Swaying people towards voting one way or another

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 9/16/08 at 12:35pm

Anyone here feel like they're being swayed to vote one way or another?

I went to a Register to Vote tent on my college campus. Good idea, right? Well, the kicker was that everyone was wearing giant Obama stickers. That may be a bit too much temptation for people registering to vote for the first time.

I am going to vote absentee in the state of Texas. Residents of the state that I am in for college are badgering me to register for this state, which is a swing. Apparently, my vote "will count more" here.

The real reason? Texas is a red state.

[artscallion]

Posted: 9/16/08 at 12:54pm

Yes, I'm not really bright enough to figure out who to vote for on my own. So, I usually just vote for whomever has the biggest stickers.

Politics, I feel, is the one area where sticker swaying shouldn't be used, particularly against the helpless, weak minded first time voters on college campuses.

Posted: 9/16/08 at 12:57pm

Cruel, I absolutely support your plan to vote in Texas. 100%.

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 9/16/08 at 5:06pm

sarcasm or no?

[Gothampc]

Posted: 9/16/08 at 5:14pm

Whoever you vote for, remember that voting for McCain happens on November 4 and voting for Obama happens on November 5.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 9/16/08 at 5:32pm

Gothampc is haunted by the nightmarish possibility that somewhere, somehow, someone is seeing the Republican candidate for what he truly is.

Posted: 9/16/08 at 7:26pm

NO sarcasm at all Cruel- you want to vote in Texas, I think you should vote in Texas.

[Elphaba]

Posted: 9/16/08 at 7:44pm

Cruel, I believe legally you cannot vote in NM as you are not a resident, but a student.

Your paying out of state tuition, and your hom on all your records is TX, hence you must vote there.

And it isn't even conceivable that you would vote for anyone but Obama considering the alternatives.

[Roninjoey]

Posted: 9/24/08 at 5:16pm

Cruel, don't listen to them. Vote for the candidate you feel is best qualified to lead the country. But speaking as someone who's been following the election pretty closely, here's a tip. If you're voting for McCain, vote in Texas. He's having trouble there and he can use it. If you're voting for Obama, vote in New Mexico. He can use the help he can get there.

The sad part is, that last bit isn't really sarcasm.

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 11/2/08 at 8:33pm

Bump.

[Mekroth]

Posted: 11/2/08 at 9:20pm

Do NOT vote in New Mexico. The vote is this state has NEVER even been counted before the announcement of the winner.

As much as it pains me to say it, stay with Texas.
Updated On: 11/3/08 at 09:20 PM

[Kermit1103]

Posted: 11/2/08 at 9:39pm

Seriously, since when is McCain having trouble in Texas? John Coryn (sorry, too lazy to look up spelling) has struggled a bit, but I haven't noticed anything suggesting McCain is anything but a given. Interesting

[StockardFan]

Posted: 11/3/08 at 12:48pm

When I was in college I had to vote by absentee ballot?