Early Voting is Underway
Here are a few quick hits about Mike's experience getting ready for and during early voting:
1. On Sunday night, after the big GOTV rally at Discovery Green, Mike and a volunteer and fellow blogger picked up about infinity signs and loaded them into Mike's wife's truck and drove to far west Harris County. The two placed Democratic yard signs at the Bear Creek voting location and at a second location at Fry Road even further west than the first. It was a late night, and the two worked under the headlights putting together signs and placing them in what was unusually hard ground. It took a while, but it was fun.
2. In the first four days of early voting, turnout has been up more than 100% overall. It's amazing, and bodes well, but you never know what tomorrow will bring.
3. A woman had a funny zinger for Mike while he was greeting voters at the polls. A young African American woman in a bright yellow top was leaving her car and headed for the entrance to the West Gray early voting location. She was exceedingly pregnant -- about 9.5 months pregnant, at least. Mike asked if she got to vote twice. (Har!). She didn't miss a beat, and said, "What, are you with ACORN?" Touche!
4. This guy got out of his car, and had on a University of Wisconsin t-shirt. He was one of those "walking with a sense of purpose" voters. Head down, and not wanting to be bothered. Mike offered a "Go Badgers!" cheer (in a normal speaking tone). The man said something like, "that's the smartest thing any of you has ever said at one of these places!" Growling. On the way out, as he drove in front of the row of us who were holding signs and asking for votes, he quite obviously extended a certain finger and pretended to be scratching his right cheek with it. He flipped them the bird! We here at engelhart4judge.com just don't get it. What's so terrible about being asked for your vote at a polling place? Someone please explain it to us.
5. Mike is feeling optimistic. He's getting a ton of winks, thumbs up, and you-got-my-votes while working the polls. It's a lot of fun. The best part of the campaign. The weather has been beautiful, too.
6. At night, Mike has been volunteering to make calls at HCDP headquarters. They are terrifically organized down there, and Mike's made hundreds of calls this week, and will keep doing so through the election.
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Political advertising paid for by Mike Engelhart, 4402 Holt Street, Bellaire, Texas 77401 in compliance with the voluntary limits of the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act.
1. On Sunday night, after the big GOTV rally at Discovery Green, Mike and a volunteer and fellow blogger picked up about infinity signs and loaded them into Mike's wife's truck and drove to far west Harris County. The two placed Democratic yard signs at the Bear Creek voting location and at a second location at Fry Road even further west than the first. It was a late night, and the two worked under the headlights putting together signs and placing them in what was unusually hard ground. It took a while, but it was fun.
2. In the first four days of early voting, turnout has been up more than 100% overall. It's amazing, and bodes well, but you never know what tomorrow will bring.
3. A woman had a funny zinger for Mike while he was greeting voters at the polls. A young African American woman in a bright yellow top was leaving her car and headed for the entrance to the West Gray early voting location. She was exceedingly pregnant -- about 9.5 months pregnant, at least. Mike asked if she got to vote twice. (Har!). She didn't miss a beat, and said, "What, are you with ACORN?" Touche!
4. This guy got out of his car, and had on a University of Wisconsin t-shirt. He was one of those "walking with a sense of purpose" voters. Head down, and not wanting to be bothered. Mike offered a "Go Badgers!" cheer (in a normal speaking tone). The man said something like, "that's the smartest thing any of you has ever said at one of these places!" Growling. On the way out, as he drove in front of the row of us who were holding signs and asking for votes, he quite obviously extended a certain finger and pretended to be scratching his right cheek with it. He flipped them the bird! We here at engelhart4judge.com just don't get it. What's so terrible about being asked for your vote at a polling place? Someone please explain it to us.
5. Mike is feeling optimistic. He's getting a ton of winks, thumbs up, and you-got-my-votes while working the polls. It's a lot of fun. The best part of the campaign. The weather has been beautiful, too.
6. At night, Mike has been volunteering to make calls at HCDP headquarters. They are terrifically organized down there, and Mike's made hundreds of calls this week, and will keep doing so through the election.
Caroline baker hurley excellent judges keep our courthouse excellence
Political advertising paid for by Mike Engelhart, 4402 Holt Street, Bellaire, Texas 77401 in compliance with the voluntary limits of the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act.
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