What a great voter turnout for the Presidential Election yesterday. 79% is outstanding.
At the next football game you go to , look around. 8 out of 10 people there stood up for what they believed in.
This news was reported widely, but it hit me while watching the live coverage and then reading this article....
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
November 6, 2008
County voters may have a set a new benchmark for casting ballots. About 1.19 million voters took part in Tuesday's election, the most in at least the past two decades. It's likely the most ever, but county officials couldn't confirm that.
The turnout of registered voters was 79 percent, topping the 2004 general election but falling just shy of the percentage record. The modern turnout record is 81 percent, set in 1976 when Democrat Jimmy Carter defeated Republican Gerald Ford for president.
That fantastic, and a great show of how we value our strong democracy.
Regardless of who won, we stood up and voted, and that's great. The Election was followed by 2 strong candidate speeches.
John McCains speech is here, and is a wonderful example of classy statemanship.
President-Elect Barack Obama's is here. It is also a great example of leadership.
Onwards, America!
Steve Thompson,
President
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