Reply #62: Compared to you, my story sucks. [View All]

[Drunken Irishman]

It was 2004, my first presidential election. I remember not knowing what to expect, but I went and voted for Kerry with both my parents (had taken the day off from school to read up on the election). When I came home, I spent the entire day online reading about those damned leaked exit polls. I remember telling my mom and we were optimistic (the first time the entire general campaign where I felt we kinda had a shot).

I remember election night. Since we're in the west, it starts early here (polls closed at 5). We sat at the kitchen table, I was extremely nervous, and my hope was that North Carolina would be too close to call. I knew if that was the case, it meant the exit polls were right. I remember we were watching MSNBC and their Chris Matthews began to deliver the states and sure enough, North Carolina was too close to call. It was all down hill from there.

Not this time!