Here's something you don't see every day here: A line -- a long line -- leading to the neighbor's garage, a.k.a. our "precinct," where we voted in the rain. And, for the first time in our 22-year marriage, my husband and I didn't cancel each other's votes.
Seems like everyone at work had their "I Voted" stickers proudly displayed on their chest, not just the usual four or five regulars. Then a big group of us watched the East Coast results come in at a bar after work, all of us supporting the same presidential candidate and hoping for a defeat of Prop 8. We were black, white, Latino, Chinese, Jewish, Catholic, Protestant. One pair of gay brothers said their mother in Sacramento voted for the first time in her life, leaving the ballot blank except to pick Barack Obama and to vote No on 8.
Obama won, as everyone now knows, but Prop 8 is currently winning by a thin margin.
Whether your guy won or not, and whether a cause you believe in passionately succeeds or is defeated, thank you for exercising your right to vote and helping this nation heal. You did America proud yesterday.
10 comments:
Well said.
Hope you're keeping well.
The lines here were amazing. It's been years since I've seen that kind of turnout. Pretty cool!
Louise says...yup it was a great day...I could give a rats ars who wins (there never is a fantastic candidate, just the lesser of two evils, as always) I prefer to make a difference on the local level, I feel I have more of a say on those issues...the best part...voting in the rain, haven't done that in over 10 years! Ahh rain glorious rain.
It has been a long time since there has been such excitement for a presidential election. It's about time! After Obama exceeded the electoral votes, several people called me to say how excited the were.
I think this was the first time my husband and I canceled out each other's vote. I'm still trying to figure that one out!
yep.
this is the non-running matter that I have been successfully avoiding for the purpose of peace.
it is what it is- and I'm proud we come together as a nation to express our rights and educated opinions.
this election was truly amazing. I can only hope, and look forward to change coming of this! :)
Yes it was an amazing night. It was electric in chicago today. The town is still buzzing.
Hope you got your free coffee at starbucks and free ice cream from ben & jerry's with your "I Voted" sticker.
Well said!
Hurrah!!
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