EXIT POLL - Who did you vote for?

[Steve]

This will be a non-scientific poll of Jude 2 users who vote early. Only vote here after you have voted there!

[Steve]

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[MrDanger]

I kept looking for Palin's name. I didn't see it. So I put I voted for McCain. In actuality, I voted for Palin.

[dolfan]

I voted McCain, of course, but did vote for some Democrats in state and local races.

[soulsearcher]

I kept looking for Palin's name. I didn't see it. So I put I voted for McCain. In actuality, I voted for Palin.

I, too, would prefer it said "McCain/Palin".

[KBevangelist]

I voted McCain. Palin was beside his name here.

KB

[Tim Elston]

Chuck Baldwin, Constitution Party -- It was the only party I knew of that was truly conservative with money, the military, and human life. Don't like its tariff idea, though. Free trade!

I just couldn't bring myself to vote for the Plutocratic Party candidates Obama or McCain, though I like each of them in some ways. As far as business as usual goes, either one of them will do fine, and it's sort of looking like we'll have our first African American president. That's a good thing, even though some bad things will come along with it as much as it would with McCain.

[Susie Hamilton]

I will be voting for McCain.

[Dr. Ron]

Tim , you said it was a good thing for us to elect a Black President.
Please give me a reason why and when did race become an issue.?

[Pastor Gary]

Tim , you said it was a good thing for us to elect a Black President.
Please give me a reason why and when did race become an issue.?

I'm not Tim, but can I attempt an answer?
I think it would be a good thing for the country if at some point in our history we elected a female leader, a black leader, a Hispanic Leader, an Asian leader... or, to put it another way, it would be great for every child growing up in this country to have the example of somebody who looked like them and shared their life-experience to look up to, admire, and aspire to emulate.

I don't happen to agree with Barack Obama on pretty much any issue at all, but if I am looking for the silver lining in the possibility of an Obama administration, it would be this: the young black man in America has had as his primary role model the gansta' rappers and hip-hop thugs. There has been a cultural tendency to disrespect the educated, literate black man as "actin' white" or as an "Uncle Tom." That goes out the window with a Harvard Educated, Law Professor, well-dressed, well-spoken leader as an example. That can be a good thing for the country. I wish it had been a different man, or woman... Condi Rice, Congressman Watts... but still, I am glad we stand a chance of reducing the influence of ghetto culture.

BUT: When you have this voter mentality involved, you have to wonder.

[Full Quiver]

I don't happen to agree with Barack Obama on pretty much any issue at all, but if I am looking for the silver lining in the possibility of an Obama administration, it would be this: the young black man in America has had as his primary role model the gansta' rappers and hip-hop thugs. There has been a cultural tendency to disrespect the educated, literate black man as "actin' white" or as an "Uncle Tom." That goes out the window with a Harvard Educated, Law Professor, well-dressed, well-spoken leader as an example. That can be a good thing for the country. I wish it had been a different man, or woman... Condi Rice, Congressman Watts... but still, I am glad we stand a chance of reducing the influence of ghetto culture.

An Obama presidency will not CHANGE the minds and ways of the masses but will only embolden them to continue on their current paths of crime, violence, stupidity, and welfare.

[Tim Elston]

Tim , you said it was a good thing for us to elect a Black President.
Please give me a reason why and when did race become an issue.?

Yes, it will be a good day when America elects its first black president, and that good day may be tomorrow. I can't speak for anyone else, but I myself began to realize that while I lived in Chicago. I may not say this just right, but I know what I sensed and I know what I felt. I saw young, educated black American men in business suits hang their heads at moments when they should have been holding them high. I saw young black women's faces light up particularly brightly, and with surprise, when I told them from across the counter that they were beautiful. I saw hardworking, God-fearing, black Christian women get on the trains to the crime-ridden south side of Chicago and I was not getting on with them. I looked into the eyes of a black teenaged boy as he walked past me on my way to work one morning. He saw my fear, and I saw his sadness at my fear. He hung his head, as if apologizing for the color of his skin. My heart broke.

That's when, and that's why. I want black Americans to feel proud to be Americans. I want them to feel proud to be black. I want to see a twinkle in the eye of the black man in a business suit as he gets on the elevator. I don't want to see shame or timidity behind the eyes of an accomplished man. I want to see pride. I want to see ease. I want to see a man who knows his worth in any crowd, of any color or mix of colors. I want America to experience a catharsis from every stigma and every prejudice.

I had a friend in Chicago, among the most intelligent men I have met. He did not believe that America would elect a black man. I told him that he was living in the past, that racism was not strong enough any more to prevent the election of an otherwise qualified black man. I was proud to tell him that, and I knew that I was right. I was thrilled to see, for a moment, a flash of belief in his eyes. The narrative of his people's place in America, for a moment, fell away. He was feeding off of my eyes, and today, as I write, there is a huge part of me that hopes to rejoice in his and every other black American's symbolic succession to the Presidency of the United States.

There are reasons why I did not vote for Barack Obama, but everything in me will rejoice with him and all other black Americans if he wins. Screw him as a Democrat; screw him as a pro-abortionist; screw him as a friend of Republicans. But I rejoice with him as a fellow human being, as a fellow American, and as a white man who has never walked the streets and corridors of America in anything but a white boy's and a white man's skin.

[jinjer]

I just came from voting for John McCain. It took me about 50 minutes. I have to say that you could cut the tension with a knife. I have just one question, where were all these people when we had the local election, mayor and school board. An election that will more closely effect their everyday life.

That's all I'll say about that for now.

Jinjer

[dave c]

I agree with Pastor Gary. This morning as I was driving to the polling place, I had a wash of pride for my country that we finally have a black candidate for President. It is long overdue. Like Gary, I look forward to more women, Asians, Hispanics, etc. running for the highest offices in our nation. If Obama loses, I extend a sincere, "Maybe next time", to my black brothers and sisters. If Obama wins, I offer an equally sincere, "Congratulations" (and a prayer that he is much more moderate than his record and half his speeches would indicate). Above all, a sense of God's presence fills me with an assurance that He is in control no matter what happens in today's election. Jesus really is Lord of Lords and King of Kings.

[DeWayneTN]

Pastor Gary and Tim, I echo your sentiments.