Posted on 11/04/2008 4:27:46 AM PST by gridlock
OK. You've gone out and voted, like a good citizen. Tell us about it.
How was turnout? Were there any problems at your polling place? Who do you think will win your local races?
Voted you all should too.
Rural area here in Virginia. Mostly Republican. EXTREMELY high turn out. I’ve voted here my entire life and it’s never been close to this.
Voted at about 7:15am. 5th in line of about 25. Rurual area. Sure enough one of their check into computers froze up one voter in. 80 year old women manning the polling place.
In Indiana, a highly Conservative area of the state, there was a bigger line at 6:30am unlike it was in ‘04.
Take some pics if you can. They all might disappear from the internet in January. I’m going to two polling places today accompanying females, not voting twice. Hopefully you wont see my mug shot on a later thread here... :)
I voted a couple of weeks ago via absentee.
I don’t know why everyone doesn’t do that.
Watching Fox, they just talked about a couple of women voters that said they were voting for Obama because he would keep them in their houses, provide “free” healthcare and buy them gas...
Stupid, stupid people...
Turn out is very high here in central Indiana...
I just saw at the polling place... a guy voting while wearing an Obama baseball cap ...
Is this a liberal part of the state? Or conservative mostly?
Here is my report:
I arrived at my local polling place in Cranford, New Jersey at 5:55 AM, as is my custom. The parking lot was already full, and some cars were leaving as I pulled in.
The doors were already open, which was odd. When I went in, it was two deep at my precinct, which is very unusual for that early in the morning. I had to wait about five minutes to vote.
Voted straight Republican.
McCain/Palin for President
Dick Zimmer for Senate
Leonard Lance for NJ-7 House - Looks good to fill Mike Ferguson’s (R-NJ) vacated seat
Sacrificial ‘Pubbie trio for Union County Freeholder (they will lose)
Drew and Dugan for Cranford Town Council (they will win)
The ballot questions were impenetrable, as usual. I voted to require voter approval for all bond issues, because I don’t trust the NJ Legislature (Duh!), and require state approval of municipal judges, because I trust the local machine politicians even less (Duh!, again).
A quick perusal of the parking lot showed 6 McCain/Palin bumper stickers, including mine, and one Barack Obama sticker, with the other 20 cars or so having no stickers.
I live in a pretty McCain-friendly precinct, so I think the big turnout is good news.
I voted, and was first at my precinct, which is a rural North Central Illinois. There were several others who showed up right after me. I think this location will become more busy late morning, and early evening. All seemed good. Although being the first, they weren’t as awake or organized a could have expected.
If that is indicative of even 10% of the nation’s voters America is in deep trouble, regardless of who wins today.
Got to the polls at 6:15...the line was 20 times longer than usual. I am glad to see heavy turnouts in conservative areas, because if my location is any indication, I’m more worried about Frank Wolf here in NVA. The liberal candidate is a loon.
BTW, if we have truly reached the point in this country where the majority of voters are going to vote for whomever will give them the most “free” stuff we are over as a country. That is a critical mass in an uncontrolled reaction that will consume us.
Rural NC. High turnout. Usually walk in, get ballot, and go. Not today, I had to wait 20 minutes. From the looks of the crowd I think McCain should carry my precinct.
Many are being fooled with that thought.
Oregon - Vote by Mail - Enough said. (goes off into corner to cry)
Plenty of out-of-state plates at the polling place here in my swing-state. Plus, umm, how shall I phrase this? Quite a different demographic than I normally see in the neighborhood. A very Obama-supporting demographic.
My wife and I will be voting here in Rochelle in a few hours. She has a conference call to handle first. I'll report back later...
I voted this morning. Turnout was more than expected but the bozos had only two booths for an entire district to use. Lesson: Don’t think the long lines mean more voters, it could be they just have less machines.
just saw a polling place on Fox news - it certainly appeared that an OBAMA sign was right outside the door - why do these people keep getting a pass on things that are so wrong? I’ve been trying to email Fox and it says the server is overwhelmed
Today might provide proof that we have reached the tipping point. I’m praying for a miracle ....also thinking about cashing out my puny 401(k) and taking the tax and penalty hit, because if Obama wins, that’s the most it will ever be worth.
Interesting...
at 06:00, I was about #50 in line, and over 150 showed up before 06:15 when I went in the door
It was the largest line I ever saw that early, about 50 to 60 more than any other time for that hour
Due to the number of McCain signs in my area vs Obama, I’d say Maverick will do well, but history tells us Ct is liberal, so I am not too optimistic
However, I have not heard as many eager to vote for Obama, only the politically ignorant, those who seem to be following it are all for McCain, or rather against Obama
husband voted. I’m at work for a couple hours; will do some poll running thing later for the campaign, then vote in the afternoon. Husband got to polling place at 645 and there was a really long line 100 people. We’re near Harrisburg, pretty much conservative area and Romney was here last night rallying the troops...said we need to vote heavy here to make up for other areas of the state. (PA)
Wolf’s district here too. Huge line, I got there 5:45 minutes, voted around 6:35. Lots of Obama stickers on cars. Some of them even had VA plates.
