Posted on 11/02/2010 11:30:29 AM PDT by Bigtigermike
Morris Says Reports of Republican Turnout are "Unbelievable" and Democrat Turnout "Underwhelming"
Enthusiasm Gap Strikes in VA-8; Could Brookline Be About To Elect Sean Bielat?
Update: Dick Morris says we're heading for an "unbelievable landslide," based on reports from the ground all over the country.
For a week I've gotten some downer emails from a VA-8 voter calling Patrick Murray's bid to unseat Jim Moran. Can't happen. Impossible. The district is too bright blue, filled, as it is, with people who work directly for the federal government and/or the permanent bureaucratic political para-government of fundraisers, consultants, and issue-advocacy types.
Today he voted... and reports that Democrats aren't showing up.
I've been voting here in Arlington for 15 years, alternating between morning and afternoon based on my gut feelings about turnout.
I voted at 8 am this morning in South Arlington, bluest part of a blue county... I've *never* seen a polling place emptier.
I still don't see Murray having a serious chance-- this is Arlington, FFS-- but he *may* have a chance in Hell, depending on turnout...
Fingers crossed!
And in "bluer than blue" Brookline, MA...
For 25 years I’ve lived in Brookline, where Republicans admit they’re Republicans at their own risk. Yet I haven’t seen so many lawn signs for a Republican since a few courageous matrons put a “Weld for Governor” placard on their lawn in 1990 and paid the price: social suicide. They were promptly shunned at Whole Foods. Their poor children sat alone in the cafeteria.
It says something huge about Barney Frank’s fall from grace that a few brave Brookline-ites are ready, again, to risk their neighbors’ wrath.
Here’s what I’m seeing: a few dozen small and discreet Bielat signs, mostly in South Brookline on the West Roxbury line, where there’s more diversity. That is, you can actually question Al Gore’s prediction that the Cape will be underwater by 2025 and not be jettisoned from The Great Books Club.
Don't worry if that doesn't seem big enough -- MA-4 includes more than Brookline, and in Newton, for example, there are more Bielat signs than Frank signs.
Simple proposition: We turn out, they don't -- it doesn't matter what the partisan advantage is in any district. If they don't bother to vote, and we vote like the Republican depends on it, we win.
Don’t be complacent. Everybody VOTE!
Based on what I saw at the polling place the Democrats are out in force.
Just got back from voting, here is my report:
Usually my wife and I are nearly the only ones that vote in our entire district... today... there was a LINE! and this morning they had already had more people vote than in the general election!
ROFL
TEA PARTY TSUNAMI!
Lepanto PING !!
Solid turnout here in the IL-11.
This is a conservative district, which is bad news for the Democrat incumbent.
I just voted in VA-8, uber-blue, and the only ones I saw handing out fliers were R’s, probably vets ... God bless them.
We haven’t won anything yet, folks. Get to the polls!
Gotta work the vote. If you are not...call, email, facebook your friends...we have to get out there and vote.
The dem’s gotv efforts will work..they will have a lot of people at the polls. But I don’t think it will be enough to stop us, the people who don’t need anybody to call and remind us to vote. We have been energized and eager to vote for the last 20 months.I usually wait until all the folks who need to go to work have voted then I go in. (stay at home mom). Usually there is one or two people there. Today not only were all the 5 booths filled (small town), but they had tables if you would prefer to sit down. They were all taken, and there were 6 people in front of me in line to get a ballot. I actually had to wait a few minutes! Turn out will be big, and it will be a happy day in the end!
I hope Barney gets kicked out of office that would make my day. No more dafffy duck double speak
Hard to believe any reports on election day. I pray that reports of higher Republican turnout are correct and that Harry Reid, Barbara Boxer, Patty Murray and Coons are all defeated.
One thing I don’t understand about the 8th is, how/why do the Asian’s keep voting for Moran? Most are small business owners, don’t they feel the brunt of the RAT taxes? Just wondering ...
Please let Dickie be right, but don’t take anything for granted. We still got a long way to go. Numbers have to be high to overcome the cheating.
That is good news to hear! I am in S.Jersey in a 50/50 area but I think this area is moving towards the right as “Beck” was “here” a few times for book signings and his movie and both times it drew HUGE crowds! Voting was a little light but I did go at 6:40 AM... cars were pulling up as me and my wife were leaving.
great news!!
There must be a lot of dems pissed at Zero who simply don’t care about voting.
Thank you. Anecdotal evidence is not worth posting. I hear the same reports on the other side. Let’s go vote and see what happens.
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