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I voted last Thursday as it was the last day of early voting here in TN.  The place was packed around 7 pm!  The monitors said it had been heavy all day.  There wasn't that much traffic two years ago.  I live in a heavily red state, so it's encouraging to see heavy turnout.

Awesome turnout in Northern Virginia at 6:00 am.  The VA GOP was out in force...one guy handing out sample ballots at the entrance, and two (count em, TWO) GOP poll watchers updating the strike list in real time as people checked in to get their ballot access pass.  No Democrat was handing out sample ballots and the lone Democrat poll watcher a) arrived late and b) just kind of sat in her chair watching the goings-on. 

About 150-200 people came out in 25 degree weather.  People don't do that to vote for the status quo.

The crowd was pretty upbeat, line moved well, and the election officials were clearly anticipating heavy turnout and planned accordingly.  I think they should be put in charge of FEMA.

Virginia is looking good for the GOP. 

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Maybe, but what of Bexar? That would be interesting to know.

Precinct captain where I vote told me @ 6:30 AM 900 of 1500 people in the precinct had early voted. They expected a very SLOW DAY. I was done in 15 mons. I live in Guilford County NC - on campus of UNCG - DEEP Blue So - my take - all the Obama votes were banked for the most part by last Saturday... for what it's worth

WA is vote by mail, so I can report one car ahead of me at the drop-box.

That said, in a light blue county, I drove a 4 mile stetch where there were candidate signs about every 100 feet. 

The vast majority were state and local, with GOP candidate leading 10-1, but I was amazed that there was not a single Obama sign.  More soft evidence that the Democratic base is at best going through the motions, but not supporting Obama with any passion.

Sean Hannity said that in an hour or hour and a half, he'd be getting exit poll info and he was debating about not giving it.

I thought last election cycle that the pollsters agreed not to let out exit info UNTIL the polls closed.  Am I crazy, my memory shot?

Will any voting totals from Eastern and Central time zones be allowed to be reported before polls close at 8 pm on the Pacific Coast?

From my own, coworker's and friend's observances, republican friendly suburbs of Columbus, OH are experiencing larger than normal turnout - Hilliard, Upper Arlington, Dublin.

Sunny and 70 degrees here in Oklahoma.

Turnout is good, from what I've seen on local news.

Lots of State Questions and Judges to vote on, on ballots here...in addition to the State and Federal Candidates.

We're doing some cleanup, on liberal judges left over from previous D-governors.

Or...at least I hope we get them cleaned out.

Even though this is a 'red state', the D-registrations still outnumber the R ones.

Michigan -11 Republican Victory Headquarters stopover.

Heavy turnout of the R voters, I am transporting several more in the next few hours - optimism all around here.

Can MI go Red?

I live in Bristow, VA which seems to be sporting a great deal more Romney signs than there were McCain signs in 2008.  At my polling place the crowd was about 10x larger at 11:00 AM which is the same time I went there in 2008.  The general chatter in the 1 hour and 15 minute line (was about 5 mins for me in 200 was about how we cannot afford another 4 years of the same shit.

Bristow (about 40 miles from DC) is with Romney.

My polling station in Hollywood Ca that was jammed with excited Obama voters in 2008 only had a few people milling about this time around

Loudoun County , Va so far  (Northwestern Virginia)

23,000 absentee or 10% of total already on hand

registrar expects 70-80% turnout by the end of day

--source ,   Leesburg Today,   local newspaper.

Talk show host and political watcher from Ohio, Billy Cunningham a half hour ago on Sean Hannity's radio show said he spoke with the registrar of voters about EV voting, spoke with her/him about turnout and it is huge, particularly in red areas.

Turnout in  red parts of Pennsylvania is strong, check out, e.g., the Chambersburg Public Opinion (newspaper) for anecdotal evidence (the plural of anecdotes is data).

I have a gooood feeling about this (still praying rosaries, tho')

Voted at noon today.  Steady, but no long lines.  All 12 booths in use, line of 4 people, less than 2 minutes to get a booth. 

