Our town in Mass. is slightly Republican majority in recent elections but in a sea of blue in surrounding communities. My polling place is a school with a 1/4 mile driveway. The drive in saw McCain/Palin signs every 20 ft, both sides of the road, only 4-5 Obama signs. I usually try to be the first vote cast and have generally been so for thirty years. Not even close this AM. There was a long line - 100 or so waiting. It was the biggest crowd I've seen in over 30 years of voting at that location.
Usually the early birds will have a word or two of greeting; the old familiar faces a bit more grab-assing. Everyone was deadly serious and not a word was spoken -- like waiting for an execution.
On the way out the long drive there was one Michael Moore clone trying to stab an Obama sign into the ground and at the entrance to the drive a middle-aged school teacher-ish woman waving an O sign desultorily at passing cars.
I have no feel for how it will turn out. Let us hope.
Northeast NJ, polls opened 6am, wait was about 40 minutes, about 500 people had voted before me. No problems that I could see.
This has not been your average election and the enormous turnout in polling place and in pre-voting can be construed either way one wants.
Leni
Yeah, it was like that at our polling place, too. People were just grim-faced and determined to go vote.
All the Bambi supporters I know are euphoric, these days. I hope that means that all of those grim-faced line-standers are there to vote for McCain/Palin!
Probably drilling for chocolate milk.