I'm voting in Virginia. I've voted at the same polling place for the last 12 years. The lines are typically ot the door but I can vote in 15 minutes. Even during a presidential year I can usually be in and out in minutes. I always vote early. This morning I waited in line for exactly 1 hour before voting and had to park 2 blocks away from the church to vote! My area is thoroughly Republican and W supporters are turning out in droves.
Awesome!
I'm in Oklahoma and I live right next to the voting place, the cars are parked about 1/2 block away with people going to vote. I've never seen that many people there, 2000 wasn't even close to that.
I hear you. This is my 3rd election in Virginia. I vote in the Haymarket precinct in Prince William County - and always vote early. In years past, I've always found an easy parking spot and walked right in. There would usually be two or three people in line for the A-G slot. This morning when I arrived, I was wondering what the hell had happened. The parking lot was full and cars were parked up and down the street for 100 yards in each direction. I found a place to park and walked up. The line went down the hall from a full cafeteria, out the door, down the sidewalk and nearly to the street. There were half a dozen Bush electioneers in the parking lot (in the safe electioneering zone) handing out Bush stickers and Republican sample ballots. There were no Kerry supporters to be seen. We're in a pretty conservative area - and I expected pretty good turnout - but I never expected anything like this.