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2016 Postmortem

Boomer

(4,168 posts) Tue Nov 8, 2016, 08:54 AM Nov 2016

Who did you write-in for empty Dem offices?

In my part of West Virginia there were four state offices in which only a Republican was running, so my option was to ignore those positions on my ballot or write in a candidate.

After checking Hillary for president, I wrote in "Bernie Sanders" for every office without a Dem candidate.

ROCK THE VOTE TODAY!

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Who did you write-in for empty Dem offices? (Original Post) Boomer Nov 2016 OP

My wife and her sister. Orsino Nov 2016 #1

I write in my own name. femmocrat Nov 2016 #3

I wrote in my dad's name treestar Nov 2016 #4

In my area there are 4 township and 5 county office seats with no GOP opposition Siwsan Nov 2016 #5

Sport heroes of the past RedCloud Nov 2016 #6

In my district, Democratic Congressman, Gerry Connelly was running unopposed. FSogol Nov 2016 #7

That was a great idea. Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #8

Orsino

(37,428 posts)

1. My wife and her sister.

Reply to Boomer (Original post)

Tue Nov 8, 2016, 08:58 AM

Nov 2016

No disrespect to the Republicans I love and trust, but as things stand there's simply no way I'm voting their party one more iota of power.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

3. I write in my own name.

Reply to Boomer (Original post)

Tue Nov 8, 2016, 08:58 AM

Nov 2016

I have been running against our "permanent" republican congressman for years now. The democrats never bother to find an opponent for him any more. I want to be remembered as a "former candidate for Congress" in my obit. LOL

I do like your idea though!

treestar

(82,383 posts)

4. I wrote in my dad's name

Reply to Boomer (Original post)

Tue Nov 8, 2016, 09:00 AM

Nov 2016

until 2014 when the Greens fielded a candidate. This is for state assembly. The Green is running again. Last time he got 17% of the vote in the district. Probably mostly Democrats also taking advantage of that chance to vote against the Republican.

This area is white middle class - fools who think they are so successful they should be Republicans.

Siwsan

(26,268 posts)

5. In my area there are 4 township and 5 county office seats with no GOP opposition

Reply to Boomer (Original post)

Tue Nov 8, 2016, 09:04 AM

Nov 2016

And one township office with a Democratic and a Green Party candidate vying for the seat and the Democrat is the incumbent.

I live in a beautifully Blue district.

RedCloud

(9,230 posts)

6. Sport heroes of the past

Reply to Boomer (Original post)

Tue Nov 8, 2016, 10:09 AM

Nov 2016

FSogol

(45,488 posts)

7. In my district, Democratic Congressman, Gerry Connelly was running unopposed.

Reply to Boomer (Original post)

Tue Nov 8, 2016, 10:14 AM

Nov 2016

That's funny, because when he was elected, the Repubs marked him as someone who could be easily defeated in 2016. Thanks to Trumpy, they couldn't find anyone who wanted his name associated with the GOP.

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)

8. That was a great idea.

Reply to Boomer (Original post)

Tue Nov 8, 2016, 10:48 AM

Nov 2016

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