Having been working at the polling station at Escondido's Pioneer Elementary School from 5:30 a.m. until we left to turn in our ballots at 9:30 p.m., I can attest that yesterday was certainly an Election Day. On the other hand, the exhaustion and soreness this morning all point to a highly successful Mardi Gras celebration.
Mind-numbing paper counts and the stickers, stickers, stickers attitude lead to morning-after effects very similar to the more traditional Mardi Gras activities.
The worst part of the day was putting this news junkie into a news blackout zone for most of Super Tuesday. The TV was turned off. There were no publications around that might politicize the environment. The occasional news update message to the Blackberry served as more of a tease than to satisfy any actual cravings for good, hard news, and small doses of KPBS coverage over the car radio while running errands on my breaks were all I had to keep from going into complete withdrawal.
From my standpoint, Touchscreen Inspector for a precinct that only had one electronic ballot cast, the election went smooth.
Alma from San Diego
February 06, 2008 at 08:45 PM
We definitely see eye to eye about Prop 93, Chuck. Extending term limits couldn't have come at a worse time either. There was nothing worse for me to learn about House Speaker Nunez's proclivity for lavish "business" spending. He was touted in the U-T (before his appointment) as being a San Diego native from Logan Heights, whose working-class roots had taught him about the common folks' needs. Now, to hear about the thousands of taxpayer dollars supposedly spent on champagne, instead of working on improving the common folks' lives, it's disappointing.
There was no way I could vote yes on Prop 93, although under other circumstances, maybe (big maybe) I would have.
Dave
from Oceanside
February 08, 2008 at 05:47 AM
Thanks for your work at the polls... it is these thankless tasks that impact our world!!
Like the thankless task of being on the California Coastal Commission.. they helped to slow the Toll Troll!! (www.pangeanative.wordpress.com).
You may not have liked all the results on Tueday.. but the vote wouldn't have happened without the volunteers.. thanks for making "democracy" run..
