Voting in Florida - a photo diary (Or, why I know Obama will win Florida)

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Tuesday November 04, 2008 · 8:07 AM PST

2008/11/04 · 08:07

Early Voting in FL

(An Obama volunteer holding sign as the sun sets, calling to make sure more water and snacks are coming)

I voted on Sunday, the last day to vote in Florida. We drove around to several places to see how bad the wait was, and were told variously that the wait was 9 hours, or 7 hours, or 8 hours. We finally decided to just wait at the place nearest where we live, which is a small library.

This was my girlfriend's first time voting ever. We're both 28. I've voted in every election since I was old enough, including midterms. She swore to me when we met 10 months ago that there was absolutely nothing I could do to get her to even register to vote, let alone be interested in politics or vote. In October, she registered Democrat. On Sunday, she sat in line with me for 5 hours to cast her vote for Obama.

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Friday September 05, 2008 · 1:56 PM PDT

2008/09/05 · 13:56

(Please note I scrolled through the diary list before starting this and did not see it already diaried. Have mercy on me, this is only my second diary.)

There is an article in the LA Progressive that features residents in Alaska who know or have been around Sarah Palin telling about things they have witnessed her say or do. The article begins with a sentence uttered by Palin to describe Obama's win over Clinton: "So Sambo beat the bitch!" This was apparently declared very loudly, without concern for who might hear it, in a restaurant while at dinner with some GOPers.

Please go read the article in its entirety here; I will post a few bits below the fold.

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Thursday September 04, 2008 · 1:49 PM PDT

2008/09/04 · 13:49

I wanted to write a personal story about some things I've seen in my life during this election cycle. I am dating someone that I plan to marry who is so apathetic about politics that any time I have had a news show on, when political or governmental matters come up, she has no idea who or what they're talking about. I have a brother 9 years younger than I who just turned 18 but was raised mired in the reactionary conservativism of our hometown (a town that was full of Katherine Harris supporters, if that tells you anything). Yet as this election draws nearer, I have seen some very encouraging things that make me firmly Obama will win. More below for those who might be interested in my personal story.

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Voting in Florida - a photo diary (Or, why I know Obama will win Florida)

Article calls Palin out as "racist, sexist, vindictive and mean"

Obama conversions! (Or, why I think Obama will win)