Turnout in Richfield Ohio - Voted 6:45am

[zbdent]

I voted.

Anyway, where I vote, you have all 4 precincts in the same church.

Normally, in a pres. election, as I remember, you might have a line just as you get into the main room. On a Pres, you might have a couple of people in front of you at your table (C, in my case). Maybe 4 or 5.

Today, I got to the polling place, hard to find a parking space. (not a huge church, but still, there were cars searching . . .).

Got out of my car near the furthest point available. As I crossed the parking lot, I saw two "campaigners". As I got closer, I saw they were both holding "B/C" signs. I passed within 20 feet of one, and she started asking something like "Would you like . . .". I wish that the caffeine had kicked in earlier, and I would have liked to have a wittier retort than "F-ck you".

I got in line, about 15 or so from getting into the building. (normally, you actually get in the building right off at that time.)

Person in front of me was voting in Richfield for first time. I said I'd been there about 13 years, never saw this kind of turnout, even for a pres.

Person in front of him said "I've been here 40 years, haven't seen anything like this ever!" (If voter turnout is good news for Dems, there you go.)

Got inside the building, found that you could get to your precinct table line. About 5 in front of me. A person came up behind me (with a weird, plastic-looking face), had already been to A and B, was hoping C was correct, D was all that was left. Sounds like a challengable one to me.

I signed in, said hi to the lady who makes her morning constitutional every day past our house. No challenge there! She has been working the polls forever.

Put in my vote. As I was voting, I heard the ladies at the table telling the person behind me "Sorry, you're not in our ...". I hope she isn't, but she looked freepish to me.

As I left, I heard the same "campaigner" clearly while avoiding both of them. "Would you like a Bush sticker?" After I got in my car, I realized I should have taken the "Triumph the insult dog" stance - "Yeah, so I can poop on it!"

Leaving the driveway, I noticed another B/C "campaigner" at the driveway entrance. As I headed off to work, I saw someone bringing a K/E lawn sign up to counter. Good for him.

Later, at work, my freepish co-worker said that he passed by three or so polling places that had lines out the wazoo. I crossed my fingers and hoped that the "high voter turnout means good things for Dems" was right . . .

[Kukesa]

1. You're makin' me laugh, and I need to laugh today.

Thanks for your funny story, zb.

Here in my Dayton precinct there were no BC campaigners, or I would have told them off, too.

[zbdent]

2. Glad I could make someone laugh

:)

[Bonchak]

3. huge turnout in cleveland

I got to vote at around 7 and there were big lines here on Mayfield rd. This is only the 2nd time I've been old enough to vote but in 2000 there weren't lines at 7.