What are your three proudest votes?

[Mr. Illini]

The inverse of the recent thread of regretful votes. List the three proudest votes you have ever cast.

I would say:

1) Pat Quinn (2014) - not because he was an overly great governor, but because I am proud that I can say I actively opposed what we have now

2) Michael Frerichs for Treasurer (2014) - an incredible young Democratic pol in Illinois that eeked out a <0.5% victory after being down all through election night; I am proud that I cast my ballot for him

3) Jesse White for Sec of State (2014) - he consistently wins in a landslide, but it was a pleasure casting a vote for a man that is so committed to Illinois communities

[Blair]

Voting 1. Burnham 2. Cooper 3. Kenall in the Labour leadership race. When the disaster of a Corbyn lead Labour party is seen I'll be the smug twat saying I told you so.

Or someone will quote this in 2020 when he becomes PM

[Mr. Smith]

1. Re-elect Jerry Brown, easily the best governor in this country

2. Voted for Prop. 34 against the death penalty, which in California is just an embarrassment.

3. Re-elect President Obama, entirely as a statement against Romney though. Proud to stop him from  further embarrassing the integrity of the church.

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(if I could vote)

1. Bernie Sanders; Vermont 2006 Senate

2. Barack Obama; 2008 Democratic Primaries

3. Kay Hagan; 2014 NC Senate

[TDAS04]

1. Obama, 2008
2. Obama, 2012
3. Tim Johnson, South Dakota Senate Race, 2008

[Mr. Illini]

(if I could vote)

1. Bernie Sanders; Vermont 2006 Senate

2. Barack Obama; 2008 Democratic Primaries

3. Kay Hagan; 2014 NC Senate

You moved from Vermont to North Carolina?

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(if I could vote)

1. Bernie Sanders; Vermont 2006 Senate

2. Barack Obama; 2008 Democratic Primaries

3. Kay Hagan; 2014 NC Senate

You moved from Vermont to North Carolina?

Hypothetical adult me lives everywhere.

[DavidB.]

Ugh, that's hard. Probably my vote for the Libertarian Party in the 2012 general election. Many of my friends voted VVD and got buyers remorse within months (and rightly so). I already predicted that they would throw away many of their empty promises and end up in some grand coalition. At least I'm not responsible for this government's policies.

I wouldn't vote for the Libertarians again because I've become more conservative - it's not really my views that changed so much, but rather my "theme/issue focus" - but I definitely still appreciate the fact that I voted for them.

The other ones aren't really interesting and I'm not particularly proud of them. Five elections, four parties is funny, however. I don't regret one of them.

[MisSkeptic]

I have only voted once and I regret not being more informed before voting. During California's 2010 election I voted for a few of my friends who were running for the Peace and Freedom party, and I also voted for other third parties for fun-Both Green and Libertarian party. If I could vote again, I would become more informed and chose the best candidates for me.

[Zioneer]

1. Re-elect Jerry Brown, easily the best governor in this country

2. Voted for Prop. 34 against the death penalty, which in California is just an embarrassment.

3. Re-elect President Obama, entirely as a statement against Romney though. Proud to stop him from  further embarrassing the integrity of the church.

*high fives*

Though I didn't get to do any of those besides President (I voted Green to make a point and to be able to say to Utah conservative friends "hey, I'm not a straight-ticket Democrat, listen when I say something political").

I guess I was proud of my 2014 vote for Doug Owens in UT-04 (especially considering how close he got), but otherwise, I wasn't proud of any of my votes. My vote for Jim Matheson was entirely tactical, and his probably decision to not run for anything in 2016 makes me regret my 2012 vote, since he just delayed Mia Love for two years.

If a couple of local pols run for Governor or for Utah AG I'll gladly vote for them, but until then, Doug Owens is the only one I'm even remotely proud of. The rest of the Democrats were jokes.

[Mr. Smith]

1. Re-elect Jerry Brown, easily the best governor in this country

2. Voted for Prop. 34 against the death penalty, which in California is just an embarrassment.

3. Re-elect President Obama, entirely as a statement against Romney though. Proud to stop him from  further embarrassing the integrity of the church.

*high fives*

Though I didn't get to do any of those besides President (I voted Green to make a point and to be able to say to Utah conservative friends "hey, I'm not a straight-ticket Democrat, listen when I say something political").

I guess I was proud of my 2014 vote for Doug Owens in UT-04 (especially considering how close he got), but otherwise, I wasn't proud of any of my votes. My vote for Jim Matheson was entirely tactical, and his probably decision to not run for anything in 2016 makes me regret my 2012 vote, since he just delayed Mia Love for two years.

If a couple of local pols run for Governor or for Utah AG I'll gladly vote for them, but until then, Doug Owens is the only one I'm even remotely proud of. The rest of the Democrats were jokes.

Keep in mind everything 2012 was absentee, would've been much happier sticking it to Cuccinnelli in 2013 and having my vote be one of the Virginia swingers (the state was running Romney almost the whole night)

[Vosem]

Just candidates I've supported in my state since I've been politically aware (being too young to have cast any votes as yet):

1: John McCain for President, 2008
2: Josh Mandel for U.S. Senate, 2012
3: Eh, toughie. I suppose Portman in 2010

[TNF]

1. Vote in favor of making my home county a wet county in 2013 (it failed then but went wet this year)
2. Gatewood Galbraith for Governor in 2011 (RIP FF)
3. Not voting in the 2014 cycle

[Blue3]

Obama 2008, 2012
Chafee 2010

[Rockefeller GOP]

Every vote I ever cast for Snowe and Collins.

[Famous Mortimer]

1) Al Franken at the Democratic caucus against the ridiculous prudish opposition of the party establishment

2) Bill de Blasio

3) Uncommitted at the caucus against Obama

[Crumpets]

Kshama Sawant for Seattle City Council
Yes on R-74 (Same-sex marriage)
Yes on I-594 (Universal background checks on gun purchases)

[Thunderbird is the word]

Howie Hawkins (Green) for Governor of New York 2014
Randy Credico in the NYC mayoral primary 2013
Jill Stein for President 2012

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

1-Obama 2008 caucus
2-no on the marriage amendment 2012
3-Al Franken 2008

[dead0man]

Gary Johnson in 12
Michael Badnarik in 04
Harry Browne in 00

[Mr. Illini]

1. Vote in favor of making my home county a wet county in 2013

I'll cheers to that

[Cryptic]

1. Obama in 2008.
2. Obama in 2012.
3. Eh, I guess Grimes in 2014.

[The Dowager Mod]

Tammy Baldwin 1998.
Al Gore 2000.
Russ Feingold 1998. (Mark Neumann may have been the most creepy politician I have ever met.)

[Crumpets]

Tammy Baldwin 1998.
Al Gore 2000.
Russ Feingold 1998. (Mark Neumann may have been the most creepy politician I have ever met.)

Why?

[Rockefeller GOP]

1. Vote in favor of making my home county a wet county in 2013

I'll cheers to that

Count me in, as well.