Startling Change in North Carolina Early Voting Pattern: 52.2% of early voters were age 60 or over.

American Thinker ^ | 11/4/2014 | Rosslyn Smith

[txhurl]

$100mil was spent on the NC race.

A lot of that was earmarked for fraudstering, no doubt.

[Genoa]

If you get there and vote, fine.

OK, but allow absentee for necessity and military, with stringent ID requirements and ballot security.

[kabar]

RE: Gray power. Sure, but for which party?

In 2012, nationwide, persons 65 and older voted 56% to 44% for Romney. In North Carolina, those over 65 voted 64% to 35% for Romney.

[Resettozero]

RE: Gray power.

Sure, but for which party?

Very astute question. Lots of liberal retirees here in the Carolinas.

[mrs9x]

The over 60 vote went overwhelmingly for Romney in 2012. If the age makeup of the electorate is much older and whiter than 2012, that is going to be better for Tillis.

[Genoa]

More math!

[MUDDOG]

When voting used to be on one day, it was tough to get an absentee ballot.

I had to go to the courthouse and persuade the clerk that I had a valid reason, before they gave me an absentee ballot.

[Resettozero]

No good reason the military couldn’t all vote on the same day. If they cannot, they cannot.

Too much absentee voting going on, especially by college students. Way, way too many mail-in ballots.

Get to the polls on election day, or don’t.

Single day, like the Constitution dictates.

[Resettozero]

South Carolinian.

[Genoa]

too many mail-in ballots

I agree, but I imagine some military are deployed where they can't get to their base to cast a vote. By the way, I favor paper ballots and finger dye, and if it takes a day or two to count the ballots, too bad.

[Hyman Roth]

I noticed a good bit more older voters today in Fayetteville.

[kabar]

Damn facts.

[Resettozero]

Early balloting and the mutated election process we now have is to accomodate the television people for higher ratings...only.

[Oldpuppymax]

Does this mean that Dems have the voting Dead out earlier than usual?

[Roses0508]

I voted in the tiny burg of Browns Summit, Guilford County, NC at 8:00 a.m. They told me that 245 people had voted. All the voters save one had grey or white hair. The parking lot was full, but they were moving people along in good order. There were several well-dressed, well-spoken gentlemen who were handing out nice cards with a listing of conservative candidates. Not just a slip of paper, a double-sided, multi-colored, glossy stock 6”x8” card.

[bgill]

Did the vast majority live on Cemetary Road?

[Viennacon]

This could be bad news for Hagan, unless the AARP has been pimping her

[txhurl]

If Hagan loses decidedly, called at 7:30p,... it’s gonna be crazy. Rats will be jumping out of windows all over the country.

[Viennacon]

Or they will be stuffing extra ballots across the country in a desperate drive.

[OpusatFR]

Same here. I was shocked at the line so early this morning. Most were over fifty. One elderly man turned to me as we exited the polling place and said, “republican?” Yes sir, I replied. To which he said, “Good.”