Election Day on The Ground
Posted Nov 04, 2008 at 2:06 PM
Carrie Bickner-Zeldman,
New York,
New York
Voting in my neighborhood of Manhattan is normally a ten minute
affair. Drop in, find the correct district, chat with the poll clerks,
close the curtain, weep for a moment, cast my ballot, and dash off to
work.
Today was completely different (except for the tears; I always cry when I vote). Four lines, one for each district at my poll site, wrapped around the block like a snake. You would have thought that people were waiting for a glimpse of Britney Spears.
And the crowd was different. I used to see people who had time to vote. Today I saw people who made time to vote.
