Comments on: Slow times at Stony Point Elementary.

By: Waldo Jaquith

Waldo Jaquith — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 13:07:59 +0000

My family’s (inlaws and me) share was 8.9%. That’s 13.1% between the two of us. :)

Perhaps that explains Webb’s Stony Point blow-out? ;)

By: Tim McCormack

Tim McCormack — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 04:36:58 +0000

I think Cory was the last to vote in the precinct, coming in at #69. That would imply that my family’s share of the precinct’s vote was 4.2%.

By: Jeff C

Jeff C — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 04:17:16 +0000

Here in Norfolk, we had city council and mayoral elections last month. After the historic mayoral vote, it was hard to generate any excitement over a single-party senatorial primary. Since the only thing we had to vote on this time was the primary, these three votes should’ve been combined on one ballot. It would’ve saved the city of Norfolk a good bit of taxpayer money, and probably would’ve increased the voter turnout some.

By: Jon Henke

Jon Henke — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:52:07 +0000

As for Jon in 2004- there were so many contenders on the ballot in that primary it was a pleasure to vote. I did not feel compromised at all. I thought every spectrum of the democratic party was represented on that primary ballot (although apparently not Jon’s spectrum- too bad).

–Well, I’m a libertarian who thinks the libertarian party is an exercise in masturbatory moralism. I voted for Joe Lieberman in the Democratic primary, simply because I wanted to make some kind of statement without compromising the Democratic primary — I’m not a Democrat — and Lieberman had already dropped out. I wrote in NOTA for the general election.

By: Waldo Jaquith

Waldo Jaquith — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:01:26 +0000

Noon? When I rolled out of bed at 7:40 this morning I thought dang, this is early for me…but Donna was in line two hours ago, so I can handle it.

Just when you think you know a person… ;)

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:00:03 +0000

I voted at Carver Precinct in the city about noon – I was voter 53. LOW! If we are to beat Allen, Webb is the one.

By: Brian C.B.

Brian C.B. — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 21:35:23 +0000

I think I was voter 28 at 8:45 at Merriweather Lewis. Chatted with the two Dem friends working the pols out there. Saw some Webb signs. No miller signs. We actually developed a line for the voting machine for a minute or so.

By: Clay

Clay — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 21:18:33 +0000

At 12:15 pm, I was #37 at Branchlands (Senior Center). I actually had to wait to vote…almost 10 seconds. Another 5 seconds and I would’ve been out of there. I don’t have that kind of time to waste…sheesh

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:59:47 +0000

I was voter #5 at Georgetown, i.e. the first voter who wasn’t a poll worker.

I left about 7:05, and about twenty had voted. Which I thought was pretty good.

I worked a shift at Whole Foods and asked people who had stickers on. Ivy seems to have decent turnout, Dunlora decent, Free Bridge low and Agnor-Hurt horrific (as in 10 voters by just before noon).

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 18:47:35 +0000

At Rec at 7AM, I was voter #30 (!!), I thought that was pretty good. I sat there for a little while and little else happened. Oh well…I sighed too while I voted, hoping against hope I made the right decision.

By: Jon Henke

Jon Henke — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 17:56:36 +0000

Waldo,

In the 2004 Presidential election, I took a long, hard look at the candidates, sighed and made a hard choice. I wrote in None of the Above. I haven’t regretted it since.

I realize you were more upset with the rhetoric than with the policy buffet, but sometimes it’s worth expressing your dissatisfaction at the ballot box not against one candidate, but against all of them.

By: Duane Gran

Duane Gran — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 17:07:59 +0000

I was #22 at 9am at Free Bridge (Elks lodge near pantops) and let’s just say there weren’t any lines to wait in. Hooray for all 5% of us Virginians participating in the election today. :)

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:45:35 +0000

“I believe I signed audibly when I hit the button.”

Hmmm…that sounds like a Webb vote…

Or a Miller vote.

I’m confident it’s one of the two.

By: Stomp Allen

Stomp Allen — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:26:27 +0000

Even though it can be difficult, it’s important you voted.