Decision 2016 Ballot Analysis: The Down-Ticket Races (2/5)

userpic=voteThe upcoming November ballot, at least in my precinct in Los Angeles, California, is large. As the Donald might say, it is “Yuuuuuge”. So I’m splitting my regular sample ballot analysis into five posts: one covering the Presidential ticket (although you know where I’m going there), one for the down-ticket races, two covering the state-wide propositions on the ballot (50-59, 60-67), and a final post covering the county, city, and special district measures. I’ll also include one additional post summarizing all my positions. This post covers the down-ticket races: all the offices filled by humans or reasonable facsimiles thereof that are not the President. As always, if you have different views, I urge you to comment and try to convince me to change my mind.

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Decision 2016 Ballot Analysis: Top of the Ticket (1/5)

userpic=voteuserpic=obama-hillary-california,politicsThe upcoming November ballot, at least in my precinct in Los Angeles, California, is large. As the Donald might say, it is “Yuuuuuge”. So I’m splitting my regular sample ballot analysis into five posts: one covering the Presidential ticket (although you know where I’m going there), one for the down-ticket races, two covering the state-wide propositions on the ballot (50-59, 60-67), and a final post covering the county, city, and special district measures. I’ll also include one additional post summarizing all my positions. This post covers the top of the ticket — the office of President of the United States. As always, if you have different views, I urge you to comment and try to convince me to change my mind.

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