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frazzled

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4. Both Bobby and Danny are pretty much Congressmen for Life

Reply to ChairmanAgnostic (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 26, 2013, 06:14 PM

Feb 2013

And so would Jesse, Jr. have been, until he screwed up. In this kind of situation, people are used to not bothering to vote for their Congressperson, because it's a foregone conclusion. I'm sure that attitude, or rather habit, is coming into play in this special election, even though it's critical.

I can tell you, if there were a special election to replace Davis (say he retires), I'd be out there in a New York (oops, Chicago) second.

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snow's are heavy, voter turn out is more voter tune out. [View all] ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2013 OP

according to a news station, turnout is too low to even see any trends. ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2013 #1

The snow's lovely, but bad for voting frazzled Feb 2013 #2

Bobby's mine, as well. ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2013 #3

Both Bobby and Danny are pretty much Congressmen for Life frazzled Feb 2013 #4

A bunch of us eastern euro professionals gave Bobby Rush ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2013 #5

We live in the same district! greatauntoftriplets Feb 2013 #6

Hey! frazzled Feb 2013 #7

no joke!!!!!!!!!!! mopinko Feb 2013 #8