Needed: Democrats in Palm Beach County, FL

who cast an early vote and can describe what was going on, if anything, at the polling places. I have been discussing this with a reporter who can only give rethug accounts of alleged bullying and harassment by Democrats, because she doesn't have any other information.

Thanks for doing this!

I sent her the photo of Elaine Fandino getting all "intimidated" as she screams and waves her sign in the face of a lone Democrat.

The reporter can use them for toilet paper for all the truth they contain.

county to refute statements by rethug voters that they were bullied and harassed by Democrats when they went to vote. This is for a newspaper reporter who says she has no statements from Democrats who were at the polls.

I just replied back to Brittany's email reponse to my first note, asking her to please treat this as a piece of investigative journalism, because it appears that aside from Elaine who looked like she was the intimidator, not the intimidatee, one person was the republican in charge of setting up campus debates, and another was a guy who filed a lawsuit in the 2000 recount.

I suggested that she consider the possibility that it was a deliberate set up for political purposes (for Jeb Bush to justify not allowing poll observers).

I asked for a follow on report to her original piece (in the Sun-Sentinal) discussing those issues.

My experience at a major Delray Beach polling place:

Going to be out of town for the 2nd, so I got an absentee ballot. Then thought better of it, decided to try early voting, and was told I just had to turn it in at the polling place. Arrived at 4 p.m. last Wednesday (third day of early voting in Florida), because Theresa LaPore was quoted saying lines were less than 30 minutes. When I arrived, I was told it would be 2 to 3 hours, and that it had been longer earlier in the day.... I was encouraged that so many people were there -- especially since there were so many Kerry stickers in the parking lot -- but not so thrilled that it was taking so long. I wonder if people stuck it out, and will keep sticking it out, and it makes me wonder about Election Day.

Since I had to get back to work and couldn't wait that long, I ran out to get pencils -- in this state, I don't trust anything, even the instructions saying you can use No. 2 pencil or "appropriate marking device." Then I filled out absentee ballot in the back.

The woman taking the absentees -- who was about 3 days from 100 and didn't seem to know anything about anything -- had already left. So I looked for someone to give it to. A security guard said he would take it. I wouldn't let him. I walked into the office itself, and a poll worker offered to just take it. I told him I wanted to see it dropped in the box, and then I wanted him to pick up the box so I could make sure it wasn't the trash. Maybe I'm paranoid.

All I know is that two well-dressed men applauded. I'm guessing they were Democratic lawyers. And I guess they had their own doubts.

All that said, I still don't think my vote will count.

And everyone should be careful: the wording on Amendment No. 1 is intentionally tricky, I think. It's about parental notification for abortion. Make sure to vote no, even though there's some double-speak in it, that makes you think that by voting "Yes," you're protecting the girl.

I sent you an email. I can't send your statement because the reporter needs your real name.

check your PM

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