Adventures in Call Banking

Just back from call banking at Anne Wolfe HQ all morning, and was privileged to have the opportunity to drive one lovely elderly woman from Waldwick to the polls. If Wolfe and/or Kerry win by one vote, I want the credit. *grin*



Overall impression: Most people out here in the predominantly Republican northern NJ burbs have pretty much had enough. HQ itself was a vast wasteland of Boxes o'Joe, Dunkin' Donuts, and my own contribution, heavy crumb cake and almond ring from the incomparable B&W Bakery of Hackensack; all fueling dogged callers to Democratic no-shows in the district. The callers are weary, the callees are weary, the candidate is weary but optimistic.



My own sleepy little polling place was no different from any other election. The town is predominantly Republican, so obviously the GOP Thug Squad saw no need to come here, for which we can be thankful. We vote on DRE touch-pads -- not a true "touch-screen"; it has pressure pads that light up with an "X", but the machine looks like the sample ballot and is easy to follow.



In short, nothing exciting to report yet from northern NJ.



[Edited to correct Freudian slip: "touch bads" to "touch pads".]