Election Day field report from Virginia
Just returned from voting here in my little corner of bright-blue Northern Virginia. Went down to the local elementary school and the poll worker checked my ID. I assumed she was a racist trying that overburdensome disenfranchising trick on me. But alas, I was ready and whipped out my license.
I asked about turnout and whether she could compare this year to 2005, the last time we had the post-presidential, off-year elections, and she said it was noticeably heavier. She said there had been a steady stream all day, which was apparently not the case four years ago.
We had four Republicans on the ballot, McDonnell (Gov.), Bolling (Lt. Gov.), Cuccinelli (A.G.) and Albo (State Delegate). As you can see from the pics, our side had more signage and the Republicans had far more people working the literature crews outside. They even had an elephant join the party and I asked her (it was a she-elephant, don’t ask me how I know that) if she would be kind enough to hold my little message to the president. She was a good sport, and graciously agreed.
Polls close at 7:00 p.m. in Virginia. Join us throughout the night here beginning at 6:30 p.m. for an interactive live-blog while the results roll in from Virginia, New Jersey, New York, and California.
A close-up of my little message to the president
A little Tea Party message on McDonnell's sign
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I loved ALL the pictures!!
That’s right. How dare that racist ask to see your I.D.(sarcasm). It might want to be in order to make sure you are a registered voter, or maybe not an illegal alien-illegal immigrant.
Yeah, I am still recovering from getting raked over the coals proving that I live here.
In response to another comment. See in context »Love the picture of your poll worker.
Congrats on NJ Bill.
Hoffman has just conceded, NY’s 23rd is now blue! Thank you teabaggers!
Brian,
Even if Scuzzi hadn’t dropped out of the race Owens probably would have won. The GOP screwed themselves by picking scuzzi in the first place. Plus, for Hoffman being an unknown with only 30 days left to go in the race, he did a fabulous job!!
Yeah right, sell that crap to someone who’s buying, the fact of the matter is had the teabaggers not stuck their noses in where it didn’t belong that would have been one more seat for repugs. You teabaggers blew it and blew it bad. Again, thanks!
In response to another comment. See in context »So, I guess Brian is okay with being a sheeple, following Obama like a robot, and against standing up for principles. We, conservatives have proven that we can think for ourselves. Democrats have yet to prove that they can think outside the box.
illegal immigrants can’t afford to live in thos expensive homes in barrington/crosspointe/fairfax station. Saw the elephant at the school too, just curious if you supported the bond to build the much needed middle school ?
First time in my life I voted against a school bond referendum, even though my kids would be going there. No. More. Taxes.
In response to another comment. See in context »I assume you’ll be volunteering to help make up the slack to provide the services that the schools can no longer afford to provide because you want to cut off govt. funding.
In response to another comment. See in context »I pay a pile of taxes for that. They just need to spend it more wisely. It passed anyway.
In response to another comment. See in context »Good that it passed. This knee jerk anti tax attitude of most on your side is destroying education in this country.
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