PA primary
by John at 4/22/2008 10:49:00 AM
Today is the Pennsylvania primary.
This morning I worked as a poll greeter for the Democratic Party at my polling place:
1) "Would you like a Democratic sample ballot?"
2) "Here are some instructions for how to vote for delegates."
3) "Would you like to volunteer to help out in the fall election?"
I put a bunch of signs in the ground for the people who are running, even though only one race is contested (in addition to some obscure national office featuring two candidates I had barely heard of before). I met some local politicians. I learned that you can often tell a Republican from a not-Republican as they walk toward you, especially if the Republican is a man. We tried to give away donkey and star butter cookies, but a) almost nobody wanted them when asked, and b) almost nobody stayed in front of our table long enough to get asked.
Everyone was polite, except for one guy who was kind of rude to the folks next to us who were encouraging people to vote in favor of the referendum to sell bonds and raise taxes to pay for some improvements to the high school. He walked right up to these guys, dissed them, walked inside to vote, and then came back out to argue with them after voting. They talked for a long time, and in the end he apologized and even waved goodbye when he left.
Wendy came by and, of course, brought the kids with her. I held Graham and Elias ate a donkey while Wendy voted.
When my shift was over, I voted. I even voted in the race to see who would be the Democratic candidate for that obscure national office. I voted for the one with the strange name - I think it would be funny if he won!
This morning I worked as a poll greeter for the Democratic Party at my polling place:
1) "Would you like a Democratic sample ballot?"
2) "Here are some instructions for how to vote for delegates."
3) "Would you like to volunteer to help out in the fall election?"
I put a bunch of signs in the ground for the people who are running, even though only one race is contested (in addition to some obscure national office featuring two candidates I had barely heard of before). I met some local politicians. I learned that you can often tell a Republican from a not-Republican as they walk toward you, especially if the Republican is a man. We tried to give away donkey and star butter cookies, but a) almost nobody wanted them when asked, and b) almost nobody stayed in front of our table long enough to get asked.
Everyone was polite, except for one guy who was kind of rude to the folks next to us who were encouraging people to vote in favor of the referendum to sell bonds and raise taxes to pay for some improvements to the high school. He walked right up to these guys, dissed them, walked inside to vote, and then came back out to argue with them after voting. They talked for a long time, and in the end he apologized and even waved goodbye when he left.
Wendy came by and, of course, brought the kids with her. I held Graham and Elias ate a donkey while Wendy voted.
When my shift was over, I voted. I even voted in the race to see who would be the Democratic candidate for that obscure national office. I voted for the one with the strange name - I think it would be funny if he won!
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