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My tiny observation today from deep blue CT

Posted on 11/06/2012 5:23:46 AM PST by PizzaTheHut

In 2008, at around 6:45 AM, in my local polling place in Fairfield, CT, there was a line that went 100 feet down the length of a school hallway and it took about 1/2 hour to get my ballot. Never saw it that crowded. This was the Obama tidal wave.

In 2012, at around 6:45 AM at the same polling place, there were 5 people ahead of me in line. Oh wait, it gets better. Since there are still power outages, this polling place is serving 2 other local districts as well. So, it's 3 polling places in one. Yet, virtually no wait.

Of course, CT is still solid blue and will stay that way, but I just saw first hand of Dem enthusiam being down.

Anyway, I'll be praying for a Romney/Ryan win.

God Bless.


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To: sushiman
I'm from the Northwest Hills but you get out of the cities and the shoreline and Ct's pretty red. We're just outnumbered.
21 posted on 11/06/2012 5:49:25 AM PST by McGruff (This is probably the biggest cover-up in American history - Sen. Fred Thompson)
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To: PizzaTheHut
I just showered and am going to get a cup of coffee as an excuse to drive by my polling place and check out the turnout.

I voted early to beat the long lines, this is 'Pubbie country!

22 posted on 11/06/2012 5:50:01 AM PST by rightly_dividing (Left behind; 4 Americans in Libya)
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To: PizzaTheHut

We’re in Florida, a heavily blue precinct. I voted by mail a few weeks ago, but our son lives in the same precinct, and he went over at 7:15 and was on his work to work at 7:45. Last Presidential election we waited for nearly an hour to vote.

I would have expected much longer lines because the ballot is LONG (4 pages) and it took us quite awhile to mark ours at home, and we had already researched the 11 Amendments on the ballot. But we’ve had early voting and the waits have been 2-4 hours, so maybe everyone has already voted.

At our polling place, you stand outside (it’s raining here, but not heavy) and they let you into the polling place in small groups. Interesting method this time, the poll worker at the door was calling for folks whose name ended in a certain alphabet section, as soon as he’d see a particular “alphabet” table was empty (it was not first come, first served.) Since the check in lines are divided into four sections of the alphabet and each line has the check in book for only their portion of the alphabet, they were calling folks out of line when a certain “letter” check in person had no line They’ve never done it that way before, but it does make some sense. I don’t think it would help your individual time, and it would move the line along quicker because each poll worker is always serving someone.


23 posted on 11/06/2012 5:53:01 AM PST by memyselfandi59
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To: sushiman

The towns that surround Waterbury are deep red. Watertown, Oxford, etc.

Their voting record is redder than Texas.


24 posted on 11/06/2012 5:54:05 AM PST by kidd
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To: rightly_dividing

I’m off to my polling place in New Milford shortly...it should be interesting...will report back.


25 posted on 11/06/2012 5:54:16 AM PST by madmominct
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To: PizzaTheHut

I’m in a red county in a blue state (sounds like a country song, eh?). I’ll look for longer lines at my polling place.


26 posted on 11/06/2012 5:55:32 AM PST by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: L,TOWM

Ooops - I shouldn’t even be commenting on anything. I’m about to jump outta my skin with anxiety until this day is over!!!


27 posted on 11/06/2012 5:58:01 AM PST by demkicker (My passion for freedom is stronger than that of Democrats whose obsession is to enslave me.)
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To: memyselfandi59
They’ve never done it that way before, but it does make some sense.

They've been doing it that way in my township for years. It works, except for 6am this morning, when 37 T-Z's showed-up ahead of me. :(

28 posted on 11/06/2012 6:00:09 AM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: sushiman

Waterbury has been a red city. I remember Reagan came there in 1984!


29 posted on 11/06/2012 6:09:33 AM PST by klimeckg ("The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.")
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To: McGruff

Same situation for me in Maryland — in a red area, but my vote never counts.


30 posted on 11/06/2012 6:13:14 AM PST by freepertoo
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To: kidd
Not sure about Redding but I'm about to go find out. I ALWAYS vote at 6:00 am, the minute the polls open, but this year I decided to wait and join the experience... I pray as I leave the house that there is a line. My brother from Litchfield is going at lunch and he is also praying for a long line. We seem to think enthusiasm will be for Romney/Ryan and both personally hope to see it. Will let you know what we see...
31 posted on 11/06/2012 6:13:31 AM PST by GizzyGirl
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To: McGruff

Same situation for me in Maryland — in a red area, but my vote never counts.


32 posted on 11/06/2012 6:13:37 AM PST by freepertoo
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To: McGruff

CT is the bedroom of the NY lawyers, and they depend on leftist politics for their bread and butter.


33 posted on 11/06/2012 6:19:52 AM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: GizzyGirl

Redding went 58.3-41.7 Obama-McCain in 2008 (101st of 169 most conservative in CT)

Litchfield went 52.0-48.0 Obama-McCain in 2008 (38th of 169 most conservative in CT)


34 posted on 11/06/2012 6:23:26 AM PST by kidd
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To: memyselfandi59
I am in a heavily red county, Polk, in central Florida.

2008 we walked right in and voted with about 5 other people when the polls opened at 7AM

This morning we stood in a line before the polls opened.

When we got in the line, there were 113 people.

When we got done voting the line was the same length as when we went in.

But there was a line of cars waiting for a place to park as the lot was full.

35 posted on 11/06/2012 6:31:40 AM PST by N. Theknow (Kennedys=Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best for you.)
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To: madmominct
My polling place had about the same turnout as for the primary, which was big.

Strangest thing, though, there were no Romney or Obama signs in the grassy areas as usual, or Dumbrats or "Pubbie signs, only local candidate signs.

36 posted on 11/06/2012 6:34:04 AM PST by rightly_dividing (Left behind; 4 Americans in Libya)
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To: demkicker

He thought that because he was talking about 2008 not 2012. What else would it have been in 2008? His point was that the lines were huge in 2008 in a very blue precinct and nobody there this morning in 2012. That is a good thing for us!


37 posted on 11/06/2012 6:36:15 AM PST by proudtexasmama
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To: demkicker
I’m about to jump outta my skin with anxiety until this day is over!!!

Same here. I'm thinking about reworking the old dem Chicago strategy into "Drink early and often." I just checked--it actually IS 5 pm someplace--Baghdad for one. Maybe I'll start with a Bloody Mary, just to take the edge off.

38 posted on 11/06/2012 6:37:41 AM PST by TruthShallSetYouFree (I've waited for Nov 6th like it's Christmas. Please--no lump of coal.)
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To: PizzaTheHut

“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.


39 posted on 11/06/2012 6:38:45 AM PST by Graewoulf ((Traitor John Roberts' Obama"care" violates Sherman Anti-Trust Law, AND the U.S. Constitution.))
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To: Ol' Sox
Wife and Son headed out to vote a few minutes ago. I played this to get them in the mood - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJlu_xo79k8

They just returned. No line at all. Extremely different from 4 years ago, when it was an hour wait almost all day long. Plus our polling place covers a larger area this year as well.

40 posted on 11/06/2012 6:41:16 AM PST by Ol' Sox
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