2 Kansas votes for Obama tonight...I was hesitant to vote early but hubby said lets go

[greenbriar]

we had to wait about 40 minutes


poll workers said they were running about 500 voters a day so far


the energy in the air was remarkable


I couldn't stop smiling


can you feel it?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Yes

felt it today when a friend, a lifelong Republican, came up to me and said, "I voted for Obama. For the first time in my life I felt I was voting FOR someone rather than choosing the lesser of two evils. I feel Obama will be the greatest President in my lifetime."

[MadMaddie]

2. I dropped my ballot off today in WA and the ladies

were very nice. They said they were having a busy day!

[patrice]

3. Eastern or western Kansas?

It took about 30 minutes here in eastern Kansas. Many children in line with parents. Everyone was happy and chatty, a little unusual for us. I talked about the Electoral College with folks ahead and behind us in line. We also all agreed it should be a national holiday.

When I got into the room with the voting machines, Did have one guy goin' moderately off about having to vote on a machine. He wanted paper. A poll worker took him to see what could be done about his complaint. They probably offered him a provisional ballot.

Important issues on the ballot: electing judges/rather than appointing them, bond proposals, not only for public schools, but also for a big economic project focused on research & education.

:hi:

[greenbriar]

4. Central Kansas yea, we had judges too and a school bond issue

in the cases where there were only repuke judges, I left those blank

did NOT vote for any repuke no matter what

[greenbriar]

6. had a lady on a cell phone and she was asked to put it away

she did not

she was asked to leave

[applegrove]

5. Whoo HOO!

:woohoo:

[greenbriar]

7. my 17 year old turns 18 DEcember 8

she is SO pissed that she can't vote in this historical election


she makes a good point.


She is far more educated and informed than many in our own family!!!!!!!

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. Poor kiddo :^( She'll get to vote for him next time, though. And she can still help

out phone banking or whatever. :)

[greenbriar]

9. she has encouraged her friends that are already 18 to vote

and she wears my Obama T-shirt to school

[GreenPartyVoter]

10. She's doing great, then!

[applegrove]

13. Great that she appreciates what an event this election is. Other than the federal deficit...

I was politically unaware when I was her age. I mean we talked politics at home all the time but I hadn't really done any thinking on my own at the time. Come to think of it, when I was 18 I was depressed with no working memory so how could I have thought anything through.

Good for your daughter!

[Kansas Wyatt]

11. I tried to vote last night in Overland Park, but there was a 2 hour wait.

I was tired from working all day, and just wanted to get home and crash. I'll try again Friday night or on Saturday.

[KamaAina]

12. Why isn't he doing better there? As Gov. Sebelius pointed out last night, he has Kansas roots.

the first candidate since, I believe, Eisenhower who can say that.

[greenbriar]

14. God Guns and Gays

and abortion

[deminks]

15. Eastern here, voted Wednesday.

30 minute wait. At least we got a choice of paper or Diebold. No one was choosing the Diebold while I was there. Everyone wanted paper.