On Nov 1, 4:31 pm, Amy Guskin  wrote:   
   > >> On Mon, 1 Nov 2010 17:25:27 -0400, Dan Dassow wrote   
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   > > On Nov 1, 3:50 pm, Dave Hayslett  wrote:   
   > >> Dan Dassow wrote:   
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   > >>> advertisements after today until the next election cycle gears up in   
   > >>> earnest.   
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   > >> This year, I believe that's November 3rd.  :-(   
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   > > Sigh! St. Louis has been inundated with negative political ads for at   
   > > least three months for both Missouri and Illinois candidates. Less   
   > > than 5% of the ads are positive in scope!   
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   > > "None of the above" should be an option for national offices and   
   > > statewide offices. <<   
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   > As someone who has to tally those write-ins for "none of the above," "no   
   > one," "nobody," "Mickey Mouse," "Micky Mouse," etc. etc....please, please,   
   > PLEASE, if you don't like any of the candidates on a particular line, leave   
   > it blank!  In our state at least, write-ins must be tallied by hand, and we   
   > have to write EVERY SINGLE name down, including if one person writes "Mickey   
   > Mouse" with the "e," and someone else writes "Micky Mouse" without the "e."     
   > In quadruplicate.  :-p   
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   > Amy   
   Out of respect for the hard work of the election judges, I would never   
   do a frivolous write-in vote, however tempted I may be.   
   One has to have great sympathy for the Alaskan election judges due to   
   the write-in campaign for US Senate.   
   Dan Dassow   
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