I woke up with those big wide musical theater eyes. This is it. THIS IS IT! I’ve been waiting for Hillary Clinton to be president for at least 8 years – probably more (with primaries, and the lead up to the primary and all of that).
I LOVE Hillary. (I’m sure we’ll get into that so much more soon enough…)
I thought to myself, “This is going to crack the list of the top 10 days of my life.”
I put on my white dress (as an homage to the suffragette movement) and I headed to the polls. Shockingly, there was almost no line for anyone whose last name started with D. (There were lines set up based on the alphabet.) And I got to go right up and vote.
I was so nervous in that voting booth. I knew every single vote mattered so much! What if I accidentally pressed the wrong candidate? (Of course, I can change it ’til the confirm page, but still!)
I read her name. I read it again. I took a deep breath and smiled so big and I pressed that button for Hillary. Then I voted Dems down ballot. On the confirm page, I read her name one more time with the big check mark beside it. (I even took a picture just to make sure it was real.) Our moment was finally here!
After I left, I changed out of my big white dress into something more walking-around-the-neighborhood-suitable. And I went to a campaign house.
Great news! Once I got to the campaign house, they had finished their packets! That’s how many volunteers Hillary had had. They were able to completely finish canvassing by election day.
So, they sent me to another campaign house, and I got a packet. (My high school theater teacher went with me, which was so lovely (and got a separate packet so we could cover more ground).)
As I went around knocking on doors, basically nobody was home. The few people who were, were either proud to have voted or on their way out to vote. (And everyone was so nice and enthusiastic.)
I even saw another canvasser (for a state-level politician). So, that was kinda fun, seeing other people out there who really cared.
Soon enough, I had to drive back and turn in my finished packet, because I had to get to the airport!
And this is where I’ll pick up tomorrow!