The Times has an article this morning quoting blacks in the Jacksonville, Florida area who are worried — and rightly so — that their early votes aren’t going to be counted. Remember, these are the same folks who were disenfranchised four years ago. Some believe systematically.
Like me, they aren’t taking anything for granted.
Here’s black warehouse worker James Jones, on Obama’s chances to win:
“I feel good, and I don’t feel good. I’m thankful to God that this is happening in my lifetime, that I get to see it. But I’m not ready to celebrate anything. This could be a very tricky time for us. I don’t trust the polls. And the state of Florida in the past has had a lot of crooked things going on.”