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I don't know about you, but I got absolutely inundated with robo-calls.

 

The fact that I live in a swing state didn't help matters.

 

But hey! It's over! Now we can finally do things without getting interrupted by some campaign!

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I didn't see a single political advert this entire year and I live in one of the "crucial swing states."

 

It helps that I haven't watched television in almost eight years.

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I'm in something of a good spot. Illinois (or rather Chicago) is so hard left that the presidential candidates didn't bug us, and I live in a district that was practically uncontested for its Congressional seat. So I didn't have to worry about commercials.

 

The problem with that is that those of us who do disagree with Chicago are ignored, and so our votes feel a lot less meaningful. The Constitutional amendment and some interesting local referendums made it more interesting though.

 

I must be one of the only ones who likes following politics. Of course, I rarely watch commercials anyway, so I guess I wouldn't feel the burden even if I was in a contested state.

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Lewalew, that makes two of us, granted I'm still mad my state was a swing state and voted blue this time. I know how living in a hard left district. Where I live is near the Liberal capital of America and thus it's nice to find someone who's on the same political spectrum as me. I've joked that where I live is so liberal that it makes Minnesota look Moderate. Exaggeration of course but you get the idea.

 

That said some of us will eagerly look forward for when the next election comes around.

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I'm in something of a good spot. Illinois (or rather Chicago) is so hard left that the presidential candidates didn't bug us, and I live in a district that was practically uncontested for its Congressional seat. So I didn't have to worry about commercials.

 

The problem with that is that those of us who do disagree with Chicago are ignored, and so our votes feel a lot less meaningful. The Constitutional amendment and some interesting local referendums made it more interesting though.

 

I must be one of the only ones who likes following politics. Of course, I rarely watch commercials anyway, so I guess I wouldn't feel the burden even if I was in a contested state.

I like it I just need a break

 

Lewalew, that makes two of us, granted I'm still mad my state was a swing state and voted blue this time. I know how living in a hard left district. Where I live is near the Liberal capital of America and thus it's nice to find someone who's on the same political spectrum as me. I've joked that where I live is so liberal that it makes Minnesota look Moderate. Exaggeration of course but you get the idea.

 

That said some of us will eagerly look forward for when the next election comes around.

 

Let me know where you live because apparently I need to move there. Seems like my kinda place [/radical]

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Guys if you wanna live in the for-real, actual Liberal Capital of America, Washington DC is statistically the most liberal place in the entire country. Over 90% of the population voted for Obama...the highest percentage a candidate can conceivably hope for in any other place is 60-70%. This is how DC always votes though - overwhelmingly blue. The Liberal Capital of America is also.......the actual Capital of America!

 

And did I mention...that I live in the Washington DC area? And that I'm amazing? And that I need some new roommates in February when my lease is renewed? Basically what I'm saying is "Somebody come to this golden land and help offset my monthly rent" gosh.

 

ANDREW ARTHUR : ROOMMATE 2013

 

Whoops, this post was a secret advertisement all along. ;)

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Guys if you wanna live in the for-real, actual Liberal Capital of America, Washington DC is statistically the most liberal place in the entire country. Over 90% of the population voted for Obama...the highest percentage a candidate can conceivably hope for in any other place is 60-70%. This is how DC always votes though - overwhelmingly blue. The Liberal Capital of America is also.......the actual Capital of America!

 

And did I mention...that I live in the Washington DC area? And that I'm amazing? And that I need some new roommates in February when my lease is renewed? Basically what I'm saying is "Somebody come to this golden land and help offset my monthly rent" gosh.

 

ANDREW ARTHUR : ROOMMATE 2013

 

Whoops, this post was a secret advertisement all along. ;)

Don't your license plates literally say "Taxation Without Representation"?

 

Basically what I'm saying is I'd rather live somewhere where I get Congressional reps

 

ALSO

 

ME 2016

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Well, DC has representatives in Congress but they can't vote. It's because it's a federal district rather than a state, but it's still dumb.

 

For my part, though, I live just outside the borders of the District, west of the Potomac, so I'm technically actually a Virginia resident and thus have full congressional representation. So I get like the best of both worlds, in a way.

 

Still, I've always been a serious proponent of Fairfax, Arlington, Loudon, and Prince William counties splitting off from Virginia and merging with DC to make a new state. It'd kill two birds with one stone: It'd give DC full representation, and it'd separate northern VA from the rest of the commonwealth (pro tip: we don't like the rest of Virginia very much).

 

There would be downsides, though. The new state, being so small, would only get a small number of electoral votes, and the remaining Virginia would probably start going red rather than blue in future elections, since northern VA is the biggest major blue zone in the commonwealth. Plus, the remaining Virginia's economy would completely tank, considering northern Virginia is literally what sustains the rest of the commonwealth financially. So there's that.

 

Of course we could also just bloody give DC some full representation already, too. It's so dumb that this isn't the case already.

 

I have a lot of heartfelt opinions about the Washington DC Metropolitan Area! It's one of my favourite places in the whole world. My favourite places in order of preference:

 

  • Washington DC (and the surrounding area - Arlington, Fairfax, etc)
  • New York City (especially Manhattan and Brooklyn)
  • Vancouver (so beautiful)
  • I don't really care about any other places

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