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Unprecedented Turnout in Woodbridge Virginia
Vanity | 11/6/2012 | Kevin McCarthy

Posted on 11/06/2012 9:11:45 AM PST by McBuff

I just returned from my local poll in Virginia. In all my years here (19), this turnout was largest BY FAR. The longest line I ever remember was around 75 people. . .today, it was at least 500 and over an hour wait. I pray to God that this bodes well for Romney. Today, we will discover whether or not the adage "Its the economy, stupid" has been replaced with a new one "It's the HANDOUT, stupid!"


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To: muawiyah

Fairfax flip flops, no doubt.

I live hear, and can tell everyone that the difference between 08, 0bama signs and 2012 Romney signs is striking.

Even driving 25 mph down 7 through Falls Church, a wannbe trendy enclave, had an even number of Romney vs. 0bama yard signs vs. 08 when they were virtually all 0bama in 08.


61 posted on 11/06/2012 9:59:35 AM PST by Zeneta (Why are so many people searching for something that has already found us ?)
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To: kevao

Regarding who is a suburb of what, there is this thing called the Washington DC SMSA. Ordinarily an SMSA is named after the largest political subdivision in the region. Fairfax is the largest. Technically this is the Fairfax SMSA, and Washington, DC is a Fairfax suburb!


62 posted on 11/06/2012 10:00:06 AM PST by muawiyah
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To: McBuff

I vote in a little town (Nokesville) in the same county as Woodbridge (Prince William County). At 10:30, there was between 50 and 60 people voting. The most voters that I have ever seen in the gym at one time was 10 .... and I’ve been voting since 1980.

BTW, our part of PWC is mostly Republican. Woodbridge (east side) is usually Democrat. Middle is Republican and the west side is in limbo. Popluation explosion on the west side. Lots of McMansions built out there, but I haven’t seen too many Obama yard signs.


63 posted on 11/06/2012 10:02:33 AM PST by mirvin
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To: muawiyah

Sorry, you are right...Hispanics.
I was raised in CA and forget the diversity of the Hispanic community...
In CA, most are Mexican....as well as TX.


64 posted on 11/06/2012 10:04:56 AM PST by matginzac
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To: Jewbacca
Note, Fairfax is the place to be, and is the most populated political subdivision in the Metro area. DC is technically a Fairfax suburb~a rather large industrial park.

In George Washington's day Northern Virginia was the wealthiest area in America ~ and today, the county where his home (Mt Vernon) is located is still American's wealthiest area.

None of this is news, nor is it out of order! It is what it is.

65 posted on 11/06/2012 10:05:02 AM PST by muawiyah
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To: matginzac

Yes, you are oversubscribed on Mexicans. I prefer Salvadoran white corn tortillas BTW ~ little thicker and more like bread than any Mexican product. We can get them freshmade in this area. Nothing like hot Salvadoran white corn tortilla in the morning (for those who cannot eat wheat).


66 posted on 11/06/2012 10:07:53 AM PST by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah

Been in Fairfax County for over 30 years.

On balance, highly educated, always at the top of the wealth chart, very transient and the home of:

The Beltway Bandits.

Highly dependent of Federal Gov’t spending.


67 posted on 11/06/2012 10:11:35 AM PST by Zeneta (Why are so many people searching for something that has already found us ?)
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To: HokieMom
Down here in northern Stafford County the lines this morning were the longest I have seen in the 20 years I have been here. We waited outside the Library for about 15 to 20 minutes in the 27 degree temperature.

My daughter just went to vote and said she walked right in and had only two people ahead of her in line. Since they had 10 or 12 voting machines she went right in. She said she saw only older people and haus fraus voting. This was at 1 PM.

68 posted on 11/06/2012 10:11:49 AM PST by OldMissileer
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To: HokieMom

I voted in Fairfax county, number 834 on the paper ballot machine, of which there were two, along with four electronic voting machines. Waited in line from quarter past eleven to noon. I saw almost no one with just a democratic sample ballot. Everyone had either a republican sample or had taken one of each.


