Florida DUers Check In -How Does It Feel To Live In A Blue State?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

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[RagAss]

1. It feels like FREEDOM !

[Billy Burnett]

5. It does? Floridians voted yes on Amend 2.

:puke:

:thumbsdown:

Doesn't feel like freedom to me.

[1corona4u]

12. Apparently, people aren't ready for it yet.

I'd say they will be in about 8 years....maybe less...

[Billy Burnett]

18. It's much harder to remove an amendment that put one in.

Hopefully the supreme courts will rule that it's unconstitutional.

[DawgHouse]

2. Superb! We worked hard and it paid off.

Thanks to all the GOTV volunteers and to my first time voter friends :)

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. Would It Be Corny To Wear My Obama Button Today?

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[leftynyc]

22. Mine is still on my briefcase

It'll stay there until inauguration day.

[trumad]

3. Well we were Blue with Clinton

and then we got hit with a stupid stick....

It's good to be back.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. 1996 Feels Like A Million Years Ago

I remember passing some folks at the 436/17-92 intersection with Dole signs the weekend before the election...

[Lorien]

20. I think we were Blue all along

Jebby just knew how to rig things. x(

[Billy Burnett]

27. Agreed. Katherine Harris and then Black Box Voting. eom

[glowing]

7. finally wonderful.. their may be hope yet for this crazy place.

[voteearlyvoteoften]

8. Volunteers pulled it off

We made the difference...yes we did. Wow look at that big blue "finger" sticking out from that sea of red.
We may never live down the debacle of 2000, but we sure got a good start last night. Knees hurt from canvassing and poll watching, sinus stuffed up from tears of joy...all in all it feels pretty darn good!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. My Friend Worked A Pine Hill Precinct That Went 4426-267 For Obama

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[Best_man23]

10. Feels great

Also turned out that RW tool Ric Keller.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. He Should Have Never Beat Linda Chapin

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[sunder]

13. It feels absolutely amazing!!

I am SO proud of FL for pulling it off!!

[SydBinFL]

14. GREAT!!!

Its wonderful!

[profkupfer]

15. Feels great...though I just moved here from cali

so I wasn't in the wilderness that long.

[Jeanette in FL]

16. My county sucks, purely sucks.

I live in Putnam County, one of the poorest counties in the State.

I knew I had entered hostile territory when I went to my polling station yesterday. One pickup truck had a confederate flag on the back tailgate. Another had a bumper sticker "Hunters for McCain/Palin. I guy strolled out of the building with his "These colors don't bleed/Support our Troops" t-shirt barely covering his belly.

Registered Voters in the County are as follows:
Republicans - 13,842
Democrats - 25,870
Others - 6,936

Presidential Votes for the county:
McCain - 19,586 59.00%
Obama - 13,201 - 39.77%

My prescient:
McCain - 408
Obama - 164

Even though I heard that some were not going to vote for "no N*****", I felt that the numbers were in the Democrats favor. I was wrong, sadly wrong.

So even though I am thrilled that Florida went Blue, I am thoroughly disgusted with my neighbors.

[Patsy Stone]

17. Except for the Yes on 2 vote

and Ileana still in Congress?

IT FEELS AMAZING!!!! :bounce: It's good to be back.

[FloridaGrl]

19. Went to bed with a smile

and woke up smiling. I always knew we'd do it.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

21. We Should Have A Little Meet Up/Party For Orlando DUers

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[rucky]

24. I never thought Orlando would go blue.

maybe people are sick of all the tollways and figured a little socialism wouldn't hurt?

:shrug:

[DemocratSinceBirth]

25. Orlando Went Blue In 00 And 04

Orlando is a city of 200,000 or so people*...The Orlando SMSA is 2,000,000 or so people* and is neither blue nor red but purple...


*estimate

[nutshell2002]

23. It feels great!!

Can't shake my disappointment over Amend 2 or the Miami Cuban congressional contingent's reelection, but we will get there in time.
Glad to live in Broward...

[Bryn]

26. I am sooooooo happy!

I live in Arkansas, but Florida is my birth place, my true home. I moved here to look after Mom so I will go back home one day.