I voted. I cried.
You'll probably hear it on my "Video The Vote" contribution. I got so overwhelmed by this historic moment that I totally lost it. I came out crying from the voting booth.
All my neighbors were asking what was wrong. I couldn't say anything and Mark, who was still around, just said : "She's having a moment." There was a collective, "awwwwww", from everybody standing in line.
I just never though I'd see the day. I wish my father were here. He would have been so happy to cast his vote. To know that all that civil rights work he did during the 50s and 60s got us where we are.
I can't wait for the election results and for the words "Barack Obama is officially the next president of the United States". I will have lots of tissues handy this time around.
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In New York, you can
In New York, you can petition to be on the ballot for other party lines than just the party you are registered in. Often candidates will run on the Working Families line - it sort of works like another endorsement system, and offers other avenues for voters to vote for a candidate.
I used to live in NY and thought it was normal, but now that I've been in CA for five years, it is actually kind of weird, thinking about it.
Hope this helps!
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Thank you for the explanation!
So basically, this provides an opportunity for third parties to gain visibility. 
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Can you explain "Working Families"?
Liza, yay for you for braving the election day crowds.
Can you explain how you guys in NY can vote for the Obama-Biden under "Working Families"? I heard a little bit about this, but out here in CA, we can't do that, it is straight Dem ticket, although we can vote for other parties in other races.