This morning we got up at four so we had time to drink coffee, wake up, and get to the polls early. I thought the lines would be long and neither of us have patience for standing around waiting.
Our poll is within easy walking distance. Often, in local elections, we take Coffey, and she can get all enthused and friendly greeting people coming and going. Not this morning. We arrived at St. John’s Catholic Church and entered the basement of the school. Six others had beaten us there and they all sat on a pew outside the actual cafeteria space where the voting machines were still being set up and adjusted.…