“We cannot expect the Americans to jump from Capitalism to Communism, but we can assist their elected leaders in giving Americans small doses of Socialism until they suddenly awake to find they have Communism.”
- Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev, 1959.
Exeter is a very liberal community but there were a lot of people supporting Romney, Ryan, Ovid, Guinta and the other Republican candidates. I talked to a UNH student holding RR signs next to me and he said there is very little support or enthusiasm for Obama on the UNH campus. He told me that most of the students "are not interested in supporting him this time around." Or "they are not voting because they just do not care." On the other hand he said the Republicans on campus are very active, enthusiastic and fired up. So we shall see if there is a lot less Obama mania student support this time around.
Have yet to vote. Through twitter I’m hearing HEAVY voting this am. 1/3 mile backup in Ltown. Typically you can drive right in. Ltown leans (R).
I arrived at 7:50 (polls open at 8). There were already >100 people in line, standing outside in 27F windy cold. Mood of the crowd? I would say grim determination. More than a few Mitt buttons. Some of our local dopers there, too, to vote for Gary Johnson.
At least ten people were there to register. Did not see any Mass or Vermont license plates.
On a normal election day, there is no line, especially in the morning.
planning for 10am at Bedford High School - hopeful that will be the shortest wait time today - fingers crossed. R/R will win here by miles....
Here in central MA (which is a red county in a blue state) my wife reported the polling place in our little town was very busy. I will be voting after work and expect a line.
Everyone has written off MA for Romney but don’t be so quick to do that. It will be close even if Mitt loses the state. Brown will win.
May the heros of Benghazi be proud of how we vote today.
They gave their lives for us, now we need to give our votes for them.
Vote as if the lives of our Military Men and Women depended on it.
Message to the GOPe.
I almost voted for the democrat senate candidate over Bob Corker. But only because the RAT-e disowned him because he ran an anti-abortion lobbying group in Washington. But his website sounded like a high school rant and was weak on issues and he repeatedly identified with the left. However he was rightly taking Corker to task for votes that weakened our constitutional rights and jet setting around the world.
Message to the GOPe.
I almost voted for the democrat senate candidate over Bob Corker. But only because the RAT-e disowned him because he ran an anti-abortion lobbying group in Washington. But his website sounded like a high school rant and was weak on issues and he repeatedly identified with the left. However he was rightly taking Corker to task for votes that weakened our constitutional rights and jet setting around the world.
I have been holding campaign signs outside the polls and quite a few people gave me their "thumbs up", winks or told me they were (or have) voting for Republicans and Romney. That is quite impressive for liberal Exeter, NH.