# Really nice election story (not political) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 24, 2008, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-nice-election-story-not-political/469299 "2008-10-24T03:02:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-nice-election-story-not-political/469299/1 "2008-10-24T03:02:50Z")
I just came across [this tidbit](http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/Early_voting_in_Evansville.html?showall). It was written by a medical student in Evanston, IL about his early voting experience. > [@](#): > > For me the most moving moment came when the family in front of me, comprising probably 4 generations of voters (including an 18 year old girl voting for her first time and a 90-something hunched-over grandmother), got their turn to vote. When the old woman left the voting booth she made it about halfway to the door before collapsing in a nearby chair, where she began weeping uncontrollably. When we rushed over to help we realized that she wasn’t in trouble at all but she had not truly believed, until she left the booth, that she would ever live long enough to cast a vote for an African-American for president. That brought a tear to my eye. How wonderful is this election? Even if Obama doesn’t win (and of course I hope he does) it’s still historic. I’m so proud, and I’m a white farm girl from Kansas! ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-nice-election-story-not-political/469299/2 "2008-10-24T03:39:44Z")
My brother lives in Texas, and he teared up when he voted too. A pity that most likely at most one of his favorites will win in Texas. (Obama’s down by 10-12, last I saw, and Noriega’s down 6. Dunno what House district he’s in.) ---
**Author:** ![Randy\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-nice-election-story-not-political/469299/3 "2008-10-24T05:58:28Z")
Nitpick: that’s from Evansville, IN. As far as I know, there is no medical school in Evanston. Northwestern’s medical school is downtown. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-nice-election-story-not-political/469299/4 "2008-10-24T14:19:12Z")
> [@Randy\_Seltzer](#): > > Nitpick: that’s from Evansville, IN. As far as I know, there is no medical school in Evanston. Northwestern’s medical school is downtown. :smack::smack::smack: I shoulda known better than to brain fart like that. My sister lived in Evans_ville_, Indiana for several years, before moving to Valparaiso. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-nice-election-story-not-political/469299/5 "2008-10-24T16:50:55Z")
My 103 year old grandmother has advance voted. Grandma is almost 104, and this is her **21st straight presidential election.** I think Grandma is registered Republican. She’s probably as well or better informed about the issues than I am.