Election night
Someone just called me to conduct an opinion poll on today’s elections. Did I vote? Yes. What is the most important issue today? The economy and job creation. What is my opinion of President Bush’s job performance? Strongly disapprove.
That felt good. The rest of this night is a little bittersweet, as usual. Like me, Greg is less than impressed with our fellow citizens who choose not to participate in the process. But this time (unlike in 2000), all my votes went to winning candidates. Or at least I think they did.
Despite all their preparations, the Voter News Service gave up on exit polling this afternoon, so results are moving a bit more slowly this year. Probably a good thing after the roller coaster ride two years ago, but it’s sure less interesting to watch. Oh, and we still vote using punch cards up here in suburban Philadelphia. I’m not kidding. I double-checked my chad before leaving the polling place, but it still makes me a little queasy.
November 6th, 2002 at 9:46 am
I’m so jealous that you got to participate in a survey where you actually got to demean the Shrub’s performance. You are my new favorite person!
November 6th, 2002 at 11:01 am
I was quite impressed with the voting mechanisms that we used here in rural america. You use a marker to connect the arrow, then slide it in a dual sided scanner for immediate processing. Very high tech. Then I remembered that one issue we were voting on was whether or not to ban cock fighting, and I was considerably less impressed with our great state.
November 6th, 2002 at 6:59 pm
Mike > Have you ever thought of running for some kind of office?