tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post7072693021042166080..comments2024-02-04T04:40:23.122-08:00Comments on Harlequin Heartwarming: Election Day by Marion EkholmPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-5063470629137229672016-11-08T18:33:08.449-08:002016-11-08T18:33:08.449-08:00I voted last week and even then had to stand in li...I voted last week and even then had to stand in line. I'm just hoping everyone realizes how important it is to vote!Patricia Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382033674042021556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-90001547171169607172016-11-08T16:18:47.926-08:002016-11-08T16:18:47.926-08:00Since I live in Philadelphia, I always get a littl...Since I live in Philadelphia, I always get a little sentimental when I walk through the historical district knowing that the idea for our democracy started here.Angela Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102308492358084929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-3760280090875335442016-11-08T13:15:17.790-08:002016-11-08T13:15:17.790-08:00I've spent a lot of time this year convincing ...I've spent a lot of time this year convincing all of my grandchildren to vote. The last two were eligible this year. I think all but one of five followed through. Yay. I don't understand people who don't recognize what a privilege it is.rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-1834198894608514672016-11-08T12:01:11.999-08:002016-11-08T12:01:11.999-08:00Hi, Marion. Have been thinking about that. Maybe...Hi, Marion. Have been thinking about that. Maybe it was a primary? Or, maybe California is just odd. But a great place in many ways.Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-59207139798615579832016-11-08T09:16:43.726-08:002016-11-08T09:16:43.726-08:00I remember casting my very first vote for Ronald R...I remember casting my very first vote for Ronald Reagan. I didn't know then he'd be the last of his kind. Praying for our country.Jill Weatherholthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12935341991222337363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-90098466986464232532016-11-08T09:03:23.277-08:002016-11-08T09:03:23.277-08:00I voted by mail a week ago. Whatever the outcome t...I voted by mail a week ago. Whatever the outcome today, I'll be happy for the rest from barrage of ads. The ratio of vote for me because _____ vs. vote against him/her because ____ seems to be getting worse with every election cycle. Beth Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447148196867821907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-4985557474262520902016-11-08T09:00:25.964-08:002016-11-08T09:00:25.964-08:00My friend wrote a book about those wonderful women...My friend wrote a book about those wonderful women who worked so hard to get us the right to vote. My casting my vote is a way to thank them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144857256396400731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-2887936824106560762016-11-08T08:55:37.831-08:002016-11-08T08:55:37.831-08:00Politics is one subject I avoid, even if I agree w...Politics is one subject I avoid, even if I agree with the people discussing it. I get too tense, especially this time around.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144857256396400731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-34722392584387282012016-11-08T08:53:03.294-08:002016-11-08T08:53:03.294-08:00Things certainly have changed, but I don't rem...Things certainly have changed, but I don't remember Democrats going to one room and Republicans to another to vote! But then again those of us who lived on the east coast always considered California odd.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144857256396400731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-74751199743878341112016-11-08T08:49:38.743-08:002016-11-08T08:49:38.743-08:00During a three year period when I moved seven time...During a three year period when I moved seven times, I never had the opportunity to vote. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144857256396400731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-50579215392809430712016-11-08T08:47:49.086-08:002016-11-08T08:47:49.086-08:00I use mail-in ballots exclusively and makeup my mi...I use mail-in ballots exclusively and makeup my mind early so I don't have to listen to any of the politics. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144857256396400731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-62387786282375619612016-11-08T08:34:43.585-08:002016-11-08T08:34:43.585-08:00I can remember the first time I ever voted (Jesse ...I can remember the first time I ever voted (Jesse Jackson). I couldn't wait and every election day since, I feel the same way. I've only ever missed one election since 1988 (it was a non-presidential year); it's something I take as my responsibility as a citizen. I grew up listening to stories of women who fought for this right, women who never were able to see the result of their Anna J Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147693615384740106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-77108787430056356452016-11-08T07:19:58.186-08:002016-11-08T07:19:58.186-08:00Hi, Marion! Like you, I took my first opportunity ...Hi, Marion! Like you, I took my first opportunity to vote very seriously. (My friends thought I was a bit of a nut about it.) Having grown up in a household where politics was discussed almost nightly around the dinner table, turned me into a bit of a political junkie. I'm still just as eager to cast me vote now as I was then. Yes, even this year(: We have some state initiatives I feel Carol Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360417299528882416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-12305134399968370082016-11-08T07:19:18.747-08:002016-11-08T07:19:18.747-08:00In Oregon, you vote by mail - wonderful for people...In Oregon, you vote by mail - wonderful for people who can't get around easily. When Ron and I were first married in L.A., the devoted ladies who manned the polls used to laugh at us because Democrats went in one room, and Republicans in another, and we had to split up. Not true anymore. I don't think either one of us caved, the political climate has just changed so much. My first Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-10387917400658875492016-11-08T07:18:19.997-08:002016-11-08T07:18:19.997-08:00I remember the first time I voted. I turned 18 in ...I remember the first time I voted. I turned 18 in October and voted in November. I was raised with a die hard Democrate family that voted only the ticket. It didn't matter who the candidate was or what their platform was. They voted party all the way. So I dutifully went to the polls and voted the way my family told me too. Now days I'm a little more informed about who I vote for. I spendLeAnne Bristowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00501073617194057481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-72011246638854894072016-11-08T05:53:45.738-08:002016-11-08T05:53:45.738-08:00I hate to admit it, but I think I missed my first ...I hate to admit it, but I think I missed my first chance to vote. In those days, if you moved from one precinct to another after a certain point in the year, you couldn't transfer your registration. Although it makes me furious that "they" are now making voting so difficult by reducing the number of poll locations, at least in Indiana you don't lose your opportunity to vote Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.com