# Your Endorsements 2010 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [July 29, 2010, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407 "2010-07-29T02:17:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407/21 "2010-09-09T17:19:41Z")
You didn’t ask for _sensible_ suggestions… If it were me (actually, it _is_ also me) I’d decide whether the difference between my favored candidate and my second-choice candidate was greater than the difference between my second-choice candidate and the guy I absolutely didn’t want winning. I think we both know what you have to do. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407/22 "2010-09-09T17:36:00Z")
I can only vote for one of these. And as a Missourian, I can tell you that Roy Blunt is a corrupt putz. Robin Carnahan may have her flaws, but i consider her less offensive. Blunt is a total unrepentant megacorp whore, & was the whip for the Abramoff cabal. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407/23 "2010-09-09T17:38:25Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > If it were me (actually, it _is_ also me) I’d decide whether the difference between my favored candidate and my second-choice candidate was greater than the difference between my second-choice candidate and the guy I absolutely didn’t want winning. > > I think we both know what you have to do. It doesn’t matter. If the vote is split it’s split, whichever side of the split you fall on. I would vote for the Democrat, & let Crist be a GOP splitter. But I can see why it might be better to have an “independent Republican” begin to wear down the ideological stance of the GOP. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407/24 "2010-09-11T15:23:09Z")
Actually, apparently LeMay has thought this through. Think of the money the tax payers would save in printing costs of voter pamphlets. All we’d need is a single sheet with name and party on it. Hell,we’d not need elections - all we’d have to do is count registered voters in each party and we’d have a winner. That would save the 2 months of annoying campaign ads we’re bombarded with and we wouldn’t have to look at all those colorful election signs for weeks on end. The news stations could actually cover important things like whether the new recycling bins we’re about to get should be blue or yellow. Yeah, there is something here. Damn right man. This idea is golden. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2010, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407/25 "2010-09-12T22:17:53Z")
I’m really, really hoping Terry Goddard can pull out a miracle in the race for governor, but I highly doubt it. Brewer is ridiculously comfortable in the polls, and they aren’t moving. Damn SB1070 was a political stunt of epic proportions. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407/26 "2010-09-12T22:29:42Z")
The Republicans don’t want Murkowski, and the Independents are too keen on her, either. A write-in campaign might have worked, but she doesn’t seem too interested in that, either. So basically your choice for Alaska just shows that you haven’t really done any homework on your list, but are posting it as a screed. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407/27 "2010-09-13T00:01:26Z")
Curtis is supposed to a religious nut yet he is for David Vitter. Vitter liked to spend time and money in whore houses and the women said he liked to wear diapers. But on the other hand ,he is a Republican and that is what Curtis really requires. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407/28 "2010-09-13T16:12:16Z")
I really hope that Murky pursues a write-in campaign. That would pretty much insure that the Democrat wins the seat, since it will split the Republican vote. ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407/29 "2010-09-13T21:24:45Z")
Governor - Jerry Brown US Senate - Barbara Boxer ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407/30 "2010-09-13T21:36:40Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > I can only vote for one of these. And as a Missourian, I can tell you that Roy Blunt is a corrupt putz. Robin Carnahan may have her flaws, but i consider her less offensive. Blunt is a total unrepentant megacorp whore, & was the whip for the Abramoff cabal. Well, sure but he’s a Republican. Oh, sorry to be redundant. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407/31 "2010-09-14T15:35:30Z")
What a lot of typing to say vote Republican, the rich don’t have enough of your money yet. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407/32 "2010-09-14T21:18:48Z")
It’ll still be a few hours until we hear who our candidates in the general will be given today’s the primary, but I’m hoping that Kelly Ayotte loses. I voted for Jim Bender despite not being thrilled he’s prochoice and would somewhat rather see Ovid LaMontane get it over Ayotte too because besides the issue of gay marriage he’s closer to my ideal than she is as well. Being both prolife and pro gay marriage & adoption made the choice hard, and I ultimately decided that there was much more danger of someone wanting to contest the right of gay folks to marry than to do anything (that I’d consider) negative on the abortion front, and while Bender doesn’t seem thrilled about gay marriage, he seemed the least hostile to it during the debate. As for other seats, I voted for Jack Kimball for govenor and Rich Ashooh for congress. Ashooh is the _only_ person running who actually said something about health care other than “Obamacare is bad, we should do something else” and outlined what “something else” might be. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407/33 "2010-09-14T21:20:41Z")
