Big Featured Discussions | October 25, 2012 | 7 comments

Have you voted yet? Why or why not?

Early voting has begun in many states, and lots of people have received their mail-in ballots. President Obama has been pushing voters in swing states to vote early.

The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November was not legally declared Election Day until 1845. According to CNN, 22 percent of voters voted early in 2004, and 30 percent of voters did so in 2008.

Have you voted yet? Why or why not?

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7 comments // Have you voted yet? Why or why not?

  • covelogibbs
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      covelogibbs  

    • Yes, because there's a lot on the line in this election, especially in California where we have the chance to require labeling of GMOs. Corporate interests are pouring millions into advertising to try to prevent prop 37 from passing. I can't contribute like:
      Monsanto - $7,100,500
      DuPont - $4,900,000
      Pepsi - $2,145,400
      Bayer - $2,000,000
      Dow - $2,000,000
      BASF - $2,000,000
      Syngenta - $2,000,000
      Kraft Foods - $1,950,000
      Coca-Cola - $1,455,500
      Nestle - $1,315,600
      General Mills - $1,135,000
      ConAgra - $1,077,000
      Kellogg’s - $790,000
      Smithfield - $684,000

      But I can cast my one vote and if enough of us do we can stand up to these corporations that don't want us to know what we're feeding our families.

    • 7 months ago
  • webcelt
  • steviedee
  • jaysea32
  • Milieu
  • alfreeland
  • LabMonkey
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      LabMonkey  

    • Mail in ballot is signed, sealed, and ready to deliver. Only because it gives me more time to read and research, with access to GOOGLE, so I can dig deep in to the private lives of all the candidates. You'd be surprised at what you can find, too.

    • 7 months ago
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