks like it was run off on a dot matrix printer than run over by a truck. Is there such a thing as 'heavy-handed subliminal?'

Broadway wrote:
The MO of a liberal...class warfare.

Oh gee, I've never seen you "christian" conservatives do that.

Trixter wrote:
The MO of Republicans...

PISS ON EVERYONE! Bankrupt the country!


Well, you know the edict of the religious right. They don't care if the country goes to hell, just as long as abortion is outlawed and gays are banned from marriage.

>>I'm trying to sway the low information voters

I am responding to this statement made by Vitalogy and I wanted to point out some self-righteousness.

>>They don't care if the country goes to hell,

well then come help serve a meal to the homeless with me sometime.

That's not gonna help you get past the Pearly Gates. God is gonna want to know why your hand has been down His children's throats.

Dan I know that Obama would appreciate that you're helping out the homeless, however I think God may tire of how self-righteous you are making yourself to be. That's a big no-no, biblically speaking.

Just do the good work and let that speak for itself.

Just trying to help people not go to hell...no brag...just fact...and on a mission from God with or without a President's appreciation.

>>God is gonna want to know why your hand has been down His children's throats.

don't know what your saying here...

Turn off Hannity and it'll come to you.

To All Voting Obama......If he wins, its's Comrade (your name). Biggest Marxist on this side of the hemisphere since Castro. Even more than Chavez in Venezuela. Socialize medicine sucks, increasing taxes by rolling back the tax cuts that the middle class got with Bush, he says he is going to give 95% a tax cut but wants to repell the cuts. He talks out of both sides of his mouth.

Think about this. You may not realize this but just about all media companies make over $250,000 a year, ($20,000+ monthly) and he is looking to increase their taxes? How about the fairness doctrine they are trying to ram down media's throats. You think the media business is tough now, its going to get worse if he wins.

Lastly, socialism creates a society that relies on government. A welfare society. I do not care to rely on my government. I can take care of myself.

"I can take care of myself."

Apparently you didn't take care of educating yourself on the topics you posted on. And I'll bet you don't even know what a "Marxist" is. You are the low information voter I speak of.

"Repell" Now!

"You may not realize this but just about all media companies make over $250,000 a year..."

A "media company" makes over "$20,000 a month"? Wow! Is that gross income or what? On that HUGE income, I bet that they can employ at least 4 or 5 people, if they clean the bathrooms and lunchroom by themselves! And forget having company-paid health insurance.

Totally.

You can take care of yourself huh?

So, gonna drive on your own roads? Trade with your own bank and with your own currency? Maybe you will educate your own kids, with your own school. (that one has it's merits actually)

How about your food? Sure it's ok to eat? Maybe have the oldest taste it first?

When you see crime, or want to settle a dispute with somebody else, gonna use your own court, or maybe just johnny and vinny?

And what about those other nations? Don't you want some security in your home, your law, your family? Better stock up on supplies and be ready to spend every waking minute just figuring out how to eat, keep safe and all those other basic needs we all share.

Bet you are one of those, "I can take care of myself", until you can't types. Then you will look for help, just like everybody else does.

"I do not care to rely on my government."

"I can take care of myself."

Good luck with that buddy.

Brilliant, as usual!

LS, you are just killing here as of late!

I second Mrs M!

This is probably the longest ballot that I have ever had to fill out. I'm posting my ballot here NOT to imply how anybody should vote, but to encourage discussion of the measures and candidates.

