My sister was late dropping off The Niece this morning because she had to wait over an hour to vote. When they got to my house I told The Niece there were two things I really wanted to do and she said, “Let me guess, vote.” Right she was but first we went to Ben Franklin and then to Target to replenish the arts and crafts supplies around here which had decidedly gone down hill this year. After we loaded up on all manner of pencils, paper and projects we went to my voting place. Both times we drove past my sister’s polling place (to and fro the craft load-up) the school was packed. I guess there are tons of people in that area.
The better-half voted around 8am today and he called to tell me he was something like the 377th person to vote. Those numbers never happen at our little polling place. The Niece and I got there around 11 and there were more cars in the parking lot than I’ve ever seen so I told her there may be a wait. When we went into the firehouse, there were more voting stations than before and the longest line was to put the ballot in the machine (we fill in bubbles and then feed them into a scanner). I had to wait for the person in front of me to get their ballot, then went through the Yes I Am Who I Say I Am process and then I filled in the bubbles. We were out of the polling place in 5 minutes. I was voter 750 something which is amazing. I think when I voted in the primary there had been less than 100 people to vote.
I’m hoping tonight we’ll find out that we just got our country back and that we won’t have to go through some rigmarole like the last time.
I have this feeling that John McCain isn’t going to give up too easily. Let’s just hope the Supreme Court doesn’t have to get involved.
I can’t handle another stolen election. I hope Obama so overwhelms the numbers that there’s no question about who won.