If you have already voted today.....

[Little Star]

how busy was your polling place?

Mine was pretty busy. What that means, I don't know.

As usual, I voted straight Dem. Hope a lot of others did the same.

Go Martha!!!!!!!!!

[Agschmid]

1. Mine was slow, but usually is in the morning.

[Jackpine Radical]

2. Mine in N. Wis. was more crowded than I've ever seen it.

I was #501 at 9:15 am, & that's more than the total number of votes cast there in the Sept. Primary. A big turnout is maybe 800 in normal years.

Something's happening, but I don't have much sense of just what.

[Little Star]

4. I was thinking the same thing, there's some thing happening....

Mid terms are not usually this busy. I don't have a clue as to what that something is.

Here in MA, I'm praying it means a win for Martha Coakley. But that ass, Charlie Baker, has a pretty good lead if you listen to the pollsters.

[Nay]

3. Chesterfield, VA--Cantor's district until he got thrown out--EXTREMELY BUSY

when I was there at 10:30, and the Dem manning the outside booth said it had been crazy all day.

And, to my surprise, Chesterfield County (for the first time) is requiring a photo ID. I didn't know they'd passed that little Repub law here. No problem for me, but who knows about others.

Another anomaly -- one (of 2) of the registrar's computers was down, so the line moved half as fast. It didn't look like it was discouraging any voters.

What do I think this means? This is a heavily -- I repeat, heavily -- Republican district and area, so it means the Pubs REALLY got the vote out to vote in their idiot, Dave Brat, to replace Eric Cantor. Brat is a complete moron who wouldn't even debate Trammel because he trips over his own feet. He holds the economics chair (funded by the Kochs) at the same university Trammel works at, but when he gave his first news conference to announce he was running in the Pub primary, he was asked what he felt about raising the minimum wage, and he said he didn't know, he'd have to research it. This, from the economics chair of a university. OOOOOOKAY.

Does it mean all the Dems are out voting? I sure hope so, but our numbers are small here, so I doubt it means that Trammel will win. It sure will be interesting to see how close he comes, though.

[seaglass]

5. Hi Little Star - I haven't voted yet, will do so after work. What are your thoughts about

the Governor's race? I'm nervous about that one. My daughter is a teacher and was really pissed off about Martha's support for charter schools after the Teacher's Union endorsed her. She was not going to vote in that race, she was so angry. But she does take voting seriously and did not want Baker in so...all kinds of reasons for voting for or against.

[Little Star]

7. I think she may have been straddling the fence a bit...

regarding charter schools. However, I have no doubt that she 100% supports public schools. I personally think that she knows charter schools are here to stay & she is working with what she has.

[Mass]

6. I was there around 10h30 (Southbridge) and it was pretty busy.

Go Martha.

[Little Star]

8. Look at this old post of mine....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1018&pid=22539 lol

[louis-t]

9. I am the luckiest voter on the planet.

I walk out my front door, turn left, and walk 500 ft. to my polling place. There is rarely a line. I was in and out in 10 minutes this morning. I am in a very blue district.

[Mass]

10. 59,000 voters in Boston as of noon, 15%.

Not sure if it is high or low?

[chelsea0011]

11. Very busy for 9 AM. Usually a good sign for Dems. Hopefully, that holds true.

But I vote in a Republican town, so......?

[graywarrior]

12. Just got an email from Tom McGee, MA Dem chair saying dems are not showing up to vote

My polling area was packed but I live in a red area. So there you have it. Dems have no one to blame but themselves if Charlie Baker gets elected.

[Paper Roses]

13. I voted early this AM. It was busier than I expected. A good sign. BUT:

I will admit that, although I voted straight Dem, I am not very happy about the choice I had to make for governor. Not really fond of Martha Coakley, can't really say why, she just does not make me feel comfortable.

If she wins, I hope she does a good job. The Republican candidate is a disaster for this state.
Sure wish we had more choices. The candidates during the primaries left me flat. This gubernatorial election leaves me feeling the same way.