No point in voting in this year's Primary election

[Klaralven]

I got my sample ballot for the June 8 election. From Governor to Council, all of the Democrats are running unopposed.

[leftyladyfrommo]

1. That's good news. nt

[2naSalit]

2. Vote anyway.

[hlthe2b]

3. YES... Vote anyway.

[Hugin]

10. +1

Spite voting can be so empowering.

(Plus, my libby sense is tingling and I think the Trumpanzee's next ploy is to say low turnout proves that mail-in and early voting are unnecessary.)

[ariadne0614]

16. +1 n/t

[Lovie777]

4. VOTE .......

What state?

[Klaralven]

5. New Jersey - Gov, Senate, Assembly, County Commissioners, City Council elections this year.

Also State Committeeman and Committeewoman party elections.

[JustAnotherGen]

17. Borough same - 16th LD - No

Do it for your local committee people. Your vote will be tallied as "in confidence" and help the state party define which races need more financial help.

We need help for our Commissioner Candidates in Hunterdon. Up against Holt and Sedition Susan Soloway. We have a board of *Free holders" instead of Commissioners due to her (Soloway's) fellow GOPers not condemning her for her participation in the 1/6 Attempt to overthrow the American Government.

The vote of confidence will be similar to the one for Booker last year. So few signs and door knockers for Booker - due to his popularity.

[gab13by13]

6. The opposite happened to me in Pa.

I live in a red district so I had no Democrat to vote for in many offices. We also had state wide ballot initiatives that would restrict the power of our Democratic governor and give it to the Republican controlled legislature. Those initiatives sadly passed. I was upset that there wasn't a bigger push by Democrats to oppose these initiatives. Losing state wide ballot initiatives in Pa. is scary to me. Where was the publicity to defeat these initiatives?

[jimfields33]

8. I'd be curious the percentage of amendments that pass country wide

I would guess 80-85 percent. I believe most just put yes on everything. They do that for judges too. Yes everything. So depending on the writing it can be bad for the state but voters are unaware of not sure what it is.

[treestar]

23. I've had that situation

in the past for the state district representative. I put a write-in candidate rather than not vote. Anybody you want, put them there.

[ariadne0614]

7. I hope you're kidding.

If ever there was a moment for Americans to serve notice that we are not complacent about elections, it is now.

[2naSalit]

9. +1

[JustAnotherGen]

20. NJ is different

We have an extremely popular Governor at the top of the ticket. The poster is likely in a state legislative district that is solid blue.

Full Disclosure - I'm a Democratic Committee member in NJ.

I need folks to vote in the primary because it helps determine where it will be a slam dunk for our Candidates - and where we need to knock on doors. Who needs door hangers . . . where we will need the Unions to help us . . . where yard signs and meet and greets are necessary . . . where we need voter registration boots on the ground.

Hyper focused on this years election. Since our state are in odd years and off from Federal elections - we have a unique opportunity (beloved Democratic Governor) to get rid as many GOP as possible.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

11. Even if unopposed, VOTE.

All politics is local. There could be initiatives that need your vote to make it on the Genetal election ballot.

[blogslug]

12. vote anyway

[ChazII]

13. Echoing those who say

vote anyway.

[needledriver]

14. Vote anyway so you don't get purged for inactivity

[Klaralven]

15. Won't happen - I voted last June and November

[StarfishSaver]

24. People are having to bust a gut to get ballots, missing work, losing pay, standing in line for hours

and fighting to get their votes counted.

And you're just saying "meh .. not going to bother voting because other people are going to make sure that everyone I want to win is going to win anyway"?

Wow.

Just wow.

[Aristus]

18. Vote anyway.

Always vote.

Always.

This is one of those things you don't want to take for granted until it's taken away.

Vote.

[Progressive Jones]

19. Vote anyway. It's a responsibility, not merely a right. nt

[NurseJackie]

21. Vote anyway... it resets your "inactive voter" clock.

[StarfishSaver]

22. Why wouldn't you vote anyway?