MN - Rural Michelle Bachmann / 6th district in Wright County. 

Counter was 628 when I left at 1200 CST (~125 voters/hr). 

Voted 7 am this morning, about 30 people in front of me in my Romney leaning ward. The weird thing was no donk apparatchiks outside the polling place handing out literature, they did not even bother to put up one sign.

Much higher turnout than the three elections I've voted there.

Delco, PA

San Diego County.

Voters were forcefully placing drivers licences and id down while at first station. Made workers look at them. Made sure they checked them.

Everyone walking out with smiles.

At supermarket, line of people with lots of alcohol, all saying they were going home to celebrate. I was told to get champagne after I said I was Romney voter.

Laid back town, quiet environs. Never saw people willing to say who they voted for before this.

Holy Moroni, don't fail us now. (Not a Mormon, just like that saying)

For those interested, Paul Ryan is coming on Hannity.

Gingrich is on Hannity on now, says from what he's heard the VA red areas are doing well, dem not as well, but he didn't give anhy numbers. 

Gingrich was on tv last night and now radio and he's really criticizing the news media and the polls.

Posted by: Jack at November 06, 2012 04:13 PM (wUFaM)

Norwalk is a pretty heavy dem town.....so that's good.

After voting, stopped by Target.  Cute 18 year old cashier, had not voted yet today or ever.  I mentioned Obama care and <30 hrs/wk for part-timers. 

She said do not worry, I am voting for Romney!

Posted by: Truman North, 315-223 at November 06, 2012 04:16 PM (vWZrj)

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Thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!!

The line at my place was a little heavier than last time.

Wife's sick as a dog but going to vote. Proud of her.

I voted in Montgomery County, PA.  I live just outside of Norristown (pretty heavy dem area. At my polling precinct, there were only sign for democrats and only democrats handing out example ballots). I voted at 7:30am. Turnout was light as far as I could tell. I was able to go right in and vote and was out in less than 5 minutes. 

I talked to my mother who lives in Champaign, IL (the southern part of Illinois and also generally much more conservative than the northern part of the state). She said my father had to wait 30 minutes to vote early in the morning. She waited a bit, but then had to run errands, but said she would vote later in the afternoon.  My brother also voted and had to wait about 20-30 minutes. 

Dumb question -

What happens if Dems get 2008 turnout in their areas and Repubs get 2010 turnout in their areas?  Seems like this is possible in PA. 

Lancaster county, PA here, voted around 3, mild wait, at least 20 people inside voting, number 829. If I did my math right, thats a full third of the adult population of our township.

Also, there was a metric shit ton of Amish buggies and Mennonite vans driving around this morning/afternoon. Assuming Amish vote R, thats a lot of voters that wouldn't/couldn't answer a phone poll.

Posted by: Up with people at November 06, 2012 04:16 PM (kzFo5)

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Reposting that in its entirety just because i think it's so pretty.

Posted by: BumperStickerist at November 06, 2012 04:07 PM (RuUvx)

I live in Horsham.  I voted at 1:00PM.   The place was empty.  My stupid ward is probably 3:1 dem.  So I'm taking that as a good sign.

Derry, Londonderry, and Salem NH the polling stations were packed, and despite the cold weather people were standing on over-passes on 93 and street corners with "get out and vote" and signs for their canidate.

I just moved here from nothern California so I have no idea if this is normal or not.  At lunch I ran into a woman sporting a Romney/Ryan button and when I asked her if she'd voted she said "Yes," and tapping her button continued "Gotta get rid of the rif raf you know" and then proceeded to lecture me about not having voted yet.

At Walmart, the check told me she didn't vote, didn't believe in elections, or the system itself and was chastized by the woman in line behind me (being from CA I haven't owned an ice scraper in 13 years until today).

I'll try and update after I get a copy of my lease and head out the polling station to fill out a provisional ballot.

98Cunningham said friend in Naples, Fla said voting was "off the hook." Is that red area? I got the impression from his happiness that it is.

