I’ll tell you one story from the GA Democrats boiler room. (Boiler room = room full of lawyers handling problems from polling places, this year on zoom.)
It was 6:59 pm EST. We got a call from the hotline. . .
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It was 6:59 pm EST. We got a call from the hotline. . .
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The polling places were closing at 7.
The voter showed up one minute before closing. The poll workers were locking the door. (Nobody was in line, so they closed up 2 minutes early. Heck, it had been a long day, they were unpaid volunteers, and they were tired.)
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The voter showed up one minute before closing. The poll workers were locking the door. (Nobody was in line, so they closed up 2 minutes early. Heck, it had been a long day, they were unpaid volunteers, and they were tired.)
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The poll workers didn’t want to open up.
The voter wanted to vote.
The team went to work.
It took 35 minutes, but that voter voted.
You would have been impressed by how passionately a room of lawyers cared about that vote.
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The voter wanted to vote.
The team went to work.
It took 35 minutes, but that voter voted.
You would have been impressed by how passionately a room of lawyers cared about that vote.
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(We were Democratic party lawyers, but didn’t care who the voter was or how she planned to vote. Our goal was for all voters who wanted to vote to be able to vote.)
Later, thinking about that voter, I thought, "Seriously?" . .
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Later, thinking about that voter, I thought, "Seriously?" . .
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The polls had been open that day for 11 hours and 58 minutes.
Early voting had been going on for three weeks.
Anyone in Georgia could request an absentee ballot. And that voter showed up at the polls at 6:59????
A reader on my blog read the story . . .
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Early voting had been going on for three weeks.
Anyone in Georgia could request an absentee ballot. And that voter showed up at the polls at 6:59????
A reader on my blog read the story . . .
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She said it was the perfect metaphor. Liberals got complacent. They ignored the warning signs for years that the far right-wing was gathering enough power to bring about a successful fascist uprising. . .
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We let corruption flourish and infect our politics. Then–literally, at the eleventh hour, with one single minute left–enough voters woke up and got themselves to the polling place to stop our slide into fascism.
How about if after this we all stay woke?
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How about if after this we all stay woke?
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Apologies. I misspoke.
Often the pay isn't much.
To be honest, I always think of poll workers as doing a civic duty, like jury duty.
So I like to give poll workers slack when they get tired at the end of the day.
Nonetheless, that voter voted.
Often the pay isn't much.
To be honest, I always think of poll workers as doing a civic duty, like jury duty.
So I like to give poll workers slack when they get tired at the end of the day.
Nonetheless, that voter voted.
https://twitter.com/colleen_ramirez/status/1325576212182409217…
My husband manages a polling place in California. From what I know of poll workers, they put in extraordinarily long hours, this time in a pandemic.
Thank you for doing the work ⤵️
Thank you for doing the work ⤵️
https://twitter.com/colleen_ramirez/status/1325576212182409217…
I have worked elections in 3 states, and this is what I have always seen.
Democrats want more people to vote. Republicans don't. To put the matter bluntly, the higher the turnout, the worse for Republicans. They're a highly motivated minority.
Democrats want more people to vote. Republicans don't. To put the matter bluntly, the higher the turnout, the worse for Republicans. They're a highly motivated minority.
https://twitter.com/RickABQ/status/1325579472695828480
When almost 150 million people vote in an election, there will be mishaps. It's inevitable.
That's why we have teams everywhere monitoring and fixing issues.
That's why we have teams everywhere monitoring and fixing issues.
https://twitter.com/anonymoussubve1/status/1325582373128462336
Precisely how I feel.
Also undying gratitude to all the people who voted 💕
https://twitter.com/runPattirun/status/1325584433949274112
Also undying gratitude to all the people who voted 💕
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