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Report from a Blue State With Out of Control Reds
OK, I went to vote this am. Longest lines in memory. Phenomenal turnout.
I almost didn't vote for that local R I have been planning on voting for. When I got to my precinct, there were probably 100 to 150 yellow envelopes with the names of challenged voters on them. That is a large portion of my precinct. I saw the list, and it included many people who had lived in the precinct their whole lives -- including one who is a lawyer who works with the Republican governor but is a D. Apparently, wholesale challenges have become their tactic du jour.
Tell me, Bilmore, when you were preparing your challenges, did you do things like look up people's address in the phone book, in past election records, or in any other records before challenging them? I just want to hear that not everyone does it this way, that some people make a good faith effort to identify someone before challenging.
In the end, I voted for the R, because the Democratic incumbent is just too much of an imbecile. But boy, I expect all those voters who show up and find yellow envelopes are going to think twice.
Last edited by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy; 11-02-2004 at 10:51 AM..
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