2016 Postmortem

BraKez2

(279 posts) Tue Nov 6, 2012, 11:35 AM Nov 2012

Voted in Southwest Virginia

Me and my wife just voted not to long ago in SWVA which is a red part of this state, however the poll workers stated that they were very dissapointed so far in the turnout...so much for all the enthusiasm Romney apparently had, if this is true and the turnout is down in red areas of this state then that's good news for us, btw only absentee early voting so that is not attributed to early in-person voting..

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Voted in Southwest Virginia (Original Post) BraKez2 Nov 2012 OP

I read reports of long, long lines in the blue areas of VA ItsTheMediaStupid Nov 2012 #1

Very interesting. yellerpup Nov 2012 #2

Gopers WILL vote kwolf68 Nov 2012 #3

Beautiful! Thank you. To a blue Virginia tomorrow. ffr Nov 2012 #4

I agree JiminyJominy Nov 2012 #5

spots of blue in western VA-- good turnout this AM in blue Danville carolinayellowdog Nov 2012 #6

a beautiful part of the world is Southwest Virginia . . . Lex Nov 2012 #7

ItsTheMediaStupid

(2,800 posts)

1. I read reports of long, long lines in the blue areas of VA

Reply to BraKez2 (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 11:36 AM

Nov 2012

maybe the GOP'ers are staying home. I hope so.

yellerpup

(12,253 posts)

2. Very interesting.

Reply to BraKez2 (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 11:38 AM

Nov 2012

I have predicting (privately) that people will not turn out for Romney. He simply isn't liked or trusted and not that many voters are hold-your-nose-and-vote partisans. Maybe they will show up later in the day, but this is edifying news from a red area.

kwolf68

(7,365 posts)

3. Gopers WILL vote

Reply to BraKez2 (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 11:44 AM

Nov 2012

They won't sit this one out, they hate Obama too much.

BUT, having only an 'against' position won't win anyone else. I predict voter for Republic partisans will be high, but undecideds and independents will go with Obama in strong numbers.

ffr

(22,670 posts)

4. Beautiful! Thank you. To a blue Virginia tomorrow.

Reply to BraKez2 (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 11:46 AM

Nov 2012

JiminyJominy

(340 posts)

5. I agree

Reply to BraKez2 (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 12:03 PM

Nov 2012

with KWolf

its still early in the day, and the right HATES Obama more than they like Romney so they will be out.

carolinayellowdog

(3,247 posts)

6. spots of blue in western VA-- good turnout this AM in blue Danville

Reply to BraKez2 (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 12:44 PM

Nov 2012

Last edited Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:19 PM - Edit history (1)

Here's the 2008 map by county We had a good turnout at 6 this morning in my precinct, which went for Obama last time by 62%. The westernmost blue county in 2008 was Montgomery; that will probably be the same today.

BUT-- on edit, Dickenson was only about 50 votes in the red in 2008, so maybe you'll have a blue county in deep SW VA this year.

Lex

(34,108 posts)

7. a beautiful part of the world is Southwest Virginia . . .

Reply to BraKez2 (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 12:46 PM

Nov 2012

glad to know the fundies and right-wingers aren't very excited about voting for a millionaire Mormon, but I'm not surprised

thanks for checking in

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