People Lining Up to Vote After A Historical Campaign

Voters have been lining up since before dawn to vote at polling locations. Election officials said this was an unusually large turnout. Mainly on the east coast these long lines are forming, in Virginia, people waiting for over an hour to vote. According to the New York Times, one voter used his 45 minute wait to shave and have a cup of coffee in Manhattan.  Experts also predicted that there would be a record turnout of 130 million voters, which beats the 123.5 million voters that voted for years ago. 

With 27 million people who already voted through absentee ballots, many people find it too ridiculous to vote on the 4th of November. There was a six hour wait in Ohio, "Six Hours is ridiculous in terms of waiting in line," of voter from Ohio stated. Another voter in Florida voter said after waiting in a line for three hours, "I still haven't had a chance to vote, it seems crazy" (The Huffington Post).

In Southern California, people waited under rain, and the line circled for blocks. But to these voters, the patience is worth it. They want to be part of this historical event, and the want to change the future of America is too necessary in voters minds.  Many said that this election felt different, and special. Things have been to bad in America recently that people can't miss out on this opportunity. 

"Bush's presidency sort of coincided with my political awakening," one voter said. "It's been pretty awful and today, this is something to be happy about."

Other voters took their children and grandchildren with them to endure the long wait just so they can witness this historical event. "I want him to understand this is history being made," said a voter about her 5 year old grandson. "It's beautiful."

Another an was so paranoid that his absentee ballot didn't make it through the mail, so he flew home from his job in Virginia to make sure his vote was counted. His wife badly wanted to get her vote in today too, "People have fought me to wait in this line," she said. "I'm voting" (Las Angeles Times).

America has gone through thick and thin to vote today, and it proves how important it is to them to get there vote in for the better of our future. They want to a part of this historical event, and they want their vote to change the future.