69 posted on 11/06/2012 10:14:18 AM PST by Eepsy
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To: Zeneta
There are things going on here that are way beyond what you see the government up to ~ at one time we had at least 5 publicly known Class 4 laboratories. Two of them right in Springfield.

They were private institutions doing research of all kinds for all sorts of contracts ~ probably most of them with private sector organizations.

Education and medical science are major employers ~ plus computer service companies. The internet began here (Remember UUNet), and other communication services are all over the place.

70 posted on 11/06/2012 10:16:20 AM PST by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah

At one time, maybe still the case, the greatest amount of Internet traffic flowed through those UUNET pipes.

I have said that giving the talent pool in this area, we can and will adapt to whatever changes occur.

I have suspected that many of the business leaders here, actually drive Washington’s spending decisions.

Kinda like a drug company that has a cure for a disease that no one knows they have.


71 posted on 11/06/2012 10:27:55 AM PST by Zeneta (Why are so many people searching for something that has already found us ?)
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To: muawiyah

I live in deep blue territory - Boca Raton - Voted at 10:30 this morning. A moderate sized crowd of about 100. Only took 20 minutes (mostly because an additional precinct had been added to the polling place). Then robo-Mitt called to remind me to vote. Unfortunately I can’t do it again. Hope my vote helps keep Florida red.


72 posted on 11/06/2012 10:32:04 AM PST by Humvee (Beliefs are more powerful than facts - Paulus Atreides)
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To: baileybat
Heard on the teevee: "The most dangerous place to be today is between a Republican voter and a polling booth."

Love it!

Go Romney!

73 posted on 11/06/2012 10:38:00 AM PST by Churchillspirit (9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
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To: Doctor 2Brains

” 99.9% of ALL Americans are slovenly dressed pigs. Cut offs, flip flops, piercings, tats, fat guts, billboard graphic t-shirts like 12 year olds, bizarre facial hair, ball caps on backwards, etc.”

Direct reflection of the white house, that’s why the resale of a set of corelle dishes is higher than a set of fine china.

Remember when the southwestern theme abounded from the Bushes.
All that’s about to change tonight.


74 posted on 11/06/2012 10:39:52 AM PST by conservativesister
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To: Zeneta
No doubt Ken Abelek and his crowd have cures for several diseases and unless somebody comes up with the big bucks we'll never hear about them.

That stuff is all private sector and definitely way out on the cutting edge. When he worked for the USSR he had government funding rather than his own money on the line.

75 posted on 11/06/2012 10:40:03 AM PST by muawiyah
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To: Doctor 2Brains

” 99.9% of ALL Americans are slovenly dressed pigs. Cut offs, flip flops, piercings, tats, fat guts, billboard graphic t-shirts like 12 year olds, bizarre facial hair, ball caps on backwards, etc.”

Direct reflection of the white house, that’s why the resale of a set of corelle dishes is higher than a set of fine china.

Remember when the southwestern theme abounded from the Bushes.
All that’s about to change tonight.


76 posted on 11/06/2012 10:40:03 AM PST by conservativesister
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To: muawiyah

Dude, you read a lot of stuff !!!

And I thought I was bad.


77 posted on 11/06/2012 10:47:29 AM PST by Zeneta (Why are so many people searching for something that has already found us ?)
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To: Zeneta

Small world syndrome: I know Ken.


78 posted on 11/06/2012 10:49:16 AM PST by muawiyah
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To: cripplecreek

Wow! I think this bodes well for us. There was just not any enthusiastic support for obama... outside of a few hardcore communist enclaves this time and I cannot fathom a heavy turnout helping obama. I may be wrong but I do not think so.

LLS


79 posted on 11/06/2012 11:02:54 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (OUR GOVERNMENT AND PRESS ARE NO LONGER TRUSTWORTHY OR DESERVING OF RESPECT!)
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To: elhombrelibre
"But much of Northern Virginia is made up of government workers. Some of these might be military. What’s your sense as to the type of voters, pro-Obama or pro-Romney?"

Basically conservative but they like big Government because that's where their paycheck comes from. That's why Virginia is so close. If Romney wins their positions might be eliminated. And I say, good!

80 posted on 11/06/2012 11:20:02 AM PST by tom h
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