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Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts) Tue Oct 23, 2018, 10:15 PM Oct 2018

Yesterday in line to vote in deepest South Texas

McAllen. Ground Zero for the immigration debate, family separations, and assorted goose stepping Trumpian policies.

In a long line, on the first day of early voting, I see two elderly black women. One in her sixties, the other in her 80's and walking with the help of a cane and the younger black woman.

As they advance in line they turn around and scan the long lines. They see me, watching them. I bow slightly and smile. They smile back and proceed along the line to exercise their civic duty, and their right.

I'm left with a lump in my throat and follow them in line to perform mine.

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Yesterday in line to vote in deepest South Texas (Original Post) Xipe Totec Oct 2018 OP

An emotional snapshot worth visualizing. Thanks. nt Atticus Oct 2018 #1

I'm still on an emotional high Xipe Totec Oct 2018 #3

Thanks for the report from the RGV. TexasTowelie Oct 2018 #2

Under a new law, the election judge can let a disabled voter cut in line Gothmog Oct 2018 #4

That's a really good policy. iluvtennis Oct 2018 #5

I actually saw the signs posted. I think they did too. Xipe Totec Oct 2018 #6

Atticus

(15,124 posts)

1. An emotional snapshot worth visualizing. Thanks. nt

Reply to Xipe Totec (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2018, 10:31 PM

Oct 2018

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

3. I'm still on an emotional high

Reply to Atticus (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 23, 2018, 11:00 PM

Oct 2018

Tomorrow, to the phone banks for Beto.

TexasTowelie

(112,249 posts)

2. Thanks for the report from the RGV.

Reply to Xipe Totec (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2018, 10:35 PM

Oct 2018

I try to post news from the southern portion of the state since I grew up in George West, but I'm not there for the eyewitness account. I'll keep my fingers crossed that our Democratic candidates will win handily in the border counties from Brownsville to El Paso.