I worked the polls in the most Republican Wards of the most Republican City of the most Republican County in WI yesterday. We had more than 25 people waiting at the door at 6:45 AM yesterday. I’ve NEVER seen that happen — even for a General, much less a Primary. Our turnout was around 45%. There were WAY more Republican voters than Dem voters yesterday. These same Wards elected John McCain in 2008, but by a SLIM margin.
The older voters were out in force and came in wheelchairs, walkers, and on canes. I’ve never seen anything like it. I registered 65 new voters at a PRIMARY.
good news, thanks. It’s a new day and I smell victory.
“I worked the polls in the most Republican Wards of the most Republican City of the most Republican County in WI yesterday. We had more than 25 people waiting at the door at 6:45 AM yesterday. I’ve NEVER seen that happen — even for a General, much less a Primary. Our turnout was around 45%. There were WAY more Republican voters than Dem voters yesterday. These same Wards elected John McCain in 2008, but by a SLIM margin. The older voters were out in force and came in wheelchairs, walkers, and on canes. I’ve never seen anything like it. I registered 65 new voters at a PRIMARY.”
Very encouraging report. I have followed politics for a long time and do not remember any election cycle like this one. I remember the excitement during Reagan’s 1980 candidacy and knowing something was in the air. And the recognition that Clinton was going to get his butt kicked in 1994. But I never remember seeing a message sent to the Republicans by conservatives before. It’s going to get very interesting before it’s all over.
I was one of the last to cast my vote in our precinct last night, and the total of voters was at 481, after mine. I think in the last General Election, there were over 1200 votes cast. When I gave my address and name, the woman at the table asked if I wanted Republican or Democrat. When I said Republican, she said that’s who they’d had the most request for, during the day.