Hoping It's Not Too Late in the Day

[tmcg]

If you live in New York, don't forget that you can vote on the Working Families Party line for a lot of the same candidates as on the Democratic line.

From The Power of Fusion Politics, in The Nation:

Fusion is powerful. Voting in the Working Families column is no wasted gesture--every ballot counts. It sidesteps the Nader Effect, since voters can show their support for a progressive party agenda without spoiling the chances of a candidate--usually a Democrat--who has a shot at winning. And if there's an opportunity to take out a bad Democrat, like former Albany DA Paul Clyne, Working Families can run its own candidate.

If you live in Texas, please consider voting no on Proposition 2.

And while I'm here: The Sierra Club's petition to oppose Arctic and coastal drilling.

Comments

[ogre-san.livejournal.com]

Don't live in TX, but I did sign the petition.

[terrymcgarry.livejournal.com]

Glad! Same here. :)

[janni.livejournal.com]

I love the way in NY, candidates can run on more than one party line. Which lets you run a separate third-party candidate for races where you think one is needed, yet endorse one of the two-party candidates where you feel that's the more appropriate or effective route to go.

Didn't realize this wasn't the norm everywhere until I moved away.

[kalligraphy.livejournal.com]

I voted for the first time in 1984. For the second time in 21 years, the first was last year, I voted a straight democrat ticket. I hope I don't need to do that in the future. We need massive change in our electoral system as I shouldn't have to pick between the person on line b or the person I would give my life to keep from taking office. :(