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Awesome state, terrible politics. (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2014 OP
Texas jsaro Nov 2014 #1
Further east. nt Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2014 #3
Where? LukeFL Nov 2014 #2
Florida? Dirty Socialist Nov 2014 #4
That be the one. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2014 #5
Florida Is A Trend Setter Dirty Socialist Nov 2014 #11
Much how I feel about Ohio. NEOBuckeye Nov 2014 #12
well, I bet I disagree that it is a Awesome state. nt Logical Nov 2014 #6
Nah, it's always awesome. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2014 #9
Where it is humid and balmy LeftInTX Nov 2014 #7
Being Tommy and all, I figured you still lived here in Maryland! n/t devils chaplain Nov 2014 #8
Originally, yes. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2014 #10
I think today was... devils chaplain Nov 2014 #13

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,182 posts)
5. That be the one.
Tue Nov 4, 2014, 11:34 PM
Nov 2014

It's a love-hate relationship with the state.

There are things about it I really, really love. And other things about it I really, really hate.

Dirty Socialist

(3,252 posts)
11. Florida Is A Trend Setter
Tue Nov 4, 2014, 11:38 PM
Nov 2014

They reintroduced voter suppression in 2000, when they purged the voting rolls from tens of thousands of minority sounding names. It was an easy guess.

NEOBuckeye

(2,781 posts)
12. Much how I feel about Ohio.
Tue Nov 4, 2014, 11:43 PM
Nov 2014

Great state. Great cities. Great people. Awful politics and an utterly clueless state-level Democratic Party. In any other "purple" state, a Republican governor like Kasich would've been on the ropes. But the Dems here fielded an inept challenger who got creamed and makes Kasich now look like a Presidential contender. Ugh.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,182 posts)
9. Nah, it's always awesome.
Tue Nov 4, 2014, 11:36 PM
Nov 2014

The screwed up things about it just give Carl Hiaasen more material to write about.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,182 posts)
10. Originally, yes.
Tue Nov 4, 2014, 11:37 PM
Nov 2014

Unfortunately, the Maryland winters and I didn't quite agree.

Politics is infinitely better up there, though. And gotta love the O's and Ravens.

devils chaplain

(602 posts)
13. I think today was...
Tue Nov 4, 2014, 11:45 PM
Nov 2014

The last day of shorts weather of the year here in the free state. You're right, election nights in MD are mercifully snoozefests.

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