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[GreatJustice]

When I was in Kindergarten I voted for Gore in the mock election based off of the criteria that I thought he had better hair than Bush.

But then, when I was older, I went back and looked at the election, and I was right, he did have better hair than Bush!

Oh hey, I remember the last mock election.

I was gonna vote NDP because none of the cool little parties were running, but then a girl I knew tried to make me vote Conservative so I flipped a coin and went Conservative. The NDP won anyway and the Liberals got creamed in my "district". Oh, and the provincial Objectivist party did absurdly well for some reason.

[alexandertnt]

@dhokarena:
I loved your avatar, but I suppose Toady made you take it down.
Not that I'm comparing Obama and Hitler, there are countless differences. For example, Hitler was a lot more popular.

Im pretty sure that dhokarena's avatar was tongue-in-cheak, to parody exactly what you just did.

[Bauglir]

It was related to the avatar bet, I do believe, and I also think that is exactly the joke.

[PyroDesu]

My High School in Solid-Red Tennessee went for Obama in our mock election.

Then again, only about 50% of the students actually voted.

[Frumple]

 Huh... do we actually have any good voter turnout numbers/comparisons yet?

[MaximumZero]

When I was in Kindergarten I voted for Gore in the mock election based off of the criteria that I thought he had better hair than Bush.

But then, when I was older, I went back and looked at the election, and I was right, he did have better hair than Bush!

I...I was 17 when that election took place. WTF, man? Y U SO YOUNG!?

[kaijyuu]

Earliest election I really remember was the 2004 one. Prior to that I didn't really pay attention at all and had no opinion.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

When I was in Kindergarten I voted for Gore in the mock election based off of the criteria that I thought he had better hair than Bush.

But then, when I was older, I went back and looked at the election, and I was right, he did have better hair than Bush!

I...I was 17 when that election took place. WTF, man? Y U SO YOUNG!?

Both on and offline, everyone thinks I'm so much older than I am. I got mistaken for a college graduate the day I graduated high school when I went to get a haircut.

I guess I can see it offline, what with the premature grey, being six feet tall, having permanent 5 o'clock shadow, the extensive and esoteric vocabulary, the super baritone, and my fucking awesome heavy coat, but I don't know why everyone online thinks I'm older.

[Zrk2]

Inversely, sometimes the "swing" states have far more ideologically pure candidates despite nominally being moderate. New Hampshire in particular has a legislature filled with alternating right wing and left wing radicals depending on election season. Incumbents are regularly kicked out, and neither party is capable of completely pushing its own agenda.

Have I mentioned New Hampshire is pretty much my favourite state ever?

When I was in Kindergarten I voted for Gore in the mock election based off of the criteria that I thought he had better hair than Bush.

But then, when I was older, I went back and looked at the election, and I was right, he did have better hair than Bush!

I...I was 17 when that election took place. WTF, man? Y U SO YOUNG!?

Both on and offline, everyone thinks I'm so much older than I am. I got mistaken for a college graduate the day I graduated high school when I went to get a haircut.

I guess I can see it offline, what with the premature grey, being six feet tall, having permanent 5 o'clock shadow, the extensive and esoteric vocabulary, the super baritone, and my fucking awesome heavy coat, but I don't know why everyone online thinks I'm older.

I get that too. I mentioned I can't buy booze the other day and someone's jaw almost fell off. They thought I was somewhere in my early-mid 20s, not 18. IIRC they said 23.

[MaximumZero]

When I was in Kindergarten I voted for Gore in the mock election based off of the criteria that I thought he had better hair than Bush.

But then, when I was older, I went back and looked at the election, and I was right, he did have better hair than Bush!

I...I was 17 when that election took place. WTF, man? Y U SO YOUNG!?

Both on and offline, everyone thinks I'm so much older than I am. I got mistaken for a college graduate the day I graduated high school when I went to get a haircut.

I guess I can see it offline, what with the premature grey, being six feet tall, having permanent 5 o'clock shadow, the extensive and esoteric vocabulary, the super baritone, and my fucking awesome heavy coat, but I don't know why everyone online thinks I'm older.

Opposite problem, despite premature grey, perma-5-o-clock shadow, spectacular vernacular (I know that that isn't quite right, but I'm willing to forsake a little bit of meaning for an awesome rhyme,)  nicely deep voice, and obviously expensive eyewear. Thanks a lot, being fucking five feet tall.

The other day, I got asked what High School I attend. I graduated High School 12 years ago. FFFFFFFFFFF...

[MetalSlimeHunt]

I get that too. I mentioned I can't buy booze the other day and someone's jaw almost fell off. They thought I was somewhere in my early-mid 20s, not 18. IIRC they said 23.

Yeah, I've been accidentally offered alcohol at a sports bar before. What irony that I don't drink and yet have the ability to not set off the carding instincts of other people. I'm pretty sure my roommate would kill for my appearance. I've never seen even five o'clock shadow on him, and while he owns a razor I've never seen him use it. He's 18 going on 16, I'm apparently 18 going on 25.

The effect is even more magnified when its just my audio, I have been told many times over the internet that I sound like a 40 year old smoker. I do inexplicably have a gritty cough for no reason, so I guess I can see why.

Opposite problem, despite premature grey, perma-5-o-clock shadow, spectacular vernacular (I know that that isn't quite right, but I'm willing to forsake a little bit of meaning for an awesome rhyme,)  nicely deep voice, and obviously expensive eyewear. Thanks a lot, being fucking five feet tall.

And so the similarities continue to pile up...

[SalmonGod]

When I was in Kindergarten I voted for Gore in the mock election based off of the criteria that I thought he had better hair than Bush.

But then, when I was older, I went back and looked at the election, and I was right, he did have better hair than Bush!

I...I was 17 when that election took place. WTF, man? Y U SO YOUNG!?

I was also 17, and taking government class in my senior year of high school.  It fucking horrified me.  The teacher asked people who they were going to vote for and why (most of the class was 18+).  I think about 3/4 of the class responded that they would vote for Bush because "He seems like your average guy that you'd meet at a bar and have a drink with."  Back then, this kind of stupidity was surprising to me.

Both on and offline, everyone thinks I'm so much older than I am. I got mistaken for a college graduate the day I graduated high school when I went to get a haircut.

I guess I can see it offline, what with the premature grey, being six feet tall, having permanent 5 o'clock shadow, the extensive and esoteric vocabulary, the super baritone, and my fucking awesome heavy coat, but I don't know why everyone online thinks I'm older.

Speaking properly, even in text, goes a loooong way.  Majority of kids that I encounter these days don't even bother to use complete words, whether speaking or writing.

[MonkeyHead]

Huh... do we actually have any good voter turnout numbers/comparisons yet?

The BBC has a decent analysis of Exit polls that arent very suprising.

[Darvi]

So apparently Romney's voters are mostly old, rich, white males who practice Mormonism? Seems about right.

[FritzPL]

Yeah, I was kinda wondering who voted Romney, since even tho Obama is a shadow of himself from 4 years ago, he was getting most of the votes from Latin Americans and black people, and overally from most of all social groups.