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Going To The Polls: Voting Today In Tennessee

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It’s election day in Tennessee. We are voting on state primaries and county general races and federal primaries. Voting is an important part of every democracy. Today’s voting leads up to the general election in the Fall when we elect a new president in the United States.

Keep Calm And Carry On Great Britain #brexit

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I am not sure what to say after last night’s vote to leave the European Union. To my friends and fellow bloggers in the UK, stay the course on your own lives. Go out tonight and have some fun. Forget for a moment the politics that led to this vote. Hang in there. You have my support. It’s not the end of the world, although for some it feels like it this morning. Others are celebrating the results. Rule Britannia.

Rambling About Election 2016

We have about 500 days until the next presidential election in November 2016. My wife pointed out last night its going to be a very long journey with loads of talk of politics on both sides of the aisle and perhaps some mud slinging. Facebook is going to be one of the worst places to see all the talk about what the candidates are doing and what they are saying. Avoiding Facebook all together is tough for some folks. I am thinking that we will be seeking a refuge from it all online. Perhaps some folks will just take a cyber sabbatical and find other things to do.

I can be political as the next guy but this will be ugly early. We will see the candidates saying things about each other than saying something about themselves. My thought is this really long campaign season will not be in the best interest of the electorate. We will all have some fatigue about the whole process and will be ready to move onto something new.

We might have 25 candidates before its all said and done so that will be a battle royal to see who survives it all. I suppose the only thing we can do is to grin and bear it. It just seems like 2012 was yesterday.

The United Kingdom Goes To The Polls on May 7, 2015

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(From BBC News) Millions of people will be casting their votes in the UK general election later.

Polls open at 07:00 BST at around 50,000 polling stations across the country.

A total of 650 Westminster MPs will be elected, with about 50 million people registered to vote.

As well as the general election, there are more than 9,000 council seats being contested across 279 English local authorities.

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One of these people will become Prime Minister. The main three names include the incumbent Prime Minister David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Labour leader Ed Milliband. The race is tight and it could be another coalition government ahead. Lets see what happens. Get your tea and scones ready.