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TrollBuster9090

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5. Awesome! I guess Karl Rove was right a couple of weeks ago when he was blathering

Reply to DemKittyNC (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 07:46 PM

Oct 2012

about how you 'can't trust the polls (that said Obama was ahead) because they're "based on a 2008 turnout model" and we don't expect the same number of African Americans and young people to turn out this time.'

That's right, assclown. After two solid years of Republican state governments trying to suppress the African American vote, MORE of them are going to turn out. Thank you, Republicans, for doing such a good job of motivating the Democratic Party base!

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Early voting in NC outpaces 2008 turnout [View all] wildeyed Oct 2012 OP

I drove by the voting place today DemKittyNC Oct 2012 #1

Awesome! I guess Karl Rove was right a couple of weeks ago when he was blathering TrollBuster9090 Oct 2012 #5

Yeah baby ! Your words fired me up too ! politicaljack78 Oct 2012 #19

Welcome to DU DemKittyNC!! Kind of late for your post count but I SaveAmerica Oct 2012 #21

Thank you very much SaveAmerica! DemKittyNC Oct 2012 #30

Call your county Board of Elections and ask what is used for early voting SaveAmerica Oct 2012 #31

Early voting won it for Obama last time. No need for paranoia. Go vote. RBInMaine Oct 2012 #35

Thanks for the real life report and so happy to hear your story and thanks for the vote. freshwest Oct 2012 #22

That's good to hear. bathroommonkey76 Oct 2012 #33

I keep hearing that oswaldactedalone Oct 2012 #2

TBH, I'm seriously not buying that narrative. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #12

------------noise marions ghost Oct 2012 #25

Why is romney pulling out of nc...they felt comfortable... they movonne Oct 2012 #3

jinx! bluemarkers Oct 2012 #7

If that's true, it's probably because they're confident the Superpac money that's TrollBuster9090 Oct 2012 #8

Ultimately thatsrightimirish Oct 2012 #11

Yeah, that is what I was thinking. wildeyed Oct 2012 #16

rmoney is pulling staff bluemarkers Oct 2012 #4

It may be they are completely panicked about OH and needed all hands on deck there. wildeyed Oct 2012 #14

I don't think signs are reflecting enthusiasm as they did in '08 SaveAmerica Oct 2012 #24

thx for the positive responses :-) I sure hope so bluemarkers Oct 2012 #27

Actually, this is good. John2 Oct 2012 #18

!!! wow !!! bluemarkers Oct 2012 #28

Rmoney pulled out of PA too. Dawson Leery Oct 2012 #20

nonsense.. DCBob Oct 2012 #29

I voted at around 12:30 or so and was close to number 300 dsc Oct 2012 #6

So is that good or bad, in your view? n/t AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #10

I don't have anything to compare it to dsc Oct 2012 #26

Good for you! *Waiting impatiently* for my mail-in ballot to arrive, due Friday. freshwest Oct 2012 #23

I waited just shy of 3 hours. Long lines. Populist_Prole Oct 2012 #32

Thank you for sticking it out. bemildred Oct 2012 #36

Be very careful saying early voting favors democrats bigdarryl Oct 2012 #9

IMHO, Wisconsin was probably stolen. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #13

Yeah, I know. wildeyed Oct 2012 #15

Awesome FamilyMan Oct 2012 #17

How Early Vote Turned North Carolina Blue bathroommonkey76 Oct 2012 #34