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Signs say turnout is massive in Philly.  And apparently peopled are lined up, block after block, in New York City.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Tue Nov 4th, 2008 at 02:29:58 PM EST
Massive black turnout in West Philly.  Already 50% of registered voters in.

Commenters say massive turnout in South Florida.  Miami-Dade and Broward counties seeing 5- to 6-hour lines.  Sounds like our folks may be showing up.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Tue Nov 4th, 2008 at 02:37:38 PM EST
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Hundreds converged on polling precincts in Missouri, a crucial battleground state. Norma Storms, a 78-year-old resident of Raytown, said her driveway was filled with cars left by voters who couldn't get into nearby parking lots.

"I have never seen anything like this in all my born days," she said. "I am just astounded."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27531033/



Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice.
by Ted Welch (tedwelch-at-mac-dot-com) on Tue Nov 4th, 2008 at 02:53:20 PM EST
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Which is strange coming out of Missouri, where they often talk of "unborn" days.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
by Crazy Horse on Tue Nov 4th, 2008 at 03:05:26 PM EST
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Will this depress the turnout in Cali?  Not that it matters.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
by Crazy Horse on Tue Nov 4th, 2008 at 03:06:47 PM EST
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I dont know that it will, It looks like it's one of those times where everyone just wants to say that they were there.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Tue Nov 4th, 2008 at 03:25:39 PM EST
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Reading anecdotal evidence of people standing in line in Hollywood.  

Beginning to look like a massive turn-out on the Dem side.

by ATinNM on Tue Nov 4th, 2008 at 03:53:38 PM EST
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From Greenwich Village -

We vote in an NYU dorm on the west side of Washington Square - most times the line fills the lobby, and that's it (even in 2000, which because of Clinton Senate race was the most voted I remember - in 2004 I voted absentee as was away on the day)

Today at roughly 10AM, after the early morning rush, the line was out the door and around the corner - and not students either - normal everyday run-of-the-mill Villagers

In fact, and this worries me, I saw very little interest in the NYU students going in-and-out of the building - perhaps they're freshman and too young, or perhaps NYU is an unusually non-interested school - from what I read, the students in Philly (both Temple and Drexel) are mobbing the polls - but then, the socio-economic profile of Temple and Drexel do not match the high achievers who flock to NYU

In every age it has been the tyrant ... who has wrapped himself in ... patriotism, or religion, or both to deceive and overawe the people. Eugene Debs

by fatbear (fatbear < > aol.com) on Tue Nov 4th, 2008 at 03:31:49 PM EST
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