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Word in Chicago is spreading: Obama loss is expected.
HillBuzz ^ | November 04, 2008 | HillBuzz

Posted on 11/04/2008 2:26:20 PM PST by RobinMasters

Here in Chicago, a group of us just got back from doing visibility for McCain here in Boystown on a break from monitoring the polling stations in our neighborhoods. So far, we have not seen any instances of Obama followers intimidating voters or committing any sort of fraud — but are keeping our eyes open. We are all veterans of the Iowa, Texas, and other caucuses, so we know how bad Obama’s followers can be.

The weirdest thing about today is that we honestly see less Obama tee shirts, stickers, and buttons out that we saw Kerry stuff in 2004. We spotted two black people in Obama tee shirts and a 60-something white hippy woman with long gray hair wearing about 57 Obama buttons (one for every state), but that’s about it. Spotted one McCain tee shirt and one pink Palin shirt though.

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To: Xth Legion

The city has also opened the park to the public (tickets are still needed for the premium area) so advance sales must have sucked.


21 posted on 11/04/2008 2:36:52 PM PST by weegee (Fight Global Socialist CHANGE. vote NO on Obama-Biden. Say NO to Sen. Government)
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To: Recovering_Democrat
RobinMasters looks to be a PUMA give them a brake please.

thank you

22 posted on 11/04/2008 2:36:59 PM PST by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
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To: Recovering_Democrat
Noob posting this...is it trustworthy?

Noob or no, from hillbuzz? I'd maintain a healthy skepticism.

23 posted on 11/04/2008 2:37:53 PM PST by Non-Sequitur
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To: MikeFrancesa.com

Knock what off? A poster can choose what they want to excerpt from an article to post the most relevant part. I did go there and read the article and it’s particularly worthless anyway. No better than the posts from Freepers posting anecdotal information. You would expect something better from an online publication. Bad job both from the poster and whoever wrote the article.


24 posted on 11/04/2008 2:38:18 PM PST by saganite (Obama (Senator Government) is a political STD)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

It is trustworthy — the people from this site have helped uncover fraud in a lot of areas.


25 posted on 11/04/2008 2:38:31 PM PST by PhiKapMom ( BOOMER SOONER -- VOTE FOR McCAIN/PALIN2008! LetsGetThisRight.com)
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To: MikeFrancesa.com
From the article:

Honestly, you would really not know there was even an election going on. There is no excitement in the air here in Chicago. Our polling stations are in a neighborhood heavily populated with young professionals and college kids — supposedly Obama’s demographic. Both polling places near us have not been busy all day. There was never a line, and inside the room there are about 35 poll workers and monitors, with something like 25-30 voting booths, and at most we’ve seen 6 of them occupied at a time.

Where is Obama’s “youth army”?

Or, are they all going to come in 10 minutes before polls close to overwhelm the room, like they did in Iowa for the caucus?

You can tell the Obama supporters on the street, though. They look really worried. Word’s spreading fast here that Obama’s going to lose — the big Reifenstahl-styled rally Obama planned for Grant Park has been downgraded, according to police we know. Instead of one million people coming out to hear his concession speech tonight, the city is now expecting only “tens of thousands”. The world’s biggest celebrity doesn’t seem to be drawing the crowd he hoped.

More later when we get the chance — back to our stations — another four hours or so until polls close here.

If turnout and excitement for Obama are as dismal in the rest of the city as they are in Boystown, this could be a VERY bad night for Dear Leader.

26 posted on 11/04/2008 2:38:35 PM PST by andy58-in-nh (Somewhere in Illinois, a community is missing its organizer.)
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To: RobinMasters

steady FReepers steady, don’t let any polls discourage or encourage voter participation...LET’S ALL continue to encourage our WEST COAST FReepers to BRING IT HOME!!
VOTE VOTE VOTE!


27 posted on 11/04/2008 2:38:54 PM PST by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: RobinMasters
Word in Chicago is spreading: Obama loss is expected.

I reside in MN and this attitude of yours in Chicago toted just doesn't jive here....

28 posted on 11/04/2008 2:39:17 PM PST by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: RobinMasters

Not sure HOW they know this or who the “word on the street” is but I’m willing to listen!


29 posted on 11/04/2008 2:39:28 PM PST by albie
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To: Xth Legion

My daughter-in-law just told me son that she is hearing all kinds of sirens around the area where the rally is going to be — their building is right near there.


30 posted on 11/04/2008 2:40:34 PM PST by PhiKapMom ( BOOMER SOONER -- VOTE FOR McCAIN/PALIN2008! LetsGetThisRight.com)
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To: RobinMasters
Instead of one million people coming out to hear his concession speech tonight, the city is now expecting only “tens of thousands”. The world's biggest celebrity doesn't seem to be drawing the crowd he hoped.

obama's permit is only for 73,000 in the first place
31 posted on 11/04/2008 2:56:21 PM PST by stylin19a ( Real Men don't declare unplayable lies)
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To: weegee

“...advance sales must have sucked.”

Probably forgot to book the free concert.


32 posted on 11/04/2008 2:57:02 PM PST by Let's Roll (Stop paying ACORN to destroy America! Cut off their government funding!)
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To: RobinMasters

This is just noise and exit poll BS.

With these turnout numbers I think it will be a blowout.

FOR MAC AND SARAH!!!


33 posted on 11/04/2008 2:57:26 PM PST by mapmaker77
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To: PhiKapMom
Maybe that's the preliminary wailing and gnashing of teeth she hears.

I'm having a heck of a time posting. Maybe I'll just browse this evening. Gaaaah.

34 posted on 11/04/2008 2:57:27 PM PST by shezza (WWRD?)
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To: Doogle
Voting was steady all day in my voting place in PA. Three times the usual turnout acc. to poll workers.
35 posted on 11/04/2008 2:58:17 PM PST by Ciexyz (Todd Palin signed my t-shirt Oct.18 at NRA rally, N. Versailles PA Sportsmen's Club.)
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To: Frank_2001

I have to wonder if some Obamunists are going to bother to wait in line in the Mountain and Pacific time zones “if” the election has already been called for Obama. After all, that 90 minutes could be spent celebrating his victory, why be late to the party?


36 posted on 11/04/2008 2:58:48 PM PST by weegee (Fight Global Socialist CHANGE. vote NO on Obama-Biden. Say NO to Sen. Government)
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To: Doogle

btt


37 posted on 11/04/2008 3:04:42 PM PST by Ciexyz (Todd Palin signed my t-shirt Oct.18 at NRA rally, N. Versailles PA Sportsmen's Club.)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Hillbuzz is a PUMA site.

The PUMAs HATE 0bama.


38 posted on 11/04/2008 3:09:48 PM PST by George Smiley (Palin is the real deal.)
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To: weegee

I don’t know what is going on but here on the NW side there have been sirens all afternoon. Far more than usual.

Went and voted and encountered no line. Ladies said the turnout had been bigger than usual but saw no evidence of it.


39 posted on 11/04/2008 3:11:15 PM PST by arrogantsob (Hero vs Zero)
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To: Steve Van Doorn
RobinMasters looks to be a PUMA give them a brake please.

Disc, Drum or Jake Brake?

40 posted on 11/04/2008 3:15:11 PM PST by AFreeBird
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