I went to PS 321 and John Jay and there were no lines for voting. In fact, at 10:30 I voted in the John Jay school building and there was no wait at all for the 36th precinct.
I saw Andrea Bernstein, WNYC’s Political Director, in front of PS 321. She’s been covering the Clinton campaign (at least she did through the New Hampshire primary). I’m not sure if she was reporting, observing the scene or just being a PS 321 parent.
John Turturro and Katharine Borowitz walked in front of Connecticut Muffin holding a big Obama sign. They looked really excited to be carrying that sign.
It was a nice moment.
There are definitely more Obama supporters electioneering in Park Slope than Hillary Clinton supporters. My prediction is that Park Slope will go for Obama but that plus five bucks will get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks.
Does Clinton think Park Slope already belongs to her or has she given it over to Obama?
Two friends who voted for Clinton said they were surprised to see so few Hillary signs near PS 321. "They need to be here," one said. Quite a few people I spoke were undecided until they got on line to vote (or even in the voting booth).
I spoke with a friend who hasn’t voted yet but is definitely voting for Clinton. "All things being equal, I want to vote for her because she’s a woman and she has experience," she said.
Also at Connecticut Muffin, a local artist told me that he thinks it’s the right time for Barack Obama. He respected the fact that Obama said he’d smoked a lot of pot while Bill Clinton never inhaled. Someone sitting on the bench at CT said, "I bet Clinton regrets ever saying that." To which the local artist replied, "I don’t know. He didn’t have sex with that woman either."
I ran out to vote after reading your post, Louise. (A hearty thank you to the volunteers staffing the booths at John Jay!) And I also noticed the lack of Clinton supporters raising signs and getting out the vote. I agree that she probably thinks she has us in the bag. It’s a shame. I found, as a gay man who came of age during the Clinton administration, that the Clintons tended to neglect those they felt had no choice but to support them. I’d vote for her in a heartbeat during the general election, but I really hope, as a 32-year old who has had a Bush or Clinton in the White House since I was five, that we get a different choice.