Election Day: America votes
So, will Michelle Obama be calling our country “downright mean” again at the end of the night? Or will she and The One get the chance to “transform” the constitution, the military, the schools, and every other aspect of American life in their image?
Toledo police are gearing up — literally — with gas masks and helmets.
Let me know what turnout looks like in your neck of the woods.
And let me know what local, county, and state races and measures matter most to you.
Some of the down ticket action I’ll be tracking throughout the day (I’ll be adding to the list):
* Murtha/Russell, 12th congressional district, Pa. I belive in miracles.
*Barletta/Kanjorski, 11th CD, Pa. Lou Barletta is the staunch opponent of illegal immigration and mayor of Hazleton. He’s one of the few House GOP candidates poised to take a seat away from a sitting Democrat.
*Franken/Coleman, Minn. Senate. Three scary-as-hell words: Senator Al Franken.
*Washington gubernatorial race. A Dino Rossi-Christine Gregoire rematch. It was razor-thin last time. GOP candidate Rossi is a rock-solid conservative with broad appeal. Watch Sound Politics.
*Senate races by bailout vote.
*Races noted by See-Dubya: Lt. Col Allen West in Florida and Keith Fimian in Northern Virginia.
*Ward Connerly’s anti-racial preference measures in Colorado and Nebraska. Both likely to pass, as they have every single time they’ve made it onto the ballot.
*Prop. 8, the marriage protection initiative in California, and two other marriage measures in Arizona and Florida.
*T. Boone Pickens’ Big Wind boondoggle initiative in Cali.
*Via NR, life and tax measures:
The culture of life is on the ballot in five states. California, Colorado, and South Dakota have the opportunity to limit abortion rights. An initiative in Michigan would permit the destruction of human embryos in scientific research and allow state funding for it. This vote will test the strength of the pro-life movement in a state that is home to many culturally conservative Democrats. Finally, the state of Washington will consider following in the footsteps of its neighbor to the south, Oregon, legalizing euthanasia.
Massachusetts will decide whether to phase out the state’s personal income tax. Voters in Arizona, Florida, Maine, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Oregon also will have a chance to limit or lower their taxes. Coloradoans will ponder raising their state sales tax to provide more services to the disabled. Minnesotans also will have a chance to increase their sales taxes so that the state government can spend more on parks and the arts. Although Minnesotans love the outdoors, taxpayer groups point out that St. Paul already has underwritten such public artworks as sculpture popularly known as “The Big Poo.” Simple disgust may compel enough voters to flush down this tax hike.
*More races to watch from Down The Ticket.
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I live in SoCal…IT’S RAINING!!!
And I used to think Italy was ridulous when an ex-porn star ran for PM.
I realize it’s very early in the morning here in SoCal, but if the rain keeps up for a good portion of the day, then it could have SOME impact on voter turnout…I’ve never been happier to see RAIN
Frightening indeed.
Nothing about Franken is funny.
Even 30+ years ago, with “Franken & Davis”, he was unfunny and lame.
May God help us all…
Long fast-moving lines, a few exra voting machines, I’d call it heavy turnout in Columbia, Maryland, this morning.
Via http://patriotroom.com/?p=3852
PA: MCCAIN by 12%, undecided 6%
VA: MCCAIN by 11%, undecided 3%
FL: MCCAIN by 8%, undecided 3%
CO: MCCAIN by 6%, undecided 4%
MO: MCCAIN by 5%, undecided 7%
MI: MCCAIN by 1%, undecided 7%
NJ: Obama by 2%, undecided 7%
Keeping an eye on the 12th congressional district race between Zimmer/Lautenberg. Lautenberg is polling better than Zimmer but I’m praying that the entrenched Democrat (Lautenberg) gets shown the door.
My vote has been negated.
I showed up at 6am, at which time they promptly told me
“I had already voted absentee.”
Though, after a few calls, I was allowed to vote, MY vote merely brought the bogus “vote” to “ZERO.”
Virginia Office of Voter Registration was USELESS, but I have filed a notice with the Commonwealth’s Attorney.
Any other suggestions welcome.
Turnout here in South Florida is off the charts, I have never seen so many lines for an election. I’m hoping it’s fear of Obama as President that is driving these numbers, but we shall see.
Hey Minnesota! Time to flush Stuart Smalley!
If Franken gets elected, I hope the Dems go ahead and complete the joke by making him Senator Majority Leader.
I voted at 6 am in Springfield, MO, and had a 30 minute wait in line. The turnout is looking big here in the heartland.
Gippergirl, not raining in palm springs, bring your bikini. lol. woof.
