Topic: vote

What Are You Wearing To Vote?

What Are You Wearing To Vote?

I want you to know I spent the morning obsessing over this.
I normally wear dresses – because I’m not a farmer – but I thought, if I show up in some sort of shift dress and pearls like I wear every day, people are going to think I am voting for Mitt Romney. I live in New York. It’s possible that they would just turn on me, like in The Bacchae. More importantly, I was not going to stand there in line for an hour or however long it takes with people thinking I was voting Romney. I just wouldn’t. I wouldn’t even if I was voting for Romney. More »

Real Talk: Would You Rather Vote For Sarah Palin Or Michele Bachmann?

Real Talk: Would You Rather Vote For Sarah Palin Or Michele Bachmann?

Let’s say, theoretically, you stumble into a parallel universe wherein you have to vote for either Michele Bachmann or Sarah Palin for President. Sure, they’re both women, they’re both Republicans, they both talk about Margaret Thatcher as though they’re buddies, despite the fact that she declines to meet them. But other than that – are they different? Is one better than the other? Is one more fleecey? (Yes). More »