I voted!

[gwynhefar]

The polls opened at 6am but I (non-morning person that I am) got there around 7am. The line was only about an hour long, which was better than I was fearing. Now I just get to bite my fingernails until the results are in. I still hold out a flicker of hope that the whole Katrina mess will have Louisianans dissatisfied enough with the Bush administration to vote Democratic, but I won't hold my breath. Pity 2005 wasn't an election year, or even 2006. Three years later the outrage, while not gone entirely, has mellowed. And of course the population of New Orleans, traditionally the liberal headquarters of the state, is vastly diminished. South Louisiana in general (far more liberal in nature than North Louisiana, ironically) has taken quite a beating these past few years, among Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike, and has seen a significant population exodus. We just don't have the numbers anymore to compete with the conservative North. *sigh*

I guess I'll just have to wait and see.


Edit: Oh, and for those keeping track of such things I was ballot #93 at my voting place. I arrived around 7am and actually got to the booth around 7:45am

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[kaitouace2750.livejournal.com]

Managed to go vote in the early afternoon and drove a coworker to her voting place since it was on the way to mine. Apparently everyone felt the need to get there early because there was no line at all at my or my coworker's voting place. So since we were done so quickly I picked her back up and went for ice cream for a job well done. :)

At my job at the Law Center I've noticed a LOT of young students and the like sporting Republican paraphernalia. Kind of surprising I have to admit. I just write it off since they're all going to be lawyers. >_>