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HAB911

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29. Hillsborough County here

Wed Oct 31, 2018, 09:43 AM

Oct 2018

similar experience, of course we lean Blue anyway. There were a couple of kids that the staff pointed out as new voters which elicited cheers from all those filling out that hellishly long ballot! Hope they voted blue.

My dad lived in Lake for many years before returning to Georgia.

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New experience voting this evening. [View all] GulfCoast66 Oct 2018 OP

Thank you! Catamount Oct 2018 #1

Fingers crossed! Little Star Oct 2018 #2

Good to hear about, Cha Oct 2018 #3

Thank you for your encouraging words. fierywoman Oct 2018 #4

I love reading about your experience! Control-Z Oct 2018 #5

K&R, same experience here in Tarrant Co, Texas. DontBooVote Oct 2018 #6

My brother used to live in Tarrant Co. kag Oct 2018 #37

Hi kag! No longer the case, thankfully. I began working on this election in... DontBooVote Oct 2018 #38

This is GREAT news. kag Oct 2018 #39

Did you hear? cannabis_flower Oct 2018 #41

I have! I wasn't happy with their comment saying Beto was "hard left", but... DontBooVote Oct 2018 #42

For the racist history of Lake County Florida, 2 very good books GusBob Oct 2018 #7

Very familiar with the history and the books you cite. GulfCoast66 Oct 2018 #8

Part of that history died recently GusBob Oct 2018 #13

I think we are talking about 2 different cases. GulfCoast66 Oct 2018 #15

Yes the 2 books are different stories GusBob Oct 2018 #18

Wild but sad. GulfCoast66 Oct 2018 #19

Is Leesburg in Lake County? Ligyron Oct 2018 #48

Yep. GulfCoast66 Oct 2018 #49

I remember that exit on the turnpike was a speed trap. Ligyron Oct 2018 #52

The Sherrif's name was Willis McCall I think. Lived in Lake County for about 10years but years later dameatball Oct 2018 #9

Citrus County here mcar Oct 2018 #10

I seemed to have early voted with lots of Magahats. Blue_true Oct 2018 #11

Do you get separated into Dem and Republican lines? Beartracks Oct 2018 #12

Good god no! GulfCoast66 Oct 2018 #14

Is that still a thing anywhere? Flaleftist Oct 2018 #16

I think they do that here. Beartracks Oct 2018 #26

You didn't state your age but that would be interesting to know. Congrats on voting. Thank U ! YOHABLO Oct 2018 #17

53. White, southern raised male. GulfCoast66 Oct 2018 #20

I'll be in Ocala in December OriginalGeek Oct 2018 #40

Thanks for sharing. iluvtennis Oct 2018 #21

Thanks for sharing that. murielm99 Oct 2018 #22

LOL. GulfCoast66 Oct 2018 #23

Fingers crossed! Thanks for sharing. Power 2 the People Oct 2018 #24

k&r Demovictory9 Oct 2018 #25

Thanks for the lift......just want it to be over.....I want to crush a kennedy Oct 2018 #27

Wow, this is the first I've heard of wearing blue or red to ecstatic Oct 2018 #28

Hillsborough County here HAB911 Oct 2018 #29

Pinellas here Oppaloopa Oct 2018 #31

Didn't the the ballot too bad. GulfCoast66 Oct 2018 #43

As long as it was HAB911 Nov 2018 #54

We're almost neighbors radical noodle Oct 2018 #30

Interesting ProfessorGAC Oct 2018 #32

No blue? radical noodle Oct 2018 #33

And, I Wear A Lot Of Red, Too ProfessorGAC Oct 2018 #34

Great! radical noodle Oct 2018 #35

My wife won't go out with me if I wear red! GulfCoast66 Oct 2018 #44

Funny Stuff! ProfessorGAC Oct 2018 #47

I am an Election Judge in Tarrant County and I always wear my bluest blue yellowdogintexas Oct 2018 #36

Makes me happy in so many ways! nolabear Oct 2018 #45

Nice! I am in Florida too. coeur_de_lion Oct 2018 #46

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2018 #50

With DeSantis and Scott, it should be a blue tsunami.... beachbum bob Oct 2018 #51

Yup the only Red we should see in Florida mitch96 Oct 2018 #53