Merrimack Valley, Lowell, MA area, here.
There’s concern about the number of absentee ballots being requested, which have far exceeded any election to date. There’s also concern about the SEIU buses rolling in.
All absentee ballots that were to be handed out, have been. Historically, many city/town clerk’s offices close early on Friday and being the Friday before a holiday, even more closed early. Absentee ballots had to be picked up by today. The purple buses are too late to try to ‘manipulate’ the absentee ballots.
Have only seen one Coakley sign on the side of a road in the mud and snow, on property owned by no one. Hand made lawn signs are all over the area. Not one person I’ve talked to has said they’re voting for Coakley.
Wild Bill Clinton was here today, and The Messiah is due in on Sunday. With his track record endorsing Corsine and Deeds, he’s batting 0.
Let’s hope this keeps up; I’ve never seen such enthusiasm for an election. GO SCOTT!
I’ll give you a short antidote. My commute takes me south on Rt 3 from NH trying to get to Alewife at Rt 2 & 16. If the traffic is bad I take side roads through Chelmsford, Bedford, Concord, Carlisle, Lincoln, Lexington.....and so on. During the general election when taking these roads all I saw was Obama signs and signs for local dems. Not too many McCain Palin signs. Now all I see is Brown signs and more signs in total that was in November. It is more than completely opposite.