Big lines in Massachusetts, Biggest I’ve ever seen. The lib left will win in a landslide here as usual. But it felt SO GOOD to vote against Kerry.
And our Question 1 is to eliminate the income tax. Although it doesn’t matter what we vote for in the peoples republik, because beacon hill always ignores the voters here.
I arrived at my central Bucks County PA voting place at 6:45. There are four districts, all except one are overwhelming GOP, the third is GOP but not overwhlemingly.
There are about 9000 residents, I should know know many of them are voters but I don’t have recent numbers. Figure 70-75% — a lot of older households. Our districts always turn out in high percentages for major elections.
15 minutes before polls opened the lines were about 400 people. When I left about 45 minutes later — it looked as if at least another 2-300 had arrived.
I voted friday. No line. Say what you will about early voting but that was nice.
I honestly can not understand how many people have fell in behind the dimmies this go round. All I’ve heard from the left in the last few days is how long it’s going to take to clean up the mess of the last 8 years. PUH-LEEZE! The number 1 solution is throw money at it. That is not only the first chapter out of the democrat hand book, but it is “The answer to every situation” that they percieve as a problem. It’s a freaking crime to spend money on a war against terrorist, but don’t you dare question where the money goes on their social programs. I haven’t given up, but I have prepared for the outcome either way.
In one of NJ’s Republican dominated areas, the turnout at 6:15am was heavy. I’ve not seen that many people for ANY election in the 9 years I’ve lived in this particular area.
This area is typically goes 60-65% for the Republican candidate.
This could indicate massive turnout not just in urban, largely Dem areas, but in suburban, more Republican areas as well.
One thing of note, I saw entire families showing up and voting together. Looks like the GOTV started at home.
I have never seen so many lines for an election.
Gobama!
When Bush won in 2004, another attorney in y office came to me and thanked me for not bragging about it, as he expected the few republicans to do. No one did. I don’t expect the same courtesy from the democrats if BO wins. They will not only rub it in our noses, but will try to PUNISH every republican.
PRAY, VOTE, PHONE, BLOG, WIN!
We need to do it now!
We need to make our time count!
We must be diligent in these last hours!
Thank you all at Michelle Malkn’s Blog and especially Michelle for your strength and courage in this election.
Keep fighting, Keep the faith and we will come out VICTORIOUS!
“McCain Palin Peaking at the Right Time”
watershed is lost, guess he wants to be around the winning side…
Lockstein13 — please stay with that and make sure serious accounting, if not vote restoration is made. Remember — since this is a Federal election, disenfranchising is a federal issue.
I got to my precinct in Falls Church, VA in Fairfax County at 4.30am and was the first to vote in it. The queue was about 300 people deep at the 6am start time.
What money? We don’t have any more money. The credit cards are all maxed out as well.
Voted this morning.
2 Democrats, one Independent and 2 Republicans.
I am sure you all can guess how I voted for president, but there may be some small consolation in telling you I voted against a Kennedy.
Voter survey forms found scattered in Tampa at I4 & I275. No one claims them. Cleanup crew has 9 garbage bags full.
Hummmmm
http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/elections/article888375.ece
I’m with ya, Auggie….
I’ll be voting after work tonight, and will definitely be voting to end the state income tax…
b
eacon hill…fixed it for ya….ajmontana: Don’t provoke the troll.
Did anyone notice that the GOP finally got up the balls to put an anti-Rev Wright ad on at 10:55 last night during the SNL special.
To little, to late, Dumb-asses! They should have been running that, and Bill Ayers stuff, for the last 6 months.
guess there is a God after all
thanks, Chap!!
which one?
watercooler, you may be glib now, but wait till BO actually gets in power, if he wins. I will LOL for 2 years at least: they guy will be a disaster, so much so, that all dems and libs will get kicked out on their asses in 2 years and then in 4. BO will be so inept, it will be a treasure trove for talk radio and Fox News. Even the MSMs will turn on this guy after a while. the god of the godless is going down either way.
I just saw a live video of the Clintons casting their ballots. I wonder who they are voting for?
The worst one, watershed.
Voted 2 weeks ago. Took 5 minutes including parking the truck.
The one that likes to crash into police barriers.
What the heck is going on in my hometown of Tampa this morning???
LOL! So true…
Please, just let McCain win by 100 so the left can show all of America and the world how unhinged they are!
True that, but I how in the world did the one with big ears have such a “record breaking month” in September? Something smells really bad! He’s the one saying that everyone is suffering so badly and they can’t make ends meet. Then his campaign needs to explain the record intake if that’s the case.
