Chicago DUers...who else should I vote for?

[LoZoccolo]

I've been so wrapped up with work I haven't looked at much that I'm supposed to be voting for tommorrow. I'm already pretty decided for presidential and senatorial candidates...who else should I vote for? Where can I find out more in the next...oh...hour or so?

[alcuno]

1. I'm going w/ my local party.

They sent a list of recommendations and since I haven't been paying attention......

The big one is the Senate race and I'm going with Obama.

[kanrok]

2. Obama, baby!

[metisnation]

3. barack obama for senate

Melissa Bean
A Rare Republican Rec'd Sue Bassi
What ever you do do not vote for Jack Ryan.

[pilsengirl]

5. For Senate-OBAMA

The rest of the ballot is local stuff or judges that are trying to fill vacancies and we must not forget the Water Reclamation District. Vote for 3. why?

[newyawker99]

25. Hi pilsengirl!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Guaranteed]

8. Yup...Obama. nt

[illini]

4. Yes to Obama!

NT

[mopinko]

6. boy, lemme know

seriously, i was about to start looking for the judicial recommendations. last couple of elections somebody compiled all the different bar groups lists together. now i cannot find it.
but i usually go by the women's bar, the cook county bar, and the chicago bar in that order.

http://www.wbaillinois.org/jud%20rec1.htm
http://www.cookcountybar.org/forms/judev.html
http://www.chicagobar.org/public/judicial/2004Prim_REASONS.asp

this is a friend of a good lefty friend.
http://pethersforjudge.com/why.html

and there is always-
http://www.iviipo.org/

better than a blind stab.
good luck

[mopinko]

9. one more link

a little late for audio, but here is a link for wbez campaign coverage

http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/programs/localnews/election2004_audio.asp

[Zynx]

7. You always could just leave the spots you are unsure of blank.

[greatauntoftriplets]

10. No, the damned machine that makes sure no hanging chads

spits it back for undervotes. I voted in a candidate in November of 2002 and it took 10 minutes for the damned machine to accept my ballot, no matter how much I protested the undervote was deliberate.

[Zynx]

11. That's an idiotic system.

[greatauntoftriplets]

12. They kept threatening to make me revote.

I said if I did I would not vote for the judges again (was running late to work). finally, someone pushed a button correctly and the damned machine accepted the ballot. To this day, I wonder if it was because my write-in was for governor and obviously not the official Democratic candidate. Had they made me revote, I would have reported it as voter fraud.

[mopinko]

13. i was planning to refuse to use the machine

what do you think they will do? it pissses me off that they cannot put the damned thing in a booth. just another excuse for the precinct captain to peek at your ballot. last election i did the same- they didn't give me a hard time, tho. just said, you sure, yeah, i'm sure.

[greatauntoftriplets]

14. I don't think you can refuse, but am not certain.

Perhaps you should have requested an absentee ballot. That gets around the thing. Crappy weather tonight, isn't it?

[mopinko]

15. could be worse

but do have a fire goin'
i did try to refuse last time, but i didn't make a stink. maybe i will this time, just on principle.

[greatauntoftriplets]

17. Love my fireplace.

Burn some Irish turf along with the logs when I have one. Not tonight, though, a work night and soon to bed.

[mopinko]

18. Irish turf?

new one on me

[greatauntoftriplets]

19. Guess you haven't been to Ireland.

Try this.

www/fitzgeraldsirishturf.com

[LoZoccolo]

16. Thank you everyone...

...especially mopinko for linking to the guides. I feel kind of silly hanging out on a political website and not knowing much about an actual election going on tommorow; I guess it's just I'm so angry about Bush* I keep focusing on getting him out and not paying attention to the rest of this!

[JI7]

20. i'm not from illinois

but if obama wins the primary then i will send him money for the senate campaign if he needs it.

[Doomsayer13]

21. he might need it

he'll be outspent at least 2:1 becuase the likely Republican nominee will be multi-millionaire Jack Ryan. I know I'm donating some of my meager college funds to Obama

[Freddie Stubbs]

22. Vote for Jesse Jackson, Jr. for Congress instead of the convicted felon

Mel Reynolds.

[chicagojoe]

23. Look in the current edition of the Reader newspaper.

[adadem]

24. I miss the Reader

since I moved away.

[in_cog_ni_to]

26. Obama!!! n/t