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AFTER ACTION REPORT: Post Your Voting Observations Here “PLEASE STATE IF YOUR PRECINCT IS RED, BLUE
Free Republic ^ | 11/04/08 | Shameless Vanity

Posted on 11/04/2008 4:27:46 AM PST by gridlock

OK. You've gone out and voted, like a good citizen. Tell us about it.

How was turnout? Were there any problems at your polling place? Who do you think will win your local races?


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KEYWORDS: 2008; 2008elections; aar; election; elections; mccain; obama; voting
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To: gridlock

FYI my wife and I were at the polls at 6:45 in Exeter, NH (Very liberal community) and it was aleady packed to the gills as throngs of people were already in line to vote. Massive voter turnout here in Southern, NH.


161 posted on 11/04/2008 5:59:15 AM PST by Jmouse007 (tot)
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To: gridlock

WHAT is WRONG today? Can the traffic be that high today???

I got to my north Metro Atlanta precint location at 6:25AM. I was about #250 in line, maybe more. Never before have I been more than about #15 or 20 in line.

If a lot of Georgia voters look like the voting demographic of the line I was in, McCain will be lucky to pull out Georgia. Very lucky indeed. Every other person, on average was either black or quite young. This is a very unusual look for the voters in my area.

If I can get FR to respond, I will look for better news from elsewhere.


162 posted on 11/04/2008 6:58:21 AM PST by citizen (Fascism: All persons, capital & activities exist to support the will & best interests of the State.)
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To: Preachin'

“Turn out is very high here in central Indiana...”

What’s your take? Does high turnout favor the democrats or the republicans this time in the normally conservative areas?

For the record, I expect the turnout to shatter all past elections.

Well, if there is high voter turn out, McCain will carry Indiana.... disaster over catasterfy.


163 posted on 11/04/2008 6:59:10 AM PST by A. Morgan (VOTE FOR Obama N' we'll be up to our necks in TAXES and OUTA' GAS for years!)
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To: gridlock
Just done with voting. Voting in my polling place promises to be VERY heavy today. Before 7:00, when they opened the doors, there was a long crowd down the sidewalk outside. I have not seen this before. Quiet crowd, chatting in low-key fashion. My prescinct is white and middle class, in a small city in Iowa. The crowd was overwhelmingly middle-aged with some elderly and some younger.

We use the nice, scantron ballots that are so easy to mark and insert into the machine that sucks them in. A great system; don't know why anyone would bother with touch-screen, computerized voting when the scantron-type systems leave a paper trail and work so well in every way.

I was so nervous last night that I didn't go to bed at all; it got later and later, and I just decided I would stay up and pray, and vote as soon as the polls opened so I wouldn't worry about it all day.

I have a STRONG sense that the people in line at my polling place feel this is a true crossroads for this country. I am certain that turnout will be HUGE today, everywhere.

At least we should get a really good idea of where this country stands. I hope and pray it stands behind honesty, decency, and McCain/Palin.

Please God, let it be so. Show us your mercy, and guide our voters to a positive outcome for our country.

164 posted on 11/04/2008 7:00:32 AM PST by Irene Adler (')
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To: gridlock
Just done with voting. Voting in my polling place promises to be VERY heavy today. Before 7:00, when they opened the doors, there was a long crowd down the sidewalk outside. I have not seen this before. Quiet crowd, chatting in low-key fashion. My prescinct is white and middle class, in a small city in Iowa. The crowd was overwhelmingly middle-aged with some elderly and some younger.

We use the nice, scantron ballots that are so easy to mark and insert into the machine that sucks them in. A great system; don't know why anyone would bother with touch-screen, computerized voting when the scantron-type systems leave a paper trail and work so well in every way.

I was so nervous last night that I didn't go to bed at all; it got later and later, and I just decided I would stay up and pray, and vote as soon as the polls opened so I wouldn't worry about it all day.

I have a STRONG sense that the people in line at my polling place feel this is a true crossroads for this country. I am certain that turnout will be HUGE today, everywhere.

At least we should get a really good idea of where this country stands. I hope and pray it stands behind honesty, decency, and McCain/Palin.

Please God, let it be so. Show us your mercy, and guide our voters to a positive outcome for our country.

165 posted on 11/04/2008 7:00:41 AM PST by Irene Adler (')
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To: gridlock

Western Maryland RED(McCain) precinct.

I was in line before the polls opened at 7am. The line was HUGE. I voted at about 7:40am. Other old-timers in line said they had NEVER seen the line this long in the morning.

There were 2 measley Obama signs in the forest of McCain signs outside the polling place.


166 posted on 11/04/2008 7:02:02 AM PST by tamerakitten
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To: Hulka

I voted in Greenbriar West at about 8:30 this morning. I didn’t have to wait long.


167 posted on 11/04/2008 7:02:09 AM PST by Perdogg (John McCain for President)
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To: Gvl_M3

I see lots of lines on TV. It looks like they have it right, for once.


