Heavy voter turnout this morning - Cape Cod

[TheCowsCameHome]

Overcast and 38 degrees, not bad for a mid-winter morning.

I just returned from voting and the turnout was the heaviest I've ever seen in 32 years at my current polling place. I was #466 at 10:30 where I'm usually barely double-digits at that time of day. One lady friend working there said she'd never seen such numbers of people voting, including those in the general elections.

Others I met while doing errands were chatting about how busy the polling places were, and how sick they were of robocalls. (Brown was relentless in using them.)

I have no idea what the big turnout will mean, but hopefully it will be good news for Coakley.

One thing for certain - this race is a hot issue around here.


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[KingFlorez]

1. Glad to hear that

Fingers crossed that this equals something good.

[undeterred]

2. Go, Massachusetts!

[PuraVidaDreamin]

3. Not busy here in Truro, but steady

But Truro in the wintertime is just not busy- period.

(Like it like that)

[livetohike]

4. Thanks for the report and I think a big turnout is usually

good news for the Democratic party.

[DURHAM D]

5. except in a special election nt

[Common Sense Party]

8. Why wouldn't it be helpful in a special election?

Democratic voters far outnumber repubs and indies, don't they?

[DURHAM D]

11. In a special election a large turn out usually means -

throw out the party in power. Sadly, in this case (in MA) that means throw out the Dem.

I think Martha's biggest problem is that she flip-flopped on health care reform. She was against the bill in the primary and switched positions once nominated. I am not saying that HCR is the primary issue in MA (I don't think it is) but the flip-flop to the national party position causes concern among the natives of MA.

JFTR - Indies are 51% of the registered voters. Dem registration is far greater than Repubs but with more than half the voters registered as uncommitted that changes the dynamic dramatically.

[Common Sense Party]

13. Wow. That's a LOT of uncommitteds/independents.

I had no idea it was so high.

So do you think Coakley loses today? Or can she squeak it out?

[MUAD_DIB]

14. MA has more indies than Dems or Repubs i believe.

[Betty Karlson]

6. Keep the reports coming:

We need good news to Get Out That Vote.

[Scurrilous]

7. K & R

:thumbsup:

[Tippy]

9. A few days back this situation was being analyze ...

Can't remember who it was but he/she was saying, using know numbers...Number of Registered Dems...Number of Reg. Republicans...and the Number of Reg, Independents...conseses was if turn out was heavy Coakley would be the winner...If it was low...Brown would come out on top, because of Unless of course Angry Dems who are voting against Obama vote for Brown...it wouldn't be the first time Dems. paid more attention to the talking heads then what, was in their own best interests. So far from what I have seen today turn out is exceptionally high for this race.

[Dinger]

10. Thanks For The Heads Up!

:)

[tallahasseedem]

12. Thank you...

for checking in! :)