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VERY conservative

Fairly light turnout as of 1pm PST in my San Francisco polling place. Turnout at 8AM (poll opened at 7AM) initially looked heavy with about 50 ballots cast in hour 1. As of 1PM, only about 120 total ballots were submitted. I could spot the liberal voters with their flappy jaws and beady eyes.

Voting Romney/Ryan here is like pissing in the wind, but the splash felt great.

My 18 year old daughter just voted for the first time, she voted for R/R

Number of voters was light in my precinct when I voted (Eastern El Paso County, CO). Supposedly many voted early in CO.

How I imagine Joe Biden ended up in Ohio today:

Joe Biden: (answers phone at 3am): Hello itÂ’s Joe, whadayaknow?

Barack Obama: Joe, itÂ’s Barry . . .

JB: Oh hello there Mr. President Â…

BO: Joe

JB: Â…. I was just Â….

BO: JOE!

JB: Â…..thinking what big FÂ’n deal this campaign has been and I Â….

BO: JOE, Shut the F&* UP!

JB: oh sorry

BO: Joe, Â…ummmm Â….ahhhhÂ… our numbers are not where we want them in Ohio Â… ummm Â….ahhh So I need you to go to Ohio to help get out the vote.

JB: Uh well, uh. Ok. Whaddeverya need. Oh, wait, IÂ’m getting some new hair plugs at 9 so I guess I can go after that Â…

BO: No.

JB: It took me quite a while to get this appointment with this new doctor, I hear heÂ’s quite good, heÂ’s Pakistani you know Â….

BO: NO! Joe, I need you to get your a** on a plane first thing. F** your hair plugs. (click)

JB: My wifeÂ’s hairdresser referred him. I think he voted for us last time too. Maybe I can get you his number and Â…. wait hello?

Ed Gillespie just mentioned strong turnout in the Florida Panhandle.  Let me tell you, I was down there 3 weeks ago and it was unbelievable, just covered in Romney signs all over Panama City.  People there really despise Obama.  The economy still sucks there and the BP spill FUBAR was keenly felt there.   

Anyone who ever whines to you about Florida in 2000, tell them that Dan F'ing Rather called Florida for Al Gore before the polls had closed in the Panhandle.  Hundreds and possibly thousands of voters went home instead of voting on their way home from work.  It was a travesty. 

Posted by: steevy at November 06, 2012 04:25 PM (9XBK2)

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It appears as if we may not be the only ones who have realized that, steevy.

Half hour wait voting in Fairfax, VA around 12:45.  I expected to wait longer  since it was lunchtime, but that was a longer wait than I'd had in the past.   The poll workers were pretty frazzled and said it had been extremely busy   earlier in the morning and were expecting an onslaught after people got out of  work. 

I overheard one woman in line say that her daughter in D.C. had to wait 2 hours.  I'm chalking that up to D.C. residents' slavish devotion to TFG and desperation  rather than any  sea change in voting patterns.

2008, in my Central PA precinct, there was a 100-foot line snaking out of the polling place at 7a. Mostly first-time Dem voters.

2012, no line at 7a. Now, this is a GOP heavy precinct, so in general low turnout would mean low GOP strength. But the flood in 2008 was Obama voters, and it was not there this morning.

Voted before work in a traditionally Repub leaning area south of Cleveland, OH.  I waited in line for the first time EVER.  Numbers way up over 2008 in terms of the number of people voting at 7:30 a.m.

"I think in FL you're going to see longer lines just because of all the referendum questions. The whole ballot is 3 pages, front and back."

FL has some pretty kick ass referendum items on the ballot.  I enjoyed voting against all the liberal judges too.

Posted by: JonathanEllis at November 06, 2012 04:27 PM (aoM5y)

Good. it'll help goose the popular vote.

Anecdote: Arrived at polling place at 7am in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania suburbs (Mt. Lebanon). 100+ people in line and more arrived as I waited. Voting was at the local elementary school. The PTA moms selling baked goods said they'd never seen turn out like this except for Reagan 1984.

