Great Story from Politico

[Mr. Peabody]

From Ben Smith's Blog -

Early voting in Evansville

Politico

Here's an early voting story from a medical student in Evansville, Ind.:

I squeaked in just before the 7pm deadline to find two very frustrated poll workers and a line of a couple dozen people, due to problems with the computerized voting system not accepting people's driver's licenses. It was taking about 7-10 minutes per person just to get the computer to accept them as valid and to print out their ballot, causing very long delays.

For me the most moving moment came when the family in front of me, comprising probably 4 generations of voters (including an 18 year old girl voting for her first time and a 90-something hunched-over grandmother), got their turn to vote. When the old woman left the voting booth she made it about halfway to the door before collapsing in a nearby chair, where she began weeping uncontrollably. When we rushed over to help we realized that she wasn't in trouble at all but she had not truly believed, until she left the booth, that she would ever live long enough to cast a vote for an African-American for president. Anyone who doesn't think that African-American turnout will absolutely SHATTER every existing record is in for a very rude surprise.

There were about 20 people in front of me but remarkably not a single person left the room without voting over the 2 hours it took to get through the line.

[JoeChalupa]

That is a great story.

[RandomGuy]

I saw some very similar things during the primary voting for the Democrats. Whole families would come in, 3 or 4 generations.

[ratm1221]

Awesome story, thanks!

[boutons_]

Some early voting bad stories from long lines and screwed up machines, plus violations of the Voting Rights Act by whiteys harassing and intimidating black voters. No cops around to enforce VRA,suprise, surprise.

It takes 2 hours for 20 people to vote? Was there only one machine with each person taking 6 minutes to vote?

[AntiChrist]

Some early voting bad stories from long lines and screwed up machines, plus violations of the Voting Rights Act by whiteys harassing and intimidating black voters. No cops around to enforce VRA,suprise, surprise.

It takes 2 hours for 20 people to vote? Was there only one machine with each person taking 6 minutes to vote?

You are a very unhappy person.

[Lebowski Brickowski]

Why didn't she vote for Jesse Jackson in 1988?

[ratm1221]

Why didn't she vote for Jesse Jackson in 1988?

Maybe because he didn't get the Democratic nomination?

[Mr. Peabody]

Why didn't she vote for Jesse Jackson in 1988?

Maybe because he didn't get the Democratic nomination?

[Lebowski Brickowski]

But why didn't she vote for him? All the article says is :"that she would ever live long enough to cast a vote for an African-American for president."

HAR HAR dumbass

[ratm1221]

But why didn't she vote for him? All the article says is :"that she would ever live long enough to cast a vote for an African-American for president."

HAR HAR dumbass

Because he wasn't running for President yet. He was running for the Democratic Nomination.

[Lebowski Brickowski]

Because he wasn't running for President yet. He was running for the Democratic Nomination.

BFD

She could vote for who the ever she wants to.

, I might go write in Lebowski Brickowski for pres. just to say I got the chance to vote for a spurstalk poster.

I'm not saying it's not an emotional thing for the grandmother. And good for her -- I'm sure that vote carries miles and ages of pain and relief.