I voted early at the Fulton(Atlanta Ga) main county office on the south end of downtown. In previously voting here, all other voters have been Black as South end is mostly Black.
This time voting was heavier than 2014 (well 2016 is a presidential year and should be heavier). But this time the early voters were white. I was the only one dressed like an office worker. All others were dressed like construction workers or warehouse workers. Hmm...wonder who they voted for.
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I live in a mostly Black area. Leaving my house Friday morning I struck up a conversation with a Black guy in his 50s about guns. He described how he carries a gun even though his wife doesn’t want guns around. He was obviously military for 3 or 4 years but mostly private sector jobs.
He volunteered that “of course” he voted for Trump this time.
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During the primary there were frequent Bernie signs. I don’t see any of them with Clinton signs.
But this past weekend over 100 Clinton-Kaine signs went up around Emory University-Hospital complex. Clearly a small dedicated team (probably paid) put the signs up in the yards of people from a list they had. The people at these houses are no doubt mostly ideological Big-Gov types. Even if they don’t want a sign in their yard, they don’t have the spine to say so.
I saw 5 Hillary/Kaine signs up Friday in East Atlanta while going to work. It is when I passed a yupi neighborhood near Moreland Ave.
I can’t help but flick them off. Until last week, there were only 2. A Bernie sign came down after he conceded and that house has not put up a Hillary one. The house next to the Bernie supporter put up a Hillary one this last week and right on the border with the Bernie supporter. I am curious what his response will be.
I am also curious how that neighborhood will be Monday after all the FBI stuff.
Another note, I passed through Senoia, Georgia on the way back from Florida. This small town hosts a lot of the Walking Dead folk. I wonder how they like being in a place that is covered with Trump/Pence signs? lol I thought it was funny.