Posted on 11/02/2004 9:31:59 AM PST by UsnDadof8
This seems to be the format everyone else is using as far as title.
Just got back from the 12:00-1:30pm shift giving out the Republican Sample ballot in Chantilly, VA. I would say turnout moderate (was very heavy 6am to noon). My guess based on reaction to my overtures would be 58%Bush 42% Kerry. Let's see how this one holds up tonight.
Things were a sinch in Lynchburg VA.
For some reason the M-Z line was packed when I went to vote, but the A-L line was empty. I'm a K, so I pranced right through, and voting took all of 2 minutes.
I would hope VA would be solidly for Bush (except those Northern People who seem to gravitate to the blue stuff). My hubby and I voted in Western Henrico County shortly after 6 a.m. There were nearly 100 people there at that time. Kewl
GO BUSH!
Voted in Southern Fauquier County at 1:30P. No line and no one was going up to the sKerry table!!
Go BUSH/CHENEY !!
I have stories from TWO polling places - my own, and the church when I went to the noon Mass.
My polling place:
I was working the polls from 6 - 9 (going back at 4 to close)- Steve came with me to vote before going to work. He didn't actually vote until after helping me set up, but he was the 65th voter and it couldn't have been later than 6:15. I was 287 at 8:20. This is Western Spotsylvania County. There was a Kerry worker as well - very outgoing, native Virginian, Marine Vietnam vet if you can believe it. He was going to have to work two other polling places as well because the Dems down here don't have enough people to cover them all. They had enough to pull up 1500 Bush signs in a week, but that's different.
The church:
St. Patrick's school got used as a polling place, and it was kind of a disconnect to see all the Kerry signs out front. Some people walked into the church thinking the voting was in there and had to be redirected. There was one lonely Kerry worker, sitting dispiritedly on the trunk of his car as most people headed for the Bush poll worker.
In previous state or local elections, I've voted in the late afternoon and you'd be lucky to see a total above 300.
Wife is voting later this afternoon. There were a gaggle of David Ashe volunteers outside the school.
A poll judge said to me "Good morning". I yelled "STOP INTIMIDATING ME!!" Then I ran out screaming "I'VE BEEN DISENFRANCHISED!!"
Where did you vote? I was at Ni River Middle School.
Western Fairfax: very crowded around 0830. Long lines. Lots of signs for Lurch/Pony and Suckass (for congress). Voters were taking lots of "sample ballots" from the 'pubbie, not many from the 'rat.
Whats this with Zogby having VA tied?? he still breaking undecideds 90% for Kerry?? ug....
I live in Estates of Chancellorsville and voted at St. Patricks - there were a few Kerry signs and a few Bush signs. But a lot higher turnout at 0630 than last time - it took me about 30 minutes.
I was at the Smithfield, VA precinct (rural/suburb-type area) at 5:50 a.m. About 50-60 folks already in line. When I left there about 6:20, estimate about 125-150 folks waiting in line to vote. For the area, this is an extremely high, early voter turnout. Mostly 30-40-50+ age and up.
I just voted in the Fairlington section of Arlington, it took me 14 minutes.
Y'all have FReepmail.
I volunteered at the Wakefield precinct in Fairfax this morning from 6-9:30ish. It was very busy at 6, and tapered off a lot30-25 by 9 .. decreasing wait time each hour from 30-35 minutees to about 10-15 minutes. THEN I went to my own voting place around 11am, Oak Hill precinct at Canterbury Woods ES ... TWO HOURS in line! We met other Bush people in line, but don't know what the breakdown is, used to be 2:1 GOP, but demographics are changing. I was encouraged to see the local RC priest talking with his parishioners, hopefully pro-life, pro-Bush .. we will all see tonight !!! Good luck to all.
Actually, got there at 5:50 am. There were already about 80 people in front of me. The guy in front of me (approx. 50 years of age) was holding a "Vote Democrat" ballot instruction sheet. He was conversing with the guy in front of him. Honest to God, the guy in front of him was explaining to the other guy how many years congressman and senators serve. Nothing like just-in-time-training before casting your ballot.
I'm in Stafford, which will no doubt be heavily Bush (Quantico), but there was something that worried me. I was at an elementary school, but apparently the library right across the street is open for voting too. So, conceivably, you could vote at the school, drive across the road and vote at the library. Disconcerting.
I voted in Fauquier County. I don't understand what happened with my ballot, though. It was a paper ballot which I filled out perfectly, but the counting maching spit it back out at me. The lady standing there said I must have put an extra mark on it and said to turn it over and put it in that way. My husband said that happened to a guy in front of him, too.
The marker was very heavy and I noticed one mark on the back of the paper had bled through to the front. Perhaps that caused the glitch.
I hope my vote was counted. I didn't wait to get a thorough explanation. It was very, very disconcerting.
Got to Hungary Creek Middle School here in the West End at about 7:00. Here was a nice blonde lady out front of the school handing out sample Republican ballots. No Democrat counterpart visible. Lots of Bush/Cheney signage out, and one half-hearted attempt at a Kerry/Edwards Sign.
The line was long, but moved along quickly. Lots of laughing and joking. It took about 30 minutes to work though it.
"How can this many people be this stupid?"
There it is! In spades!
Cheers,
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