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It was pitch black and very chilly- got there at around 5:45AM EST. I was the 2nd person there... the poll workers had just started putting signs on the walls (as in "No Electioneering, etc."- and I buttoned my sweater securely over my Kerry badge- tee hee) and were preparing the machines. I learned to my dismay that our old-fashioned lever style voting machines had been switched to electronic ones- uh, oh. Anyway, by the time they allowed us into the inner sanctum to vote, at round 6:00- I would say there were about 12 people waiting, all guys with 1 other female. The poll worker looked up and commented in a surprised manner to me "There are a LOT of people here". I asked her (she looked to be in her 60s) whether that was unusual, and she said "Yes, at this hour it's very unusual to have so many people". Then I went into vote- I believe I was the FIRST! (they couldn't find the guy in front of me's name in the book- they finally did). Electronic voting was alright, I missed the loud "THUNK" you hear when you push the lever.
Anyway- it's pretty non-eventful, but that's my story! Thank G-d I didn't bring my 2 year-old... she'd be pressing buttons like crazy in the voting booth.
Hoboken is a largely middle-class (native poputlation) Democratic town, though we have an influx of weathly Wall-Streeters, etc. so am not sure how that's tipping the equation. However, I have seen Kerry signs all over the place here (4 on my street) and about 3 Bush signs- in the whole town.
Hope that wasn't boring. I feel great.
KERRY will be our NEXT president! Hasta la vista, Chimp!
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