I voted Republican

For state auditor, since the Republican candidate a) is actually a CPA with auditing experience, b) not nearly as obnoxious as the Democratic candidate, and c) never tried to slip one past the state by declaring BOTH her homes her primary residence for tax purposes, unlike her opponent.

I also wrote in someone against my state senator, whom I have never liked but is so powerful that no one will run against him. Never did that before.

I voted for the Democrats in every other race, from governor to state rep. I don't like any of the Republican positions nor any of the Republicans running except the state auditor candidate.

I also voted against every single ballot initiative this year. I'm particularly hoping that #3, which would be an economic disaster for Massachusetts, goes down in flames.

That's how I started my day, friends. What about you?

Election update: Massachusetts

Results so far. If there's just a name, race has been called:

Governor/Lt. Governor - Deval Patrick/Tim Murray leading by 6%. Cities and the West are going for him, suburbs and the East for Charlie Baker, who sounds like an angry version of Mr. Roboto on the radio.

Secretary of State - Bill Galvin

Treasurer - Steve Grossman, whose ads were syrupy paeans to his courage in overcoming cancer. Very nice, but this has what to do with politics?

AG - Martha Coakley

Auditor - Suzanne Bump (D). *shrug* Oh well.

1st - John Olver (my Congressman!)

2nd - Richard Neal

3rd - Jim McGovern leading by 20%. Call this one, for heaven's sake!

4th - Barney Frank

5th - no results as yet (????)

6th - John Tierney

7th - Ed Markey

8th - Mike Capuano

9th - Stephen Lynch

10th - Bill Keating (D) leading by a few percentage points

Question #1 (repeal of the alcohol sales tax) - leading by 4%

Question #2 (repeal of the affordable housing law) - defeated

Question #3 (cutting the sales tax down to 3%) - defeated



In non-Massachusetts races, Christine "I am not a witch" O'Donnell loses to Chris Coons in Delaware, Linda McMahon loses to Richard Blumenthal in Connecticut, and Kentucky has to suffer having Rand "we don't need the Civil Rights Act or the Americans with Disabilities Act" Paul as their Senator. God only knows what will happen in California or Alaska, but if California elects Carly Fiorina, who outsourced thousands of jobs overseas and ran Hewlett-Packard into the ground, they have only themselves to blame.