Slate: Who We Voted For

lcjjdnh · Nov 5, 2012

Curious to hear what you all think of Slate's policy of having its employees disclose who they're voting for. I always say the more disclosure the better--so I have more data points to judge your "objectivity"--but I know many differ. Does it matter Slate is not a straight-up news site?

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2012/11/slate_votes_2012_why_we_chose_obama_over_romney_stein_and_johnson.single.html

YankeeFan · Nov 5, 2012

I like it. Not saying it should be mandatory or anything, but I like transparency better than fake objectivity.

I loved this one:

Greg Engel, software engineer: Jill Stein

For me, this election comes down to a stark choice between a wide-eyed idealist who’s often been labeled a “socialist” and a comparatively tough-minded pragmatist best known for briefly holding elected office in Massachusetts. It’s a genuinely difficult choice! So it is with some ambivalence that I’ve decided to vote for Jill Stein of the Green Party rather than Peta Lindsay (of the Party for Socialism and Liberation.)

Hell, Charles Pierce wrote about how he chose Obama over Stein. This guy picked Stein over the nominee of the Party for Socialism and Liberation?

That's awesome.

I bet he's fun to hang out with.

Mark2010 · Nov 5, 2012

If you want to disclose who you voted for, fine. That's a lot better than an assinine policy of a place I worked many years ago that tried to prohibit workers from putting stickers on their car or signs in their yards.

But if you want it to remain private, that's certainly your right, too.