Hope dies last.
I was going to kick up an old entry on the commemorative slang we all should be using to describe Republican Fuck Tha Vote initiatives, but who needs that shit? We’re in the last days, the die’s rattling in the cup, our toes are damp in the Rubicon, and be damned if it’s the same river it was last time. Joshua Micah Marshall has the only post you need to read from now until Tuesday. He’s quoting somebody working the polls in Florida:
My job is to get people to the polls and, more importantly, to keep them there. Because they’re crazily jammed. Crazily. No one expected this turnout. For me, it’s been a deeply humbling, deeply gratifying experience. At today’s early vote in the College Hill district of East Tampa—a heavily democratic, 90% African American community—we had 879 voters wait an average of five hours to cast their vote. People were there until four hours after they closed (as long as they’re in line by 5, they can vote).
Here’s what was so moving:
We hardly lost anyone. People stood outside for an hour, in the blazing sun, then inside for another four hours as the line snaked around the library, slowly inching forward. It made Disneyland look like speed-walking. Some waited 6 hours. To cast one vote. And EVERYBODY felt that it was crucial, that their vote was important, and that they were important.
And there were tons of first time voters. Tons.
Here we go, ladies and gentlemen. I’ll see you on the other side.
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Hope Dies Last
Hope dies last
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