I did encounter a team of three college students from NYU who must have been with a bigger group of Obama ground game people. They were getting boxes of coffee at Starbucks. They seemed out-of-place. I gave them first friendly advice: “Relax, act is if THIS is your own place, where you live. You guys, your expressions and body language are too stand-off-ish. Be relaxed, be at home. Blend in, be open. Be where you are.” They were happy to get that advice
A few minutes later I spoke to the leader — I asked him if he knew who Saul Alinsky was. He said “a little”. I said “You have to know what Alinsky was about to know Obama. Obama is a student of Alinksy. Alinsky preaches division, ‘community organizing’ — that’s division not uniting. Alinsky’s power, Obama’s power comes from DIVIDING people, in creating the forces of divisiness. Obama is on the path of a Mussolini, of aHitler. The same path.”
I live on the edge of an Alexandria neighborhood called “Arlandra.” It’s an old central-american neighborhood now ringed with 400K 1BR condos, 2K a month aparments (that suck btw) and subsidised housing.
I saw at least 500 people lined up to vote at 5:30 am when I walked the dog.
As I posted on the “pray” thread, I dreamed Sen. Obama won in an electoal-vote blowout. It was vivid and in-color (to include a big blue map on the TV).
Anyway, I don’t like either of them and will not vote. No one has earned mine in a very long time.
Good day and good luck to us all.
Lockstein, just saw this in the comments over at HotAir:
It’s toll-free. Call now!!!
Thank you Michelle. Prayer is good and very appropriate everyday especially today.
Let’s also pray that folks take a few minutes to clear their minds of the MSM and the talking heads. Think for themselves and remember our founding fathers and our ancestors and everything they fought for. Let them think back and feel a sense of pride and love for their family members who fought hard and worked hard to make this country great.
Let’s fight and take this country back!
Moderate here in North Raleigh, NC. It did appear the base was turning out based on the bumper stickers in the parking lot.
Isn’t it funny how Obama can spend more than a half a billion dollars to win this election while his illegal alien aunt suckles from the government teat and his brother lives in a hut on a dollar a month.
Hypocrite.
Obama is going to owe alot to whoever is funding him.
It would be funny to see BO lose. Just to watch the libs completely nuts would be a laugh.
I was at the polling place here in south Georgia near the coast and was seventh in line at 6:15 AM. Took me ten minutes to vote when they opened at 7AM. When I left, the line was about 100 people and growing. Apparently about 1/3 of the voters here in my county have already voted early.
#1 reason that Florida needs to go to McCain:
I don’t want to change my user name to Bluestate Redhead.
How anyone of a sound mind can support this guy is truly remarkable. I thought Hillary Clinton had at least a little good sense, then I see a picture of her and him on a stage together. Jon Corzine gave him money. Franken’s getting help from all over.
As long as they burn down thier OWN houses….
Judging from my precinct, it will.
Now if we can get Allen West enough votes…
Its going to be a long day and a loooonnnggg night.
I voted for McCain at 6:43am here in MA – not that it will matter. I also voted for the “other guys” running against Barney Frank and John Kerry – not that it will matter.
Not exactly sure why I bothered – but at least the numbers will show that not everyone in MA is a left wing nut job.
Obama is going to owe alot to whoever is funding him.
The average donation that went to Obama measured about $86. So, given his enormous amount of camapaign cash, you can imagine how many people are “funding” the man.
For what it’s worth, the housing finance scheme enabled by the Democrats was a Ponzi (or pyramid) scheme. Named after Carlo Ponzi, who went to jail after being convicted of founding the first Ponzi scheme back in the 1920s, after he served his prison sentence he went back to his native Italy where Mussolini made him Minister of Finance for the entire country. Sort of reminds me of the Democrats being put in charge of the economy they allowed to collapse with their required affirmative-action idiotic loan programs.
What is going to happen in a few months when these poor slob’s realize Obama lied to them? There will be heck to pay.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P36×8rTb3jI
I’d give $5 to know who Hillary REALLY voted for. Bill too. LOL
If BO wins, Putin will laugh. I know Russians, and this man is a KGB guy as well. He will have a laugh at the weakness of the US and will take steps to probably invade Georgia and some other former republics soon after January and BO will do nothing about it. Iran will get a nuke, and BO will do nothing about it. We (or some of our bases around the world) will get hit by terrorists, and BO will do nothing about it, Clinton did nothing about it, so BO will be even worse, after all, the muslim sound to prayer (saying Alah is god) is the most wonderful sound in the world to him. There will be a lot of cleaning up to do after 4 years if BO wins. After all, we are still paying for Jimmy CArter creating the current day Iran and for the give a mortgage to losers democrat policies.
