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Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:03 AM

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96 replies	Author	Time	Post
Something unexpected happened to me as I voted this morning [View all]	Samantha	Nov 2012	OP
i've been quite tearful	barbtries	Nov 2012	#1
Maybe there are a number of us that this will be happening to	Samantha	Nov 2012	#4
From a fellow North Carolinian...	mike dub	Nov 2012	#48
thanks mike dub!	barbtries	Nov 2012	#58
I had a very similar feeling when I selected	rosesaylavee	Nov 2012	#2
Thank you, and may your day be wonderful too	Samantha	Nov 2012	#5
I cried when I voted for Obama in 2008 as well	WolverineDG	Nov 2012	#3
I didn't cry when I voted for him in 2008, I just was very filled with pride	Samantha	Nov 2012	#14
I voted early	OLDMDDEM	Nov 2012	#6
My Republican brother lives in Bowie, Maryland	Samantha	Nov 2012	#12
thank you for your response	OLDMDDEM	Nov 2012	#69
LOVE YOu!!!	EnviroBat	Nov 2012	#7
To borrow one of President Obama's refrains -- I love you back	Samantha	Nov 2012	#11
I understand that emotion. I voted early	BlueToTheBone	Nov 2012	#8
I am so happy people are sharing their feelings here	Samantha	Nov 2012	#21
I had to take a moment in 2008 but when i early voted here in Ohio...	potatoslayer	Nov 2012	#9
I think there is a confluence of feelings about A LOT OF THINGS that are coming to a head today	Samantha	Nov 2012	#37
That is exactly the thing I miss now having a mail in voting system	ismnotwasm	Nov 2012	#10
I understand what you are saying	Samantha	Nov 2012	#39
k&r	trailmonkee	Nov 2012	#13
I also cried...	OneGrassRoot	Nov 2012	#15
Thank you for your response	Samantha	Nov 2012	#40
Gee.. you got me fooled for a moment there...	JackN415	Nov 2012	#16
This post was hidden by jury decision.	dkar	Nov 2012	#17
what a dreadful thing to say.....	chillfactor	Nov 2012	#23
A voting booth is as close to a church experience as I get.	lumberjack_jeff	Nov 2012	#18
That's why I don't mail in my ballot...	file83	Nov 2012	#93
That's how it works here in MD. I couldn't be prouder to live in this state.	Liberal_Stalwart71	Nov 2012	#19
I am very proud to live in Maryland as well	Samantha	Nov 2012	#44
Everything except the damned machines.	hootinholler	Nov 2012	#20
Obama is loved	onlyadream	Nov 2012	#22
Your simple statement is so true	Samantha	Nov 2012	#45
My emotions were similar!!	hue	Nov 2012	#24
Maybe your vote was an emotional release and that is why you cried	Samantha	Nov 2012	#47
I cried as well	Not Sayin	Nov 2012	#25
There is a lot of truth in what you say	Samantha	Nov 2012	#50
I've been on the verge of tears all day...	CoffeeCat	Nov 2012	#26
Well, I see you posted this at 9:38 and I do not know if you are still at the polls	Samantha	Nov 2012	#51
r:eSomething unexpected happened to me as I voted this morning	allan01	Nov 2012	#27
My happiness was tempered	Deny and Shred	Nov 2012	#28
I had a similar feeling last election when I noticed the Diebold machine	Samantha	Nov 2012	#55
Crying, reading your beautiful post. nt	cry baby	Nov 2012	#29
Loved your comment!	Liberal1975	Nov 2012	#30
Extremely well said	Samantha	Nov 2012	#56
Something equally surprising happened to me ...	1StrongBlackMan	Nov 2012	#31
This is particularly an emotional election	Samantha	Nov 2012	#42
Whew, i thought you were going to say your votes were changed romney or something, heart was beating while's reading	outsideworld	Nov 2012	#32
I did too lol	Carni	Nov 2012	#36
Well, if that had happened you certainly would have heard about it where ever you are	Samantha	Nov 2012	#49
Beautiful. Making me tear up...Thanks for this...n/t	onecent	Nov 2012	#33
It was my pleasure, but please don't cry	Samantha	Nov 2012	#57
.	bigtree	Nov 2012	#34
Move out to the sticks lol	Carni	Nov 2012	#35
Congratulations	Samantha	Nov 2012	#59
I know	Carni	Nov 2012	#96
Voting for BHO!!!!	bleedinglib	Nov 2012	#38
I kind of felt like that -- this was my first time	Samantha	Nov 2012	#61
I early voted	SemperEadem	Nov 2012	#41
I can totally relate, Samantha	Iwillnevergiveup	Nov 2012	#43
Yes, yes, yes!	Samantha	Nov 2012	#60
K&R nt	ProudProgressiveNow	Nov 2012	#46
When I got my absentee ballot I meant to mail it that day...	LancetChick	Nov 2012	#52
I don't think it is silly	Samantha	Nov 2012	#62
voted in maryland this morning. no wait at all. been	Solomon	Nov 2012	#53
You expressed this so well	Samantha	Nov 2012	#64
It is an emotional time for many of us	tawadi	Nov 2012	#54
Similar experience one county over. But my emotion and pride were more related to Question 6	jpljr77	Nov 2012	#63
Well you will be happy with my vote	Samantha	Nov 2012	#65
I'm jealous	strategery blunder	Nov 2012	#75
And now you made me cry too!	rivegauche	Nov 2012	#66
Thank you but it wasn't my intention to make DU'ers cry! I guess we will	Samantha	Nov 2012	#68
Aw beautiful!!	SaveAmerica	Nov 2012	#67
One advantage in MD	evilhime	Nov 2012	#70
It should be this easy in every state	Samantha	Nov 2012	#76
Very Cool	Bigredhunk	Nov 2012	#71
Thank you, Samantha, for your very riveting Voting Story on Nov	Cha	Nov 2012	#72
This is a great contribution to this thread	Samantha	Nov 2012	#77
You're Welcome!	Cha	Nov 2012	#80
I think we all know we are a part of history, and have tried to add our little piece	KatyBR	Nov 2012	#73
Yes, these times have been horrendous	Samantha	Nov 2012	#78
I know what you mean, Samantha.	calimary	Nov 2012	#74
Hey Calimary	Samantha	Nov 2012	#79
I voted in College Park before the storm...	GoddessOfGuinness	Nov 2012	#81
I damn near choked up in 08...	awoke_in_2003	Nov 2012	#82
I was thrilled in 2008 but it was the inauguration that brought me to tears	Samantha	Nov 2012	#87
My pleasure...	awoke_in_2003	Nov 2012	#91
I cried last election when I voted for O. This time, I threw my shoulders back and strutted right	Iris	Nov 2012	#83
Wow	Samantha	Nov 2012	#88
I got ID'ed at my polling place	libodem	Nov 2012	#84
Who do you think will win Idaho?	Samantha	Nov 2012	#89
We are heavily LDS here	libodem	Nov 2012	#92
I hate to say I knew that was coming (the crying)	ChillZilla	Nov 2012	#85
I voted absentee but as I dropped it into the mailbox I had a wave of emotion hit me. nt	Raine	Nov 2012	#86
k&r	schrodinger_I	Nov 2012	#90
our large group was in shock when he won, I had to snap them into realizing it was OVER, we WON	Divine Discontent	Nov 2012	#94
A wonderful story Samantha. I almost choked up myself when Obama was declared and I'm a Canadian.	Monk06	Nov 2012	#95

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