Speakeasy forum: Conservatism is Calling...Invest 7.5min of your time....

they need to bring back recreational drugs. Keeps the bad voters home, or in the alley.

My experience is that the conservative side expects you to make the decision to come to them. You need to put forth some effort. The liberal side is the opposite. They come to you. You need to do nothing other than nod "yes".

I saw this during my early voting experience. If I wanted a Democrat ballot template, there were people walking up to me offering them. If I wanted a Republican template, I had to walk to a literature table outside of their van. That would be too much effort for some people to make. I took the middle ground and used what was in my head after personal study.

Have fun with the last sentence in that paragraph if you wish.

catch-up. They didn't have a candidate until late Summer. I got Obama calls for at least a full year but the number of those have waned considerably. Lately, I tend to hang up on all of them regardless. One observation I have made, however, is that those calls which support Republican candidates and issues tend to identify themselves right up front so I can hang up immediately. Those for Democrat candidates are a little more slick. They don't tell you who they are but start off with some emotional grab and particularly when it comes to what are considered "women's issues". The Democrat marketing scheme seems to be similar to that of postal spam where the envelope begs you to open it and not just throw it away immediately.

I would hope that, in the future, politicians will learn when people have had enough and that further aggressive campaigning hurts their chances rather than aids them.

It's 6:20 pm here, and they're still leaving recorded messages on my answering machines.

I'm not sure how late polls close here, I think 7, with a promise anyone in line by 6:30 will get to vote no matter how late.

that would probably mean more from both sides, and no vote in the primaries.

My memory isn't all that bad...yet.

I voted what we call a "split ticket". This means I ignore the party label and go with what I know of the person. If I know nothing, I will leave that to others rather than pick by party. I take criticism for that sometimes. So be it.

As for my observations of the MO of the two major parties at my polling place, you're right. I don't specify one as being better or worse. Why should I? But I gave observations and not conclusions or judgments. Why I didn't see Romney shirted people milling about I don't know. That doesn't mean they didn't exist. I tried my best to use my virtual blinders and walk straight to the door but had two people walk straight into my path. Both had "Vote Democratic" shirts. I even noted in my post about this experience that I thought "democratic" was an adjective. See...I remember...you'd not have to copy/paste to remind me.

Personally I believe that if we are strong in our convictions we need to put out effort to show them. We don't need someone to register us and drive us to the polls if we are reasonably able. We don't need someone to seek us out and guide us. We know what we want and we go and get it by ourselves. The right to vote comes with responsibilities and one of these is to gather the best information about the candidates that one can. The "rah rah" rallies aren't enough. The entertainment program at them is contrary to good sense and not helpful. This goes for either party's MO.

Today's the day of reckoning here. Those with strong convictions should get off their cans and vote. Those with no clue should stay home. Just my opinion.

Both had "Vote Democratic" shirts. I even noted in my post about this experience that I thought "democratic" was an adjective.

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States along with the Republican Party. Since the 1930s, the party has promoted a social liberal and progressive platform,[1][2][3] and its Congressional caucus is composed of progressives, liberals, centrists,[4] and left-libertarians. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous operation in the United States and is among the oldest political parties in the world.[5]

their capitalization of Democratic

Hope this helps

you should have started talking grammar.

Any Canadian ancestors?

If you did, that would have made it a question, not a statement.

It is also commonly used as a question tag, i.e., method for inciting a reply, as in "It's nice here, eh?" In North America, it is most commonly associated with Canada and Canadian English.

You'll be bilingual by the time I'm finished with you.