Voting Experience

[gaba]

I wish we had early voting in Missouri. The state may end up being important and I'm concerned about the possibility of long lines. I live in a very low income neighborhood and I expect some sort of scams tomorrow.

[RING4CHI]

That's one of the few things I love about living in small town Iowa. Only 1,000 people vote at the polling place that I cast my vote. They have 12 hours to get 1,000 people through. And I usually go in the middle of the afternoon. Their "rush" times occur right at 7 a.m. or after 5 p.m. Basically voting before or after work.

[Halas85]

Halas - so you are saying that Democrats are historically not willing to put extra effort into doing what they have to do in order to be able to vote, whereas, Republicans are? I mean, I'm not sure how else the Democrats are at a disadvantage (we all wait in the same line) unless you are saying what I think you are saying.

I'm not sure what you think I'm saying, but it sounds like you'd like me to explain the voting habits of Democrats. I can try, but I'm certainly not their official spokesperson. My guess is that Democratic turnout is just as good a Republican turnout. The independent voters, though, are a little trickier. The demographics that are more likely to vote democrat are also the demographics that turn out at lower rates -- younger voters, minority voters and poorer voters mostly. So the more of these demographics you get to the polls, the more it helps Democrats. It's pretty simple, and the strategies of both parties that involve voter turnout tend to use this fact as its central premise.

[Beardude]

I'll stand in line for a short while and vote in the a.m.

I'm old school and a mean old bastard.

People get ready there is a change a coming.... you don't need no ticket.... you just get on board.

GOD BLESS Curtis Mayfield !

[Ormazd]

I'll vote this afternoon, and I'm glad of it. I passed 4 voting precincts on my way to work and they were insane. Parking lots full and traffic snarled up. I've never seen anything like it.

Looks good for Obama in Virginia...

[DaDitka]

I wish we had early voting in Missouri. The state may end up being important and I'm concerned about the possibility of long lines. I live in a very low income neighborhood and I expect some sort of scams tomorrow.

We do.

At least 10% of the people here at work and that frequent my bar voted early.

At first there were no lines, but the more and more the news did stories they started to get rather busy themselves.

[gaba]

I wish we had early voting in Missouri. The state may end up being important and I'm concerned about the possibility of long lines. I live in a very low income neighborhood and I expect some sort of scams tomorrow.

We do.

At least 10% of the people here at work and that frequent my bar voted early.

At first there were no lines, but the more and more the news did stories they started to get rather busy themselves.

That's weird... I know for a fact we don't have it down here. Maybe they've just done it for ease congestion in the big cities. It's not state-wide though.




Just got back from voting. My girls are really excited. We've been more involved in this election than any previous one, volunteering and just generally talking about it constantly, so they've heard a lot about it. My oldest gets excited every time she see's Obama on tv. I think she likes him because he looks like her friend Brian.


I think now would be a good time to just get TANKED. If I could find a baby-sitter right now I'd work on a black-out, then I could just wake up when it's over.

[Boris13c]

polling place opened at 6:00am ... got in line at 6:20am ... voting completed at 7:40am

so, it took a bit longer than expected ... the polling place workers did their best to make a simple process a complex one ... I guess that is their way of feeling a part of the process ... morons

but, I did my duty ... and as I walked outside to my car, it felt like some fresh air ... like when you roll down your car window to let out the fart gas you just blasted yourself with ... because rancid fart gas is the most complimentary thing I can think of to describe our seated president, THE village idiot himself, George W Bush

there was a time I could look upon both major political parties as equals ... George W Bush changed that for me ... his clueless violent actions as the president have done major catastrophic harm to our country ... to hear the Repugnant-cans bleat on about McCain being the warrior needed to lead us made me want to vomit ... the Repugnant-can party Nazis have gone out of their way to alienate anyone of intelligence and free thinking, because according to them, if you aren't goose-stepping right along the party line you are against America ... and that is total utter complete bullshit

I hope sometime today McCain leaves a rancid load in his Depends for his bone bag whore of a wife to clean up, shitting himself endlessly as he sees the returns rolling in ... and as his mess is flushed down the toilet, I hope that is a clear sign of where the hopes of the hate filled divisive right are going as well

[DaDitka]

polling place opened at 6:00am ... got in line at 6:20am ... voting completed at 7:40am

so, it took a bit longer than expected ... the polling place workers did their best to make a simple process a complex one ... I guess that is their way of feeling a part of the process ... morons

but, I did my duty ... and as I walked outside to my car, it felt like some fresh air ... like when you roll down your car window to let out the fart gas you just blasted yourself with ... because rancid fart gas is the most complimentary thing I can think of to describe our seated president, THE village idiot himself, George W Bush

there was a time I could look upon both major political parties as equals ... George W Bush changed that for me ... his clueless violent actions as the president have done major catastrophic harm to our country ... to hear the Repugnant-cans bleat on about McCain being the warrior needed to lead us made me want to vomit ... the Repugnant-can party Nazis have gone out of their way to alienate anyone of intelligence and free thinking, because according to them, if you aren't goose-stepping right along the party line you are against America ... and that is total utter complete bullshit

I hope sometime today McCain leaves a rancid load in his Depends for his bone bag whore of a wife to clean up, shitting himself endlessly as he sees the returns rolling in ... and as his mess is flushed down the toilet, I hope that is a clear sign of where the hopes of the hate filled divisive right are going as well

So who did you vote for?

[Boris13c]

So who did you vote for?

I could tell you ... but then I'd have to kill you

[gaba]

When I was discussing politics with my grandmother, among all the respected incumbents and old family friends, Mo. Attorney General was the one position for which I was pretty sure I'd be voting Republican. When I mentioned that, she actually argued with me. The ONE thing I figured we'd agree on she flipped on me. I kind of figured I'd prefer a more conservative person in charge of that office... tough on crime and what-not... but she actually convinced me otherwise, SO...

I don't consider myself a Democrat, but I just voted a straight party ticket. Now I know why people do it. No thinking required. No research, no decision making, no internal debate... just check the "DEM" box and be done with it. I don't generally think it matters if the county clerk is a democrat or a republican. Who cares if the guy filing your marriage license is pro-life? I voted the party line anyway though. F*&K the GOP!!!

[Xee]

Well, as usual, I waited till the last minute to vote (I'm a card-carrying procrastinator). My polling place is a junior high practically across the street from so I left the house around 20 minutes before the polls closed. After the 5-minute walk (beautiful night) I got inside and saw that they were already collapsing a lot of the booths. I walked up to an extremely-bored teenager who was manning the registration table, gave her my name, and chose to use the computer. Five minutes later, I was walking home. Pretty uneventful.

[Ormazd]

No one in line when my wife and I voted (about 5 PM). Nice.