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customerserviceguy

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14. No crowds at my polling place.

Reply to kelliekat44 (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 08:26 PM

Nov 2014

We walked right up to the table with our names on the rolls, and were promptly handed ballots. Very short line to wait to get to a booth to mark our ballots, too.

I do definitely remember a long line of African-American voters from a nearby precinct waiting to get their ballots two years ago, I noticed very few black voters this time around. My lady says it was like 20%, I'd have to guess it at ten. Not a good sign, the Rethugs are running a stronger-than-usual candidate for the House, and I've only seen his signs around the area, none for his Democratic opponent, who just recently acquired our county in a redistricting.

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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