55 minutes to vote in N. Pinellas County shortly after 7:00... Our precinct in 2-1 Republican registrations... Everyone was friendly and patient...
Pretty peaceful at precinct 46 in Sarasota. Just a few Moron.org/P(UKE)AC outside looking stupid.
My theory is that Bush supporters have a quiet resolve, and don't feel the need to wear their allegiances on thier sleeves.
I plan on voting later today, like 6:00 PM. Hopefully the lines wont be too long by then.
Finally, I have a friend of mine who works at MIA and employs a lot of Haitians. He says they are really angry at Clinton and the Democrats for the mess he made with Aristide and supporting are supporting Bush. The lack of black voter excitment about John Kerry will affect this race here in Florida
What worries me are absentee, early and provisional voting.
From what I hear, one can vote early, then vote again on
elecyion day, and they have no way to check!
Anyone know more about this?
Kerry is not exactly the "Second Black President"
Voted in N. Orlando. Proably a half hour - 45 minutes wait. Saw some voters that likely voted Kerry. Crowd, upon first impression, was largely Republican. The voting was very well managed. No butterfly ballot, no electronic, it was a 'scan' type technology where we used a marker to complete an arrow next to our choice. Then, we sent the ballots manually ourselves through the vote counter. Seems like a great way to operate the vote.
On the way out, passed a freaky looking Move-On PAC guy, holding a sign that said "Did you vote?" My girlfriend said " Yeah, for the RIGHT guy, not YOUR guy" He did not comment.
1) Automated SuperOfElections message plays DemAd then says "Your ballot is in the mail".
2) Ballot never shows up in mail
3) Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church has it's exterior walls spray-painted with Skerry propaganda(10/30/04)
4) Voting location changed 3 times in the last 2 weeks by incompetent SOE
5) Post Office lets Absentee Ballots sit undelivered "erroroneously"
6) M. FatMoore shows up to spread more verbal venom
I'll update as the day goes on.
I am going fishing down at the marina. Will report back if I catch anything.
I voted about 7:45am in Merritt Island. (Votes about 3-2 Republican, maybe a little more). Had to stand in line about ten minutes before getting in. Never had to wait before. Line had thinned when I left. No African - Americans in line. Only white people. Didn't see either party's poll workers. Lady, not in police uniform, but with tag that read, "Deputy Sheriff," was at the front of the door. I had pre-read the 8 amendments, so I knew going in which ones to vote "Yes," to. So it took me merely three minutes. Only campaigners out front, and well out front of voting place, over 100 feet, were folks with signs for person running for local sheriff. There were no Kerry or Bush sign carrying people out front. Folks in line were friendly with each other, but just made small talk. Didn't hear anyone talking about the vote or the candidates. Very laid back.
I voted in North Broward. In and out in 15 min. No issues, no clowns, no problems. Hope it goes so well everywhere.
Just moved to St. Johns County, weather is nice. My wife and I will be bringing up the rear for Pres. Bush since we can't get to the polls until early evening. May God grant His blessing on this nation and also that this nation will never elect a person such as Kerry and his ilk again.
I have faith in God but my faith in the electorate is a total 180^.
In Florida, the black population is becoming more and more Haitian. Haitians like Bush far more than American blacks. I went to a Bush rally in Broward--where there are many Haitians-- and there was a young kid wearing a "Haitians for Bush" t-shirt. I think Kerry's comments about wanting to Keep Aristide could potentially hurt him with Haitian Americans.
Haitian Americans are generally hard working people. They are trending Republican. Recently on Hannity, there was a Haitian cabbie who had a run in with an illiberal passenger because he was a Bush guy. The guy was classic. He said even in his dreams he was voting for Bush.
God, I hope a good portion of the Haitians go for Bush tpday in Fla.
Went to vote at 9:45 this morning......NW Seminole County. Took 10 minutes. No problems. Go W!
So it sounds like the NAACP folks are there to strong arm their brothers into waiting in long lines to vote.
Report from daughter.
South Miami (Dade County) precinct 62.
50ish squatty man in panama hat and beige shorts had no ID.
He pitched a fit, threatened to sue, etc.
They let him vote.
Okay, here's my unexciting voting story.
10:20 left the house
10:25 arrived at polling place...nobody outside, just
signs from various candidates, looked like there was
one sign for each candidate
10:27 entered polling place, reminded to turn off my
cell phone and nice lady at door tells me I'll need
ID, (she didn't mention the possibility of voting
provisional ballot...but my precinct is run by all
older democratic black women...and they're very
efficient..so if I'd balked about the ID, I'm sure
she would have directed me to the lady that heads
up the poll workers
10:35 poll worker took my ID, checked my name, signature,
and address against her rolls, activated my card
10:37 there were 10 machines and 7 people ahead of me in
line, but the Florida ballot is so darn long that it
takes people a long time to vote
10:45 Directed to a vacated machine by a poll worker, took
out my cheatsheet (sample ballot), voted, checked
over my choices.
10:50 Left the polling place
10:55 I'm home
(This detailed minute by minute account is my tribute to Bob Graham's retirement from the Senate, LOL)
I'm in an integrated precinct, heavily Dem, only about 30 people in there voting right now. Only one Kerry/Edwards bumper sticker in the parking lot.
Another funny thing was that when I went out to drive over, I realized my husband had taken my car to work, my son had taken our other car to college classes, and I was left with the 20 year old Ford F-150 with Bush/Cheney signs on the bumper sticker to drive over to the polling place (I think my car looked a little out of place among the "nice" cars in the parking lot.)
All in all, no problems, everybody pleasant, poll watchers there, a lady from the Sheriff's office was directing the people where to stand in line.
Go W.