Here in Boynton Beach, Fl. I was putting out Allen West signs at polling locations, and what did I see?!? McCain/Palin signs everywhere.... some were too close and were pulled out of the ground, so I put them back up 100 feet away..... at one polling station McCain/Palin signs were more than 100 ft. away and were kicked over.... I put those back up!
But I didn’t see any Obama/Biden signs and I was at 11 different polling locations!! And there were Obama people handing out pamphlets so they apparently didn’t buy enough signs for this area!!!
too danged crowded. will go back later.
Waited 45 minutes to vote for McCain-Palin in Manhattan. It was chaos at 6:15am when I arrived, but things got semi-organized after a while. Heavy-turnout of the typical zombified Manhattan liberals, but not many young voters.
I voted two and a half weeks ago.
Didn’t care to go stand in line with the unwashed masses.
If Obama were to win this thing (which he will not), I think we would see a rush for the Leftists to start paying for everything. This would be an economic and political disaster, as taxes would go through the roof and the economy (as opposed to just the stock market) would go into the toilet.
The US is unusual in that 50% of the people are voting for goodies, but 80% of the country is still in the productive class. It is that 30% of the people who are still productive and paying taxes, but who are also standing around with their hands out looking for gummint money, who must be persuaded.
Whacky Baracky is not going to be able to give away all his gummint goodies without taxing these people as well. Hopefully they will do the math and figure out that for every dollar they are paying in new taxes, they are only getting a nickle back in “free” stuff, and they will come around.
Per the Big Mew, who voted while on the way into work in our little Upstate NY neck of the woods: Polling place was deader than a doornail, except for the seasoned citizen poll workers and two camera crews. Not sure what that means.
I was the 2nd person in line here in my town here in S.E. PA. My friend was first. We were there at 5:45. The line was around the church by 6:30. When we left the booths (she and I were next to each other) casting votes 1 and 2, I looked at her and said.. “We’re winning!!” :-) We “hi-fived” when we got outside.
Good luck all, hang in there.
Our town in Mass. is slightly Republican majority in recent elections but in a sea of blue in surrounding communities. My polling place is a school with a 1/4 mile driveway. The drive in saw McCain/Palin signs every 20 ft, both sides of the road, only 4-5 Obama signs. I usually try to be the first vote cast and have generally been so for thirty years. Not even close this AM. There was a long line - 100 or so waiting. It was the biggest crowd I've seen in over 30 years of voting at that location.
Usually the early birds will have a word or two of greeting; the old familiar faces a bit more grab-assing. Everyone was deadly serious and not a word was spoken -- like waiting for an execution.
On the way out the long drive there was one Michael Moore clone trying to stab an Obama sign into the ground and at the entrance to the drive a middle-aged school teacher-ish woman waving an O sign desultorily at passing cars.
I have no feel for how it will turn out. Let us hope.
I couldn’t even find a parking space. I am going back at 10AM.
Virginia makes it very difficult to vote absentee.
15th vote cast. By the time I left, the line was out the door and cars stretching way down the street.
Northeast NJ, polls opened 6am, wait was about 40 minutes, about 500 people had voted before me. No problems that I could see.
In New Jersey, so many people are registering their cars in FL or VA in order to avoid the ridiculous NJ auto insurance rates, that a lot of out-of-state plates in the lot doesn’t really mean anything.
Not that anybody is going to cross a line to cast yet another vote in NJ for Bambi. I am afraid he has this state in the bag.
Ok I voted and live in a little village of Upper Nyack NY so need I say more. Liberals everywhere!!!! However I was a bit put off that I was asked for my license. Not everyone was but it was random. I asked why and was told it was due to heavy voter turn out . Lucky for me some one vouched for me or I would have had to go back out to my car and get my license and stand on line again. Dont get me wrong I am all for asking for licenses to prove who you are but then ask everyone. Whats fair is fair.
Standing in line now but I can say that previous elections I showed up fifteen minutes prior to polls opening and was always first in line. Expecting heavy turnout I got here 30 minutes early and am deep in a line thas growing very fast. faster than usual. Turnout looks like the one thing the pundits will get right today. LOTS of McCain stickers on bumpers in the parking lot with just one Odumbo.
Gotta go.
I voted early about two weeks ago, and I was amazed at the turnout even back then.
I live in southern Indiana. I got to the polls a little before 6:00 AM. There was a huge line already. Even though there are 3 precincts that vote at this location it was almost 7:00 before the wife and I were able to cast our votes. I have never seen so many people voting like this before. Has to be record turnout
This has not been your average election and the enormous turnout in polling place and in pre-voting can be construed either way one wants.
Leni
dropped off our mail in ballots yesterday. I refuse to mail them in. There was a line of cars doing the same thing.
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