What I Was Doing November 1st of Last Year...

[BamaLefty]

As a Junior in high school, I was making over 100 Kerry/Edwards signs to put out at polling places around my county.

A county that voted for Bush 76-23% in one of the most Republican states in America. But, do I look back on our hardwork for Kerry as meaningless? Hell no. Is in the White House? Nope.

It's this kind of attitude that we have to have for the remaining 3 1/2 years of Bush's term. Even though we may not as always win, we have to die trying. Don't give up the fight.

Dems win in '06 and '08.

[rockymountaindem]

1. Sure thing, friend.

That's a good attitude. Last year this time I was sitting helplessly by in Canada. Same thing I'm doing tonight as some important referenda live or die in Colorado. Makes me a little sad, but it's still nice to be in Toronto.

[twin_peaks_nikki]

2. I was knocking doors for Kerry too

Wow! That seems like an eternity ago. I played at Kerry's moveon.org victory party, just before I went on, Bush won Ohio! Bummer!

[BamaLefty]

7. Sounds Bittersweet

But still cool how you got to play at a moveon.org party.

[Catfight]

3. How exciting and a nice memory I'm sure for you. Thank you for

being involved.

[yorkiemommie1]

4. good for you

you are young and full of energy and ideas. when i was in college, i was inspired by an old woman whom i saw at every antiwar rally. we never spoke but her unwavering presence was a big influence on me.

it is people like you on whom we depend. you and your future children. teach them well, because the rightwing is teaching theirs!

[Awsi Dooger]

5. It was election eve

I mentioned that in a Lounge post a few hours ago. DU was awash with confidence, certain of victory based on early reports of high Democratic numbers in early voting.. There were even threads here warning about overconfidence.

I posted a thread in General Discussion 2004 in the wee hours of election morning, warning about early exit polls and insider leaks, that the numbers were generally terrible especially in 2002. I posted specific examples and how they wildly overstated the Democratic candidate's furtunes. Many replies agreed with me. Yet within days everyone here was insisting early exit polls were gospel.

[11 Bravo]

6. I like your style, partner.

In '04 I was doing the same thing in a slightly less red state (VA). The results were the same, but I do believe that old worm is beginning to turn.

[Hippo_Tron]

8. I was getting some rest to go do last minute sign waving he next day

Rain totally foiled those plans. So instead I came home and just watched the election results. All was good... for awhile.

[GoneOffShore]

9. Working the phones to get out the vote

in Philadelphia.
And looking forward to saying to the Air France flight attendants when I boarded the plane for Paris the day after the election: 'Maintenant, nous avons un vrai President. Le cauchemar de Bush est fini."
Unfortunately, all I was able to do was say, "Excusez moi, il y a trop de citoyens de mon pays qui sont fou! Ce n'est pas mon faut. J'as vote pour l'autre mec."
Translations -" Now we have a real President. The Bush nightmare is finished."
"Excuse me, there are too many citizens in my country who are crazy. I voted for the other guy."

[crispini]

10. Amen!

I was phonebanking my ass off. Ah, good times.

[madokie]

11. You're just a KID

BLESS the fight

[No Exit]

12. Good work!! And, I suggest you read up on a little thing called

"Watergate".

How well I remember passing through the TV room in my dorm, and day after day, people were there watching the TELEVISED Watergate hearings. (In New Orleans, we only had 4 channels. No cable, of course--though, interestingly, my grandmother in Minnesota had cable way back in the 60's.)

I am hoping that very soon I can relive that experience. Cheers!

[NoPasaran]

13. It seems like another lifetime

I went to an election eve rally we had at a place in east Austin whose address actually is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Then stopped by campaign headquarters to pick up signs for a couple of polling places and stuff to work as a human billboard the next day. It was great.

[Gothmog]

14. I was in Florida as part of the Kerry Edwards legal team

It was fun but tiring.