{"id":19476,"date":"2024-11-05T17:35:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T22:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewash.org\/?p=19476"},"modified":"2024-11-05T17:36:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T22:36:23","slug":"logan-circle-and-shaw-voter-priorities-and-what-we-saw-on-election-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewash.org\/2024\/11\/05\/logan-circle-and-shaw-voter-priorities-and-what-we-saw-on-election-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Logan Circle and Shaw: Voter priorities and what we saw on Election Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
Human equality was a common motive for voters at polling places in the Logan Circle and Shaw neighborhoods today.<\/span><\/p>\n Although they\u2019re two neighborhoods with significant LGBTQ+ populations, voters shared with <\/span>最新蜜桃影像 <\/span><\/i>that the social issues they\u2019re focused on this election season include the economy, abortion, democracy, climate change and marijuana legalization.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI have friends who are like, \u2018If Trump wins, then [gay] marriage will go away, and we\u2019ll be stuffed back into the closet,\u2019\u201d said Joseph Schroder, who wrote in his vote for president at the Shaw polling place. \u201cI don\u2019t think that\u2019s actually true.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n On the other hand, Clifton Hogan, who voted for Harris near Logan Circle, said he\u2019s worried by Project 2025 ideologies as a gay man.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cObviously, gay marriage hasn\u2019t been made illegal, but Roe v. Wade was decided precedent, but here we are two years later,\u201d Hogan said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Shaw\/Watha T. Daniel Library was a lively polling spot, with an outdoor line stretching the length of the building. <\/span>The volunteer site coordinator, who did not share her name in fear of being perceived as representing the D.C. Board of Elections, said the voter turnout has been \u201coverwhelming in a good way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The site coordinator said she’s seen a diverse and enthusiastic flock of voters, many of whom registered to vote on the spot. She said this contributed to the long wait times and line, which moved to the shaded side of the library around lunchtime after voters complained of baking in the heat.<\/span><\/p>\n People running for office, including Brooke Pinto for D.C. Council and Nicole Shea for Shaw\u2019s Advisory Neighborhood Commission, were also outside the library with their teams campaigning and talking to voters.<\/span><\/p>\n Outside the library, Schroeder said he\u2019s focused on the economy, federal debt, and the way the country budgets, which are top-of-mind issues. While his identity as a gay man changes how he culturally views things, he wrote in a candidate because his views don’t align with Kamala Harris nor Donald Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m in D.C., so I feel like I have the privilege of being able to [say] my vote doesn\u2019t matter,\u201d he said. \u201cIf I was in Pennsylvania or something, I would have to make a real choice and probably vote for [Harris], but at the moment, I\u2019m sort of casting a protest vote.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n