Posted on 11/04/2008 10:04:22 AM PST by LS
First, I don't have numbers. This is just a report based on phone contacts with other people at "red" polling places and with Montgomery County (Dayton) GOP. (Kerry won this county by 2% in 04)
1) ALL the red precincts were extraordinarily heavy until about noon. Some finally calmed down. Turnout was at very, very high levels. 3x the wait time of 2004.
County GOP says we're hearing this from all our red areas.
2) Better news: many of the Dem and African-American precincts coming in way low. They are voted out through early voting.
3) HEARING---this is hearsay from people on the ground in Warren (deep, deep red, which gave Bush his win in 04)---that Warren turnout is "massive."
The hispanic majority vote has been overplayed. If it was that big Hillary would have won.
Beautiful Ozaukee County! I’m in the SW suburbs of Milwaukee County, Greenfield. My whole family is meeting up at 3PM to vote en-masse for McCain/Palin, Paul Ryan, and to vote down that hideous sales tax increase for Milwaukee County. My sister in Mt Pleasant in Racine county (60/40 red/blue) reports she was voter 1136 at noon. That may include early votes already processed, she said.
I’m from Brook Park! I lived in a sub right by Smith and Snow.
Midpark/Polaris graduate.
I wish I was home. My McCain vote might even help. Here in MI, it’s a waste.
“Good hunting” to you and your family, I’ll throw in a prayer for all of you as well.
I do love Ozaukee, especially Port Washington where I live. I moved here from that festering toilet they call a city in Illinois (Chicago, in case you couldn’t tell). I feel like I’ve escaped from a gulag. I AM home now.
Yet another column of the BS the Media and the Fauxbama camp had been pushing in its Goebellesque propoganda campaign falls by the wayside. (Turnout would be down) They have tried their best to depress republican turnout, but turnout will be higher than 04 by 10 to 15 Million.
Over 130 million please.
I was legitimately concerned about GOP turnout right up until McCain selected Palin. After that I knew we’d see 2004 levels... or better.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Waukesha County here
Voted at 8:35 and was number 453
Palin/ the old guy
Sensenbrenner
and not Ruth Jones ( need to save the state from Diamond Jim)
Unfortunately, Franklin County is a lost cause for us. It’s Delaware County that has me worried. Too many new Obama voters there.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
My home town, Waupaca, is playing Lakeland, and when we beat them this weekend, we play the winner of your game, and we are hoping for Port Washington!
Posted this on a previous thread:
Reporting in from rural N Central (Morrow County) Ohio...took my daughter and son in law to vote with me this AM when the polls opened at 6:30. We vote at an American Legion Hall, and when we got there, it looked like Friday Nite $500 Bingo! I have NEVER seen so many cars! Two lines of people, out the doors and into the parking lot. It was very orderly and smooth, but it took 45 minutes to vote. (Hubby voted absentee, as he is in AZ for business conference).
McCain signs outnumber the others around here about 20 to 1, so I think this is very good news!
Got there at 7am left at 7:40am and was number 77 on my ballot counting machine (we have 4) when I was walking out the door to get our son to school the line was longer for my Area than when I went in. The lines at the other areas (B,C, D) weren't even close to what they normally are...mine(A) was a longer wait then in 2000 and our place was packed all the way around(a,b,c, and d) back in 2000.
Don't know what all of this means but I hope it's good.
Unfortunately, our oldest son won't get to vote until 2012...let's hope it's to re-elect McCain.
And LS I hope you right this time...I wasn't born in a communist country and I sure as hell don't want to die in one someday.
Got there at 7am left at 7:40am and was number 77 on my ballot counting machine (we have 4) when I was walking out the door to get our son to school the line was longer for my Area than when I went in. The lines at the other areas (B,C, D) weren't even close to what they normally are...mine(A) was a longer wait then in 2000 and our place was packed all the way around(a,b,c, and d) back in 2000.
Don't know what all of this means but I hope it's good.
Unfortunately, our oldest son won't get to vote until 2012...let's hope it's to re-elect McCain.
And LS I hope you right this time...I wasn't born in a communist country and I sure as hell don't want to die in one someday.
Everyone who's voted has done all we can for now....it's in someone elses hands now...hopefully their not corrupt ones......
The local radio news reported that turn out in the Columbus area is uncharacteristically slow...could mean they already voted early (50,000 of those in Columbus)......it also makes it hard for Brunner to keep the precinct open after 7:30 pm if no one is standing in line.....
So the early voting in these heavily ethnic districts could backfire for stuffing the ballot for Obama....tee, hee, hee, hee......
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