Posted on 11/04/2008 4:27:46 AM PST by gridlock
OK. You've gone out and voted, like a good citizen. Tell us about it.
How was turnout? Were there any problems at your polling place? Who do you think will win your local races?
Well, that is because "Obama" comes before "McCain" in alphabetical order, silly!
Very funny!! Hope you two are both saying that later tonight!!!
You aren’t in Georgia are you?
I had to fill out the same type of form and show ID. I was happy to do so.
I went to vote this morning at 8 am at 56th and Second Avenue in Manhattan. The line was about an hour and a half wait. I came to work and will go back mid-morning hoping things will ease up a bit. It is a high liberal area. I am the token Republican in the Sutton Place area. LOL!
Same here in Northern VA. Dems at the top of each set of choices. Why is that? How is the ballot order determined?
“Turn out is very high here in central Indiana...”
What’s your take? Does high turnout favor the democrats or the republicans this time in the normally conservative areas?
For the record, I expect the turnout to shatter all past elections.
Voted for McCain/Palin, Saxby Chambliss, and Phil Gingrey in Marietta, GA (northwest Atlanta metro area). My neighbor and I were in line at 5:30 AM (the polls opened at 7:00 AM). We were in the first 20-25 people to get in to vote, and we were finished by 7:30 AM. When we left, the line was huge. There were a lot of African-Americans who had gotten in line early (my neighbor and I were the only two white people in line early on), so I’m thinking that they were mainly Obama voters. But Cobb County is a VERY red county.
Turnout in Georgia is expected to be 90%.
GO VOTE!!!!!!!!!
I saw some older woman who was trying to vote in my precinct(a Detroit suburb). She said that she had changed her address yesterday from Jackson, Michigan. A young man who was with her was already voting and he kept looking away from his ballot to coach her on what to say. She eventually was told that she would have to return to Jackson to vote.
Should give some folks pause if they're there illegally .
my daughter just voted in arlington, texas. she said there were no lines at all at 7:30- am
Our machines are set up in columns. The Donks are always Column A and the ‘Pubbies are always Column B. It’s been that way as long as I can remember.
I just run my finger down Column B, and I’m done.
Please take the time :)
My boss is a staunch Conservative and told me to take as much time as it takes :) Good man.
“The only thing worse than having your vote cancelled out by an illegal, fraudulent vote is not voting, and letting that illegal, fraudulent vote stand unchallenged.”
worth repeating.
In SC. Got to the polls at 6:45. Polls opened at 7:00. We voted at 8:00. I was voter #151.
Nothing unusual to report.
Except that they ran out of “I Voted” stickers before we voted. So at most, they had enough stickers for a tenth of the precinct.
I got to my polling location at 6:45 and there were about 50-75 people waiting. Doors opened at 7:00 and I was out of there at 7:45 or so. When I left, there were 200 or so in line. Oh, our county reported 30% of registered voters voted early also.
I’m in a pretty conservative suburb of Atlanta. Like someone else mentioned, everyone was pretty somber, like there were in there to do a job and get it over with. I think there was only one or two people having any real conversation.
I heard on the radio that all of the counties surrounding Atlanta were showing a 45-60min line. The counties of Atlanta (Dekalb and South Fulton) had about a 10-20 min line. I don’t know exactly what this means, but most of the Obama support will come from the Atlanta counties.
I was exit-polled.
I ended up being truthful on it.
I arrived at 06:00 and and found about seventy people in front of me. There were 15 to twenty Diebold machines set up. For the first time, everyone was channeled to exit through a back door to improve efficiency. After the one hour for the polls to open and fifteen more minutes to file through the line, I was out by 07:30.
Brisk turnout in North Raleigh (Republican Area). I voted 289th at 8:30.
Just voted here in Carteret, NJ
Heavy early turnout. Talked to the Republican poll watchers, they like what they here.
Obama at the top of the ballot in Maryland too. At least McCain/Palin were #2. And the machine did give a recap before you pressed the vote button.
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