This is a new polling place for me.  But we got in  line at 7AMish, by 7:30-7:40 we were given our ballot cards. We were number 205 and 206.

That means they're clearing about 70 people per hour for the first 2 hours.  It still looks crowded up there (the polling place is at the enterence to my neighborhood.)

I can't speak to makeup of this area other than that the GOP didn't file a canidate for State Rep (but my District for that is huge, and highly republican, because it includes most of where I used to live, so I think someone just screwed up.)

I live in Louisiana in a Republican district sprinkled with some professor-types and a few limousine liberals. I have never seen a line out the door at our polling place before but there was today. Also very hard to find a parking space.  Took me 45 minutes in all to vote, only 30 seconds of which was spent in the voting booth.  Looks like everyone very interested in voting, even the libs ahead and behind me.  But, as I say, they're in the extreme minority in that precinct.  And remember Louisiana is very red so doesn't really make a huge difference if everyone in my precinct votes.

Across town in minority precincts I saw no people outside the polling places. A couple of supporters of Obama were 300 feet away but there were no lines out the door nor crowded parking lots.

"Voted just a few minutes ago in N. Indiana. Waited until daughter came home from school as she wanted to join me in the booth. Live in a real small town so difficult to judge turnout. Pollsitter says turnout was good. Made sure my cousin was registered last month. Today he voted for the first time in over 15 years. I guess he wants to keep his guns. going over to have a beer with him now"

No school around here for election day - Thankfully my kids were at sleepovers so husband and I voted at 7:00.    Lots of people there at opening but line moved well.  Poll workers were stunned to see so many voters.  I live in southeastern Mass, a purple town in this blue state.  Hard to judge but regardless people motivated to vote.  We have a few interesting ballot questions on suicide and medical marijuana too.   

My brother-in-law because a US citizen last year and couldnt' wait to vote.  My husband, me and the brother-in-law are the outsiders in our family as we all voted Romney.  At least I have hope he can mitigate my sister's moonbat ifluence on my nieces and nephews!

Short line at our polling place in Lexington, KY.  People were coming in but things moved swiftly. Can't say how this compares to 4 years ago, because we've moved since then. KY will definitely go red, but we are holding our breath for Lexington to go for Romney (it's usually heavily blue). Also, big Congressional race between Barr (R)/Chandler (D) seems to be bringing people out.

When my hub and I were going in, he opened the door for me (as always), and also for an elderly gentleman. The man said to my hub, "Thanks - you must be voting for Romney." Hub laughed and said yes, and then held the door open for a woman. She was clearly an Obama voter 'cause she looked unhappy with this exchange. That's right, Romney voters have good manners!

Posted by: Weirddave at November 06, 2012 04:21 PM (aH+zP)

Same thing up here in Timonium.  I've never had to wait before but this time it took about 30 minutes at 3:00.  My ten year old son loved hitting the "submit" tab on the screen.  It had a more red than blue feeling.

Quick request-

County and State on turnout posts, please....

Wife and I voted early in TX, lines were long last Thurs!

My precinct is a fairly purple one, one the outskirts of Austin- but we are in a Red county (williamson).

Went by the polling place today, lines look pretty long, longer than 2008. This Precinct supposedly has gone for the winning candidate in every election since Bush/Clinton.

Voted at 11am, South Side of Chicago.

Obooby shouldn't have dissed Bill Daley.

Not an Obama sign to be seen, just local pols, mostly Water Reclaimation District nominees ( One of which is Daley's nephew )

Posted by: weimdog at November 06, 2012 04:29 PM (SwPvC)

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So people seem passionate and eager to vote. Which prompts me to ask myself, which side is that passion on?  Obama's?  I see very little evidence of Obama passion this year.  Surely not enough to inspire record turn-out.

