Please help, I don't know who to vote for today (PA)

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Tuesday May 21, 2013 · 10:45 AM PDT

2013/05/21 · 10:45

(Apologies for the short non-diary - and for not having realized the problem in time to do something about it other than begging for help here)

Today is primary election day in PA. I live in Philadelphia which is generally overwhelmingly Democratic which means that the primaries are the biggest opportunity to influence things. I personally, being a non-citizen, can't vote, but there are voters in my household with the same concerns I have who are stuck with no idea who to vote for to support the things we care about.

In Philadelphia right now the biggest issue affecting our family is school district funding, where the city and state are playing chicken with our kids' education, but the state is more to blame because it refuses to even allow the city to raise funding on its own. If there are candidates we can support to make a difference or send a message on that issue we want to do so. Failing that, we'd like to generally support progressive policies - LGBT equality probably being next on our list of priorities.

I found a list of endorsements from Marriage Equality for Pennsylvania, which is a helpful start on that issue, but I have had no luck so far finding any endorsements from organizations supporting school funding.

So out of sheer desperation I'm trying this sort of begging approach: the Kos community is full of smart progressive activists and I am hoping someone can help us. Having already left it too late to spend the amount of time necessary to really research who are the best candidates on our issues, does anyone here know any organizations making endorsements or know of any tools that could help us make smart decisions?

Looking for a results watching buddy?

sab39

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Monday November 03, 2008 · 1:50 PM PST

2008/11/03 · 13:50

I've been debating whether to even post this diary because I know that we shouldn't be concerned with anything past poll-closing time tomorrow. Which is obviously why, unlike in the primaries, there's been no mention of "results watching parties" on Obama's site this time around (in fact, it makes me a little nervous that they're having the big party in Chicago, because I thought a lot of Obama's advantage in states that border Illinois came from flooding those states with Chicagoans - so why give those Chicagoans a reason to stay home?). So if the reaction here is to flame me for wasting a diary on something that doesn't help Obama win, then fair enough, I'll delete the diary.

Thing is, no matter what happens in the next thirty-six hours, tomorrow night is going to be historic, virtually unprecedented, and very emotional. And as things stand right now, after the polls close, I'll go home, by myself, turn on MSNBC, fire up my laptop with tabs to Kos and FiveThirtyEight and every results-reporting service I can find... and celebrate (or, God forbid, commiserate - I'm not taking anything for granted yet) - all by myself.

And that seems like a pretty depressing way to spend such an exciting evening.

sab39

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Monday October 27, 2008 · 7:20 PM PDT

2008/10/27 · 19:20

I have a Republican friend who, believe it or not, I can have a respectful discussion about politics with. It's interesting, because of the regularity with which I have to just let an entire thread of conversation go because he's clearly living in a different reality to the one I inhabit. I promised him when I started talking politics with him that I wouldn't try to convert him to my beliefs, but simply try to understand where he's coming from and for him to understand where I'm coming from. Politics aside, he's a dear friend, so even when his political views are alien and frightening to me, I still really and genuinely do respect him, which makes for an interesting mix of feelings whenever I get a political email from him.

Anyway, I just wrote him about the GOP 2012 primary field, and after writing the email, it occurred to me it'd make an interesting diary here too. If/when he replies, I won't be posting his entire response here (I think that'd be disrespectful to do without permission, and I'm fairly sure he wouldn't give permission if asked, or appreciate the request) but depending on what he says I might post a summary.

sab39

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Friday May 23, 2008 · 7:50 AM PDT

2008/05/23 · 07:50

SurveyUSA have just posted their latest polling with VP matchups. The big news is that with no VP mentioned, Obama is up by 9 - in OHIO!

http://www.surveyusa.com/...

sab39

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Thursday May 08, 2008 · 1:00 PM PDT

2008/05/08 · 13:00

Two days ago, Tim Russert said that we now know who the Democratic nominee is, and "no one is going to dispute that". Two days ago, Keith Olbermann was flabbergasted when Chris Matthews gave a one-word answer "Yes" to the question of whether this is over.

The general election is here, folks, Obama is our nominee, the MSM has accepted it, the party has accepted it. So why the bloody hell are we still talking about Hillary?

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News story of the day

28 votes Vote Now!

News story of the day

Obama's reception in Congress

16 votes

Obama going after McCain

8 votes

Edwards' campaign manager's endorsement

1 vote

Obama's voter registration drive

1 vote

McCain's judicial nominee philosophy

1 vote

Something else about Obama

0 votes

Something else about McCain

0 votes

Nothing to do with the elections

1 vote

Something some other "candidate" who should not be named said

0 votes

Important! Bittergate is a campaign-ending gaffe!

sab39

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Tuesday April 15, 2008 · 6:15 PM PDT

2008/04/15 · 18:15

Making such an extraordinarily elitist statement demonstrates a candidate who is completely out of touch with the electorate in PA and the rest of the country, and the actions and statements made since then have only made it worse. Pennsylvanians and other Americans will not elect a president who so obviously looks down on them!

There is absolutely no way these disastrous comments will not lead to the complete and permanent downfall of the campaign

of Hillary Rodham Clinton.

sab39

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Thursday March 27, 2008 · 11:39 AM PDT

2008/03/27 · 11:39

Several diaries today have already pointed out that the media is trying to get back onto the Rev. Wright story, apparently in an "abstinence education"-esque belief that the reason it hasn't made a difference is that we haven't pushed it hard enough. A sample of today's story is here on MSNBC's First Read:

NBC's Andrea Mitchell reported on TODAY, "And now -- even more controversy involving Reverend Wright. An Internet search reveals church bulletins over the past year with controversial 'pastor pages' from Wright. Some reprint anti-Israel writings from a range of people -- from Archbishop Desmond Tutu to an advisor to Elijah Muhammed and Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam to Hamas leader Mousa Abu Marzook.

"One of Marzook's columns, reprinted by the church from the Los Angeles Times, says: "Why should any Palestinian recognize the monstrous crimes carried out by Israel's founders and continued by its deformed modern Apartheid state?"

What I haven't seen noted anywhere is that Obama pre-empted this line of "attack" a week ago in his speech.

sab39

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Friday March 14, 2008 · 6:44 AM PDT

2008/03/14 · 06:44

It's been a long time coming, but in the past few days I've seen a few, small, glimmers of hope that maybe, just maybe, the Clinton campaign has started to back off from the out-and-out negative (and arguably dirty) attack politics they've been pursuing since Wisconsin. Some of these have gotten some play here, others not, that I've seen. Follow me over the jump for a couple of surprising quotes - surprising to me, at least.

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Is Clinton starting to take the high road?

122 votes Vote Now!

Is Clinton starting to take the high road?

Yes, it's undeniable

4 votes

I'm very hopeful but not yet sure

6 votes

There are occasional encouraging signs

11 votes

I'm skeptical but willing to be proven wrong

47 votes

Are you kidding? She's in the muck and loves it!

54 votes

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Please help, I don't know who to vote for today (PA)

Looking for a results watching buddy?

GOP 2012

SUSA: Obama +9 in OHIO!

Call to action: It's Obama/McCain, don't get distracted!

Important! Bittergate is a campaign-ending gaffe!

Obama pre-empted "Wright redux"

Is Clinton finally taking the high road?