Posted on 11/06/2012 6:22:14 AM PST by CWW
Post your Michigan morning voting observations here!!
We're particularly interested in the dem district turnout, e.g., Detroit, etc.
“Notice how that tiny area always waits until the rest of the votes in the state have been counted before they report their votes. Hmm, wonder what they could be doing with that extra time.”
Just once, I’d like to see the predominantly Republican areas hold their vote tallies until 2:00 a.m. and dare the big cities to report their fraud first. They would go nuts!
Early voted on Monday and I’ll be surprised if any votes cast at my precint will be handled correctly. Ballots were falling off the table and the person in charge was stressed out.
Voted for Romney but he has no chance in the Peoples Republic of Michigan.
I vote in southeastern Michigan - I was in line at 7:05am, out the door at 7:55. This was a shorter wait that 2008. Nobody was discussing politics in line this time around, last time is was all loud, Pro-Obama misinformation. I have hope.
Arrived at the polls at about 8:45 with wife & granddaughter in tow. Wife & I were #144 & #145, respectively. Given the size of our precinct, I think this was a pretty strong turnout for this time of day.
Had the pleasure of waiting in line with a youngish Navy vet and his female friend, who is currently serving. When we first arrived, he was commenting candidly to a poll worker who was encouraging people to cast absentee ballots next time, just for the sake of convenience. The Navy vet averred that voting is both a privilege and a responsibility, and that we should make every attempt to vote in-person and at the polling place, and be required to show picture ID. (which we do, in our area...)
No idea about the trend of most of the voters around us, but it was clear that there were at least 4 Romney/Ryan votes standing together in-queue.
My wife had the temerity to mention Glenn Beck’s name aloud, and nobody threw anything. That’s probably a good thing...
Despite having a republican house, senate and governor in the state and a chance for the first president who was born in Michigan, something is very disturbing in the big mitten whether homeboy wins or not.
Thanks for starting the thread. I’ll chime in again after I vote.
I’m going to get me a shower and hobble down there before noon. There’s never much of a line here since there are only a few hundred voters in this precinct.
Same for me in Flower Mound, got in line about 6:45, maybe 20 people ahead of me, by 7:00, probably about 100 in line, was in and out by 7:15....much better than trying to do Early Voting, and best of all, we had good old-fashioned paper ballots.....all I had to do was black out the line for straight Republican ticket, and that was that.
Heavy turnout early throughout Crawford County. Republican stronghold. Our officials are quite good up here—everyone has to show ID.
Voted at 9:45 a.m. in western Wayne county and I was voter number 313. Waited in line for about an hour. I have never seen the turnout so high in our area. I usually vote mid morning and my voter number was in the 60’s. I hope this is a good sign. Overheard one Detroit firefighter (who happens to be black) say he forgot his drivers license and if he had to go home and find it, and wait another hour in line, it was worth it to him to “not get stuck with what we’ve had for the past four years.” Go Michigan! Go Romney/Ryan!
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.
6th prec Oakland county - never have I seen this many folks lining out the door before. It’s happening..
PS overheard one lady say she was a pipe fitter and so... then a woman stepped in and laughed - oh, YOU HAVE a job. No Obama cars in lot in an area 1/3 union.
6th prec Oakland county - never have I seen this many folks lining out the door before. It’s happening..
PS overheard one lady say she was a pipe fitter and so... then a woman stepped in and laughed - oh, YOU HAVE a job. No Obama cars in lot in an area 1/3 union.
how did she know you were a Romney voter
Keeping my fingers crossed!!
How do u think I feel in California! Our map has red, my county of Orange is RED and my town of Newport but each election around the coast of LS and SF I get beat by these two cities.....
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