Vote today!
November 4th, 2008 by 
Alica
The polls are busy today, my friends. This is an e-mail I got from my husband, who stopped by the fire hall to vote on his way to work this morning:
“I got to the firehall at 7:15. Cars were parked down to the daycare, up to Casey’s and two blocks directly east as well as the fire hall parking lot. The line at the building went around inside the firehall, outside the south door, around the east side and midway along the north wall. It took 45 minutes to get to a voting booth.”
But even if you have to wait in line, it’s worth it. Please exercise your right to vote today. Make the best decision you possibly can, and let’s all hope for the best for our country in the next four years.
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November 4th, 2008 at 11:29 am
I just got done voting. There were a lot of cars parked outside but it didn’t take me but 10 minutes to vote. It might depend on where you live though and the line to get your ballot. My line was a bit shorter than the others.
They were very efficient and friendly, with the exception of the lady at the first table when you entered the fire hall. She was not very friendly!
Anyway, thanks to the volunteers who helped to make it run smoothly!
November 4th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
I got to the fire hall about 1:15 p.m. I didn’t have to wait in line at all, although the place was full of people, coming and going.
I was out of there by 1:30 p.m., and that includes stopping to say hello to several people I knew.
There is still time to vote. Please do.
November 4th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
You have got to be kinding if you think that I am going to wait in line for 45 minutes! What a joke! No issue or president is worth that much of my time! Maybe the powers that be should consider opening another place to vote! I know that I am not alone on this, either. A lot of us are staying away!
November 4th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Well, the polls are closed in South Dakota and the results are starting to come in.
As of right now, McCain is ahead of Obama in South Dakota, but not by a big margin: 51.13 percent to 46.79 percent.
Nationally, it will be a while yet before we know who is going to win. Although, some people say that once 2 percent of the precincts are counted, you can pretty accurately predict the outcome.
What is your analysis of the results? Are you happy at the outcome? Not so much?
What do you predict for the next four years?
November 5th, 2008 at 8:37 am
I got to vote today with my 18 year old son. It was a proud moment as he cast his first ballot in a very historical election! He took it very seriously, researched issues and had took a well eductated attitude and opinion into the booth…I was very proud of him!
November 5th, 2008 at 8:42 am
Sorry…I meant I voted with my son yesterday…late night and things are running together…
November 5th, 2008 at 10:03 am
To Rachel (#3)
You may have slept through this in school, but over the 200+, many military personnel have set aside their private lives for a period of time to serve their country. Hundreds of thousands have given the ultimate sacrifice and died in the service of their country. All this to insure us the right to vote. And Rachel can’t ‘waste’ forty-fiive minutes of her precious time to cast a vote?? Given her comments, I actually doubt she knew enough about the candidates or the issues that would allow her to cast an informed vote.
November 5th, 2008 at 10:46 am
At noon the fire hall was crowded, and the precinct lines were confusing. Some people were in the wrong line. Maybe Brandon needs more than one polling place for big elections. City and school elections with little turnout are ok for the fire hall.
November 5th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
#3
Dear Rachel, you should not complain. People like you who do not vote are the cause of this. Maybe if people like you voted in every election, the city wouldn’t have to GUESS how many people would show up. Then, they could plan accordingly. It’s difficult to plan for voter turn out, when one election has 5% of registered voters show up, and the next has 60%.
I personnaly dislike anyone who complains about anything governmental, yet does not vote. If you vote, you are trying to make a difference. If you don’t vote, you are a part of the biggest problem this country has. If you don’t like the way things are being run, then do something about it. Don’t just sit on your couch, complaining about taxes, laws, and long lines. Vote!
The worst part about people like you in this country is this: As an American, you have the right to your opinion but you are not willing to do anything about it. While other Americans will serve their country, fight and die so you can keep that right. They are willing to do this, while you are willing to sit on the couch and complain!
Thanks for nothing Rachel!
November 7th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
I’ll bet a days wages that Rachel will be the first one to gripe when something happens that she doesn’t agree with…I will also bet she probably hasn’t ever voted, and may not even be registered to vote…can’t be bothered with such nonsense, right?
Sad. So, so sad!
November 10th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
My husband isn’t from this country. They have to travel 50 miles over dirt roads, approximately 2 hours, to vote, but almost everyone makes the trip, and we have people who can’t be bothered to wait 45 minutes? I was going to vote before work but the line was too long, so I came later in the day. Your employer has to let you have 2 hours off work to vote if you don’t have 2 consecutive non work hours when the poles are open.
There’s no excuse not to vote. If you don’t vote, you lose your right to complain.