***Operation 4 More Years - Situation Room - Day 1 - LIVE THREAD***

Various | 2 November 2004 | Various

[An.American.Expatriate]

As I and many of my fellow expatriates are often hard pressed to get any non-biased information from the media (we are often stuck with CNN-International!!), I have decided to start this thread in the tradition of the Operation Iraqi Freedom Situation Room threads.  I hope this meets with the approval of Jim & John and the Admin guys . . .

The purpose of this thread is to be a place to collect information from all sources into one area for discussion.  Specific threads for specific topics and cross linking are highly encouraged.

[Bahbah]

"Hi, I'm a 23 year old tattooed and tongue-pierced Republican. Things are not always what they seem!

LOL, bless your heart.

[theophilusscribe]

[2Jedismom]

I'm just so tickled that the poll workers actually know us...I've suspected it all along, but to have them wave at me and say "Hi, [2Jedismom]!" is pretty cool.

They know my hubby too. He's usually the first person to vote. Not today though...a LINE!

[zkbeta51]

http://www.megapundit.com/index.php

Results from Ohio early with 34% of 2000 turnout.

[RockinRight]

I voted at 8:15 AM. I almost felt like I needed a shower after leaving!! My precient is 70% Democrat. I should have called Orkin to have them spray for RATS!

That said, I proudly cast my vote for George W. Bush and a straight Republican ticket!

[retrokitten]

Hi, I'm a 23 year old tattooed and tongue-pierced Republican. Things are not always what they seem!

LOL! That is great! Tattooed here, too! I guess I don't look the type, because people are always suprised when they see them. Mine are easily hidden (no, not there! LOL!).

[theophilusscribe]

[Keyes2000mt]

What idiot has Wyoming for Kerry?

[proud American in Canada]

Sent in my absentee ballot to Colorado a week ago via priority (the same day I received it).

Thanks for posting this thread.

FOUR MORE YEARS!

[SheLion]

Just watched Imus on MSNBC vote and he said he voted for Kerry and Nadler.

[theophilusscribe]

[sixstringer]

Early voted here in Tejas... the wife, older son and I voted for Bush... It was the 4th time for the Wife and I to vote for Bush... twice for governor now twice for president..

[theophilusscribe]

[SheLion]

[Republican Abroad]

I also voted via FedEx (Colorado) early October. Don't know where you are but out here in Edmonton we have a ton of expats like me who really know which is the only choice – B/C04.

Not too many liberals out here in Alberta. I know of plenty of Albertans who support Bush…. not much love for those left wing, pabulum pucking, red rose, snivelling liberals.

We are planning a lovely party this evening in Edmonton. We have to hold it in my house because no bar / lounge will allow us to switch from the beloved sports to the only news of the day.

Enjoy the day. Vote early and vote often.

[Pippin]

What part of Canada was your dad from?

My mom was from Saskatchewan, Canada.

BTW, She's not a US citizen and I'm kinda glad because she can't vote and she is a Kerry person, ugh!

Please forgive my rudeness earlier.

[kevkrom]

My voting experience in Montgomery County, MD (MD-8):

I got to the polls 15 minutes after they opened, the line was out the door to just past the "no electioneering beyond this point" markers. Kerry/democrat folks were out handing out last minute "visual reminders"; about 10 minutes after I arrived, the Bush/Cheney/Pipkin/Floyd table went up.

Folks in line were good-natured and avoided discussing any particular candidates or issues -- most were reminiscing on how this was the busiest they've ever seen it at the polls. Inside the building, we were split up into four lines (A-D, E-K, L-R, S-Z) -- by some statistical blip, only the middle lines were long... while I was waiting (and waiting) in my line, they were going out to the hall and outside to pull in A-D and S-Z voters.

I'm assuming there are quite a few independent or third-party registrants, as I was R-11 at my check-in, and a sneak peek at the sheets showed only 18 democrats.

The whole process took about 50 minutes.

[theophilusscribe]