168 posted on 11/04/2008 7:02:22 AM PST by gridlock (18 Million Democrats voted for Hillary in the primaries. Are they all racists?)
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To: gridlock

Got to the polls in beautiful Moore, OK about 7:10. Waited in line in the church gym 1 1/2 hours here in a pretty solid red state. Free coffee, lots of nice non-political chats with people once we woke up. A fun, excited group that all seemed proud of getting out and doing their civic duty.


169 posted on 11/04/2008 7:06:24 AM PST by Puddleglum
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To: gridlock

SW OHio - rural - generally 70 - 30 mix in Republican favor. High turn out 2 hour wait at 7 a.m. Bumper stickers in lot show McCain favored by majority.


170 posted on 11/04/2008 7:06:29 AM PST by Martins kid
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To: gridlock

Just voted in Rehoboth, MA, a conservative community. Nothing out of sorts. Go McCain/Palin!


171 posted on 11/04/2008 7:09:36 AM PST by Dansong
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To: All
Just got back from my little polling place here in Monessen,PA. First time I have seen a line in there! No line when Kerry was running. Could all these redneck,racists be voting for a half black Marxist? Other than that everything normal. No one outside giving out little plastic combs and pens this time around.
172 posted on 11/04/2008 7:09:39 AM PST by 4yearlurker (Want to be lied to? Turn on your TV.)
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To: gridlock

We live in 2-1 Republican Franklin County, PA. Wife and I got to our rural precinct at 7:40 AM and the parking lot was full and the line snaked around the inside of the fire company’s event hall and out the door. VERY heavy turnout...more than in ‘04 as far as I can tell. We drove by another polling place and same there. Could be very heavy GOP turnout.


173 posted on 11/04/2008 7:11:07 AM PST by Ikemeister
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To: tamerakitten

Utah - heavily Red, but my precinct is purple.

I got to the polls at 6:45. I was 8th in line. Polls opened at 7:00, I was out of there by 7:10. There are no hotly contested races, voting was about as heavy as it always is. Not required to show I.D. nor fingerprint. I had to sign in.

McCain will win Utah, of that there is no doubt.


174 posted on 11/04/2008 7:12:38 AM PST by colorcountry (To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: gridlock
Voted at 9:00 in suburban Bergen County New Jersey. A fairly solidly Republican town, we even have a gun club.

In the door and back out again in about 2.5 minutes. Signed my name, stepped into the booth, voted straight Republican (except for one Dem for town council, because he's a cop, generous supporter and big volunteer in our wrestling, football and lacrosse programs - I don't even know why he's a Dem.)

9:00 is easy street for getting in and getting out. Me, the house fraus and the oldies. Glad I got it done this morning - it'll be a crowded mess tonight.

175 posted on 11/04/2008 7:13:01 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: Martins kid

So, are you in coal country?

I wonder how much people heard about Obama’s “bankrupting coal” comments. If the McCain people were better at oppo research, this would have been out there two weeks ago.


176 posted on 11/04/2008 7:13:32 AM PST by gridlock (18 Million Democrats voted for Hillary in the primaries. Are they all racists?)
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To: gridlock

We live in 2-1 Republican Franklin County, PA. Wife and I got to our rural precinct at 7:40 AM and the parking lot was full and the line snaked around the inside of the fire company’s event hall and out the door. VERY heavy turnout...more than in ‘04 as far as I can tell. We drove by another polling place and same there. Could be very heavy GOP turnout.


177 posted on 11/04/2008 7:13:34 AM PST by Ikemeister
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To: gridlock

Just voted in Bedford, New Hampshire. This is a solid Republican town. Turnout was light-to-moderate, although my wife told me it was heavy earlier this morning. I would expect it to pick up later in the day as well.


178 posted on 11/04/2008 7:16:51 AM PST by andy58-in-nh (Somewhere in Illinois, a community is missing its organizer.)
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To: Ikemeister
Could be very heavy GOP turnout.

I am already popping Rolaids, and it's only 10:15.

It's gonna be a looooooooong day! But I am hopeful. I thought today would be stress free, because I would have given up hope! I guess I am happy for the stress!

179 posted on 11/04/2008 7:16:51 AM PST by gridlock (18 Million Democrats voted for Hillary in the primaries. Are they all racists?)
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To: Fox_Mulder77

I have been thinking of West a lot- keeping him in my prayers. How does today look for him?

In my red county here in Central Florida there was a 15-20 minute wait at opening. A LOT of older (late 70’s early 80’s) people..wheelchair..walker. All I heard from them was that this election was too important to stay home for..

Many baby-boomers (my age!) folks- mixed races of all kinds.

The funniest/most ridiculous comment of the day- 3 young women wondering ...if they could just vote for president and leave the rest of the ballot blank. Eeeegads!!


180 posted on 11/04/2008 7:20:00 AM PST by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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