YOU ARE NEEDED, the reprise
If you plan to watch a polling place in one of the swing states, especially Ohio or Florida, please remember to do the following:
- Above all, observe the local law. If the law says 100 feet away, stay 105 feet away. If the law says you cannot speak to anyone leaving a polling place without a press pass, stay silent. Just watch.
- Make sure you are visible and obvious, but not antagonistic.
- Make sure you are the example of perfect behavior that the news reporters will have to cite when writing up the story. Don’t give Moore and his ilk any ammunition to perpetuate his stereotype of conservatives and Republicans.
- Don’t forget to bring a phone and have the contact numbers for election officials and the non-emergency numbers for the police. Don’t call 911 if you see misconduct...save that for when a Moore-on or Democrat (as if there’s a difference these days) gets violent, as we’ve seem so often this past couple of months.
- Don’t forget food, water and a first aid kit. You never know what might happen. You might be there all day. You could drop a camera on your foot. Who knows. Your safety is more important than anything, so be safe!
- Some people have talked about being escorts...somewhat like what you see at Planned Parenthood during abortion protests, walking people in and out of trouble areas (for example, a crowd of Moore fans with cameras jeering someone with a BC04 sticker on their car, etc.) If you do this, you have to be HYPER-vigilant not to talk about a candidate, not to wear anything that denounces any candidate, you must be 100% neutral. Do nothing but escort the voter.
If there are any other things I should have mentioned here, please drop them in the comments. Remember, above all, stay safe, stay alert, and let’s make sure we are all calm, rational, decent people on Tuesday. Let the other side debase themselves...we’ll take the high road.
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