Did you vote?! How was it? Tell us about your voting experience, the issues that were top of your mind as you cast your ballot & ideas for moving forward after Election Day!
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Voting: Was it good for you?
Posted November 3rd, 2008 by Kristin
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I too at that time went
I too at that time went voted, but the matter is that at me the similar situation has turned out!
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The election day experience
The election day experience for our family was truly historic in more ways than one! cobro
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Voting
We are currently living in a county, which is all absentee voting. I have to say, I really missed actually going to the polls and feeling like I was a part of a movement that day. With that being said, there was an upside to our voting process. After attending a debate watch party, my partner Nick, now 25, FINALLY registered to vote! He made the decision last-minute. So, we had to drive down to the county court house to get him registered by the deadline. When our ballots arrived in the mail, he was very thankful for the opportunity to have me walk him through the voting process. We were able to go down the ballot, name-by-name and discuss the candidates. We, of course, made our own choices, but it was a great way to get him involved in the process.
The issues that were most important to me when I voted were educational funding, health care reform, and economic recovery for the working class. On a local level, I was also concerned with public transportation funding and the death with dignity initiative.
I didn't see much mention by either candidate about parent's rights, women's rights, vaccine safety or breastfeeding advocacy. However, those issues were certainly on my mind as well.
Vote 2008
I live in a "red" county in a "blue" state. I am registered with an absentee ballot, but for this election, wanted to walk with my daughter into our polling place. The polling place was electric with excitement, and I felt energized by the number of cars sporting bumper stickers for my candidate. I had worked a Democratic booth at the local chocolate festival, made fifty calls to get Democrats to the polls on November 4th, and stood on the street corner in opposition to Prop 8 (the so-called "marriage initiative" in California). In a pretty conservative little town, I was "out" with my politics - and by the night of the election, I was pretty nervous and worked up!
The issues for me were health care, women's rights and civil rights. I felt that getting Barack Obama in office is important to these issues. While we lost prop 8 here in California, we got the candidate for president I was hoping for, along with a First Lady who promises to be First Mom, which I feel speaks volumes in terms of protecting civil rights and a woman's right to choice. An exciting experience all around, and while I thought we were in for a long long night, the election was won before my 10 year old daughter's bed time.
The day after the election, I took her out of school to celebrate - we hiked Mariposa Grove in Yosemite and had a fancy lunch at the Wawona Lodge. I hope my little girl will never forget this election. She is very open minded and I know she'll stay that way.
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Charged Up For Change
Voting was fun as usual, took 2 of my 3 kids to the polls and had virtually little wait around 10 a.m. here in Charlottesville, VA. It was the first time ever that my mother and I voted for the same person. Our state and our locality made history. It has been so exciting, I have been charged up to get involved with local women's groups and even start my own blog (attachedfeminist.blogspot.com)!
Keep up the great work MomsRising!
I had an extra reason to hold my breath
My four year old has come with me to vote many times, and usually it's a joyous experience for me. This year I had the added stress of just finding out my job was going to be cut in the next week. In voting, the most important issues in my mind were the economy, health care and immigration reform. And now here I was about to lose my job, my health insurance and that of my son's, too. As I sat to watch the election results, although I know it was historic and a joyous occasion, all I could think was too bad Obama can't start right away and too bad his policies will not go into effect right away.
Fortunately, I live in a state that offers a health care plan for all children. And my husband (whose job does not provide insurance for any employee) and I will just have to pray nothing happens to us. Now we are in the position of so many Americans. Out of a job, but not out of hope.
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