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We are in Montgomery County. My son went in to vote in the pre-work hours. He reported a short wait. I am about to go up there now and just drove past the polling place, a local school. No crowds, not very many cars in the parking lot. A lot of people here do care strongly about and will turn out for the DREAM Act and gay marriage.

We live in the northern tip of Montgomery County Maryland, just outside DC As usual, VERY few Dem yard signs in our town of about 18,000 ever -- conservative enclave in liberal county. This year Romney signs all over the place...virtually every house.

Lived here 25+ years and EVERY election in past no lines to vote...we usually just walk right in, vote, and leave in 5 minutes. Always go to polls about 9 AM just after people who vote before going to work are gone.

THIS year -- temps in the low 30s (much colder than ever before (in my memory) -- the line was out the door and down the road -- took 2+ hours to vote.

IOW, the majority republicans who live here know that MD will go democratic and usually don't vote -- yet they showed up in HUGE numbers nonetheless THIS TIME...for the FIRST TIME.

Tells me the enthusiasm to vote republican -- even if unlikely to go our way in our state -- is OFF THE CHART!