Posted on 11/06/2012 3:18:47 AM PST by RKBA Democrat
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 shes 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, dont 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 Obamas lead drastically. And when Obamas 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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