Magic Time

Amidst all the super-cynical pre-election talk of litigation and voter suppression in which we have all been engaged, it's easy to forget that voting is something truly special, and that an unprecedented number of new voters are turning out this year to make sure they have an impact.

Go check out this open thread at Daily Kos entitled simply "Your Voting Experience" and read some of the responses. I don't know, it kind of made me swell up a little bit. Sounds like this year could be really special.

In other news, I can't believe I have an end-of-day deadline at work, today of all days. I have the attention span of a gnat right now.

Comments

[Sarah Forrester]

I too have the attention span of a gnat today. The worst is this time zone difference which means we really can't know anything until the morning. Don't know how I'm going to sleep. Will probably need some help from a refreshing alcoholic beverage.

[Thelma]

I'm not an ex-pat but am Sarah's Mom back in Wisconsin. We are all waiting nervously here in the states too. There is not a lot we can do now except direct people to the polls and encourage everyone to vote. We have registration at the polls here in Wisconsin so it is not too late for anyone to register. We've had a tremendous number of people registering and voting early in our city. Even the Mayor has been working in the City Clerk's office to help with the crowds.

People should be able to vote from home as many times as possible.

I would love to be printing up fake id's making a mint in Wisconsin today.