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I spent 57 weeks working on Prop 139 and the candidates who support the right to choose. I’m not sure if I could live in a country that voted to suppress ½ the population.

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Just took a break from texting new voters ages 18-22 with a voting guide and the polling locations. I have what psychologists call a “labile affect” which means 😭😳🤦🏼😡🤷🏼‍♀️😂😳🤦🏼😭😡😂

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Biggest fear: The prosecutor-in-chief "wins" and the slide into becoming a police state becomes irreversible.

Toughest decision: There were very few tough choices for me on the ballot for me, naturally. So I'd have to say whether to vote for JUST the conservative team for CAP Board or also add in Goddard. Goddard is generally terrible on everything except for water... but he has done a decent job on the CAP board. Right now I'm thinking he will almost certainly win anyway so I might as well focus my vote on making sure my GOP homies get across the line too.

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Prop 140 and the MCSO race. We must get better candidates if we want better outcomes from our politicians. The two big parties thinking they have the monopoly of "best" candidates isn't representative of independent voters like myself anymore.

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I am very confident that Vice President will be elected. We are have a party Tuesday night.

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As I contemplate this cast of characters who are running for various offices at all levels, I lament “Is this the best we can do?” It is genuinely sad that apparently it is.

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There are some races with capable, qualified candidates like Greg Freeman for Assessor. But ppl get hung up with only top of ticket races!

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What am I feeling about this election? Totally depressed.

Think about It. At the end of next week, approximately half of our population will feel like the next 4 years will be unbearable, while the other half will be crowing and wanting to rub the opposition's nose in their defeat. Is that what we Americans and democracy have become? A society of people full of contempt, anger, closed minds, retribution and incivility. For me, that is the saddest part of this election...

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I’ve been saying that when we get a candidate that wins, and the day after the election the losing side just shrugs, then we’ll def know we are starting to heal America

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I chose tea, so I hope I'm not disqualified from playing. Thanks for all of the brilliance y'all share through the Agenda. Great perspectives! Toughest ballot choice was 140. Changed my mind more times than I can count. I do find it incredibly odd that we are all sitting here, waiting for a potential civil uprising, and chatting online. Hopeful for sanity and respect for democracy to prevail! Be kind and be well!

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Answering the toughest choice question -- Maricopa County Sheriff.

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There are soooo many people trying to redefine the English language. You see it all the time. Republicans can't stop glossing themselves "Conservative" and labeling their opponents "Liberal". Political junkies like me are used to it by now...but for the remainder of folks...it is a source of dissonance that clouds their choices. Get Sister Mary Elephant in the room and all this crap stops. Otherwise...everybody has to stay after school. Nobody wants that.

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Hank, I believe we have a long way to go in having candidates who will actually do what they say in holding an elected office. This election I found a lot of lacking in candidates both at the state and national level who I could not vote for because of their political positions. We need to get better candidates to vote for in holding an elected office. Too many candidates are beholding to special interests instead of doing what is best for the nation overall. This is true for both national parties. Thanks for your interest in letting us express our concerns.

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Down ballot is critical. Traditional Republicans here endorsing Kamala and trying to MAGA Proof offices from insurrectionists. Nationally I expect Kamala will have a 12 to 18 million majority. Hillary beat DJT by 3, Biden beat him by 8: Kamala is a way better candidate and enthusiasm much broader. My concern are that thousands of embedded local, state and federal MAGA Operatives will do their best to negate the will of the majority.

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Agreed, down ballot is critical. I always think about an Obama quote calling government "an ocean liner, not a speedboat." A lot of change happens at the bottom!

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I am glad it ids almost over. I am concerned about the outcome no matter who wins. I fear violence with a possible civil rebellion. I hope I'm wrong.

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Mostly, though long, it was an easy ballot. I was lucky that a trusted friend did the research on thep judges, and I passed on their recommendations to others. The Pima Sheriff race was difficult with 2 bad candidates. I was ambivalent about prop 140. Most of the people I usually agree with were for it, and those i usually disagree with were against it (per the voter guide). What gave me pause was that the League of Women Voters opposed it.

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The Pima County Sheriff election reminds me why I’m not a fan of elected folks overseeing law enforcement agencies. I see the craziness occurring with MCSO and think “Wow, it could be so much worse in Pima County.”

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That one caught me to ...

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I found Civic Engagement Beyond Voting's ballot watch guide really helpful for judges. I had no idea League of Women Voters opposed 140 -- that's interesting.

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Hank, I think your topic for this chat was completely correct.

My name is Greg Freeman, I am a candidate running for Maricopa County Assessor and on the ballot this year. I have found the past week or two to be a relatively calm time, but can also see a great deal of uncertainty coming up once polls close. Personally: either being in elected office or not. As a state and a country: how will people respond to the outcomes of the election? It's all a bit nerve wracking.

I have to limit myself to looking at the early ballot returns twice a day and focusing on voter outreach. Doing something to impact the results beats stewing in my thoughts.

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Right? Feels eerily quiet these days

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I have been campaigning since January this year and have noticed that there are some natural ebbs and flows to things. Insane, go everywhere energy to gather signatures in February and March followed by a week or two of waiting to see if I am challenged. I was not opposed in the primary, so that was a bit of a lull followed by kicking back into high gear once primary ballots dropped.

There was a definite shift around the county in my party from persuasion conversations to turn out conversations in the past 30 days. It's still important work, but has a different energy which is much more personal. To me, that explains the quiet we're experiencing right now. Things are mostly in the voters hands now, IMO.

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I’m most concerned and excited about the presidential race. The most difficult issue on the ballot was prop 140.

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