And it finally came.
Election Day. November 4th 2008.
The day started slow enough, but over time more and more volunteers came in to help get out the vote. We had people driving the elderly and disabled to the polls. We had people calling voters who hadn’t voted in the early voting.
Election Day. November 4th 2008.
The day started slow enough, but over time more and more volunteers came in to help get out the vote. We had people driving the elderly and disabled to the polls. We had people calling voters who hadn’t voted in the early voting.
We had people analyzing data and looking for areas of opportunity.
We had lawyers standing by to help voters who were having trouble getting in to cast their ballot.
We had people making more campaign buttons to meet the high demand.
We had people showing voters who came in where they were supposed to vote.
We had people coming in all day to buy campaign memorabilia.
And then, all of a sudden it was 6:30 and the calling stopped.
And at 7:00 the polls closed.
And the election night victory party crowd started to stream in. People came in and out all night so an accurate head count is impossible, but the estimate is that more than a hundred and fifty celebrants crossed our front entrance last night.
Then at 10:01 CST the polls closed on the west coast and vote projections took Barack Obama’s lead to 284. At that point the crowd erupted in a deafening roar.
And we had one more victory. Richard Morrison won his race to become County Commissioner. He won by 802 votes. It was announced, and Richard responded with a salute to the crowd.
This last one is of Richard Morrison taken during Obama’s speech. It looks like he is watching the television intently, but in actual fact I was standing between him and the TV. No, that is a shot of Richard’s 21 foot stare in a 20 foot room.
It is a very candid shot of a successful candidate in a close political race who is now in deep thought as he moves to the next step.
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6 comments:
Hal, these pictures are great. Fort Bend Democrats are on the move.
WJH
For a rough and tumble politician, Richard is a softy at heart...I saw him tear up during Obama's victory speech.
He wasn't the only one.
Good to see Morrison elected on the reform side of the commissioners court. They need someone to keep an eye on them and all their crony dealings. Maybe Prestage will now take a more active role in reform on the court, rather than going along with the other politicians.
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Great photos, Hal. I sure missed you guys this 'season'. Also, congrats on picking the winner from the get go, AND for your early prediction of a landslide. Will we have to start calling you 'Half Full' now?
Congrats to all of you. You did a bang-up good job!
Tony
Hopefully this is the start of change in this county!
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