My wife just called. Long line in Ada.
Maybe conservatives in Michigan are voting because of Prop 1 and Prop 2 implications?
It was about 30 minutes over here in Cascade. A person in line said the line in downtown Grand Rapids was nearly 3 hours earlier this morning.
I voted in Ada, biggest turn out I have witnessed in my 12 years here. I spoke to a friend who works as a plumber. He said for the first time his union did not tell him who to vote for in their prevote phone call. I also have many family members who are GM workers. They are not voting Dem for the first time in 24 years. Very interesting.
I am a voter in the rural eastern shore of virginia with about 30-40% african-american population. Unfortunately it is pretty racially polarized regarding politics. We all vote at one of the town firehouses and for a region where the biggest town is 3000 people the lines were long outside the firehouse. 50 people or so. Many around here are voting McCain as we are close to the maryland eastern shore (HARDCORE CATHOLIC REPUBLICANS). The african american turnout at the polls this morning at 7 am was minimal 2-3 people of the 50 there. My wife went later thought and said it was about 30% African-american. One Obama guy was removed from the polling place because he was taunting people as they walked into the firehouse by shouting “It’s our time!”. Overall I feel goosd about the support for mccain in this heavily rural and black portion of Virginia. The only ads I have seen on tv in the past 3-4 days were mccain ads. He has been pummeling this area. I think he will win VA albeit by a slim margin. NOVA is the issue lots of Obama supporters in the DC suberbs. I do have freinds all over the state elsewhere that say MCCAIN voters are coming out in droves. who knows.