"..the next screen took my breath away...there she was, the name I had wanted to see on the ballot"

[misterhighwasted]

A Twitter Tale:
The emotional experience of voting for Hillary Clinton

https://mobile.twitter.com/frodofied/status/791047672547323904

Robert Sandy – ?@frodofied

In other news, I just returned from voting & I didn't even cry till I got outside & then I had to put my head against a tree hide my face.
3:43 PM - 25 Oct 2016

Robert Sandy ?@frodofied
A girl actually asked her mother "Why is that man crying Mommy." Her mother just gave me an "Aw" look and answered that sometimes Democracy is

Robert Sandy ?@frodofied
so beautiful that it's overwhelming. I found my tree as the girl and her mother trailed away with the girl asking "Mommy what's Democracy?"

Robert Sandy ?@frodofied
And what differed from the experience of voting for Obama was the deep sense of urgency that you could see one every face. And we

Robert Sandy ?@frodofied
all seemed to share it. Every time I made eye contact with anyone there was always a knowing nod exchanged. We weren't just electing the

Robert Sandy ?@frodofied
next first, we were saving the goddamned country. It was very moving. Almost every second or third mother had a daughter with her and I

Robert Sandy ?@frodofied
witnessed more than one ask her daughter(s) if she wanted to push it with her. It was amazing I made it to the tree. When my voting machine

Robert Sandy ?@frodofied
beeped past the first page and the next screen appeared it took my breath away...there she was, the name I had wanted to see on that ballot

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[bravenak]

1. I'm crying

[sheshe2]

3. Me to, bravenak.

Puddle on my table. I am overwhelmed.

[bravenak]

4. I bet I feel similar on election day

[sheshe2]

5. I voted yesterday.

It is our time.

[bravenak]

6. I'm going to take my daughter with me and let her fill out the bubble and take a pic

[sheshe2]

7. Awesome sweetie!

[Silver Gaia]

9. I'm crying, too.

I've been crying at least once a day about this very thing for the past few days. At this rate, I think I will be a blubbering mess on election night (in a good way).

I don't have a young daughter I can take with me to the voting booth (I did that with her long ago), but I do have a beautiful grown-up daughter who will be going with me here in California to cast her vote alongside me for the first woman to serve as our president, and my mother will cast her vote with us in another state (bless her heart, in Arkansas).

I should probably mention that my husband will also be voting with us here in California, and my brother and his family in Texas also stand with us.

We are all fully aware of the importance of this vote aside from its importance as a once in a lifetime historical landmark. It is truly a sobering responsibility we bear. We WILL do this. Together.

[bravenak]

10. It feels wonderful to be a part of something special, so crucial

It's a different feeling than Obama, but just as powerful

[Silver Gaia]

11. Yes, that vote got to me, too, and I was (and am) so proud to cast that vote. It made me cry, too.

I love Obama, and am gonna miss him soooooo much!

But, wow... that "deep sense of urgency" Robert Sandy described is weighing heavily on my heart this time. It's a double whammy on me emotionally in this election.

[OKNancy]

2. I like that twitter user. His mom died earlier this year and it was a journey

all his followers shared.

[Canoe52]

8. My screen just got all blurry!

Wow, you hit a strong button there. For me it comes from the hope that all of us as a country, if we all pulled together in the same direction, could make this all so much better for everyone.

Thank you so much for posting.

[milestogo]

12. My 89 year old mother will be voting for a woman for president

on Nov 8. Calvin Coolidge was president during the year she was born (1927) and women had only been allowed to vote since the 19th amendment passed in 1920. Its amazing to think there will be women voting for a woman for president who were born before women's suffrage.

[Fast Walker 52]

13. and now I'm crying...