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Old 11-04-2008, 08:29 AM
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Posted By: Todd Schultz

for whomever and whatever you want. I did. It's an especially great day to be an American, so go out and exercise the right people have died to give you. Here in AZ, we have some controversial propositions and contested local races that need attention and the people's voice, and I'm sure the same can be said for all of you. Please, be counted!!!

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Posted By: barrysloate

This morning my wife and I walked to the polls at 6:15 and the line was already around the block. Even at that hour it took us nearly an hour. It's encouraging to see the enthusiasm generated by this election. Hope everybody makes the effort to vote today.

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Old 11-04-2008, 08:59 AM
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Posted By: James Feagin

If you choose not to vote, you have forfeited your voice and have no right to complain about any government policies.

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Posted By: leon

It took me literally one minute to walk in and vote this morning. My understanding is that, in our small community, the early voting was horrendous......Everyone should vote.....

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Posted By: Neal

The Mrs and I voted and it literally took a whopping 10 minutes from the time we went in and came out! Even got our free small coffee at Starbucks just for voting! The line at Starbucks was much longer!!!

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Old 11-04-2008, 09:19 AM
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Posted By: Peter Thomas

In line @ 6:15 polls opened @ 7:00 - out by 7:15. My wife was better organized and voted by mail. Sorry pair on the ballot for House could not bring myself to vote for either.

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Old 11-04-2008, 09:22 AM
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Posted By: Dan Bretta

My excruciatingly long wait in line this morning was approximately 22 seconds. Took me about 2 minutes to fill out the ballot only because I had to fully read the Amendment votes on the ballot...wording is always tricky on those.

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Old 11-04-2008, 09:24 AM
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Posted By: Cat

I voted by mail about two weeks ago.

It's a lot easier and the candidates and managers of the proposition campaigns will weed out the mailed in ballots form their lists which means you start to get less crap in your mail box.

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Posted By: barrysloate

One thing that struck me about voting this morning is I have been living in the same neighborhood for 35 years, and I always vote in the same place, yet the antiquated voting machines we used are exactly the same as the ones from the 1970's- and they were old then. With all the technology we have, why do we still vote using these old tin cans? Makes you wonder if all the votes will be accurately counted.

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Old 11-04-2008, 09:31 AM
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Posted By: Anthony S.

Voted by mail two weeks ago. I still have to vote in Ohio, Missouri, and Florida today though, so it's looking like a long day.

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Old 11-04-2008, 09:42 AM
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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Barry, it's the new voting machines that you have to worry about.

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Old 11-04-2008, 09:43 AM
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Posted By: Jim VB

Barry,

There was a good article about this in USA Today (last week, sometime.)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-10-28-votingequipment_N.htm

The use of the old mechanical machines has dropped off dramatically in the last few years, but like everything else, change is expensive and not always well managed. A lot of money has been wasted.

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Old 11-04-2008, 09:45 AM
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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

Voted. No line.


When I was a kid my Grandfather told me to always vote first thing in the morning, that someone may well die on election day, and if they died before they voted then the candidates depending on that voter would be without the vote. Years later I think what my Grandfather was telling me was that I was always going in too many directions at one time, and I needed to vote early, because if I put it off I'd mess around and not get to the polls by the 6pm closing time. Still, I vote with a smile when I vote in the morning, thinking of my Grandfather's words.

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Posted By: barrysloate

I've heard the newer ones have issues, so maybe I should be thankful for the old ones. It's a metal booth with a ratty curtain, looks more like an army blanket, kind of like one Fred Flintstone might use. But if it's secure so be it.

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Posted By: jdrum

I would wait 5 hours for those interminable political commercials to go away. Does anyone believe anything that appears in a political TV commercial? Each candidate's summation of the average American voter = Moron, they'll believe anything.

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Posted By: Shawn Chambers

Well, here in good ole KY, we have been "blessed" with long lines. My wife and I got in line at 6:40 and finished at 8:15. Still worth every minute! The line when we left was just as long as ever...this should be a fantastic turnout.

Shawn

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Old 11-04-2008, 10:08 AM
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Posted By: DaveW

Here in California the wait to vote was only a few minutes at 8:15am.
The workers said that at 7am, the line was out the door - so I'm glad
I waited a while. They got rid of the old punch card voting and all
of the machines - today we just voted with a pen. Just draw a line between
two dots and you're done.
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Posted By: JimCrandell

The headline on Drudge this morning said "professor ousted after tearing down McCain yard sign". I said to myself could it possibly be him....but it wasn't.

Web sites say heavy voting almost everywhere in both democratic and republican areas.

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Posted By: jay wolt

Out here in the sticks of PA, the lines were so long
at 9:00, I came back w/ the wife at 11:00 and we still
had to wait 45 minutes.

Worth it though, we all should have a say in our election.

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Old 11-04-2008, 10:22 AM
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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Your vote is probably going to decide this election Jay.

