As usually happens every time there’s an election, I start to confuse myself with wandering thoughts, worries and other paranoia that cause me to actually go vote, though I know in the grand scheme of things the candidates I have to select from (at least the electable ones) are not that different and will probably be equally ineffective.  In Connecticut, the race that worries me most is the US Senate race featuring a public servant with a surprisingly good record of effectiveness (which will not serve him well if he makes it to Washington, DC), Richard Blumenthal, and a multi-millionaire wrestling mogul with tens of millions of dollars to burn on negative ads, Linda McMahon.   As scary as it is to think that Linda McMahon could be our next senator, I’ve compiled a bunch of things to remind readers that ultimately it may not even matter.  Here goes: Read the full story

Tomorrow is primary day for CT Democrats, but the mailings make it seem more like a high school class president election.  I made the mistake of registering as a Democrat in 2006 when I felt strongly that we should oust Joe Lieberman (see how that turned out).  My punishment now seems to be that I will receive stacks of Democratic campaign materials.  How many Gerry Garcia card stock rectangles can I get before it stops being amusing?  Three.  Read the full story

Excerpts from the panel “Why Don’t We Vote?” at the Hartford Public Library, February 18, 2009.

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Democracy Now! is reporting today on the potential widespread election rigging across the country, as more than 200,000 voters in Ohio find their voting rights at risk, the White House asks the Justice Dept. to investigate (not in a good way), absentee ballots go absent, and long lines form for early voters.   Disenfranchisement has become a staple in recent elections and it once again threatens to be a factor in 2008.  Read the entire story by clicking here.