Juliette tells a familiar tale of polling place hostility created by the "big tent party" of tolerance. If this were a white GOP polling place Maxine Waters and her ilk would be having a hissy fit. Shame on the Democrats for allowing this to continue.
I switched parties in protest over Teddy Kennedy in 1980 and in 1992 became an Indie. So I've voted in both party precints over the years and only the Dems made me feel uncomfortable to the point of wondering if my ballot would be actually be counted.
Fortunately, California offers permanent absentee ballots so those of us in the minority in our counties don't have to run a gaunlet of disapproval to exercise our franchise.
Posted by feste at March 3, 2004 10:45 AM | TrackBack