Posted on 11/08/2016 6:50:57 AM PST by CWW
Please post you anecdotal turnout observations here for Wisconsin. Include your location and how it compares to 2012.
D +7 folks - the MSM baseline for a Hillary win today.
Was close to front in line when my polling station in Appleton opened. Prior to opening the chief poll monitor informed us that our voter numbers would not be “low” as on Saturday they had begun tallying absentee/early votes. I was the first in-person voter for my small ward, and noted when signing that my son’s (away at college in IL) line had been notes “ABS” meaning his absentee ballot had been received and tallied - he was one of the 48 absentee/early voters from my ward. Good job son on your first election, and for not wasting your vote in IL and staying registered at home where we need smart votes. Polling place was steady and busy but not overly so, I’d say about the same as last election cycle. My beautiful wife came through about 1/2 hour after me, said it was steady but efficient, she was in and out in under 10 minutes.
Went to vote where I live, 30 minutes ago, one middling line, sign said A-M left, another N-Z Right. There was no N-Z line. After a while a lady came and asked if there were any N-Z people in the line and left.
Walked up to the Register Desk, lady there side, “Oh, if you are N-Z skip everyone and go right in. There’s no one in front of you.”
Less than 5 minutes later, I emerged and the A-M line had only advanced 1 or 2 people.
The woman who had been in front of me before I found the proper line said,”That was quick.”
I replied, “Just change your name.” She smiled.
Anecdotally, I stopped in Cedarburg for a cup of coffee at the Java House, which is next to the polling area for the city. I take back streets to get there. Never seen anything like it. Cars were parked as far south as Mortons and the Library, kinda like when we have Wine and Harvest festival. Parking on the main drag was not available. Some guy inside the Java house said the line was long and the wait was about 30 minutes. I've lived there for 26 years and never seen anything like it.
Agreed.
Not trying to be a troll but simply to help people compare actual voting turnout to MSM claim of a D advantage for Hillary.
your son probably voted in Illinois...he just don’t know that he did.
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Saw a young guy wearing bright red jeans, a blue blazer with a denim shirt and red tie. Not sure if he was very patriotic or a Trump voter. Either way, cool.
Oops, sorry, posted this in the wrong thread, should have been PA.
Any one have anecdotal reports from conservative WOW counties?
Should be better than from Dane.
There were 40 people waiting in line when my polling place in Mequon opened at 7:00AM this morning. By the time I left at 7:15AM the parking lot was overflowing out into the street and people were pouring in. My voting number was well over 600 and I suspect this might be an indication of high early voting numbers.
Heard from a friend that the lines at 0700 in Genesee (Waukesha Cty) were out the door! This is a conservative area. Went to Mass this morning and I offered a spontaneous petition “That all Christians vote ProLife” ...there was resounding Hear Us O Lord !
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Brother votes at his township townhall, 30 people, all recognized, including friends who asked, “Are you voting the ‘right’ way?” LOL
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Voted last week in Mequon. Unlike other early voting years, there were about 15 people and 2 new registrants when I was there on Tues. noon. The ladies checking our IDs used computers to look up our registration details — new this year. There was a nylon, zippered ballot box where we turned in out absentee ballots. There looked to be about 200 ballots in the box. Normally early voting in my town is one, or two, people at a time. This seemed unusually heavy, but there was no line. The city was prepared.
I may go over to my regular polling place today to check on whether they are now computerized. I rather doubt it because I don’t know how they would get the connections to all the places where we vote (8).
Praise the Lord and you for this prayer and the peoples’ response.
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