The line is packed in the building...
The polling place workers and I rendezvoused at the church this morning a little before 5:15am…there was a line at 5:30am with people to vote. When I left the church’s main building for the offices there was a line to the parking lot, easily 50 people were standing in line prior to the poll’s opening and there were more cars coming before 6:00am (that’s when I snapped this shot)! I say this simply to encourage you to pack a lunch, or come during a non-peak voting time. It seems that in elections past the lines (at least here) are shortest in the mid-morning (10:00am-11:00am) and early afternoon (2:00pm-3:00pm) – but today it’s anyone’s guess.
I’ll be going out to vote later this morning and encourage you to do the same. In honor of the vote I’m testing a new polling feature on the blog so vote below to give this new feature a test-drive for me…it only takes a click!
Tonight’s debate was pretty intense, but I must appreciate the genuine handle these two candidates have on the American public. This was clearly displayed by their reference to “Joe the Plumber.” Joe has been elevated to an almost iconic status in America, search the blogs and you will find that he is referenced almost as much as the top two presidential candidates. Joe is such an icon that there is now an action figure available of him, I’m sure this would make a great Christmas gift. Forget the NBA jersey, get the kids some overalls!
"Joe the Plumber" from Aaron Shaw
