Tuesday, November 4, 2008

It's not just another election day. The weather is perfect, voters are excited, and lines have never been longer.
At 11:30 this morning, lines in the Wilson dorm at Michigan State University were about 100 feet long. Observing the lines 45 minutes later, they had easily doubled in length. Students are filling their time with homework, listening to iPods, and making phone calls. Some students are missing classes, because they were not anticipating the length of the lines.
Some students walking into the building didn't know where to start. Volunteers were trying to organize groups of students in alphabetical order to make thing easier when they reached their turn. Efforts were made to keep it organized, however, there was still some chaos.
I plan to vote after class today, and after seeing the lines multiply after only half an hour or so, it's clear that I will be in line for possibly several hours. 

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