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04 Nov 2008 10:24 am
The View From Your Election: Baghdad
A reader writes:
I'm embedded with the military in Saddam's Presidential Palace and sent
in my absentee ballot - for Obama - weeks ago. One of my colleagues
[contractor, retired military] strongly supports McCain-Palin, believes
Obama is a Muslim, etc. He told me he wasn't going to send in the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot
because someone told him it wouldn't be counted unless the election was
close. Well, that's not true. They do, eventually, count all the
valid ballots for the official totals, issued several weeks later.
I showed him how to print one out [from fvap.gov]
and encouraged him to participate, no matter what. Even though we
disagree on the candidates, he really appreciated my taking the time to
ensure that he sent in his vote. Even if, in the end, his state does
not count his ballot [maybe he should have requested an absentee ballot
in advance, and maybe he didn't; I don't know], it's important to me
that everyone have a voice in this election.
If that doesn't reflect the spirit of Obama's campaign, what does?
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