Some interesting things are happening on and around the campus of Lincoln University in Jefferson City this Election Day. A group of students in support of Barack Obama have set up shop directly outside of the polling place near the campus encouraging people to vote. There were some complaints by people that they were electioneering too close to the building, so a poll worker came out and measured 25 feet and told them they could not stand in front of that line. There were also shuttles bringing people in to vote for people that did not have transportation

      The lines were not too incredibly long at the polling place. Most people I talked to said they waited between 20 and 25 minutes to vote.

      One thing I noticed on Lincoln’s campus was the complete lack of bipartisanship. That is not completely surprising since Lincoln is a Historically Black College (HBC). Frank Williamson of the group Campaign for Change said thirer complete focus is on helping get Barack Obama elected president.

      “We have been going door to door and trying to get people to vote,” Williamson said. “Our focus isn’t really on the other candidates.”

      He also said there is very little support for John McCain on the campus.

      I walked by another group of students from the same organization. They had a table in front of the libray making sure people get out and vote. The table was loaded down with Obama signs, but there was a very small John McCain sign on the corner. One person sitting at the table told me they had to remain neutral, but they really were not following the rule. Pretty soon after that a woman came by and told them to display their McCain sign more prominently.

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