Word on the vine regarding Wisconsin is...

[Bubzer]

there are a TON of early votes coming in... most of them favoring Bernie Sanders!!!
I would take this with a heavy grain of salt, though... this came from a friend who has another friend who processes early voter ballots in the state.

Realistically, that places this firmly in the realm of rumor... but I can't help but feel hopeful!

[Stardust]

1. I'll take it! GO BERNIE!

[Ed Suspicious]

2. I just got a reminder text from a Bernie volunteer telling me that early voting is an option

and she directed me where to go to do that. They're working hard out there.

[Jennylynn]

3. I would definitely early vote.

Hopefully with the mess that is normal voting day, it'll get counted.

[Bernin4U]

4. Hell yeah, let's make it our AZ

Winning WI by 10 in the morning.

[Scuba]

5. I've been pretty active in politics since I retired in '08 and I've only seen one thing close ...

... to the enthusiasm Bernie has generated here in Wisconsin.

Russ Feingold is probably the gold standard for turning out Dems at public speech events here, but Bernie events get that type of turnout even when Bernie isn't there!!!

And when it comes to volunteering .... the numbers we've had volunteer for Bernie are right up there with the Walker recall effort in 2011. At that time we had 30,000 volunteers circulating petitions across the state. Our local turnouts for Bernie have been right with the numbers we had turn out locally for the recall effort. If that holds true across the state, Bernie's gonna win here.

[Land of Enchantment]

6. Very encouraging. I remember watching the recall and was stunned by the

turn out at the capitol and the passion of the protests. Wisconsin Dems must be a resilient bunch! Thanks!

[sorechasm]

7. Resilient, determined, and all-weather reliant are the Wisconsin Dems

As I recall, they stood for hours (for days during the protests) in sub-zero weather during the recount.

Voting for Bernie is a picnic by comparison.

Go Wisconsin!

[HereSince1628]

8. Interesting, on the north end of 'Tosa' there are very few signs of enthusiasm

for -anyone-. It's the quietest I've seen this place in many election cycles.

These neighborhoods generally lean republican 2-1. But there are also usually yard signs for both parties and often for independent candidates.

It really leaves me without a sense of feeling for the locality.

[Scuba]

9. Lotta health care workers, county workers in Tosa, as I recall. Could easily tilt from R to Bernie.

[HereSince1628]

10. Hard to say, not much showing, few yard signs or bumper stickers.

[postulater]

11. Favoring Sanders?

I voted early. But no one knows for whom except me. The envelopes are not opened until Election Day. Then they are run through the tabulator with all the others. So how does anyone know which way the early vote is going? A secret poll?

[Bubzer]

12. I don't doubt that ballots get counted early in some situations.

I don't process votes, though, so I couldn't tell you how it's done. I can only pass word along.