Posted on 11/06/2012 3:18:47 AM PST by RKBA Democrat
The polls are open on the east coast!!
From this morning's election day prayer thread:
"Heavenly Father may you forgive this nation and its people for the many awful sins that we have commited against you. We do not deserve the wonderful ways we have been blessed and please forgive us for our indifference,neglect and complacency towards you. May you forgive us who are members of your Church who have neglected our calling and commitment to you to be effective witnesses and stewards of the many blessings you have generously bestowed upon us. Many of us have cried out to you for the past few years as never before and we humbly beseech you to bring an overwhelming, crushing defeat on the forces of darkness in our nation. First we pray that you quicken your Church by your spirit and lead us to unity to stand against the onslaught of darkness upon us. May you smash every crooked deed as evil men and women try to hold onto power and may this be so convincing that everyone knows that your hand is in this. Then we may bring the light of your Gospel to our people who do not know you and to the nations of the world.
May you block and undo every policy and piece of legislation they have passed that is harmful to this nation. May you make every policy they make fail and may you turn the hearts of the multitudes against them. May you thwart every evil deed they try to divide this nation with. May you bring their own mischief upon them ten fold. May you punish those in our government who are lawless traitors and enemies of the Constitution by exposing them and deliver them into our hands for justice. However we also pray that through this that you open their eyes to the truth and in your mercy that you bring these people to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ to serve as a witness to many. May you also use this to bring revival across our nation and a restoration of a culture that glorifies You. We also pray for those just leaders in our government who are struggling against the lawless. We pray for your protection and that you embolden them to do what is right to triumph in the election and in the arena of ideas. May you also continue to open the hearts and minds of the American people to the the truth and draw them towards yourself to be renewed in repentance and spiritual rebirth.
And this we humbly ask in Jesus name. AMEN!"
I am poll watching at my home precinct as we speak here in Iowa. Good turnout, heavy heavy No Party voting, very few Democrats.
I have been holding campaign signs outside the polls and quite a few people gave me their "thumbs up", winks or told me they were (or have) voting for Republicans and Romney. That is quite impressive for liberal Exeter, NH.
That is very good news to read!
No. He voted October 25th. Today he got his receipt.
Voted in IL
I’m praying for a BIG UPSET in Illinois. ROMNEY/RYAN!
Wouldn’t that be something.....
Here’s hoping to give the filthy coward a 75 day eviction notice to GET THE F#*! OUT OF OUR WHITE HOUSE!!!!!!
Just voted in NOVA (near Falls Church), at the same time as 4 years ago, so I could compare. As with much of NOVA, this area has very diverse population here (mostly Asian and hispanic). This part of NOVA is generally quite Democrat. 4 years ago, the turnout was unreal. What was really striking back then was: 1) a huge number of black voters, 2) an even huger number of hispanic voters, and 3) hordes of college kids. Being in line was quite depressing.
This year, turnout was heavy, but nothing like 4 years ago. There were a handful of black voters. Crowd was definitely older and whiter, but also more female (may have been the time of day). Also, I was really struck by the number of Asian voters. I don’t know what to make of that.
After I left, I suddenly realized that I didn’t see a single hispanic voter.
If this is in any way representative, I am optimistic about Virginia. But I also heard from a friend who is a police officer, that turnout in some of the 90% democrat areas was very high, almost to the levels of 4 years ago.
Been super busy with work and haven’t had much freeping time but wanted to touch base with you:) I took today and tomorrow off..been making calls for Romney for weeks..Florida looks good!
I voted in Seminole County FL. part of the infamous I-4 corridor. I went early around 7:30 and the lines were out the door. Came back at 10:30 and they were STILL out the door so I stayed. It took about an hour altogether. I asked the poll watchers if this was normal turnout- she said she’s NEVER seen it this big at this precinct in over 20 years!!!!
The feeling was upbeat and determined...saw LOTS of Romney stickers on cars in parking lot...2 for O.
How are things looking where you are?
God BLESS America with a new president and vice-president today. Amen.
“I live in a predominantly white neighborhood. 40% of the early voters were black.
Folks, don’t assume the black vote will be low today. Get out there and vote!”
Early voting will favor the democrats... until all the republicans get off of work :D
You’re quite welcome
Wall Street jumps as energy gains hint at Romney victory
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/06/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE89T0LN20121106
It was around this time in previous elections that we get some internal exit polls leaked, but not a whiff so far.
You and I have the exact same plan for tonight :-)
Can anyone post this at the DUmp?
per David Limbaugh Twitter: pretty stunning OH numbers
Twitter | LS
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2955903/posts
I too, distinctly remember both him and Moochie, voting early to push the vote early meme.
[better :-]
I voted here in IL too and the election officials told me that they had already met the number of voters they usually have in one full day of voting by @11 A.M.
I was in another polling place (it’s a church so I was there for other reasons) .... there were hundreds in line. Oh how I’d love to see IL be a surprise (and that’s an understatement)- but anything is possible!!!
Think this can stay intense the rest of the late afternoon and evening?! Sure hope so!
:))
The reported early voting numbers, however, show that virtually every single Ohio poll overestimated the amount of early votes cast. If early voting is calculated at 1,787,346, in order for total voter turnout to rival 2004 numbers, early voting cannot occupy more than 32% of the total votes cast — and even in that scenario, that high of a percentage means that total voter turnout will be lower than it was in 2008. In order for turnout to match 2008 levels, early voting can only account for 31% of total votes cast. The next important piece of data is what the polls consistently report: Obama leads by huge margins among early voters but trails Romney among those who say they will vote on election day. This inverse in voting segments is why the proportion of early votes in the total votes — and that virtually every poll overestimated this proportion — is so tantamount. In most polls (which usually only have Obama leading by a small margin, although some give him a more comfortable ~+5%), lowering the percentage of early votes in the polling sample means lowering Obama’s lead drastically. And when Obama’s lead is only one or two percentage points, that can mean handing the election to Mitt Romney.
To break it down: In 2008 early voting in counties that Obama won were 67% of the total, with 33% of early votes coming from counties that voted for McCain. The same ratio in 2012? 64%/36%. BUT! Kerry/Obama counties showed a 10% decrease; Bush/McCain counties showed a 14% increase… and Bush/Obama (which is to say, counties that went for Bush in ’04 and Obama in ’08) counties showed a .6% increase. We know that absentee ballot requests across the board trended more Republican, so it seems fair to me that we can legitimately at least speculate that Bush/Obama counties are reverting back to the GOP… which means that the blue/red county ratio is much more likely to be closer to 53%/47%. If true, that is very bad news for Obama, because it means that he cannot hope to rack up the same early voting lead that he had in 2008.
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