Posted by: Timon at November 06, 2012 04:32 PM (AmX5

Posted by: Doomberg at November 06, 2012 04:36 PM (eN6r4)

I'd love to find that asshole Sobhani and punch him in the junk.  WTF?

Posted by: Wi Lurker at November 06, 2012 04:37 PM (9pqWr)

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Son is military.  God bless you and your husband.

299 Imus just said he wanted Obama to win VA.Cavuto said it was a mistake to have him on the show. Posted by: Bart who lurks with SMOD 2012, master of his domain at November 06, 2012 04:37 PM (he2LC)

Thats okay Hannity will still be his butt-buddy.
 

National Review has a huge update from the Romney campaign with their ORCA data from key counties.  Looking very good in CO, Iowa (!!),

Bay County, Florida - where my Mom lives - had added staff at some polling places because of overwhelming turnout.  (Bay went 71-28 for Bush in 2004, may exceed that today.)

Hialeah, FL - Cuban stronghold - lines around the block. 

PENNSYLVANIA -- Coal country coming out stronger than in previous elections.  R+8 so far.  Northern Bucks strong GOP turnout. (bellwether).

Virginia -- GOP strongholds turning out huge, turnout down in many Dem areas. 

Wisconsin -- MASSIVE turnout in Brookfield, high 60s GOP county. 

Hannity is speaking with a Bill Cunningham, a radio jock, of Hamilton County Ohio who says the 3 pm polls show Mitt far surpassing the numbers the POS got in 2008 and GWB got in 00 and 04 and that if these numbers hold there is no way Ohio goes to the POS and Mitt is the next prez.

He said the turnout us far surpassing anything seen in the county previously.

Posted by: joeindc44 will start talking like biden. like. biden. at November 06, 2012 04:39 PM (QxSug)

I'd love that but the Sobhani radio commercials are calling him the "real conservative" 

As for the gambling thing, if that idiot O'Malley is for it, it is safe to assume that it is a horrible idea.  I had a hard time voting against that as well.

"Reince Priebus was on local talk radio yesterday and said he predicted at least one network calling it for Mitt by 10:30 pm ET. "

That would be 1/2 hour after CO closes polls, right?

Is this accurate?

http://tinyurl.com/bh2aouf

my god I hope not!

@349

At least the Dems have Julian Castro. Man, he looks like a sleazy fuck.

Posted by: Chris at November 06, 2012 04:41 PM (0JUAb)

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Woke up at 2 AM and couldn't go back to sleep.  Took that as a sign I was supposed to be praying, not snoozing.  So  I did.

Eldest daughter lives in Fairfax County, VA; this is her 2nd presidential election.  She waited in line for an hour and a half.  We told her to cherish this memory - we have only had one election like this one in our living memory, and that was in 1980.

We  waited in line for over an hour to boot Carter out of office.

There are lots more people in the country  compared to 1980 -  this election turnout has "Reagan  Redux" written all over it.......

Posted by: gayle in ca at November 06, 2012 04:45 PM (wgmUB)

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Oops, sorry!  I meant Central time, Wisconsin time. 

that hardest data point i have is the fortune cookie i opened today

"Confucious say: Show-off always shown up in a showdown"

Posted by: panzernashorn at November 06, 2012 04:42 PM (BAnPT)

Loud and clear!  I didn't hang around too long, but it appeared others were doing the same when interviewed.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 06, 2012 04:44 PM (BPyqV)

Posted by: mama winger

He probably meant the AceOSpades Decision Desk.

I highly recommend this to be played at Romney's victory speech tonight

http://tinyurl.com/9vg39s

Fight On, America!!!

In my reddish-purple enclave within commie NY, if you drove around town you would know that there was a congressional race, and a state senate race, but you would do a lot of driving before saying "Hey, there's a presidential race too!"  Once you got to that point, you would assume Mitt Romney was running unopposed, since there are virtually no Obama signs.  Plenty of signs for the Dem incumbant for Congress, though, so we DO have Dems!  It seems weird.

Anyway, my polling place, a couple of hours ago, was not deserted, but there was no waiting.