Trouble is most of the obama donations were fraudulent so we will never know who he owes what to.
Cynthia Mckinney
I think that’s what you meant!
He just will do a clinton, ” not who you owe, it’s who you blo”
Lines out into the parking lot by the time the polls opened this morning north of Cincinnati, OH. Only 2 parking spots unfilled 15 minutes after open; hopefully I’ll get a shorter line this afternoon after work.
Voted this AM about 7:30. No lines at all here in central VA precinct. This is a completely wacko leftie precinct though, major college town. These folks would vote for Cindy Sheehan.
I have faith that McCain will carry Va though.
I think the last time I was this nervous was while waiting to hear who McCain was going to choose for VP. I’m all jittery.
Planning to go vote around 2:30-3:00. Hopefully I’ll beat the after-work rush.
Sure can…without safeguards, ummm, a few thousand alias’ for Soros, Hezballah, Ahmadinijad, Chavez, Saudis, Ayers, jihadists of all colors…I can imagine it, yeah.
My liberal cousin says that all the illegals, dead people & criminals who stole the election for Bush last time are going to vote for Obummer this time. I think I will take my dog to vote. (She’s an Aussie not a Collie but just as smart)
I live approx. 2 miles from the polls. I drove there and voted in about 8 minutes.
Father, in the name of Jesus, we come to You right now asking for a miracle in this election. Lord, we lift up to You right now Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin. Lord, we ask that You would just wrap Your arms around them and their families at this critical time. Father, we ask for miracle upon miracle in this election. We know that only You can turn the tide of evil in this election. Father, as we await the final days of the election, we ask in complete faith that You would allow the truth to be known across this land.
Lord, we ask for forgiveness for putting You last…Father, please heal our land and homes, allow us to have another chance to love You the way you should be loved. Lord, we ask specifically for John and Sarah’s health, wisdom, words, actions and their campaign staff. Lord, we lift them all up to You now. Father, we also specifically ask for the voters in many states who are battleground states. Lord, please convict the hearts of voters in Florida, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, North Dakota, Virginia, Nevada and Colorado .
Father we beg for every electoral vote. Lord, we lift all of our needs up to You now. In the name of Jesus we claim victory in Your name. Lord, we pray for Your will to be done in a mighty way…we know that this election can and will glorify You! Father, place the man you would have to lead our country in a Christian way on November 4. We love You, Lord. We await Your holy miracles…
In Jesus’ Name we pray, Amen.
You make your own luck. You don’t vote, you don’t get to hope for good luck. Claiming that nobody “earned” your vote is a euphemism for “I’m just too lazy to register and vote”. I’m no fan of McCain either, but sometimes you have to bite the bullet.
How hard is it to program a computer to insert random names andress etc into the credit card screen on obamas website for random amounts and just pump cash in 24/7. I bet there are at least 5 other people on the board RIGHT NOW who could do that.
Amen, nlebou. Amen.
nlebou, not an active christian, but amen.
i live in a heavily mccain area of st louis co, and i arrived at 545 am and it took an hour and a half to get to vote. my longest wait prior was 2004 and it was 45 minutes. i drove past another polling place at 745 and it was standing room only, and my bookeeper was at another polling place and she said the line was enormous. i guess this election has energized both bases.
Regardless of how the election turns out, conservatives, and republicans in general, need to wake up.
This election shouldn’t even be close. With all the issues in Obama’s past, all of his recent blunders into a mic, and the horrendous gaffes by Biden, he should be getting thrashed.
Republicans fought “the last war” while Democrats innovated. Albeit, grossly illegally in many ways, they still innovated. And before any Dems pat themselves on the back, criminal innovation is nothing to be proud of. Illegal contributions, illegal registrations, illegal voting, Stalinist-like control of the media. None of this is anything to be proud of.
Republicans need to be prepared for this in the next election starting with the 2010 election. They need to be proactive from Day 1. McCain tied his own hands thinking that his “honorable” approach would win him support. How wrong was that plan? This is the same problem that Bush created by not responding vigorously to attacks on him and other republicans and not explaining and defending his policies to America. He left the door wide open for the Dems to attack. And attack they did.
Republicans need to fire up their base. Look at what happened when Sarah Palin was selected. Were it not for her, Texas would probably be a toss-up state.
Republicans need to find their playbook… and burn it. It needs to be rewritten and not by the old guard of the party. Seek out the new blood and let them lead the way. The masses will follow.
