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[kaigou]

Andrew Sullivan ran a series yesterday called "view from your election," where people wrote in with short bits about their voting experience. Some are inspiring, some a bit funny, some mundane, but this one hit me the hardest.

I voted here in San Francisco's Noe Valley neighborhood about two hours ago. It took about an hour to get through the line, and while standing there I was chatting with the 75-year-old retired cop in front of me, and the young 30-something gay couple in front of him, who had their two little girls in tow.

Everyone was in good spirits as the conversation moved from the Obama-McCain contest to the farce that is Sarah Palin, and then on to non-political matters, like the road work being done on the next block. The conversation between the cop and the couple started to get animated toward the end of our hour in line as the three men began to discuss the current football season, wagering bets for this weekend's games and making predictions for the Super Bowl.

And then, as we entered the firehouse that doubled as our polling place, as the couple and their daughters stepped out of line and up to the table to receive their ballots, I observed the cop in front of me. He opened his sample ballot, took out his pen, scribbled out his "yes" vote on Proposition 8, and filled in the ballot line for "no."

h/t to andrew

Don't give up the fight, Cali. We can change the world, and we will. Brick by brick, block by block... and heart by heart.

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Don't worry! Progressive Californians aren't beaten yet. :) We're still going to fight.