Posted by: Havedash at November 06, 2012 04:37 PM (ToMJU)

Bush has been out of office for 4 years and according to the MFM was a dunce. Barry can heal planets with the wave of his hand. So it must be Bush's fault

Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at November 06, 2012 04:43 PM (4eDvT)

You mean free gas Cuomo who would rather Long Islanders freeze to death than waive ethanol blend restriction in gasoline. That Cuomo doesn't stand a chance? How could that be? He has so much experience with HUD. The only thing all these assholes id was go give news conference and circle jerk each other.

Posted by RoyalOil 

I don't recall having a vote on that one.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 06, 2012 04:49 PM (vCK/R)

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Better yet.  Issues vouchers and let the public schools fail if they cannot compete in the marketplace of excellence. 

Posted by: mama winger at November 06, 2012 04:51 PM (P6QsQ)

I think you misspelled "when"

9:45 ish this morning, NW Louisiana. About 40 people in line for A-L last names and one person in line for M-Z.

Wasn't here in 2008.

We went at what we hoped would be a quiet time, but I was still suprised it was that quiet.

378Cape Coral, FL It's mainly a Republican area. Very large turnout. Took me 3 hours to vote. Some of the other precincts had longer waits. Part of it is due to a 4 page ballot, but still more people voting than I've ever seen.

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A fellow Cape Coralite!!!

Posted by: Anabolic State at November 06, 2012 04:51 PM (whQ/o)

Where in Montco?  I live in Horsham, and it's become a lib haven.  I may need to move.

>>Jane D'oh

Hi there!

Eureka CA, traditional labor Democrat area. Usually, theres a line in the morning. Not today. I was one 4 people voting.

>>Here in Lithuania action is light.

Even after blinking a few times, it still says Lithuania.

Stopped me in my tracks for a minute there...

460 -  Lots of pics floating around of Obama with text that reads "I've got his back, do you?"

Saw man wearing a t-shirt with this idiotic statement and  pic of SCOAMF on it the other day. Hub and I just about broke our necks doing the biggest eye-roll you've ever seen.

Voted about 10 this morning in Troy, MI-- heart of Oakland Co.  A little lighter than I expected but still a good turnout in an area that went from solid  red to mushy moderate in the 90s due to "social issues" and southernization of GOP. 

R/R need big swing in western-outer Wayne (Livonia-Northville areas) and obviously Oakland and Macomb to get margins out of affluent suburban areas they need to have a shot at carrying the state.  Haven't had said margins at Pres. level in 20 years. 

Have suburban women had enough of voting for school uniforms and abortion rights?  Enquiring minds want to know.

"I have a bug-out bag ready to skip town if the place erupts after Obama loses."

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"I don't think the punks care enough to riot over this."

Do not take this lightly, especially in a big city.  Doubly so in Obamago.  Pack a bag, gas up the vehicle,  lock up the house,  and GTFO at the first inkling of trouble.  That shit can spread like a wildfire  in an enclosed area  overgrown with dried-out  leftist  deadwood.

Stay safe.

Posted by: Tribal at November 06, 2012 05:00 PM (xC8dv)

Actually, strong GOP turnout to counterbalance as much of the heavy Dem turnout as possible and allow the mostly-GOP rest of the state lead to victory is quite important.  Bob McDonnell won Fairfax in 2009.

My anecdotal evidence that we're doing well is  a  dearth of trolls if any.  We had one of the Gregs (sock)  visit in one of the other threads and the inevitable Samdumb,  but that's about it.

I'm sure they'll be here later.....maybe.

@455  "Watched guy across the street tell Obama GOTV worker with clipboard to get the fuck off his porch."

You *do* understand that you now owe your neighbor a six-pack of midrange  domestic beer for that, right?  

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Hannity is speaking with a Bill Cunningham, "polls show Mitt far surpassing the numbers the POS got in 2008 and GWB got in 00 and 04 and that if these numbers hold there is no way Ohio goes to the POS and Mitt is the next prez."

