St. Vincent

Talking this morning with people from various polling locations confirmed two things: 1.) Most people did average around an hour wait. 2.) Despite the delays, everyone seemed happy to sacrifice the time for the increase in voter turnout.

I, too, was happy that people were in such good spirits. From Jefferson to St. Charles to St. Louis (which was my route this morning, by the way), most voters were willing to tell me their experience with a smile - something that, at times, is hard to find when I prop a Cannon A1 and shotgun microphone in their face.

I was shocked to see a woman at House Springs Intermediate School in Jefferson County smile when she told me she had waited nearly two hours to vote. She had been there since before 5 a.m. and was thrilled to have the opportunity to cast a vote.

I’ll admit, I can get cynical with the relentless amount of political ads that have swarmed my television set during the past months, but it’s nice to see people truly care about this election. As trite as it sounds, no matter who people voted for, the fact that they were voting in the first place - with such a positive attitude - is the important thing.

Check out the video HERE.