Comments on: Election Day Forecast, Akron, Ohio http://neuroticdemocrat.com/2008/10/election-day-forecast-akron-ohio/ "There lives more faith in honest doubt, believe me, than in half the creeds." - Alfred, Lord Tennyson Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:46:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: damien http://neuroticdemocrat.com/2008/10/election-day-forecast-akron-ohio/comment-page-1/#comment-643 damien Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:22:27 +0000 http://neuroticdemocrat.com/?p=499#comment-643 I like your layout. Have your web guy hit me up. I like your layout. Have your web guy hit me up.

]]> By: Neurotic Dem http://neuroticdemocrat.com/2008/10/election-day-forecast-akron-ohio/comment-page-1/#comment-525 Neurotic Dem Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:51:36 +0000 http://neuroticdemocrat.com/?p=499#comment-525 Amalie! I've given that Hebrew button off my shirt three times now, myself! (Including to the rabbi and his wife ... so that has to count for even more, right?) Good thing I have a stash of extras at home. Know anyone who still needs one? Thanks for the voting story. Felt the same way this morning. Just posted about it .... -ND Amalie!
I’ve given that Hebrew button off my shirt three times now, myself! (Including to the rabbi and his wife … so that has to count for even more, right?) Good thing I have a stash of extras at home.
Know anyone who still needs one?
Thanks for the voting story. Felt the same way this morning. Just posted about it ….
-ND

]]> By: Amalie http://neuroticdemocrat.com/2008/10/election-day-forecast-akron-ohio/comment-page-1/#comment-503 Amalie Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:21:33 +0000 http://neuroticdemocrat.com/?p=499#comment-503 ND, I was there making calls Thursday evening, and the scene -- just as you described -- was enough to temporarily ease the nausea that seems to have permanently lodged itself in my throat. All the phone bank phones were taken, so people went to sit outside in their cars and make calls on their cell phones. The volunteer running the phone bank admired my Hebrew Obama button, so I gave it to her. She's here from California, helping make it happen in NE Ohio. I voted this morning and the scene there was like a nice big gulp of Maalox for my nervous tummy. The site was supposed to open at 8am. I got there at 7:45am and the place was jumping. They opened early because they knew people would start lining up outside. I was in and out in thirty minutes, even with a crowd that I'd estimate at maybe 150 people. I saw a lot of people with Democratic sample ballots and I felt -- oh, dare I say it?!?! -- cautiously optimistic. ND,
I was there making calls Thursday evening, and the scene — just as you described — was enough to temporarily ease the nausea that seems to have permanently lodged itself in my throat. All the phone bank phones were taken, so people went to sit outside in their cars and make calls on their cell phones. The volunteer running the phone bank admired my Hebrew Obama button, so I gave it to her. She’s here from California, helping make it happen in NE Ohio.

I voted this morning and the scene there was like a nice big gulp of Maalox for my nervous tummy. The site was supposed to open at 8am. I got there at 7:45am and the place was jumping. They opened early because they knew people would start lining up outside. I was in and out in thirty minutes, even with a crowd that I’d estimate at maybe 150 people. I saw a lot of people with Democratic sample ballots and I felt — oh, dare I say it?!?! — cautiously optimistic.

]]> By: Neurotic Dem http://neuroticdemocrat.com/2008/10/election-day-forecast-akron-ohio/comment-page-1/#comment-489 Neurotic Dem Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:27:40 +0000 http://neuroticdemocrat.com/?p=499#comment-489 Irv, This is terrific feedback -- thanks for contributing. I'm going to cut and paste it, and copy it as a comment to that post, so people can see it for themselves. (You can get directly to those posts by clicking on the category "Ohio Ballot" -- you can also search.) Your endorsement means a great deal. On the judges -- I hear you -- and I think it's worth considering, but I have a hard time pulling the lever for Conservative judges, in general, because of different values, for instance, when it comes to things like sentencing, etc. If I knew them, or had more information, it would be an easier call. Thanks again. Irv,
This is terrific feedback — thanks for contributing. I’m going to cut and paste it, and copy it as a comment to that post, so people can see it for themselves. (You can get directly to those posts by clicking on the category “Ohio Ballot” — you can also search.)
Your endorsement means a great deal.
On the judges — I hear you — and I think it’s worth considering, but I have a hard time pulling the lever for Conservative judges, in general, because of different values, for instance, when it comes to things like sentencing, etc. If I knew them, or had more information, it would be an easier call.
Thanks again.

]]> By: Irv Sugerman http://neuroticdemocrat.com/2008/10/election-day-forecast-akron-ohio/comment-page-1/#comment-486 Irv Sugerman Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:14:40 +0000 http://neuroticdemocrat.com/?p=499#comment-486 ND: I have been meaning to give you a little feedback on the Summit County races, per your post last week. Though I agree with most of your selections. I do want to tell you that Gerg Bachman for County Engineer is a much better choice. I have worked with greg and his staff for many years now and he is far and away the best candidate. His opponent is a good guy, but this one is not even close. Now, you may think that County Engineer is a pretty boring race, but just wait til your bridge is ready to collapse. Then you'll thank me... On the judicial races, I do think that both Lynne Callahana and Brenda Burnham Unruh are well qualified. Both have shown me that they deserve to be on the bench. On another note, I was at the Observer traingn last evening. The temasters Hal was filled. Lines are ling at the early voting site. People are excited. I even had a lawyer from Wooster who I had never mat or spoken to tell me that as a lifelong R, he was going to pull the lever for Obama. From his mouth... IBS ND:

I have been meaning to give you a little feedback on the Summit County races, per your post last week.

Though I agree with most of your selections. I do want to tell you that Gerg Bachman for County Engineer is a much better choice. I have worked with greg and his staff for many years now and he is far and away the best candidate. His opponent is a good guy, but this one is not even close. Now, you may think that County Engineer is a pretty boring race, but just wait til your bridge is ready to collapse. Then you’ll thank me…

On the judicial races, I do think that both Lynne Callahana and Brenda Burnham Unruh are well qualified. Both have shown me that they deserve to be on the bench.

On another note, I was at the Observer traingn last evening. The temasters Hal was filled. Lines are ling at the early voting site. People are excited. I even had a lawyer from Wooster who I had never mat or spoken to tell me that as a lifelong R, he was going to pull the lever for Obama. From his mouth…

IBS

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