And many bitter clinging, knuckle dragging, white- working class Joes are just getting off shift now to go on down and vote.  Heh.

Posted by: RWC at November 06, 2012 05:09 PM (fWAjv)

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The choom, it calls.

Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge

yep.  had to call my homestate senator's office to get help to obtain a ballot.  the fed voting assistance program website rejected us

Pretty sure Mitt's going to carry my state :-).  Am in the process of wearing out the refresh button re the rest of you.

I voted about 3 pm EST on a beautiful fall day, but it was cold this morning (about 30 degrees). Would have expected a lot of people would have waited for weather to warm up before voting. Not so. I was voter 335; I asked the poll workers whether turnout was heavy. They said turnout in 2010 was well under 300, and the after-work crowd is still to come. Admittedly, the town I live in is so red that Dems don't even field anyone for borough elections, but it appears Republican turnout this year will be HUGE.

In short, R's seem to be turning out in droves in Western PA. So, despite the big advantage in Democratic registration in PA, it looks as though the Pittsburgh suburbs and the T are going to do their part to turn the state red. It is probably all up to the Philly 'burbs.

PS I have not heard anything about turnout in very heavily Democratic Pittsburgh itself, but it only makes up about 25% of Allegheny County. It looks to me as though the race in PA will go to Obama ONLY if he gets out the vote in Philadelphia or if Rs muff the Philly suburbs. I am feeling hopeful.

I live in the northern suburbs of Dallas, which is about 80% Republican and 75% Tea Party. No one needs to vote because everyone knows the outcome. Turnout has been very heavy.

In 2008, I was one of maybe 4 people who had a Palin and what's his name sign in my yard. This year, easily half the houses on my street have a Romney-Ryan sign. They aren't given away around here — you have to make an effort and shell out some money to get one.

If Romney-Ryan can generate this kind of turnout where they don't need the votes, I can only imagine what's happening in swing states.

"Now, given the profile of Democrats, you have to figure that a greater proportion of them will be voting after work, instead of before."

Dhimmeroids working...??!!?? ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

This is all about the dopers and porch monkies not rolling out of bed until after lunch. By the time they get upright enough to walk and talk it'll be afternoon.

My wife and I walked down to our polling place in deep blue Alexandria VA this morning at 615. (Polls open at 600.) The line was already out the door and a block down the street. We waited 45 minutes.

The woman behind us in line turned out to be a local staffer on Romney campaign; we talked about how lonely it is to be a Republican in our neighborhood but that there seems to be parity this year in Romney and Obama yard signs in the city. The young Republican precinct captain was energetically passing out flyers; he had a pumpkin with the "R" logo carved in it. Lovely sight as the sun came up. We have a muncipal election today too; there were half a dozen folks with literature for the local candidates, one D campaigning for the ticket but no individual campaigners for Kaine, Moran, Allen or Murray (Moran's (R) opponent)- which is unusual; maybe because it was so early. Maybe because there is a lot more enthusiasm for the city candidates than the national races. Allen won't do well in my precinct, Murray will lose, but Romney may surprise locally. 

Our precinct had very heavy turnout in 2008 and usually votes 60 or 65% (D); turnout seemed heavier this morning but it may have been because we  changed voting systems again . (Virginia seems to change methods every  three or four years.)

I'm cautiously optimistic.  Doofus at work said this afternoon, there is NO WAY Obama can lose to Romney.  Heh. 

if the epithet fits then it is what it is

apparently some of you have never lived in places like Chicago where during work hours when the rest of us are trying to make a living to pay for others too lazy to work you can see entire blocks of people sitting on the porches or down at the bars who have never worked in their lives and additionally are very often multi-generation porch sitters.

If it walks like a duck, and it quacks like a duck...

New Drudge headline has R up in Fla and  NC but O up in OH, NH, MI and NV.  WTF?????

