Early voting blues
One of my colleagues voted early yesterday, and she spoke afterward of how moved she was that so many people were willing to stand in line out in the sun for so long to make sure that their vote was counted.
This election, especially the circumstances surrounding it, may have finally gotten people to understand how much government--and who is leading it-- can affect their everyday lives. The economic crisis hits home in a way nothing else can. It isn't abstract, it isn't something that only the chattering classes yak about on Sunday morning talk shows. Never have the choices been so stark, or the outcome of greater consequence.
Hence, the connection I made in the cartoon between voting and the economy. Go stand in line to vote. It's a lot better for your health than standing in line for fast food.
CHAN LOWE has been the Sun Sentinel’s first and only editorial cartoonist for the past twenty-six years. Before that, he worked as cartoonist and writer for the Oklahoma City Times and the Shawnee (OK) News-Star.
Comments
In 1998, Oregon passed Vote By Mail for all elections. It has increased voter participation, costs less, leaves a paper trail, eliminates polling stations and waiting lines, and allows Oregon voters to fill out our ballots at our leisure in the comfort of our own homes. What's not to like? Why is the rest of the country not doing this?
Posted by: Gerix | October 30, 2008 11:38 AM