# I just voted for Barack Obama.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-voted-for-barack-obama/467384>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 10, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-voted-for-barack-obama/467384 "2008-10-10T21:46:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-voted-for-barack-obama/467384/21 "2008-10-12T04:08:20Z")

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> [@garygnu](#):
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> Via absentee ballot.  
> 😃  
> I’ll be crossing my fingers for the next few weeks, but my part is done.
> 
> (If there’s a better forum for this, feel free to move it.)

You guys have some interesting referendums  
don;t you? Voting at home ,you can do more homework.

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**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-voted-for-barack-obama/467384/22 "2008-10-12T12:32:41Z")

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> [@gonzomax](#):
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> You guys have some interesting referendums  
> don;t you? Voting at home ,you can do more homework.

Precisely. Knowing (plus or minus 50%) who the president is going to be. I used my absentee ballot to send the incumbents a message. Google was my friend.

\<ranting diatribe example removed so as not to derail thread\>

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-voted-for-barack-obama/467384/23 "2008-10-12T12:46:39Z")

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What’s the “hanging chads” situation these days?

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-voted-for-barack-obama/467384/24 "2008-10-12T14:48:25Z")

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> [@GuanoLad](#):
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> What’s the “hanging chads” situation these days?

Too early to tell.

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