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SomethingFishy

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13. People are working, early turnout is going to be older people..

Reply to kelliekat44 (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 05:09 PM

Nov 2014

and people out of work...

I'm going to keep saying this today:

This is the most important day of the year for Democracy, it should be a federal holiday. When a politician tells you how important America is, how important our government is, and how we have the greatest government in the entire world, ask them why the one day every two years we have to exercise our right to vote is held on a workday when most people have 2 hours between 5 and 7 to run out and vote, after working all day.

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Any one out there have any reports to make on voting? I see long lines in percents near me...but [View all] kelliekat44 Nov 2014 OP

I was the only voter but I went mid-morning. TBF Nov 2014 #1

Antioch, IL GitRDun Nov 2014 #2

I posted in another thread that here in my district (Va-8) Things are brisk and Raine1967 Nov 2014 #3

VA-7 also heavy turnout. Eric Cantor's replacement will be a teabagger. nt Nay Nov 2014 #7

I'm sorry about that. :( nt Raine1967 Nov 2014 #8

Yeah, it sucks. I guess there's a snowball's chance of the Dem getting Nay Nov 2014 #9

I have a feeling in two years the district will have buyer's remorse. Raine1967 Nov 2014 #10

Same 40-50 machines and 3-4 voters as always at my polling place. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #4

voted at about 10am. very light turnout at my polling place rollin74 Nov 2014 #5

Dewitt, MI: VERY heavy turnout. I was voter 237 in my precinct at Pathwalker Nov 2014 #6

My polling place in Burlington Vermont was its usual busy, organized pleasant place karynnj Nov 2014 #11

I poll watched this morning from 7:00 to 11:00 Blue_In_AK Nov 2014 #12

People are working, early turnout is going to be older people.. SomethingFishy Nov 2014 #13

No crowds at my polling place. customerserviceguy Nov 2014 #14

*super* busy in my very red polling place in Waukesha County, WI PeaceNikki Nov 2014 #15