I Voted.

[dreamshark]

Voted this morning on the way to work at about 9:15. No lines, no waiting, but if I remember correctly I was #122, so there may have been a line earlier. I was actually pretty prepared this time. I voted a straight DFL ticket where that was an option and for the incumbent judges where there was a challenger. I knew exactly who I wanted to vote for on school board, having been to the City Nominating Convention (I picked Chanda Smith-Baker and T. Williams). This time I wasn't even thrown by the Soil and Water Supervisors, although I'm still puzzled why I am in both district 2 AND district 4. 

Most of the candidates I voted for are shoo-ins: running without serious opposition. My school board choices may not win, but I won't be upset if they don't: all 4 of the candidates are impressively qualified and none seem to be closet creationists. I don't think that Emmer will pull it off, but I'm terrified that he will. It really says something that a lifelong Republican conservative like Horner could position himself as the "sensible middle" in this race - and be sort of telling the truth. I have to wonder if Horner might have won if we had IRV at the state level. A Horner win would be like 4 more years of Pawlenty - not something I would like to see. But if it would erase the possibility of a wingnut like Emmer taking the race, it would be worth it.

I suppose there will be no news on our state races until 8. When do the polls start closing on the east coast? I look forward to seeing Christine O'Donnell go down in flames in Delaware -- possibly be the only twinkly star in the Democratic sky tonight.

Comments

[huladavid.livejournal.com]

"I look forward to seeing Christine O'Donnell go down in flames...".

And she did! Don't know the extent of the flamage though.

[dreamshark.livejournal.com]

I think it happened so fast that it was more like a shooting star. When I turned on my radio on my way home from work it was already too late to hear it as an announcement - it was just a parenthetical afterthought. Oh well. I did get to hear the announcement that the Dems held onto Robert Byrd's seat in West Virginia. Held onto it firmly enough that the results could be announced the second the polls closed. That was a little surprising.

[huladavid.livejournal.com]

Did you hear her "concession speech"? I kept expecting her to suggest to her opponent that he should apologize...

[dreamshark.livejournal.com]

Maybe she'll leave a message on his answering machine.

[carbonel]

I think the deal with Soil and Water is that we actually get to vote for all the districts in the county, but only districts 2 and 4 are up for election this year.