I don’t have the energy to follow all those elections, Curtis. I have a job. Anyway, I find it simpler to oppose anyone supported by Glenn Beck and/or Sarah Palin. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407/34 "2010-09-14T23:37:49Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I don’t have the energy to follow all those elections, Curtis. I have a job. Anyway, I find it simpler to oppose anyone supported by Glenn Beck and/or Sarah Palin. In fairness, **Curtis** doesn’t seem to be a Tea Party supporter, if you look at his choices. He’s endorsing writing in Bill Bennett, who isn’t even running after losing the nomination. He’s also, albeit rather lukewarmedly, supporting Charlie Crist. At least two of his choices have also lost their nomination battles to Tea Partiers. (I say “at least two” because, hell, I can’t follow them all either.) I don’t get the impression that Beck and Palin carry a lot of weight with him. That said, I do notice (as others have) a trend in his choices. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407/35 "2010-09-15T00:31:07Z")
> [@Superhal](#): > > I endorse all non-republicans, even when they are running unopposed. The difference is you are old enough to vote. You don"t cancel Curtis but you trump him.he is a kid with no clues. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407/36 "2010-09-15T02:33:28Z")
> [@](#): > > he is a kid with no clues. He has a heck of a lot more clue than most fourteen-year-olds. Most of his peers probably couldn’t even tell you who’s running in their local races. He just has extremely peculiar clues, is all. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407/37 "2010-09-15T13:22:42Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > he is a kid with no clues. > > He has a heck of a lot more clue than most fourteen-year-olds. Most of his peers probably couldn’t even tell you who’s running in their local races. He just has extremely peculiar clues, is all. Parroting talking points and longing to pull the red lever means he has a clue? -Joe ---
**Author:** ![theR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@theR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theR)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407/38 "2010-09-15T14:56:18Z")
> [@Curtis LeMay](#): > > > [@BobLibDem](#): > > > > Seriously, Curtis, how much research did you do in each of these races? What puzzles me is your non-endorsements of the GOP candidates who happen to be Teabaggers. What do Rand Paul, Angle, and Rubio believe that you do not? > > I think Paul, and Angle will both end up being a liability to the Republican Party rather than an asset once they’re in political office and that I think overall Crist would do better than Rubio as Florida is a centrist state. So you vote for candidates based on whether you think they’re good for the party? Silly me, but I would vote for a candidate that I think will do a better job over a candidate that will strengthen a party. I am not endorsing any of those mentioned in BobLibDem’s post, but I am wondering if you think any of them would do a better job but won’t vote for them because they will hurt your party. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407/39 "2010-09-15T16:53:36Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > It’ll still be a few hours until we hear who our candidates in the general will be given today’s the primary, but I’m hoping that Kelly Ayotte loses. I voted for Jim Bender despite not being thrilled he’s prochoice and would somewhat rather see Ovid LaMontane get it over Ayotte too because besides the issue of gay marriage he’s closer to my ideal than she is as well. Blech. LaMontagne sounds like a nutjob. Repeal the capital gains and dividends taxes entirely? > [@Merijeek](#): > > > [@Chronos](#): > > > > He has a heck of a lot more clue than most fourteen-year-olds. Most of his peers probably couldn’t even tell you who’s running in their local races. He just has extremely peculiar clues, is all. > > Parroting talking points and longing to pull the red lever means he has a clue? > > -Joe Caring enough to do so means he has a clue. His analysis (in other threads) indicates that he has one. Look, you may not like him or his point of view, but **Curtis** is a smart kid, full stop. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407/40 "2010-09-15T17:42:01Z")
Usually I hold out hope of some kind of good Republican candidate, but based on the insanity of the GOP and their bastard step-child the Tea Baggers, I’m simply going full Democrat, no exceptions. At this point, I’d vote for a puppy-stomping Democrat than an atheist Republican [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-endorsements-2010/548407.md?page=3)