When I voted this morning I was shocked!

[William769]

Let me start off by saying where I live at in S.W. Florida is as red as red can get. in 2020 It took hours to get through the line to vote. This morning I think there were two other people voting when I went in to vote. I asked the poll worker who check me in & she said it's been like this all morning.

Now I don't want to try & make any assumptions on what this means, I'm just reporting what I saw & heard.

I will say this, when I was done voting, I left with a smile on my face.


VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!

[TwilightZone]

1. I hope the Rs are as disinterested as some of them appear to be.

That would certainly help.

[William769]

3. That's what I was thinking.

[LisaL]

23. FL already had a huge early voter turnout.

Most likely interested republicans already voted.

[TwilightZone]

29. Yeah, I've mentioned that a lot lately.

After years of railing against early voting, I wouldn't have expected them to be able to convince their voters to switch quite this easily or quickly. They had a million vote edge in early voting.

[Owl]

45. I believe you are right.

[madaboutharry]

2. If I am reading this correctly....

Do you think that republicans are staying home?

I hope so! That would be a good thing.

[William769]

4. That's what I was thinking.

That's why I left with a smile on my face.

[jimfields33]

61. They early voted.

It was huge in Florida for some reason.

[ellemb]

5. Maybe a lot early voted

[William769]

6. Knowing the area I live in, I feel that's highly unlikely.

But stranger things have happened.

[LisaL]

26. What county do you live in?

You can check how many early voted in your county.

[Native]

64. id like to check my FL county. how do i do that?

[Indykatie]

67. You Can Check the Data for Every State on the Web Site Linked Below.

Here's the page for Florida.

https://election.lab.ufl.edu/early-vote/2024-early-voting/2024-general-election-early-vote-florida/

[Native]

71. thank you!

[Native]

79. thank you very much

[TwilightZone]

12. That's a good point. They have a huge margin in early vote.

About one million, the last I saw.

[bullimiami]

7. Wouldn't it be great if the enthusiasm at the rallys equals the enthusiasm for turnout.

[jaxexpat]

56. Enthusiasm is essential in politics. If it's missing among the stalwarts, the rank-and-file turnout will suffer.

It's a logical parallel. Maybe they'll all just get depressed and shit-faced drunk today, never to vote again.

That would be a true call for a .

[GP6971]

8. Hey!!! Good to see ya!!

[William769]

11. I needed a long deserved break.

Plus I went back to Kentucky for awhile (which I hadn't done in awhile).

I'm still trying to clean out my in-box.

[hlthe2b]

9. Hey, welcome back, William! You've been gone awhile... Good day to return to the "family!"

[William769]

14. Thanks I took a break.

Glad to see your still here.

[getagrip_already]

10. Day drinking is a thing with that crowd...

Though they are likely still hung over from last night.

They will start drinking soon enuf.

[TwilightZone]

13. So, late-arriving crowd?

Maybe they won't bother.

[getagrip_already]

16. Thats my hope....

Why bother.

[Tumbulu]

15. Good to see a post from you- and excellent observation!

I am noticing the lack of enthusiasm for the R candidate in my rural area. The ones that had been extremely in your face about their support in the past.

[William769]

17. I know that feeling.

[Captain Zero]

59. Large rural areas of Indiana, very few Trump signs.

on my drives in East Central IN.
Maybe they are plucking the TURKEY TODAY ?

[yaesu]

18. tRump told his sheep its ok to vote via mail so they may have voted already. nt

[William769]

22. He also told them to inject bleach. I wonder how many did that? nt

[70sEraVet]

60. He also told them not to believe the polls, that he's way ahead....

even in California and New York.
Maybe they thought he didn't need their votes.

[dweller]

19. You can check early voting results

~ 8.2 million have voted early , 55% women to 45% men
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/early-vote



✌🏻

[William769]

24. Thank you for the link.

[BootinUp]

20. Very interesting. Nt

[LisaL]

21. So many voted early, FL might be out of voters on election day.

NT

[William769]

27. Florida seems to have a neverending supply of MAGAS.

Or do they still?

[usonian]

25. NFL TRADE DEADLINE IS TODAY. (4pm Eastern time)

for those not interested in voting.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41400431/2024-nfl-trade-deadline-news-deals-reactions-takeaways-updates

[Cha]

28. Mahalo, William... Good to See you! ⭐️ 🕯️🕊️💙🌊🌊🌊💙🇺🇸🌈

[William769]

30. Thanks. And it's always a pleasure to see you.

You always bring sunshine.

[Cha]

39. You bring a

to my face!