+Federal Candidates+
President/VP: Bob Barr/Wayne A Root
Representative, 1st district: H. Joe Tabor

+State Candidates+
Secretary of State: Seth A. Woolley
Treasurer: Allen Alley
Attorney General: John R. Kroger
Representative, 29th District: Chuck Riley
Labor Commissioner: Brad Avakian
Supreme Court Judge: Martha L. Walters
Court of Appeals Judge: Timothy J. Sercombe

+Washington County Candidates+
Sheriff: Rob Gordon

+City of Hillsboro Candidates+
Mayor: Jerry Willey
City Council, Ward 1: Nenice Andrews
City Council, Ward 2: Olga Acuña
City Council, Ward 3: Kimberly Culbertson

+Tualatin Valley Soil & Water Candidates+
Director, Zone 1: Gerald K. Ward
Director, Zone 2: Eldon Jossi
Director At Large 1: George E. Marsh
Director At Large 2: Judy Olsen

+State Measures+
54: Yes
55: Yes
56: No
57: Yes
58: No
59: Yes
60: No
61: No
62: Yes
63: Yes
64: Yes
65: No

+Washington County Measures+
34-155: Yes
34-159: No
34-164: No

+City of Hillsboro+
34-151: No

+Portland Community College+
26-95: Yes

+Metro+
26-96: Yes

I'm posting mine as well. To borrow a phrase from Alfredo, just in an attempt to spark discussion, not to try to change anyone's mind.
Several candidates are write-ins. Some are real, others were just to prove a point that just about anyone running for the position is perfectly capable of destroying the political division in question, and/or disgust that only one name is on the ballot. C'mon, I really wonder what gives that there's these hotly contested seats elsewhere, yet everywhere I've ever lived it's Joe Blow, the single (usually Democratic) name on the ballot.
Just to really be annoying, I'm going in reverse order. Keep scrolling if you want to see who I voted for President.

City of Portland: 26-94: NO
Portland Community College: 26-95: YES
Metro: 26-96: NO
65: NO
64: NO
63: NO
62: NO
61: NO
60: NO
59: NO
58: YES
57: NO
56: YES
55: NO
54: NO

Note: I voted no on 54 and 55 simply because I didn't feel that enough information was provided to warrant voting for them. I'm not Kasey Kasem, but on with my decisions.

Portland Commissioner: Lewis
East Multnomah Co. Soil and Water Conservation District: none
Multnomah Co. Commissioner (Dist. 3): none–either one is perfectly capable in running the county into the ground. And, I was out of names I'd otherwise write-in.
Multnomah Co. Sheriff: Clyde Lewis (write-in)
State Judiciary: none
Oregon State Bureau of Labor and Industries Commissioner: Brad Carter (write-in)
Oregon State Rep., Dist. 46: myself (write-in)
Oregon State Senator, Dist. 23: Ficus (write-in)
Oregon Attorney General: Albies (WF)
Oregon State Treasurer: Cactus (write-in)
Oregon Secretary of State: Woolley (PG)
US Congress, Oregon Dist. 3: Meo (PG)
US Senator, Oregon: John Kitzhaber (write-in)

And, now for President...




Hope you're sitting down for this...




And not eating or drinking anything you could choke on, if you're the type to do that...




If you have a weak stomach, don't say I didn't warn you...




No, this is NOT a late Halloween trick... it's who I think would do the best despite what anyone else would think...




Last chance to hit the "back" button...




US President/Vice President: Brian Moore/Stewart Alexander (S)

Are either you or Alfredo a homeowner?

I didnt vote. Both canidates suck. They are both tools of their respective party.

Like Carlin said, the only people that have the right to complain are the ones that dont vote.

So in 2000 and 2004 you didn't vote? Boy, your showing how ignorant you really are...
WOW!
Were you born in the South?
FYI Carlin's dead....

> Are either you or Alfredo a homeowner?

I'm a home owner.

Mc- Did you vote for the local candidates and ballot measures?

Also-Is there any candidate out there that you would have liked to seen run for president?

I think it's a sad commentary that people don't bother to vote or write in themselves on the ballot.

100% agreed.

I don't care how you vote (actually I do, but that's not what this is about!) JUST VOTE.

In Australia there is a fine if you don't vote. (At least there used to be)

We should have the same thing here with the proceeds going to some worthy cause.

I'd say, unless there was some really extenuating circumstances that you couldn't vote the fine should be $100.

Two threads and I'm agreeing with Skybill on both. Lordy Lord.

