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Is anyone thinking of the 2018 elections? I live in DC so my local elections don t really count. Wondering about other places?

GreatNani 8 Aug 14
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In Virginia we have Tim Caine vs Stewart, who is an ardent Drumpf supporter, for senator. I'm shamefully unaware of our other options. It's too early for polls. Should be interesting. I predict Caine by ten at least.

I hope so! Virginia needs someone better.

@GreatNani you know, if you were to moved a couple hundred yards south, you could probably vote here.

@CallMeDave well Virginia I'd an open carry state so that would be hard. But yes 5 miles and I am in Northern Va.

@GreatNani yes, we are neanderthal and I'm in the thick of it. 60 miles south and I'd be in NC. Resistance is not futile, I can hope.

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Yep, been thinking of them for a long time now! I worked on a local congressional candidate's campaign in the spring (she won in May and is running in November) and I'm supporting Beto O'Rourke for the Texas senate.

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Like metalicious1986, I also live in Missouri, but in the middle of the state - Columbia. It is a city of 109,000 and of the University of Missouri, and is an island of blue in a sea of red. If it were not for KC and St. Louis, we would be alone in this state. Yet, I am most curious what will happen in November. We have a couple of tight congressional races (including Missouri's 4 District), a very tight senatorial race with Claire McCaskill 🍸 and Josh Hawley 🌈 and a number of important ballot issues, including the legalization of medical marijuana.

I have voted in every election over the last five decades and will continue until I am either feeble minded or die, whichever comes first.

I know that your vote has little weight in D.C., but you have a voice and it needs to be heard above the din of the Beltway. Vote, campaign, volunteer. One day D.C. will get the voice it deserves and you'll be the first in line. I write a bi-weekly column for the Columbia Missourian which is my contribution to the system.

You should post your column here!

@GreatNani Thank you for your support. You can read my columns at: [columbiamissourian.com]
The most recent concerns the NRA's financial "problems."

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I am and I'm urging everyone I know to register and vote.

I really hope people get up and do it!

@GreatNani so do I!

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I voted last week, and I will vote in November. Here in Springfield, MO we had a city ordinance I was against. Plus, we voted on adopting the "right to work" bill for our state. It's extremely red where I live, and I absolutely hate it.

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Not really. The reality s--t show democracy in America has turned into isn't worth getting worked up over.

Unfortunately, I am starting to feel the same way 😟

@GreatNani Yeah, Reagan was a disaster and Bush II was a disaster ... but were followed by Clinton/Obama who made flowery promises but essentially were just less corrupt helmsman steering the country in an ever more militaristic, coorporatistic direction. And both were fully complicit in continuing the upwards transfer of wealth that has characterised the American economy since 1980 or so. Call me a cynic, but I think even if the Dems do seize Congress in 2018 or the White House in 2020 ... I can't imagine them doing anything but curb the GOPs worst excesses while continuing down the same Pentagon, banker, corporate expansion path.

@Druvius agreed. But when compared to this they look so good!

@Druvius I agree, but we need to stem the total disaster we have now & try to work on real candidates from a ground-up 3rd (or 4th) Party. If we don't get real change soon, I fear there will be blood in the streets within a decade!

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In April 2018 with two other volunteers, we registered 74 high school seniors to vote, during four, one-hour lunch breaks. The high school kindly set up tables and chairs.

"REGISTER TO VOTE!" I yelled, dancing around and waving my arms, with a big smile. "RIGHT HERE at these tables. It takes TWO MINUTES! The media says you won't vote! PROVE them wrong!"

We will do it again in September and October 2018.

At the Democrat headquarters, I plan to call students we registered to encourage them to vote.

It takes commitment to make any change!

Good for you, that's wonderful!

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