Singletude: A Positive Blog for Singles

Singletude is a positive, supportive singles blog about life choices for the new single majority. It's about dating and relationships, yes, but it's also about the other 90% of your life--family, friends, career, hobbies--and flying solo and sane in this crazy, coupled world. Singletude isn't about denying loneliness. It's about realizing that whether you're single by choice or by circumstance, this single life is your life to live.
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Showing posts with label singles vote. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Singles, Go Vote!

Today is Super Tuesday, the day that 24 states hold primaries or caucuses. If you live in one of these states and are registered to vote, get out there and support your favorite candidate!

Singles, we are a large demographic (up to 50% of the U.S. population by some estimates), and we have the power to tip this vote in the direction of a nominee who will work to implement policies that will be singles-friendly.

So many of us singles are without health care because we don't have a national plan in place. So many of us have watched the wealthy get wealthier due to tax cuts that favored them while we continued to struggle. So many of us can't afford to get a college education or, if we scrimp and save to get one, are saddled with debt we can't pay because tuition is out of control and starting salaries have been depressed by outsourcing, insurance inflation, and the tyranny of big business. So many of us are crammed into tight quarters with roommates or parents who shouldn't have to support us anymore because the cost of housing has soared. It's time for us singles to send a clear message that we're also American citizens, and we deserve an economy that makes the American dream possible for us, too!

The following is a list of all the states holding primaries today and the times polls close in each. Unless otherwise noted, both major parties are holding the vote today:

Alabama--7:00pm
Alaska--6:00pm
Arizona--7:00pm
Arkansas--7:30pm
California--8:00pm
Colorado--7:00pm
Connecticut--8:00pm
Delaware--8:00pm
Georgia--7:00pm
Idaho--7:00pm
Illinois--7:00pm
Kansas (Democratic only)--7:00pm
Massachusetts--8:00pm
Minnesota--7:59pm
Missouri--7:00pm
Montana (Republican only)--8:00pm
New Jersey--8:00pm
New Mexico (Democratic only)--7:00pm
New York--9:00pm
North Dakota--8:00pm
Oklahoma--7:00pm
Tennessee--8:00pm
Utah--8:00pm
West Virginia (Republican only)--closed

If you're wondering, Singletude endorses Senator Barack Obama. But you need to vote for whoever you believe will change our lives for the better.

You still have time! Go vote!

If you want to endorse your candidate, put on your speechwriting hat and feel free to leave a comment!


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