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In the discussion thread: Something unexpected happened to me as I voted this morning [View all]

Response to awoke_in_2003 (Reply #82)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:26 PM

Samantha (5,997 posts)

87. I was thrilled in 2008 but it was the inauguration that brought me to tears

I kept my metro fare card from that week. It has a picture of Obama on it. I carry it in my purse at all times so I will always remember that great day.

Romney was a deplorable candidate, but in terms of the alternatives in the primary, the only acceptable candidate I thought was Huntsman. He was never viable to the Republicans because he is pro climate change. Can you imagine being excluded for that reason?

Even though you have to rue the fact your state's electoral college votes will go to Romney, perhaps your consolation is the fact your vote will be counted in the popular vote. That is something anyway.

Thanks for posting on my thread, awoke_in_2003.

Sam

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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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