I just voted in the Potomac Primary!

[Skinner]

And check out my snazzy new avatar image.

Turnout seemed light in my Northwest DC precinct -- only two or three other voters were there, so I didn't have to wait in line to vote. I always enjoy voting -- the volunteers working the polls are always very friendly. Brought my 13-month-old son with me, and everyone was making a big fuss over him. One of the election officials asked who he was voting for, and I said he refused to tell me.

I made my selection and turned in my ballot. My son and I both got "I voted" stickers to stick on ourselves.

Out front of the polling place there were two Obama signs and no signs for any other candidates. A young woman was handing out lit for Obama. I asked if she was cold -- she said she was, but she was going inside in a moment to get warm. She said she's gonna be there all by herself until 3, and then after a couple hours off she was coming back in the late afternoon to stand there some more.

No, I'm not going to tell you all who I voted for. But I will say that I would have gladly voted for both of the frontrunners if I could. I like them both a lot, and I find most of the arguments against them here on DU to be thoroughly unpersuasive.

Feels good to vote in a contested primary. I'm enjoying the primary season a lot. As I've said before: It's finally fun to be a liberal political junkie again!

[Egnever]

1. Nice!

fun isnt it!? Now get off your ass and institute the thread limit!

[Skinner]

6. We wanted to have it ready yesterday.

But we're having unanticipated network problems (During fund drive week -- Arrrgh!), so Elad has been focused on that.

[Egnever]

8. Thanks Skinner

I am totaly looking forward to it. Totaly understand the network problems first. Guess I better get off my ass and donate!

[rug]

2. Tell your vote to the highest donor.

[yardwork]

3. Way to go, Skinner!

[Scurrilous]

4. K & R

:thumbsup:

[underpants]

5. (spit take)

The Potomac Primary????

Oh god not you too!!!!!!!


How utterly "DC" of you :spank:

[MonkeyFunk]

33. He's a beltway insider!

[GoldieAZ49]

7. congrats on your sons first primary experience!

Here in Arizona there were Obama volunteers with signs at the polls as well. Standing at the required limit, there were 4 of them.

[demnan]

9. Voting was light in my suburban VA precinct as well

But with all the Republicans I didn't really expect it to be different. Hope people don't have "Snow Fear". I saw a few flakes out there a few minutes ago.

[mtnsnake]

20. Traffic was surprising light at my precinct in Northern NY on Super Tuesday

It was kind of disappointing, but then again, my wife and I went around supper time, so maybe more people showed up later. The people at the sign-in table said traffic had been pretty light throughout the day.

[caseycoon]

10. Hmmmm I wonder who that lil guy DID vote for....

:rofl: GO BABY!

Glad you had a good time too Skinner.

[countingbluecars]

11. I voted this morning

in Virginia. It does indeed feel good to vote in this primary! There was no line at my polling place, but it is in a somewhat rural part of Loudoun County.

[UALRBSofL]

12. Aww Skinner that's a good story

Thanks for sharing. When I voted I didn't have to wait long We got "I Voted" stickers too. I live in Florida. I havn't talked about my voting experience but it wasn't very good. I thought I'd wait till after the primaries to share it on DU. However, I'm glad you didn't have to wait long in line. :)

[Arugula Latte]

13. So you voted for Huckabee, then.

Now that you have a son, you have to uphold those Family Values, dontcha know. ;)

[Skinner]

15. Oh, man.

I am so busted!

[VolcanoJen]

42. Ha ha!!

Thanks for sharing your story, Skinner.

I can't wait to vote on March 4th!!!

[ShortnFiery]

14. Awe, they didn't have stickers for us at our polling place in NoVA but there was moderate turn-out.

My husband voted right as the polls open at 6 A.M. and I brought my young daughter with me to vote at 8:30 A.M. Thank goodness that between his friends and myself we were able to convince my husband to vote for Obama instead of Hillary. After almost 26 years of marriage, it's good to know that we have not split one Presidential Voting Ticket either in the primaries nor the G.E.

There's PEACE in our household this evening. :-)

I'm calling up my friends and friendly acquaintances up now in order to remind them to get out and VOTE!

I hope that EVERYONE who can VOTES in The Potomac Primary Today. :hi:

[EFerrari]

16. It's really fun this year. It feels good to have something positive

to focus on for a change. The strategery part of it is fascinating.

[onenote]

17. there was no line when I voted in NoVa

Although I intentionally waited unti around 9 pm to avoid the early rush. No wait at all.

[TZ]

18. I voted too!

I must have hit voting "rush hour" at my place in upper Montgomery County cause I had to wait in line 30 minutes..... I am proudly wearing my "I voted sticker too"!:)

[Renew Deal]

19. That explains the 1 vote for Gravel in Washington DC.

Figures! This site is so pro-Gravel. :silly:

[Hepburn]

21. Oh, how cute....

...the "I VOTED" sticker for the wee one! :hi:

[Blue_Roses]

22. I can't believe

your son is 13 months already! Where did the time go :crazy:

That's such a fun time and it's great that your enjoying fatherhood. :)

[stillrockin]

23. I just voted in the Chesapeake Primary! Go OBAMA!

:dem:

[Tatiana]

24. Optical scan machines? n/t

[Mabus]

25. the Hillary people are at the Metro stations

I drop my husband off at Twinbrook every morning. Yesterday and today there was a woman out there with Hillary signs. Hubby said they were at other Metro stations too.