Your bookie???
I’m not superstitious, (nor do I watch much football unless it’s Texas Tech) but it’s really too bad that the Steelers won last night according to this:
http://blogs.usatoday.com/gameon/2008/11/tuesday-eye-ope.html
Well,
it that comes to pass, we know where to pin the blame,
Don’t we, Michelle.
Our little Anti-McCainiac’s screech and howl is going to sound awfully hollow,
isn’t it.
Always an honor to get to vote. Got it done 15 min after the polls opened. Normal flow, nothing heavy.
Just returned from voting and was suprised how fast and smoothly it went. Not more than 45 minutes. My district leans Republican but I have seen almost no Obama yard signs and the people voting just didn’t seem like Obama supporters as indicated by the ability to carry a conversation without whining while waiting. I’d guess my precinct will finish about 70% McCain-Palin.
I considered voting against my Republican senator because he voted for the bailout but his opponent is a true-blue wacked out liberal. I had no choice except to take into acount the reality of situation on the ground.
I got to the polls at my precinct here in Lex, KY, around 7am. It took me about an hour to get through the line. We always have a heavy turnout in general elections. Today was no different. KY should be solidly in McCain’s corner, but I don’t think the McCain supporters are taking it for granted — thank goodness! Watching the McConnell / Lunsford race closely. It’s a little too close for comfort.
I stopped over at barackobama.com to read some of the blogs. OMG! These people are insane!! Soooo many comments about “being overcome by emotion” after casting their votes. Taking boxes of tissues to the polling places because they just know they will break down… It is just downright scary that people are this mesmerized by a complete fraud!
Just got back from voting. Heavy turn out down South. “Historic”..but I just got a feeling.
#24, #45 –
Thanks. I’d already called the McCain number (also good, but I think GOVERNMENTAL aid is perhaps more effective).
Also an interesting article entitled “Report Voter Fraud” (10:10am) at Ace of Spades HQ at http://ace.mu.nu/
I will be counting votes tonight. Our small town still uses paper ballots.
Little chance for cheating. Counting is done in pairs – a Republican reads the ballot and a Democrat records the vote or vice-versa. Our town clerk is a by-the-rules person who takes no gruff so I am confident that the absentee process was quite clean.
Wish all of America could be like this!
My McCain vote will make little difference in the state electoral count but it will be part of the grand total rebuking Obama. Did my part last week volunteering for phone banks for McCain. Since Massachusetts is a lost cause we were calling New Hampshire. Personally got about a 50/50 response.
Voting against Kerry.
Senator Al Franken? Why does that remind me of Caligula’s horse?
“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear. The traitor is the plague.”
–Marcus Tullius Cicero
Just some food for thought.
Light Cold Drizzle in Myrtle Beach SC this morning, my poll had 89 people in line to vote when I arrived at 8:15 and after I voted had 110 folk in line at 9AM. A 45 minute wait but was not tedious. The old & infirm were given perference to the front of the line,(as they should). 4 of 5 voting machines were working. Everyone was cordial.
I never felt prouder of my country than today.
I’m in the Sierra/Nevadas, we got almost a foot of snow (yeah, must be that global warming thing or something). NOT.
Have no fear, we’re used to it here. I’ll be going to vote today.
Good Morning! It’s 7:05 a.m. here in California and the polls have been open for five minutes.
San Francisco Chronicle says Obama leads by 99 points. McCain supporters are hanging themselves from the Golden Gate Bridge.
Just kidding!
I agree, but I’m not sure it will be more dangerous for us if McCain win’s. I’m afraid the dems will either be celebrating or rioting tonight.
I was ballot #2 (my wife was #1) in Rozet, Wy. By the time we left, the line had grown to about 20 people. Looks like a record turnout in Rozet. Actually this is what it looked like in the August primariy.
A bit off topic, I saw BO vote on F&F this morning. Can someone explain to me why these people (along with the McCains, Bushes et.al.) always move to the head of the line? Is their time more valuable than mine?
I’ve always been under the impression that all citizens are equal. We don’t have an elite ruling class. Or at least we aren’t supposed to.
Just one of my peeves.
In Philadelphia there are problems. There are few black Republicans in Philadelphia. Very hard to get a white watcher into some of the more hard-core black power precincts.
Upstate New York around the Albany and Saratoga Springs area … I encountered, and many of my co-workers here at the Univeristy at Albany also report, early morning heavy turnout and long lines like we have never experienced before … orderly but very busy. I cannot imagine what the end of the workday crowd is going to be like.