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Eyes are on Delaware (Voter Turnout Light)
The Washington Times ^ | 9-14-2010 | Joseph Weber

Posted on 09/14/2010 11:59:50 AM PDT by tennmountainman

Most reports have a light voter turnout through the lunch hours. CNN and other major news organizations are reporting live across the state of 885,000 residents, where GOP-establishment candidate Rep. Michael Castle faces a come-from-behind challenge from "tea party"-candidate Christine O'Donnell, a conservative activist.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: delaware; voterturnout
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I have been looking for reports about voter turnout in Delaware. Based on this article, voter turnout is light in Delaware as of noon.
1 posted on 09/14/2010 11:59:54 AM PDT by tennmountainman
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To: tennmountainman

A GOP controlled Senate with the likes of Mike Castle holding the balance of power would be terrible.


2 posted on 09/14/2010 12:04:07 PM PDT by advance_copy (Stand for life or nothing at all)
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To: tennmountainman

Only people who care will vote. Bad news for RINOS.


3 posted on 09/14/2010 12:04:16 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: tennmountainman

I wasn’t real sure about this one for a while but Castle has got to go even if the GOP loses


4 posted on 09/14/2010 12:04:45 PM PDT by NCBraveheart
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To: ozzymandus

I tend to agree. Only the hardcore are turning out.

That’s a negative for the RINO.


5 posted on 09/14/2010 12:06:06 PM PDT by tennmountainman
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To: advance_copy

Rush just finished tearing Castle’s ass up.


6 posted on 09/14/2010 12:06:14 PM PDT by Nucluside (ready)
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To: tennmountainman

It’s light because this is a closed primary and the voters have real jobs! Wait until after 5:00pm...


7 posted on 09/14/2010 12:06:52 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (Obama is the least qualified guy in whatever room he walks into.)
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To: tennmountainman

Crossing fingers you are right. Motivated folks will be out.


8 posted on 09/14/2010 12:07:58 PM PDT by GoCards ("We eat therefore we hunt...")
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To: tennmountainman

Not good. Insurgents tend to benefit from high voter turnout. The Machine can always get its people to the polls. If the turnout is light it is also easier to throw the results with a few “Found” ballots. If it is low turnout we are looking at Castle.


9 posted on 09/14/2010 12:08:09 PM PDT by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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I wasn’t real sure about this one for a while but Castle has got to go even if the GOP loses

Please remember that if, on Nov 2, O'Donnell loses the general and the Senate is 50-50 with Biden breaking the tie and the dems still owning chairmanships.

Just a thought.

10 posted on 09/14/2010 12:08:35 PM PDT by ScottinVA (The West needs to act NOW to aggressively treat its metastasizing islaminoma!)
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It’s light because this is a closed primary and the voters have real jobs! Wait until after 5:00pm...

That's what I'm thinking too.. the conservative types tend to be employed and will vote after work. If it's still light around 7:30 p.m., then that's cause for worry.

11 posted on 09/14/2010 12:10:14 PM PDT by ScottinVA (The West needs to act NOW to aggressively treat its metastasizing islaminoma!)
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To: advance_copy

Exactly. jim Jeffords redux.


12 posted on 09/14/2010 12:11:00 PM PDT by GlockThe Vote
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To: ScottinVA

It doesnt matter. If the GOP picks up 8 votes, they can flip nelson, Bayh, and others anyway.


13 posted on 09/14/2010 12:12:56 PM PDT by GlockThe Vote
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To: COBOL2Java

Wait until after 5:00pm...

By then the Castle folks will know how many votes they have to gin up to beat Christine.


14 posted on 09/14/2010 12:14:08 PM PDT by tennmountainman
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To: tennmountainman

Do we have any Delaware Freepers out there? What does it feel like?


15 posted on 09/14/2010 12:15:49 PM PDT by GoCards ("We eat therefore we hunt...")
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Bayh isn’t running which is why we will pick up Indiana. If we get to 50/50, we will likely be able to get Lieberman to caucus with us if we give him a ton of perks.


16 posted on 09/14/2010 12:16:08 PM PDT by Anitius Severinus Boethius
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To: tennmountainman

Death to RINOS.

Figuratively, literally, quantitatively, and substantially.

I’m only interested in lowering our CO2 output.

/s


17 posted on 09/14/2010 12:16:22 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: GlockThe Vote

Which Nelson?


18 posted on 09/14/2010 12:16:40 PM PDT by mazda77 (Rubio - US Senate, West FL22nd, Scott/Carroll - FL Gov/LtGov, Miller-AK US Senate)
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To: GonzoGOP

Not true, in my experience. Light turnouts in this cycle are bad news for establishment candidates. Rand Paul cleaned up here in KY under the same circumstances. KY is a more conservative state, but 1/2 of the state, my half, is run by a ruthless Republican Party machine that did all they could for Trey Grayson. This part of the state has lived for pork barrel politics in the past, but that has changed. Mitch McConnell has a problem in the future, if he doesn’t tack harder to the right. Rand Paul beat his machine and the Washington establishment, too.


19 posted on 09/14/2010 12:18:13 PM PDT by Nucluside (ready)
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To: ScottinVA

Frankly, we don’t care-just a thought.


20 posted on 09/14/2010 12:18:30 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (When the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn (Pr.29:2))
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