Voted early in GA today, and spent 4 1/2 hours on the line. I have never seen anything like it, but then again I have never voted early before! There was a local news network truck and helicopter when I arrived, and when I got home and checked the website for the coverage, sure enough I found myself on the video (reminding me to lay off the Halloween candy, lol!). I kept trying to “read the tea leaves” about the motivations/political bent of my fellow voters, but it seemed like a mixed bag (mostly middle/upper middle class suburban types, very friendly! But also a handful here and there of people who were a little harder to decipher, and less apt to mingle with their line neighbors). A few people got fed up and left the line after 15-20 minutes, muttering something about waiting until Tuesday. Thing is, Tuesday we are forecast for chilly and rainy weather (today was pure perfection for being outside for hours) It will be interesting to see how things pan out here!
Be of good cheer y'all !
A huge turnout is historically a protest vote. Don't let anyone tell you differently.
And you can bet your bottom deflated dollar that folks aren't turning out en masse all over the country just to be protesting Romney!
Leni