Posted on 11/04/2008 8:10:19 AM PST by truthingod
How is the voting going where you live? Reports from here indicate a huge turnout so far. We must keep up the good news throughout the day and keep momentum going forward. We must see this day through--tell everyone you meet to go and vote.
Help them see what you value.
Wisconsin-—formerly rural area south of Madison turning suburban from outflow of Madison.
I usually vote around 10-11:00 am to avoid crowds. I was number 1617. In 2004 I was right at 1100. There is never a line at that time, this time there was—about 50 people. We don’t have anything big on the ballot outside of the presidential race.
The southern wards that vote at my polling place are slightly Republican overall , but it is very difficult to say how much of the increase is from increased turnout and how much from population growth.
Showing how no device is idiot proof, there was a roll of “I voted” stickers left on top of the ballot scanner for people to peel off stickers when they voted. Nobody tore off the backing paper so it dangled. It was fed into the scanner with a ballot and we had a voting machine breakdown! Many jokes by voters, problem soon remedied.
2.5 Hours in rural Northeast Pa. compared to about an hour wait in 2004. 5 votes for the McCain ticket from my family. No matter what happens in Philly, from what I see and hear I think McCain will take Pa..I also see Murtha gone..Let’s all hope
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
No idea about rest of Wisconsin though I have heard both (1) voting heavy in Waukesha (repub—milwaukee suburb) and Madison (so blue it hurts your eyes). My ward went about 54% Bush in 2004, but we have a lot of new houses creeping south from Madison, including one large development, so who knows now.
Wisconsin always has high voter particpation so I think overall change will be less than 10% in turnout percentages. just not that much room for upward expansion.
Voted at 6 a.m. at the Abingdon Fire Dept in Hayes, VA (Gloucester County). Line was backed up about 120 deep, but moved quickly once the polls opened. The poll officials split us into three lines abreast and we proceeded pretty quickly in and out of the polling booth.
A point about VA — the military ballot problem notwithstanding — whatever happens here will ultimately be as clean an election process as possible. It is REQUIRED here to have ID — you must show it twice, and once to the processing table, you must clearly recite your full name and your address. And believe me, they’re watching closely, and checking it against the voter list.
If God is merciful today, we will carry VA.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Turn out is unprecedented here in our normally red precint.
I stood in line with my two toddlers for 3 1/2 hours, many other moms were there. Not many “youth” at all. Most looked 25 or older. Black turn-out is defintitely something that worried. When I first arrived, most voters were black, but as the morning went on, whites started out numbering them. I think as the day goes on and people get off work, it will get even better.
Hmmm, what elese, there were many people wearing RED jackets and men in camoflauge!
Oh and I witnessed an Obama van dropping off black voters.
That is all I got :)
Oops, forgot to mention. I am in southeast Virginia...
Turnout is breaking records in Stephenson County, Illinois, which is very red.
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