Green Room - Week 8 - Day 2

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

*flips a coin to decide this week's results*

I've heard that works well for important decisions!

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Before I flip that coin though, I should probably give you a couple more days to get something in! http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/889807.html is where contestants link their entries.

The Home Game http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/890493.html is where people who aren't currently contestants link their entries.

The Work Room http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/890041.html is where you bang your head against the wall about your entries

and this space is where you bang your head against the wall in general. Or maybe that's just me!

As usual - any and all changes to teams: additions, subtractions, name changes, etc - need to be in this Thursday by 8pm EST. They should be sent to me at clauderainsrm@gmail.com !

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Some really interesting conversations yesterday - both here and elsewhere. The elsewhere ones had nothing to do with Idol, but they were still interesting...

Most of them had to do with the brewing Clinton-Sanders fight. I say "brewing" because although they have faced each other in one state and about to do so in another (where Sanders is heavily favored and Clinton isn't really contesting it) this thing has all the earmarks of something that has a high potential of completely exploding between their supporters.

Given the high level of passion for it, I'll lob it into the Green Room!

- Is it "ageist" to have concerns about how old Bernie Sanders is?

- How much does sexism play in the opposition to Hillary Clinton?

- Once and for all, what's going on with Donald Trump's hair anyway?

- Is Marco Rubio the worst game to play in a swimming pool - or the best?

- Is not liking Ted Cruz discriminatory towards Canadians?

- Was anyone surprised to find out that Mike Huckabee hadn't already dropped out?

- Can JEB overcome the fact that people are calling him by his initials?

- Are people capable of being civilized about the issues that matter to them, and the candidates who represent those ideals - or is it just easier to make jokes about Chris Christie's connections to the foodie mob?

Comments

[poppetawoppet.livejournal.com]

Wel in most states you have to be registered with the party to vote in their primary, and how easy it is to change your affiliation varies from state to state.


I live in OHio and you can switch at the actual polling station, but you have to be willing to be affiliated with that party I suppose

[swirlsofblue.livejournal.com]

Okay, is there a limit on the times people are allowed to switch back and forth?

Does that mean in the main election you have to vote for the same party you voted for in the primaries?

[poppetawoppet.livejournal.com]

Not that I know of and no

[swirlsofblue.livejournal.com]

Cool, thank for explaining

[watching-ships.livejournal.com]

I believe most states (and I am certain about mine) have a period of time in which you may not change your political party affiliation. This would limit how often a person could switch back and forth.

[swirlsofblue.livejournal.com]

Cool

[ryl.livejournal.com]

I'm registered as an independent in NC, so I could vote in either primary as long as it's only one. Our primary is so late in the season (May, I think) that it's usually already decided who the candidates will be by then, though.

[swirlsofblue.livejournal.com]

Cool

[millysdaughter.livejournal.com]

In my state - North Dakota - they print the Democrat on one side of the primary ballot and the Republican on the other.
You can only vote one side.
There is no rule as to which side you vote - we do not affiliate with either party officially here. You do, however, need a valid state ID to vote at all.

[swirlsofblue.livejournal.com]

Cool. This makes more sense to me.

[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

Not necessarily. I've always been registered as an independent, which means I can vote for whoever I want without either party trolling me for support.

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

Varies by state. Louisiana has closed primaries. You must be registered in a party to vote in that party's primary.

[theun4givables.livejournal.com]

The same is true for Delaware.

Just one of the many reasons why I went and double-checked which party I was registered to so I can make sure to vote in the primaries this election. :)

[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

Huh, I didn't know that. I thought everything was equal across the board.

The only thing I need to do after a presidential election is to switch myself back to "independent" so I'm not registered with either party. With local elections I don't need to do anything except vote.