Voter Turnout LOW in Virginia

[Joe the Revelator]

I'm not sure who this helps. Local news said that not even one registar in hampton roads could predict even moderate turnout. Supposidly the same way across the state.

[Nay]

1. It sure seemed that way to me at 7 A.M. when I voted.

The polls had been open for an hour and I was voter #14 at a Richmond polling place.

[NashVegas]

3. I Tried to Ask in Nashville

But they were kinda clueless. Could only say there'd been a steady stream through the day.

[redsoxliberal]

5. that means Dean had a good showing

the hardcores showed up while the sheeple didn't.

[ALago1]

16. Apparently your analysis is flawed

I advise that you look at the results and revise your judgemental conception of "sheeple". Thank you.

[Joe the Revelator]

6. I just voted at 6pm and i was voter 367 at my precinct.

That means that my family and i gave clark one percent of the vote in the precinct though :)

[theoceansnerves]

2. ugh

apathy.. isn't it wonderful? :eyes:

[returnable]

4. People getting bored with the Kerry coronation already?

:shrug:

Odd that the numbers would be low after record turnouts everywhere else.

[Joe the Revelator]

7. Not many hard core liberals in VA

It wasn't really advertised that heavly either, and we havn't had a primary here since '88

[returnable]

12. Interesting...

Since they haven't had a primary since '88, how can they tell if turnout is low? Maybe it's the norm :hi:

[Scottie72]

8. The same here in Newport News

In the Kiln Kreek precinct of Newport News. I was voter #99 at about 9:30am. Well at that point DK had 1% in that precinct thanks to me.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

20. Don't sell yourself short.

He had 1.0101010101010101010101%.

:evilgrin:

[minkyboodle]

9. That was my experience as well

I voted in Northern Virginia and everyone was talking about how low it was. I was the only one there. Oh well my fams 3 votes for Kucinich might make a difference after all :) I hate to say it but this low turnout is kind of typical of this area's lack of interest hopefully it gets better in the general election.
Scott

[killbotfactory]

10. It's because the media says Kerry already won

[dsewell]

11. You have to pull teeth to learn about elections in Virginia

Seriously, unless you are a voter who pays a fair amount of attention to the news, you have no clue when a primary election is coming up. The state sends out no reminder notices, no announcements, no nothing. The state Democratic Party doesn't either. I've lived and voted in a variety of other states (California, Arizona, Wisconsin, New York) and Virginia is by far the least communicative with voters.

At least it means that the people who do vote are the people who are devoting some reasonable percentage of brain cells to following the primary races.

[Zynx]

13. There is apathy. People feel that Kerry has already won.

I hope there isn't such low turnout here in Wisconsin.

[mlawson]

19. I was just going to say that.

Vrey depressing, especially after seeing Kerry backtracking on the AWOL charges today. x( What a terrible precedent THAT sets!!!!

[theboss]

14. I was 195 at 6:15

Didn't think that was a lot.

[arewethereyet]

15. in at 6pm #94

now thats very low for my precinct but there aren't nearly that many dems in my precinct.

not sure what to make of it but I got my vote for Edwards in and thats what matters.

[elperromagico]

17. Well, the primaries have become boring again.

Now that Kerry is the clear frontrunner, voters are apparently a lot less interested. The numbers will probably sink to 2000 levels before long.

[SoCalDem]

18. The press has been telling everyone for two weeks now

who won is gonna win .. Why vote if you know your guy does not have a chance..

I would love it if all the results for all the primaries would be held until they are all over..

At least then we would know that everyone competed equally..