Did you vote? Tell us about it!

I live in a small town in Virginia and got up early today in order to vote. It is cold here and was starting to rain when I got to the voting location around 6:15am, but there were already about 300 people waiting in line. That is pretty impressive considering our little town only has 5,000 residents.

As I got in line a sweet little white-haired lady asked me if I wanted a "sample ballot". I said yes and she handed me a green slip of paper which listed each of the candidates (for President, for Senate, for House of Representatives), but then all the Democratic candidates were x'd out and the Republican candidates were circled and in bold.  Grrrr! Damn you, sweet little white-haired old lady. You lulled me in with deceptive, grandmotherly charms.

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You really have to wonder if such underhanded campaign tactics actually work to sway votes.  I'm guessing at this point most folks already have their minds made up.

I am so glad I voted today. In fact, in 25 years of voting I don't think I've ever been this excited about an election. As is probably obvious, I'm an Obama supporter, and I'll confess to shedding an actual tear in the voting booth when I pulled that lever for him.

So what about you? Please answer the poll after the break, and if you have the time we'd love for you to share your election day diary in the comments section below. What was your experience like at the polls? Did you wait long? Did you strike up an interesting conversation while waiting in line?  Tell us about it.