First Hand Report From Texas Voter
As we're waiting for news of today's election, here's a first-hand account I received from a Texas voter. All of you who voted today are welcome to post your stories in the comments:
Just wanted to write in and let you know what's going on here today in Houston. (FYI, I'm white, male, in my 30's, and support Clinton)
I went to vote this morning in the Meyerland/Bellaire area of Houston. (The area has a real mix of people - different ages, races - and is very much a middle to middle-upper income.) When I left, I was stopped and asked to participate in an exit poll survey sponsored by all of the networks and major papers. This is the first time I've ever been asked to do this.
As I entered my polling place wearing a Clinton button, Obama's supporters (about 6 of them) literally gave me dirty looks and turned their back on me. Other voters were greated with hellos, good mornings, and hope you'll vote for Obama. The attitude of Obama's campaigners to me was rather nasty. It was a real turn-off to me, and if he's the nominee, I'll really have to think twice about voting in the general election.
Other information: At my polling place there were TONS of Obama signs all over the place, not a single Clinton sign. As I mentioned, about 6 Obama people outside, not a single Clinton person. Inside the polling place, it looked like 2 of the 10 or so machines were off-line (a tech was there working on them), but there was no wait. (A precinct judge said it was very busy at 7am).
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Earlier this morning I worked for Clinton at another precinct about 10 miles from home (the southwest side of Houston) from 7-9am. There were very long lines at this location because 1/2 of the voting machines (4 out of 8) were not working and people were leaving without voting.
Approximately 40% of the people going in were Black, 30% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 10% White. There was 1 other person there working for Clinton, and 1 person working for Obama. We asked everyone to vote for Clinton regardless of race, and got some surprising responses. Among the people who responded:
About 1 in 4 of the Black voters were very clear that they were voting for Clinton; almost all of the Hispanic voters (say 5 out of 6) said they were for Clinton ALL of the Asian voters who responded were voting for Clinton; most of the white voters wouldn't give any indication of who they were voting for.
I was very surprised by the level of support Clinton seemed to be getting, but the voting line was a real problem. People were leaving in disgust, without voting. I reported the voting problems to the Clinton HQ.
Anyone else have a voting story?
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