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November 7, 2008
What did you do on Election Day?
You can read about my day over at Chattarati.
And, by the way, you're welcome, Mr. Knowles. I'd also like to thank the staff and poll workers who helped me and many thousands of others vote. This is important work, and it's encouraging to see at least a few Gen-X and younger people helping alongside the largely older folks.
Following Election Day, of course, was election night. What were you doing when you heard the news? What was your reaction? (Be honest; and all opinions, except those that are defamatory, are welcome.)
I was sitting on the couch with my lovely wife and superb son (who was supposed to be asleep, but was probably affected by all the energy). I had ventured out to the ChattUp event at Medium for a very short period of time, but I was exhausted from the long day, and from having "the jitters" the night before.
I attempt to keep this blog nonpartisan, but readers know that I "came out" as an Independent for Obama during the primary season, so long ago; and therefore it's no secret that I was happy with the outcome. That said, even given some of the less-than-savory legislation the Republicans plan to pass with their newfound majority, I was just about as happy to learn later that Tennessee House of Representatives member Jimmy Naifeh's days are numbered as Speaker. I voted for the Libertarian Party's candidate for the United States Senate seat retained by Sen. Lamar Alexander. So now I can say that I've voted for Democrats, Republicans, Greens, and Libertarians -- not just to do it, mind you, but when the candidate has best met my interests as a voter.
Have a great weekend.
| By joe lance | 6:04 PM
Comments
I "heard" the news over Twitter (I think it was an update from @chattarati, actually). My wife and I were at home; she was watching reruns of something on the DVR. I was working on trying to wrap a project up for work.
To be fair, I was checking cnn.com to see the results.
As far as reaction ... I wasn't surprised by the outcome. I never thought that McCain had a chance, honestly.
What really surprised and disappointed me was the low numbers for third-party candidates. I'd expected to see Baldwin get 2-4x as many votes as he did, and maybe 2x for Barr ... simply because of the unhappiness with McCain in the GOP.
Posted by: Jeremy Clifton at November 8, 2008 12:54 PM
After working the polls, I was flipping channels (I was catching up on work), so I had landed on Indecision '08. I heard the news from Jon Stewart -- and honestly didn't believe it. I thought he just wanted to say Obama won and their show was over. I flipped to CNN and heard he was telling the truth. Seemed to be a perfect ending -- for me at least.
Posted by: Heather at November 9, 2008 10:58 AM