I was just interviewed by CBS News at my polling place in CA-50.

It really is getting a lot of attention in the national media. The interviewer asked a bunch of questions, starting with something like "Why did you come out to vote in this election?" Right off the bat, I identified myself as a dedicated Democrat who always votes, but I said I knew this was a key election because Democrats need to take the House in November. He asked questions about Duke Cunningham, e.g., how did I feel about him ("I was appalled"); Was I affected by his crocodile tears? ("No. Too little, too late. What he did was horrible.") How long did I live in this district ("Over 20 years") Did I ever think this district would be competitive? ("Not until recently, but it is turning.") Blah blah blah.

Exit polls show Busby in the lead 1-0!

election also being held today? I would sure love to see her knock off Harman.

Fortunately Jane Harman is in no danger of losing in the primary or the general election.

:shrug: he's a republican. he did what republicans do. :evilgrin:

commited fraud against the government and fraud with the Department of Defense. He should be executed."

but on the spur of the moment, I did okay.

:applause:

i'm the king of "way homers". i always find the brilliant retort the moment the topic changes and the opportunity is lost....

were there a lot of repukes coming out and voting because of busby's recent comments?

ballot. The biggest problem was parking. My polling place is at a Botanical Garden who happened to have a "free admission" day and the parking lot was overflowing. The woman behind me in line said she almost decided to not vote, thinking the lines would be really long.

After I voted, I spoke to the election officials about it (who agreed we needed signs at the front entrance, saying "don't worry, there's parking for voting..." I also called the Busby campaign and told them about the problem.

I voted for Colleen Fernald...although you have to love the name of the other guy...Martin Luther Church...googling that is a freaking nightmare

She's been breathing in too many of those Capital Hill vapors.......

On ELECTION DAY???

Whats up with that? I wonder how many people didn't vote because of the parking problems.

Smells fishy to me.

very popular spot. There were tons of parents with little kids. Free admission is a good deal. Now that I know there is such a monthly special, I may drop by myself next month.

The first thing I thought when I saw the full parking lot was that there were huge numbers of people voting and I would be waiting in line for hours. Then, a second later, I realized how ridiculous that was. We'll be lucky if we get the high 30's in voter turnout.

Nothing fishy--just a coincidence.

http://www.californiafreebies.com/museums.htm

Balboa Park in San Diego. Free Tuesdays in the Park.

As a public service Park organizations offer free admission on a rotating basis throughout the month.

First Tuesday
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
San Diego Natural History Museum
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
Centro Cultural de la Raza

Second Tuesday
Museum of Photographic Arts
Museum of San Diego History
Veteran's Museum and Memorial Center

Third Tuesday
San Diego Art Institute
San Diego Museum of Art
San Diego Museum of Man
Japanese Friendship Garden
Mingei International Museum

Fourth Tuesday
San Diego Aerospace Museum
San Diego Automotive Museum
San Diego Hall of Champions
House of Pacific Relations International Cottages

Fifth Tuesday
Normal museum prices in effect.
The Timken Museum of Art is always free.
Veterans Memorial Center is free, donation requested.

they could help the cause of democracy.
Or, that the elections supervisor would have thought that there *might* be a bit of a problem.
Just doesnt sit right with me, another story of a voting problem that could have been taken care of, with a little foresight.

I don't trust republicans with ANYTHING.

Great responses. I hope we take the district.

Did they find any coherent republicans to interview or did they all just drool on the mic?

Hope to see you on tonight's broadcast. :hi:

Glad you got that in.

:thumbsup:

ho hum "regular" voter.

I hope you get in the program but pro-dem footage generally goes into the circular file. congrats, though.

I went ahead and voted write-ins against Bonnie Dumanis and the other Republican running for treasurer for "Paper Ballots Only". I figure if enough of us vote for that, perhaps we might trigger a hand recount, which might be good to prevent any chicanery with the paper ballots if they're exposed to a hand recount.

So far the count seems low turnout overall, but in the precinct I walked, the poll count for Dems voting for Francine was around 11% already at 10:00 AM and for all voters was probably less than 5%. So, those of you who haven't voted there, go out and JUST DO IT! If there's low overall turnout, that is an opportunity to make a difference! Vote her in!

Well, gotta run and do more work! You probably won't hear from me in a while again until later this evening... Hopefully a happy man!

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