DOWN WITH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE!!!!!!!1

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Old 11-04-2008, 10:27 AM
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Posted By: JimCrandell

Dan--I pray that you are right and that Jay's vote does decide it. Jay lives deep in Repub territory

Jay--Murtha isn't your congressman is he?

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Old 11-04-2008, 10:35 AM
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Posted By: Dave Hornish

We both stayed home today, though not due to Election Day and went to vote at Noon at the local elementary school (we live on Long Island) We waited 2 minutes, not bad for only one machine (we used to have 2) but I noted I was voter #305 which is more than we usually have for an entire day and early evening on Election Day. We must have just hit a lull.

By all media accounts, turnout is extremely heavy.

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Old 11-04-2008, 11:13 AM
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Posted By: S Gross

Less than 5 min. in Savannah.

Gas $2.26 at El Cheapo.




........... and Bob Barr is one vote closer to the White House.

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Old 11-04-2008, 11:19 AM
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Posted By: Brock

You guys do know that are votes dont matter. We really dont chose who is president or not. The elected representatives that make up the electoral college are the ones who chose the president and also the vice.

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Old 11-04-2008, 11:34 AM
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Posted By: Richard Simon

Very heavy turnout in my Manhattan district (very heavily Democratic ).
Took me 30 minutes, the lines were around the block at the public school where I vote and I have never seen lines even go into the street.
Glad to see that this thread has remained civilized, unlike the prior political thread which was well represented by left, center, right and NEANDERTHAL.
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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Just took me 2 mins on the Upper East side -- of course going at 2 pm helped.

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Old 11-04-2008, 11:41 AM
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Posted By: leon

You must have watched GMA this morning. They said 10am and 2pm was best......

Richard S- I agree......I am pleasantly surprised this thread has stayed civil this long. I am not counting it out though .....

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Old 11-04-2008, 11:54 AM
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Posted By: Joe D.

is there an election today? for what?

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Old 11-04-2008, 12:05 PM
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Posted By: Fred Y

Here in RI I went in a little after noon at the grade school building & there was only 1 other person voting at the time!

Connected my arrows w/ the black marker, slid the ballot into the counting machine & was on my way in about 5 mins!

Took me longer than that to get a small coffee at the Dunkin' Donut drivethru!

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Posted By: jay wolt

Dan - Cool! I like the power!!!

Jim - No our Congressman running is Phill Avillo (Dem) & Todd Platts (Rep)

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Posted By: Doug

I voted yesterday morning in an attempt to beat the lines and still had to wait an hour. Strangely enough everyone I've talked to that voted today didn't have to wait at all. Oh well, I'm just glad to be able to do it!

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Posted By: barrysloate

Joe- the election is actually tomorrow. Today is just to register.

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Posted By: Richard Dwyer

California has the Gay Marriage proposition. If you vote no, Bubba and all his boyfriends in prison can get married. Vote YES to end gay marriage!

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Posted By: Joe D.

barry -

touché !

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Posted By: Matt

No lines here in the East Cleveland suburbs this afternoon.

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Nice.

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Posted By: barrysloate

Joe- how do you get the accent mark on the "e" of touche?

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Posted By: Bob Pomilla

Voted mid afternoon here on the east side of Manhattan and it took maybe ten minutes, all told. Most of that time was spent waiting for one dull wit, who was apparently taken aback that he couldn't find Calvin Coolidge on the ballot.

The election workers said they were swamped in the AM however - mostly young people - that Bob Barr sure can bring out the vote.

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Posted By: Joe D.

"Joe- how do you get the accent mark on the "e" of touche?"


î doñt séè whåt marks yoü are talking about ™ ® ©

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Posted By: Samuel

http://www.mesweet.net/altkeysymbols.html

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Posted By: barrysloate

That looks too complicated for me, but thanks.

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Posted By: Cat

"That looks too complicated for me, but thanks."

Barry:

That's why they have those voting machines that are from the 70s in your neighborhood.

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Cat- I would say touche but I am unable to spell it! happy.gif

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Took a whooping 10 mins in Queens NY today.

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Posted By: peter ullman

In St Paul, MN...It took me 10 minutes this morning at 9:30 am, only becauase I sat down with a clipboard and relaxed while my girlfriend had to register. IT was an ideal time to vote!

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Posted By: Joe D.

did anyone else just see that 'hologram' reporter on CNN?

that was incredible.


very cool stuff.

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Posted By: Michael Steele

Bloomington, MN today around 2:30pm. 10 minutes. Heard it was busier in the AM.

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Posted By: Tim

I had to wait in line for a little over an hour in the AM. My wife went in the afternoon and it took about 2 minutes.

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Posted By: boxingcardman

Whatever the outcome, the involvement of so many new voters and young voters is great. I went to the poll at 7:00 when it opened and it was about 25 minutes in line.

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Can I just get the damn addresses for which of you bums I have to send checks to? happy.gif

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