Electors of President and Vice President: NADER and GONZALEZ, Independent
1) if you live in a non-battleground state, voting for either of the major party candidates is throwing the vote away. No matter how the readers of this entry will vote, MA will vote for Obama anyway
2) in such a case the only rationale for voting at all is to give the major politicians a signal where your preferences are. So if you are a conservative in a non-battleground state, it would make much more sense to vote for Barr, and if you are a liberal, it would make much more sense to vote for Nader/Gonzalez (or the Green ticket of McKinney/Clemente). After all, Dems did move to the left – compare Obama/Biden to the Gore circa 2000/Lieberman – a lot because of Nader.
Senator: JOHN F. KERRY
After giving up presidential hopes he gave up pandering to undecided Ohioans and became a real lefty senator – just what we Bay Staters need.
Representative: EDWARD J. MARKEY
He is not doing much in Congress – but he’s not doing anything bad. The other choice on the ticket is a Republican, and these guys cannot be trusted, period.
State Representative – against all. It’s a shame that Republican Tisei runs unopposed.
Ballot questions:
1 (elimination of income tax) – NO. I know a lot of smart folks who want to vote Yes just to see what will the state powers do
2 (decriminalizing marijuana) – YES. In my opinion, this is the biggest reason to vote this year. This is the only item on the ballot where your vote can make a significant and positive change.
3 (prohibition of dog racing) – NO. The greyhound racing business is subject to Mass General Laws and is regulated by the State Racing Commission. If there are any problems with the way dogs are treated, they are a reason to pressure the commission into regulating the racetracks better – but not for closing the tracks outright! I don’t think we should be prohibiting an activity that people find enjoyable, getting the state rid of jobs and tax income.
