A Slice Of Life From Queens On Election Day

A dispatch from Jackson Heights, where faces are pressed against the glass to see if Hiram Monserrate can slash his way back into the State Senate. Our correspondent reports:

Pretty quiet here in JH. The poll lady said there was a “middling” turnout. She said this twice.

Here is a face-slash flyer, tossed to the ground (in disgust, I hope?) and the voting machine — do unemployed gays count as “Working Families”? Sure hope so! Also, the “Yes We Can” party made me larf.
WWPD (What Would Plouffe Do?)

But wait, there’s more!

Ben Smith brings word of the latest endorsement for the Monserrate, which comes from Karla Giraldo, the woman who was actually Monserrated. Says Smith, “There’s little more depressing in politics than a domestic abuse victim filming a testimonial for her abuser,” and calls the video “too grim to embed.” Agree! Perhaps even more grim? The comments accompanying the clip in the Post, which even by that crowd’s usual standards are particularly vile and misogynistic. Click through only if you want to be filled with despair over the human condition.