tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post8113575613543625960..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-49238055752177680272015-11-04T16:55:25.407-05:002015-11-04T16:55:25.407-05:00&quot;This should clog up the polls in traditional Democratic heavy voting areas&quot;<br /><br />No. It won&#39;t. Illinois abolished straight ticket voting roughly 16 years ago. It&#39;s still a bluer-than-blue state (Rauner is a RINO and Springfield is 2/3rds Dems). Chicago voters can still vote two and three times or more. Not an issue. The low information voters will vote top-of-ticket and probably leave the rest blank. Sir Hailstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301073859882785758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-12338043656841876252015-11-04T14:44:58.834-05:002015-11-04T14:44:58.834-05:00Anon 12:09: &quot;Watch the state legislature for the next trick in the bag.&quot; Bingo. I am terrified but also fascinated to see what they come up with next. One thing is for sure: it won&#39;t be ideas on how to make life better for lower and middle-income Hoosiers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-76535417382903619252015-11-04T13:48:53.423-05:002015-11-04T13:48:53.423-05:00Anonymous 12:09 In a free society, a voter should have the right to vote a straight-ticket. Republicans and conservatives love to find ways to disenfranchise voters when they can&#39;t seem to win on the ideas they propose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-4596256704057980752015-11-04T12:56:10.223-05:002015-11-04T12:56:10.223-05:00Much is made of alleged voter suppression. Any actual suppression pales in comparison to the huge problem of voter apathy.Downtown Indyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06239811599722585898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-53853923478027087242015-11-04T12:09:55.832-05:002015-11-04T12:09:55.832-05:00There&#39;s much to be said as to why, with the gerrymandering of districts and the elimination of the four at-large seats, the Republican Party could not attain control of the CCC. Is it because of local candidates or is the MCRP now the caboose on the national clown train? It is difficult to win and control the agenda with 44.46% of the vote. Is there just a lack of voter interest or are Republicans giving up on the brand? <br />Watch the state legislature for the next trick in the bag. Being that in the last general election straight-ticket voting in Marion County favored the Democrats by 136,286 to 71,101, it was discussed this January on how to end this method of voting. This should clog up the polls in traditional Democratic heavy voting areas but a bill of this nature would have to be applied statewide. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-9728984401666122802015-11-04T11:34:13.673-05:002015-11-04T11:34:13.673-05:00This exemplifies how easy it is to take over an apathetic &quot;democracy&quot;.<br />Also, a &quot;vote of no confidence&quot; would be nice to have.<br />In the end, even in local elections, it seems we get to &quot;vote&quot; for the candidate of their (nwos) choosing.Joshhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttT6FrMosBknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-31434995777978390122015-11-04T11:30:37.285-05:002015-11-04T11:30:37.285-05:00&quot;It is accepted as democratic when public offices are allocated by lot; and as oligarchic when they are filled by election.&quot; AristotleEric Morrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-57107859695282451122015-11-04T11:19:29.193-05:002015-11-04T11:19:29.193-05:00Pathetic. And they call this a democracy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com