Greatly disappointed that three Trailblazers don't vote at all.
I just don't understand that (see todays bOregonian).

Sidenote: These guys are all top money makers, yet only one is voting for McCain (in fairness, several wouldn't reveal their selection).

Rumor has it there is a measure being written to quash Bill Sizemore. This might be a good thread on its own, but the question would be how do you impose limits on authoring measures without flying in the face of the bill that created ballot measures in the first place?

People have died for our right to vote, and I think people should take it seriously.

Are either you or Alfredo a homeowner?
No. No point in that. At least at this juncture in my life.

I didnt vote. Both canidates suck.
That's why you seek out THIRD PARTY CANDIDATES! They can really use your vote. And if you're planning on not voting anyway, you're not "stealing" any votes, contrary to those that claim that either major political party candidate is entitled to each and every vote cast.

You can still decide not to vote. Just remember some of the lyrics to the Rush song Freewill: "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice!"

And before someone says "why didn't you vote for 65?," it's because I disagree with that idea as well. For example, if we assume vote totals were the same in the 2006 Gubernatorial election and the open primary were in effect, the only two candidates to advance to the primary would've been Kulongoski (D) with 170,944 votes; and Jim Hill (D) with 92,439 votes. Kevin Mannix (R) had only 89,553.

I think you write the fix it bill such that the dollars cannot come from anything other than the people, in small amounts.

That way, whoever wants to drive a ballot measure, has to go and talk Oregonians out of their dollars to sponsor it.

Distributing the donations more or less knocks out the out of state interests, while leaving the spirit of the bill intact.

Anything that actually is wanted and potentially needed by those of us that live and work here, is something that should be no problem hitting the streets on.

Sizemore takes money from outta state, then puts it into bogus measures, one after the other. That's not the intent of the original legislation.

I always am suspect when there is profit to be made in the democratic process. Electronic voting is a PRIME example of this. Endless ballot initiatives are another. to me, having the process in place and active is worth it. What isn't worth it is the annual risk we endure should out of state money hit a home run, looking to test crap here, and or diminish Oregon in general.

I should clarify for the idiots here that jumped all over me. I did not vote for the President.

I voted ballot measures.

I should clarify for the idiots.

No! You've made it very clear to all of us that your an idiot.

Trix, you've had some pretty funny zingers here lately, I've laughed more than once today at your posts. Glad to see that you're back to your old self.

I'm here to please...
Well....
;)

Seriously Mrs jerkin, if you think trixter is funny then you are more retarded then him

All he does is take what other people say and turn it around. there is no zinger. he is not smart enough to come up with his own material and clearly you are too stupid to realize that.

Mc74-

It's my understanding that if you leave any area blank on your ballot it's considered not official. That's why they give you that write-in option. I found this out the hard way a number of years ago.

I believe the instructions indicate you must fill out every section.

I would hate for your ballot not to be validated. Maybe Andrew has information on this.

lordy I hope you're wrong Chris. I often leave sections blank if I just don't know how to vote... and for incumbent judges running unopposed.

Washington mail in ballots dont work that way. You can vote or not vote an any given issue.

This is from the Oregon Sec of State site

You have the right to leave some choices blank on your ballot. The choices you do mark will still count

http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/HAVA/ovbr.html

Marianagy is absolutely right. I was on a conference call with Phil Kiesling a few weeks ago. A former Secretary of State for Oregon, Kiesling emphasized how important it was to vote downticket candidates and local measures. However, he did not say that a ballot had to be completely filled out to participate in an election. To encourage full ballot participation, organizations are asking Oregonians to pledge that they will fill out the whole ballot, but it is not mandatory. To be clear, incomplete ballots can sway important contests. Whatever you decide to do with your vote, if you get it in on time, your voice will be heard.

Looks like Dr. Johnny Fever may not last long.....
Another Jakman

I am relieved. If "blanks nulify" were true, it was likely that my ballot had never been counted in an election.