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seeviewonder

(461 posts)
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 12:31 PM Nov 2012

I feel like my voting will actually make a difference this year.

I moved to Iowa last fall from Illinois. I voted in my first General Election in 2008 (obviously a straight blue ticket), but Obama was a lock in that state and is this year as well. Being able to vote for him in Iowa where he is tenuously ahead in the polls makes me feel like my vote will matter here much more than it did in Illinois. Also, I get to vote against Steve King!

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I feel like my voting will actually make a difference this year. (Original Post) seeviewonder Nov 2012 OP
Understand the sentiment, TDale313 Nov 2012 #1
I agree with you on the down ballot stuff. seeviewonder Nov 2012 #2
I'm envious. charlyvi Nov 2012 #3
Keep on voting! n/t seeviewonder Nov 2012 #4
Welcome to my state- barbiegeek Nov 2012 #5
When I was in Illinois, I was in the downstate region seeviewonder Nov 2012 #6

TDale313

(7,820 posts)
1. Understand the sentiment,
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 12:35 PM
Nov 2012

and very cool that you get to vote against Steve King. OTOH, even though I'm in CA, I always feel like my vote makes a diiference. It may not be definitive on the Presidential level (friggin' electoral college) but there's a ton of down ballot stuff.

seeviewonder

(461 posts)
2. I agree with you on the down ballot stuff.
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 12:41 PM
Nov 2012

California uses the Prop system well, but ubfortunately Iowa does not. There is a vote to retain IA SC Justice Wiggins (I will vote to keep him) since he was one of the votes to legalize gay marriage in Iowa a few years ago. Other than that, I am interested in local office votes here.

barbiegeek

(1,140 posts)
5. Welcome to my state-
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 01:27 PM
Nov 2012

You are in the Red area, I grew up in but you are not alone here.

We are the first state to have Biracial marriages which led the path to Gay marriage. The old Repugs & baptist hate it, they are loud mouths but the minority.

The weird thing about Iowa-Liberals & Repugs hunt and own guns.

Love, another Iowan

We need you Enjoy this Purple State

Oh- Iowans always vote for who is popular-who they think is a winner because 1 miilion are dems, 1 million are rep, 1 million are independent. Remember that when you talk to an independent-they always support a winner.

seeviewonder

(461 posts)
6. When I was in Illinois, I was in the downstate region
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 01:57 PM
Nov 2012

which is largely Repub, red state politics. I just hope I can make a difference here.

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