November 02, 2004

turnout

Wow, just got back from voting. There were very long lines this morning in spite of the downpour.

Our precinct is a little different, in that there's one for residents of this area at the Louisiana School for the Deaf, but right next door to it is the Fire Station, which is the voting precinct for many (all?) of the LSU residents / students. (Since I'm not a student, not quite sure how that works; we went there by accident the first year we moved here when the signs weren't up on the La School for the Deaf showing where to go.) At any rate, even in 2000 when there was the sense that everyone needed to vote, there were very few people who showed up at the Fire Station -- the college generation.

This year? So many cars, they've overflowed the parking lot and they're lining the street a block each direction. Others who've voted say it's been like that all morning.

(Oh, if only we were in a swing state.)

But it's very cool to see the turnout, especially in spite of the torrential rain we're having.

Posted by toni at November 2, 2004 03:14 PM
Comments

As a student at LSU, I voted at the grade school right off campus. It was on the same road that has the Theatre building and heading to the lakes crossing Highland Road.

Posted by: Corey at November 2, 2004 04:00 PM

I know how the rain goes. We're in Portland...it wouldn't be election day without standing in the rain for hours.

Posted by: Mia at November 3, 2004 03:06 AM

That's cool. Rain usually keeps people at home, but that doesn't seem to be the case anywhere this year. People cared more about this election than they have in a very long time.

-G

Posted by: Garrison Steelle at November 3, 2004 07:28 AM

The turnout was really the only thing I took away from watching that made me feel good. It's good to know people are mobilized to vote in greater numbers than ever before. I just wish they'd have voted sanely and reasonably instead of with their intuition, you know? I know Kerry doesn't exactly instill a lot of confidence, but this is one case where the devil you know just simply isn't better than the devil you don't...

I'm so glad I'm Canadian. My thoughts are with y'all down there. :)

Feithy

Posted by: feith at November 3, 2004 09:45 AM