Cast my vote at 5:30 in south-central Michigan (Battle Creek).  Mixed district - some hoity toity, and some gutter scum.  Steady turn out, nearly full parking lot, but no overflow.  Saw a fresh crop of Romney signs on the way in.  Some Dem signs were missing, but the die hards had yards full of them.  Did a quick scan of bumpers - most had no ads on them.  The only two relevant stickers I saw were a MITT sticker, and a "Girls Hunt Too."  Nearly all cars said "solid middle-middle class."  This is a good sign.

My take - edge to the R&R ticket.  Dems undermotivated or complacent, Reps angry and ready for payback. 

Prince William County, VA.  I voted at 3pm at the same place I've voted for 20+ years.  A heavy turnout in previous years was 600 voters, when I went (4 hours left) they were over 1200.  I've since driven by and the place is still very busy.

Son in law has an hour wait a couple miles away, his mom at another location is an hour wait, friends have a two hour wait not far from here. 

Rumor has it that the town down the road has a four hour wait. 

Posted by: David of PA at November 06, 2012 04:20 PM (RHrNg)

Champaign is a little more commie than surrounding downstate counties due to the University of Illinois being located here (went for Kerry in '04 and for the SCOAMF in '0 .  My precinct is about 60% Black, 40% White and others.  In 2008 when I went to vote, I was one of only three non-African Americans at the polling place the entire time it took me to vote.  This time around, voting at the same time, the group in line was a pretty even racial mix.  Wait times, number of people in line and everything else were pretty much the same.  My general vibe is that African Americans are turning out for Barry, but the rest of his supporters are decidedly less enthusiastic

This lack of enthusiasm has been noticable all year.  In 2008, from almost the moment Barry clinched the nomination, Obama signs started popping up everywhere -all over the city and the university campus.  Obama bumperstickers were all over cars on campus, and dorms had lots and lots of windows displaying Obama/Biden signs.  This time around, I see just as many leftover Obama08 stickers on cars as I do Obama2012 ones, and the signage is WAY, WAY, WAYYYYYY down.  I've seen a grand total of ONE Obama sign in the windows of the 3-4 dorms I typically walk by during the day, and they are much more rare out in the residential areas of town as well.

I'm sure this palpable decline in support is mostly because Barry is a SCOAMF with no record of achievement to speak of for the last four years, but there's another local reason for that probably accounts for some of it.  Back when he won in '08, lots of university faculty and staff were giddy after the election, thinking that with Barry as POTUS, the university was going to be in line for a buttload gravy train of federal money -but not much materialized.  Unfortunately for these people, they failed to realize that Barry's mental map of the state of Illinois basically consists of Chicago and surrounding suburbs with a southern border at I-80.  Downstate Illinois (Champaign and the university included) may as well be part of Missouri, or even Alabama, as far as he's concerned.

I'm sure Illinois will stay blue, but he's not going to win it by ~30 points this time.  If we can get the margin under 10, it will be a nice slap in his face that I'll be more than happy with.

I got to the polls at 6:55 this morning in Milwaukee. I thought there would be a long line but I was #22 and was at work by 7:30. Since this is a lib neighborhood, that's good news. I waited in line for at least 45 minutes in 2008. However, a lib co-worker of mine, who lives in deep red Ozaukee county, also said she didn't have to wait in line this morning either. A friend emailed me mid-morning and said turnout was high in the Milwaukee 'burbs (which might be good or bad, depending on what 'burbs you're talking about.)

 The weather this morning was sunny, but it turned rainy and nasty mid-afternoon. Madison is expecting snow as well as rain, so hopefully some moonbats are staying at home because hey, Nate Silver told them this is in the bag.

Just talked to folks in FL.  Located 1/2 way between Tampa and Orlando.  Said it took 45 mins to vote alittle heavier than usual but mostly white.  Alot of early voters in their area due to retirees who want to be on the move.  Pop says its too hard to tell if it'll go to Romney.  "Too many nice conservative looking elderly women are idiot liberals on the inside. There's just no gettin past stupid." Hilarious.