I'm pretty surprised at the lack of bumperstickers and yard signs around here. I've seen some bumperstickers but the only yard signs I've seen are for local offices or are encouraging people to vote today. fwiw, another "regular" at the Twinbrook station has had a "Kerry/Edwards 2004" bumpersticker on her car. This morning I noticed it had been replaced with an "Obama '08" sticker. She also has a "Proud to be a Democrat" and a "Proud parent of" some school stickers on her bumper.

[joshcryer]

39. Being outside of a polling place is iffy. I'm surprised they were allowed to have signs there.

Could've been some private property next to the polling station, however.

[Mabus]

50. It wasn't a polling place

The Metro is the subway system here in the DC area.

As for signs and campaigning around polling places there is usually some law about how close they can be. I don't know what it is here in Maryland but back in Kansas electioneering is prohibited within 250 of the polling place (see, http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=153&topic_id=5148 when I complained about a vehicle with a homemade Bush '04 bumper sticker being parked right in front of the polling place. I took a picture of the car and showed where it had been parked before I made my compliant to the County Clerk's office.)

[Sparkly]

26. It's kind of fun to be noticed in the primary process, isn't it?

Doesn't usually happen around the Potomac! (Did we ever even merit a name like "Potomac Primary" before?)

:hi:

[DeepModem Mom]

27. Yes! For so long there were no real politics of the normal American kind...

because our political life seemed to be held in a chokehold by forces no one could control. I congratulate you on exercising your right, as an American, to vote, and I salute you for your pride in our two outstanding front-running candidates for President.

[NikolaC]

28. Nice

I voted absentee in Arlington on Saturday, though I am not sure if my vote was counted, and got my little sticker :). I HATE touchscreen voting with no paper trail.

Edited to add that the poll worker said there was a high turnout that day for absentee ballots. He said it looked like a GE type turnout.

[Guava Jelly]

29. Thank you for voting

(You voted Ron Paul right?) :yoiks: please don't kill me :loveya:

[Catherine Vincent]

30. Look at all the brown nosers that gave you a heart.

:evilgrin:

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

31. It Is A Good Feeling, Isn't It? I Had A Huge Grin On My Face Afterwards!

It's amazing the feeling that voting can give you. Such a simple act, yet such a spirit lifter!

[MonkeyFunk]

32. Good for you!

Voting is fun, isn't it?

[WillyT]

34. Right On Skinner (And Skinner v2.0) !!! - I Don't Know Exactly Why, But...

I've been feeling really good about this election cycle.

I don't know if it's because people are finally coming around to "getting it", because of the wealth of great candidates we have\had, because of the issues those candidates have addressed or were pushed to address, the record turn-out at rallies, the record turn-out at the polls...

I know it way too early to get over-confident with the primaries and with the GE, but I'm feeling downright positive this year!!!

And it kind of scares me, LOL!!!

:hi::yourock::hi:

[surfermaw]

35. Go Skinner

Like you I haven't found any thing on the board that would entice me to vote for either of them, just use my head, heart and gut and read and listen very carefully to what I see and hear!

[pacalo]

36. If you find most of the GD-P arguments unpersuasive, then you must agree that these posts are futile

Why doesn't the "hide these threads" function apply to the "greatest" page as well as the "latest"????

[Skinner]

37. We might expand it to include the Greatest Page, too.

Elad is kinda busy right now, though. So if we do it, it won't happen for a while.

[pacalo]

45. I could kiss you & hug you, Skinner!

[joshcryer]

38. I know who you voted for.

The next democratic nominee. ;)

[terrya]

40. That's great to hear!

And...thank you for not saying who you voted for. I suspect that if you did...one group of people would have been upset.

I should have put an "I Voted" avatar when I voted in the Illinois primary on Super Tuesday. My bad.

[polmaven]

41. I'm just waitin' for

the purple fingers!!!1!1!!1! When are THEM comin'?//???

[Recursion]

43. I never realized you're in DC, Skinner

Somehow I pictured a Progressive Cheyenne Mountain type of operation, deep within some undisclosed location...

[Kaylee]

44. My polling place in AA County was pretty light too...

Just me and a few retirees. I guess we hear all of these stories about thousands of people waiting hours to caucus. LOL

I can't wait to hear what the actual turnout for the Potomac Primary ends up being.

[ZombieHorde]

46. You did your patriotic duty. (Hee hee, ...duty)

Brought my 13-month-old son with me, and everyone was making a big fuss over him. One of the election officials asked who he was voting for, and I said he refused to tell me.

Awesome!!! Super fun.

I find most of the arguments against them here on DU to be thoroughly unpersuasive.

I agree 100%.

[orleans]

47. okay--i'm kicking and posting here just so i can check back

tomorrow to see your: "snazzy new avatar image" (since you've turned them all off right now!)

i had a real problem deciding who to vote for also. (because i like both of them as well--i have issues with both and i like both)

[AtomicKitten]

48. Yeah, democracy!

[dailykoff]

49. Talk about getting the youth vote!

:hi: