10,000 Maniacs

I was part of a group blog at Calblog on election day. I'm reposting my entries here. These posts and many others generated alot of traffic. I know of at least 12 other blogs including the Granddaddy -- the Instapundit who linked to us. We had an Instalanche of over 10,000 visitors. Whew.


Harassing Poll Workers

I just returned from voting where I was harassed by a poll worker.

Today I entered my polling place and the poll worker told me I had to take off my shirt. It was perfectly obvious that I didn't have anything on under my shirt but a bra. I said are you serious. He said yes, you can't wear that, it's electioneering. I said it's a shirt. He said I don't care, you can't wear it in this garage - take it off. I said I don't have anything else to wear. He said I don't care - take it off. Another poll worker went inside her house to get a blanket that I could wrap around myself to vote. I voted, crying the whole time. I came out and gave him my ballot. I told him I had never before had an unpleasant experience voting but that he was a real jerk. With a stupid grin on his face, he said you can call the election office. I said I will. I did.

I've also called both Arnold's and Ted Costa's organizations and told them about the incident to see if they want to take any legal action. I'll get over it, but it's important that over-zealous poll workers don't prevent our volunteers from getting out the vote this afternoon and evening. If by harassing me they are prevented from harassing our other volunteers, I won't mind.

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Harassing Poll Worker - Update
Hey everybody, thanks for your interest.

I'm back from work and off to do some GOTV.

Here's the update.

The registar of voters called me to apologize. She said that the poll worker was doing his job but mishandled the situation and she was sorry.

If I was a candidate or staff of a candidate, I would not have worn campaign gear. But I was merely exercising my right to vote and don't believe that my activity could be considered electioneering. I reacted emotionally because voting has always been something that brings me joy. I never miss. I almost always vote in person because it's more fun.

Thanks for all your legal advice. I'll keep you posted.

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If you'd like to read the comments and the many other fascinating post - go on over to Calblog.

Bloggers for Bush

I've joined a new group - promoting Wictory Wednesday

quoting from the Polipundit:

Today is Wictory Wednesday. Every Wednesday I ask my readers to volunteer and/or donate to the Bush campaign if they haven't done so already. And if you have volunteered and donated, then get a friend to join you.

If you're a blogger, you can join Wictory Wednesday simply by putting up a post like this every Wednesday, asking your readers to volunteer and/or donate to the president's re-election campaign. And do e-mail me so that I can add you to the Wictory Wednesday blogroll, which will be part of the Wictory Wednesday post on all participating blogs:

So here's todays inspiration, Do it for Arnold!

Bush Congratulates Schwarzenegger, 'Proud' of Race

Here's the Wictory Wednesday blogroll ....

Backcountry Conservative
Boots and Sabers
Bowling for Howard
Dean
BushBlog.us (unofficial)
Bush-Cheney 2004 (unofficial)
ExPostFacto
Freedom of Thought
The Hedgehog Report
The Irish Lass
Jeremy Kissel
Left Coast Conservative
Mark Kilmer
Matt Margolis
The Ole Miss Conservative
PoliPundit
A Rice Grad
Ryne McClaren
Slublog
Southern Conservatives
Stephen Blythe
Viking Pundit
The Wise Man Says

It's an elite group, but we'd love to have you bloggers join us. E-mail the Polipundit.

Yesterday's Song

What a day this has been
What a rare mood I'm in
Why, it's almost like being in love

There's a smile on my face
For the whole human race
Why, it's almost like being in love

All the music of life seems to be
Like a bell that is ringing for me
And from the way that I feel
When that bell starts to peal
I would swear I was falling
I could swear I was falling
It's almost like being in love

Visit Calblog

I'm a guest blogger at Calblog today. Come on over and visit.

Starbucks Mystery Man

My pal was in Starbucks in Folsom yesterday and overheard someone talking on his cell phone about my blog! She e-mailed me this morning to tell me I'm famous. hee hee. Who are you? One of my pals, or someone out in the blogosphere?

Today's the Day

I just woke up from a good omen dream. A variation on the Let's put on a Show ...It was the night of the election and the centerpiece of our campaign was a big televised rock concert. But something had gone wrong the night before and some of the bands weren't showing up. So we organized all the crazy people hanging around the election hq, gave them makeshit costumes and wigs, and sent them onstage to do their thing. The audience loved it, our candidate won, and one of our volunteers became a big big star.

I always have happy ending dreams when something really good is about to happen.


If you want some encouraging news, check out the Cal Insider's poll synopsis.



Yesterday's big story was about a dirtbag, Rhonda Miller, who tried to become #16 of Arnold's gropees. Big press conference early in the day. But by evening her story had fallen apart Big Time on LA Radio. My Bear Flag pals, Prestopundit, Xrlq and Fresh Potatoes did a great job bringing all the southland details. I bet we all hear about it on air today.

I'm just back from the huge rally at the State Capitol - it'll be on all the nets tonight and in tomorrows papes. It was great fun but I was on security and am exhausted and in a puddle, so I have nothing witty to say. It was great fun. Reporters said it was the biggest turnout yet, and they had 7,500 in Bakersfield. I'd guess there were 10,000 cheering Arnold supporters in the park today.

I got a little bump from Bob Mulholland, who didn't get past my gate.

Recall-itis

Interesting bits from the snap poll from SurveyUSA (hat tip: Polipundit)

How are the Dems reacting?

42% of Dems believe the reports are an unfair attempt by the Democrats to smear Arnold even though the vast majority (86%) find the charges believable.

Majority of Dems (56% to 41%) says his apology is enough and he has no more explaining to do.

Twice as many Democrats will now vote for Arnold as will now not-vote for Arnold (12 % switching to, 6% switching against)

Anybody out there want to analyze why?

Recall-itis

I just got off the phone with Kevin McCarthy (the new minority leader for the State Assembly) and he was on the bus with Arnold! He'll be travelling with him as he journeys to Sacramento for the final rally on Sunday. Please post a comment encouraging Kevin to do a "guest blog" for us about the inside scoop.


Don't you love to read reporters who get it?! Daniel Weintraub, Dan Walters, Mickey Kaus and today Jill Stewart in the Chron.

After what Davis did to Riordan, the Democratic Party believed it would enjoy years of control in Sacramento. Davis and the Democratic majority moved further and further left to appease unions and others--but the populace didn't.



Is Pete's Harbor still open? I loved that place, and nearly convinced my sister and brother-in-law to live in a boat moored there. The 6'4" brother in law decided that living on a boat with ceilings so low he couldn't stand up straight was not for him. Too bad, they had great hamburgers at the Pete's Harbor Restaurant.

Recall-itis

Polipundit points to positive poll

Highlights:

Among likely voters 67% DUMP DAVIS

No gender gap on the Dump Davis question - 64% of males & 62% of females don't like him.

Can anyone explain this: 6% of Scwarzenegger voters, 10% of Republicans, 15% of Conservatives and 19% of McClintock voters want to keep Davis - what's up with that? I would think that would be the one point we'd all be united on - Dump him!