You have no idea the good you did on election day. You have shown a group of Democrats that Republicans are not an evil bunch that wants to cheat them out of their vote. Small inroads like this are what will make the difference in the long run, not desk pounding BS rhetoric.
Well done my friend, be proud of yourself.
The people I was with yesterday are good, honest, hard-working people.
One man came in with Sanchez and Kirk stickers all over his jacket.
The election judge spotted him before I did.
She motioned to one of the clerks and said, "Tell him to remove those stickers or leave - NOW!!"
I was proud of her!
The new electronic voting machines tried in Harris County for the first time yesterday have the ability to be disconnected and taken to the curb outside for disabled voters to be able to vote.
It sounds like a good idea, but I was concerned that it was the same as taking a polling box out of the polling place before the polls close.
The election judge was careful to explain that the computer chip inside will only take one vote while it's disconnected, but I still want verification of that.
I called the Secretary of State, but his line was busy all day!
I did accompany the computer outside each time it left the polling place, but I don't know if other poll watchers will do this.
I formed several conclusions yesterday:
(1) We, as Republicans, need to concentrate on debunking the idea that the Democratic Party is the working man's party.
This idea is so prevalent in working neighborhoods like I was in yesterday that it overshadows all other factors.
(2) Poll watching is probably the most important function we can provide in all elections.
People hate to get involved in doing it because it's a grueling and thankless job, and it occupies a full day.
It is, however, critically important!
(3) Except for learning the laws governing the election process, classes in poll watching are useless.
No one can instruct on how to work in a hostile environment.
Everyone must make their own decisions based on the problems encountered at the time but based on the state laws governing elections.