tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183227526220727713.post3538884969998532331..comments2023-03-27T05:33:08.454-04:00Comments on Ypsilanti Dilettante: Women's Suffrage and Leaf QuiltLiz in Ypsilantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16551683050101411764noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183227526220727713.post-91230927613891897392010-08-29T15:35:10.396-04:002010-08-29T15:35:10.396-04:00The quilt is stunning. I especially love the move...The quilt is stunning. I especially love the movement in the quilting, the way it evokes autumn leaves scurrying in the wind. What a work of art!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196417510985704926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183227526220727713.post-47951401448392921992010-08-27T17:11:52.664-04:002010-08-27T17:11:52.664-04:00you're right... we really should use our votes...you're right... we really should use our votes! ... having grown up in belfast i've spent most of my life avoiding anything political.... Great blog :)piphttp://sockyarnshop.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183227526220727713.post-70281130728065396922010-08-27T16:27:46.064-04:002010-08-27T16:27:46.064-04:00The rules about voting in primaries vary from stat...The rules about voting in primaries vary from state to state. In Michigan, you can only vote in one party's primary or the other, but you don't have to be registered with the party. In fact, you get a ballot with both parties' candidates, and you simply stay on one side of the ballot or the other. In the presidential primary in January, 2008, you had to tell the election clerk which party you preferred. In some elections, I vote in one party's primary; in others, I vote in the other party's. My rule is that I pick the candidates I would most like to see win the general election, then vote the party ballot that has more of those candidates. In other words, if I really like the senate and house candidates in Party X, but the candidates in the downticket races are more interesting in Party Y, I'd probably vote in Party Y. Does that make sense? Technically, I think I'm registered as a Democrat, but in the general election, I have voted for candidates from four or five parties.Liz in Ypsilantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16551683050101411764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183227526220727713.post-71558804756751067182010-08-27T08:41:52.221-04:002010-08-27T08:41:52.221-04:00I totally agree with much of what you said! I'...I totally agree with much of what you said! I'm a Canadian living in the states, so that excludes me from voting here. If I were motivated enough I could still vote back home, but I've been in the states for almost 10 years now and we just don't get the kind of news I would need to keep current.<br /><br />I was just having a discussion with some girls at school yesterday about political things. I'm really REALLY not a fan of the two party system and voting in primaries seems to play in to that whole idea. Do you need to be a registered republican or democrat to vote in the primaries?<br /><br />Thanks for answering my questions too! I'm sure applique is in my future. I look forward to learning more! :)Sarah {The Student Knitter}https://www.blogger.com/profile/16675019085913769597noreply@blogger.com