cellio | Writer's Block: Vote early, vote often

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Gosh, I wish the asker of this question were kidding.

I vote on issues, either directly or at the meta level. An example of the latter: as

grouchyoldcoot pointed out last night, Pennsylvania is losing a congressional district due to the recent census, and the state legislature and governor together decide the new boundaries. I favor the Republican candidate for governor (I don't think we can afford Onorato, who is likely to continue the current governor's reckless policies), so it matters that the Democrats dominate at least one house in the legislature. Under other circumstances I probably would not have voted for the Democratic incumbent, but I did today. Did it help? We'll see, I guess. But I feel strongly enough about the issues that I wasn't willing to ignore them and vote for the Democratic candidate for governor even though the Republicans have a strong presence in the legislature now. We can survive a Republican-drawn redistricting more easily than we can survive a continuation of Ed Rendell's policies.

(For those who are wondering, I don't particularly like either of the candidates for US Senate, but Pat Toomey scares the crap out of me so I voted for Joe Sestak.)

I tend to vote for Libertarians when they appear on the ballot (none today), but only if they pass basic due diligence on the issues. They have to be little-l libertarians too and not just people who got enough signatures on a petition to run. As I think we've all come to learn, minor parties can easily attract wackos.