My daughter just voted here in Delmont (Westmoreland Cty)(at about 12:45) and reports that 34% of the registered voters have cast ballots already. It is not unheard of to have as little as 25% turnout over the entire day for this precinct (East Manordale). This precinct, as mentioned earlier, is Republican.
Weird as it sounds I’m hoping for a long line when I get there around 4:30. Have been listening to Rush today and as he says today turnout is everything.
Thanks for the update.
My voting experience really won’t be indicative of anything, but I will happily share.
Stopped in just before 9am, no line.. Chatted a bit with the poll workers (all neighbors), voted, headed to work.
My polling place only supports our local community of ~500 total residence, so its never busy, and always a civil affair. Sometimes there will be a neighbor or two outside handing out leaflets, usually its a neighbor who is actually on the ballot for a local office (school board and the like), but this election no local offices were up, so no one handing out leaflets.
All and all a civil and quiet affair. Community is a small mostely white collar neighborhood in the Pittsburgh Suburbs. I know some of my neighbors are liberal democrats and others are Conservative Republicans. What I can say that this cycle seems to have had a lot more civility in general. In 2008 even in the summer while the pool was still open Liberal Democrats were openly saying some very nasty and mean things about John McCain. This summer, the election didn’t come up.
I think the Obama supports in the neighborhood like myself know he’s lost. Really haven’t had many political conversations with my neighbors of either persuation in last few months.. have had plenty with others, but in the interest of neighborhood civility have left the topic for them to bring up if they care to.
Last cycle some of the Dem neighbors were downright beligerent for months about the election.. crickets chirping mostly this year.
Voted late afternoon in Mt Lebanon in Pittsburgh So Hills.
Was told over 1000 voted already out of about 1200 registered.
This is usually heavily Democrat area.
Lady doing exit polls for networks told me so far she believed results were dead even.