{"id":1952,"date":"2010-09-15T07:07:42","date_gmt":"2010-09-15T15:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/providentiallife.wordpress.com\/?p=1952"},"modified":"2010-09-15T07:07:42","modified_gmt":"2010-09-15T15:07:42","slug":"your-mother-would-want-you-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jenniepalluzzi.com\/blog\/your-mother-would-want-you-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Your mother would want you to!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey all!! Here comes the busy season at my job, but as this season gets busy, what else is gearing up? <strong>The midterm elections<\/strong>. I encourage all of you to get out and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockthevote.com\/\">vote<\/a>. Now, before you say, &#8220;Why does she have to get all political in the fall?&#8221; It&#8217;s because I care. About you, me, and our children&#8217;s future. My parent&#8217;s future. Everyone&#8217;s future. And I need you to care, too. <strong>By getting out and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockthevote.com\/\">voting<\/a>, you&#8217;re showing that you care, and that you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockthevote.com\/\">vote <\/a>for those who care, and who will make a difference.<\/strong> Tell me where you&#8217;re living, and if you&#8217;re <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockthevote.com\/\">voting<\/a>, and how many times you&#8217;ve <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockthevote.com\/\">voted<\/a>. First time? GREAT! Second time? EVEN BETTER. Participation is strongly encouraged; we don&#8217;t want anyone dropping out, which is typical for midterms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But, Jennie, does it matter? How many seats are being contested?!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/elections.nytimes.com\/2010\/house\">100 seats in the House.<\/a> <strong>That&#8217;s 23% of the House!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/elections.nytimes.com\/2010\/senate\">19 seats in the Senate.<\/a> <strong>That&#8217;s 19% of the Senate!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/elections.nytimes.com\/2010\/governor\">28 Governor races are happening, too<\/a>. <strong>56% of the governors are up!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Friends in <a href=\"http:\/\/elections.nytimes.com\/2010\/house\/connecticut\/3\">Connecticut<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/elections.nytimes.com\/2010\/governor\/california\">California<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/elections.nytimes.com\/2010\/house\/massachusetts\/8\">Massachusetts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/elections.nytimes.com\/2010\/house\/michigan\/7\">Michigan<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/elections.nytimes.com\/2010\/senate\/new-york\">New York<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/elections.nytimes.com\/2010\/senate\/pennsylvania\">Pennsylvania<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/elections.nytimes.com\/2010\/house\/virginia\/5\">Virginia<\/a>&#8230;.I&#8217;m looking to you. Political website are full of information about each race, and the <em>New York Times<\/em> is just a starting point.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/sos\/0,1607,7-127-1633-21037--,00.html\">Need an absentee ballot? <\/a> There is Michigan&#8217;s.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sec.state.ma.us\/ele\/eleifv\/howabs.htm\">Here is Massachusetts. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Who else needs info? Let me know.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch this video, and enjoy &#8212; and VOTE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9KDbtJSYgyQ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey all!! Here comes the busy season at my job, but as this season gets busy, what else is gearing up? The midterm elections. I encourage all of you to get out and vote. 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