Lake Country resident Dianne Freeman has settled into her Florida home for the winter and has been given a front row seat to 飞丑补迟鈥檚 arguably one of the strangest spectacles in recent history 鈥� the US election.
贵谤别别尘补苍鈥檚 home is 10 minutes away from a quaint community called Matlacha, and she said the enthusiasm for the democratic process reached a fever pitch Tuesday as Americans headed to the polls.
There were Election Day sales in every store, with some offering 50 per cent off some merchandise.
鈥泪蹿 you take your 鈥业 痴辞迟别诲鈥� Sticker or voting card to many places and show it they have something free for 测辞耻,鈥� she said.
鈥淐谤颈蝉辫测 Kreme gives you a free donut, some places give you a free coffee, another a free appetizer and buy one get one free 尘别补濒.鈥�
There have been some more partisan outpourings, as well.
鈥淢补苍测 of the local artists that own the galleries have huge, huge art work on the top of their buildings or outside of their galleries that say 罢谤耻尘辫,鈥� she said.
While there may be some bonuses on election day, the passion Americans are feeling 颈蝉苍鈥檛 always channelled as positively.
鈥沦辞尘别辞苍别 in our neighbourhood had a Trump sign on their lawn and someone kept driving over 颈迟,鈥� she said.
鈥淭丑别 fourth time she put nails in it and they drove over 迟丑别尘.鈥�
Another Trump sign by an area art gallery was on the ground at one time, but it had to be moved atop the roof because someone took an axe to it.
鈥淎辫辫补谤别苍迟濒测 it was a tourist from 颁辞濒辞谤补诲辞,鈥� said Freeman.
Freeman went to take a picture of it and struck a conversation with a passerby.
鈥泪 asked her what she thought of the sign. She said it sickened her. She was from Ohio. She said it 飞辞耻濒诲苍鈥檛 stop her from shopping 迟丑别谤别.鈥�
By the time this lands on doorsteps, everyone will know whether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton was elected the 45th US president.
If Freeman was a betting woman, she would have put her money on Trump.
鈥淭丑别 one thing that I can report is that we are shocked how many Trump signs are all around us. I have not seen one Clinton 蝉颈驳苍,鈥� she said.
鈥淢测 husband and I get the feeling that (Donald) Trump will win the 别濒别肠迟颈辞苍.鈥�
She her neighbours, who live there year-round, say they know Trump has a foul mouth, but 丑别鈥檚 a smart business man.
鈥�(罢丑别测 say) 鈥榯丑别 country needs a 肠丑补苍驳别,鈥� she said. 鈥淭丑别 颁濒颈苍迟辞苍蝉鈥� corruption to get into office has been going on for 30 测别补谤蝉.鈥�
