Archive for June, 2009

Tay K asked: It’s well known that Obama has an insanely large amount of support among young Democrats. I’m worried that if Hillary wins many young Obama supporters will stay home on election night or vote for McCain. What will she do to keep young Obama supporters engaged?
“Go Obama!”/”Go Hillary!”/”Go McCain!”/”Go Ron Paul!” answers are [...]

ChocklitSlym asked: Do you have to be registered as a democrat or republican? Do you have to be registered as of a certain time? Do you have to declare a candidate?
Are you required to have voted in a previous election to vote in this one?!?!?
Help ME!

Zurvan asked: It doesn’t elect the president. So why do we waste our time when our votes can’t even make a difference in the presidential candidates we vote in.

phoenixscanner1 asked: So, which one of the guys running is being supported by all the racist whackjobs out there? Just wondering, so I can be sure NOT to vote for that person.

Tri asked: I am a travel nurse and am currently out of state on a contract assignment. I will not be able to return home to vote. A neighbor mentioned registering online to vote thru some kind of absentee ballot. I’m so unfamiliar with that. I haven’t voted since Bill Clinton (i know, i need [...]

Tommy asked: Doesn’t that kind of defeat the purpose of a Republican primary? The only benefit to registering as a republican is so you can vote in the republican primary to determine the nominee for your party. If you let anyone vote, doesn’t that defeat the purpose and wouldn’t they vote for either [...]

jack asked: When all other democrats had enough sense to vote NO to funding georges war in the middle east, this candidate decided to support bush and at the same time tell everyone he’s the only candidate that voted to not go to war in the first place. Aren’t they mutually exclusive positions? He seems [...]

nobones asked: I just moved from Florida to Illinois and am not sure what to do to register to vote. Do I have to travel back to Florida? Help!

arsalan_65 asked: Okay so I have never voted before and this is my first time registering as well. So I just want to make sure do I have to register for party so that my vote would count in the general election? Oh and I am in texas.

slick asked: I’d like to know about absentee ballots and how to register to vote as an absentee.