[MineralMan]

31. Long Time No See!

Good to see you here on election day 2024!

[William769]

33. I wanted to spend this day with like minded friends.

It's good to see you too.

[blogslug]

32. Heya 👋

Good to see you.

[William769]

35. You too my friend.

[malaise]

34. So glad to see you

[William769]

36. Glad to see you & also glad to see

You survived the last two huricanes.

[malaise]

37. In the middle of TS Rafael and

it’s heavy rain right now😀
They just dropped our TS warning. Rain will continue until Thursday.

[William769]

38. I know, I am so sorry about that.

[calimary]

40. Hey, rain is one of my favorite things - and weather conditions!

Glad to see ya - or read ya, some more!

[William769]

47. you too!

[dchill]

41. Now I have a smile on my face, too! 😊

Thanks for the update!

[William769]

48. Anytime.

[JohnSJ]

42. Thanks for the update William.

[William769]

49. My pleasure.

[Jimbo S]

43. Vacationed in FL last week.

I was surprised to see the Harris campaign with television ads. Is FL winnable? Was it to help down ballot candidates?

Sorry for being off-topic.

[William769]

50. Is FL winnable? Probably not.

But we are going to give them a run like they haven't seen here in awhile.

[Pacifist Patriot]

44. 58% of registered voters have already cast their ballot in Florida.

Turnout in the last election was around 75-77% I believe. Not surprised there are going to be shorter lines in many places.

[yardwork]

46. Great to hear from you, William!

And that's great news!

[William769]

51. Great to see you too!

[sheshe2]

52. You are back!

I missed you, William! 💙

[William769]

68. Ditto!

[sheshe2]

70. Really good to see you...

Let’s ride this blue wave to shore!!!

[kozar]

53. I voted early,( last Friday)

And it was as busy as I've ever seen in NC Fla, I had to wait, to early vote.
The votes are there, we will be ok.

Koz

[markodochartaigh]

54. In red, red Collier County in SW Florida

according to the county website of 264,077 active eligible voters 77.11% have already voted. 73,477 by mail, 103,785 early voters, and 26,087 today, with 282 provisional ballots. 40,059 Democratic voters, 116,935 Republican voters, and 41,641
npa voters, and 4,596 other.
When I early voted last Tuesday I was able to basically walk in, vote, and walk out in less than 10 minutes.

[William769]

69. When we moved to Florida back in the 70's

We lived in East Naples (Lely). I also graduated from Lely High School. I know Collier County well.

Thank you for that update.

[greatauntoftriplets]

55. So there you are!

You were missed, so welcome back. Interesting observation from your polling place.

I voted by mail about three weeks ago. That email confirming receipt of the ballot was very welcome.

[William769]

73. I'm here, I'm there. I'm everywhere!

This year I decided to vote the old fashioned way. In person, on election day.

[Clearheadsam]

57. Somebody posted yesterday that the Democrat

early turnout in Miami Dade was not good. Hope it was better today!

[TBF]

58. Welcome home, William -

and good to hear the report from FL!

I never expect FL or TX to turn blue, but if they do you'll hear me screaming with joy from the middle of the country.

[William769]

74. Thanks.

We haven't been blue since 1999. We need to change that.

[mysitcfairy]

62. Today has been steady

We had about 50 people waiting when we opened the polls. Since then it has been steady. This is the first time I have been able to get online. Lots of first time voters, both very young and seasoned citizens. Barbque down the street with good music wafting our way when someone opens the outer door. It is a good day for the United States!

[carpetbagger]

63. Welcome back.

There was a thread on MIRT last month where we were all worried about you since we hadn't heard from you.

Good news in SWFL, I was visiting my mom in Ft Myers and didn't get good vibes either around there or from my old HS peeps in Collier.

[William769]

75. Sorry. I kind of disappeared. I needed to.

I'm back and refreshed.

[herding cats]

65. Great to see you and hear such happy news too boot!

I hope your news is a trend we see more of!

[William769]

76. Me too!

[DownriverDem]

66. Do you have

early voting? If not then yay for the Rs not voting.

[William769]

77. We do but in my area early voting isn't there thing. Or it used to be that way.

We'll find out tonight.

[Tribetime]

72. In Ohio longest line by far in my area..80% women

Never seen anything like that here....Something is happening in Ohio

[William769]

78. Women are making a difference in a big way.

And that's a good thing!

[bobalew]

80. Too bad the FIX was already in.....,,

Y’All KNOW he CHEATED, even said he would “FIX” it, and he did…
Now, we have to PROVE IT!