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TigressDem

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13. I thought about it, but then one location would have to be closed all day.
Wed Oct 28, 2020, 09:28 AM
Oct 2020

We usually open at 10:30am, and the polls open at 7am. I said I need to have a buffer zone until Noon. I intend to be there at 7am or even before the doors open, but it's a little scary. I live in Minneapolis about 10 blocks from Lake Street riots and maybe 12 from Ground Zero where George Floyd was killed. My election site is in Powderhorn Park which isn't really safe after dark and it will still be dark around 7am. There has been an uptick of violence and everyone's nerves are frayed.

There is an outside chance someone in Minneapolis will die for the right to vote. It could be me. I am a mouthy woman who doesn't back down. BUT we all have to do our part. Soldiers and police aren't the only ones putting their lives on the line these days. Everyone who votes is facing a lot of push back and propaganda this time. The crazies on the fringe are looking for excuses to be violent and push US into chaos.

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