Heavy voter turnout in my little burg outside Harrisburg. I figure we are about 60/40 leaning Mccain in this area. The kids had a mock election and Mccain won by a fairly large margin. The local GOP called this morning to let us know to expect lines. I was number 320 about 1030.
Wilmington area NC - I think our small community is a fairly balanced mix of red and blue (partially rural/suburbs). Heavy voter turn out first thing - I was 498 to vote and I’m usually in the low 100’s. Went with a friend and her husband and helped her take her mother (wheelchair bound) to vote. My husband tried this morning and the line was very long. He’s going this afternoon. That’s five votes for McCain/Palin and Dole that I’m sure of. I also know others who are PUMAS and women that LOVE Sarah Palin but usually trend democrat.
The atmosphere was very friendly. I spoke to the McCain/Palin folks briefly. There was a NAACP rep there watching people to make sure they didn’t go past the posted point for giving out literature. No one was intimidating or even sour faced. I didn’t see much of a change from previous elections except for a slightly higher early turnout. There was a large turn out for early voting as well.
A lot of black turnout, a lot of youth turn out but also plenty of older (and rather vocally conservative) and middle age voters. I have no idea what it means but we usually go red by a slight margin. I still don’t think Obama has a chance of taking NC and I think Dole will win as well.
My husband and I had to cancel out the votes of my mother and brother who are suffering from PDS. :(