Massachusetts predicts record turn-out

[Ian David]

Galvin predicts record turnout
by: Bob Neer
Mon Nov 01, 2010 at 15:00:08 PM EDT

My thesis for Scott Brown's victory is that Republicans voted while a big chunk of the Massachusetts electorate stayed home (1,108,854 votes for McCain, 1,168,107 votes for Brown). In other words, the Brown campaign did not reflect the will of the majority of the normal Massachusetts electorate, but captured a majority of the people who voted on 19 January 2010.

We'll see how accurate that idea is tomorrow: defeat for radicals like Bill Hudak, Jeff Perry, Sean Bielat, and their supporter Charlie Baker, will suggest that Brown's Tea Party base took advantage of an off-cycle opportunity. Brown will be more vulnerable in that case. Victory for "Obama is Osama" Hudak and "Columbia State" Perry, by contrast, may be evidence that a fundamental shift in voter preference is underway.

Globe:

Secretary of State William F. Galvin is predicting record voter turnout in Tuesday's election ... Galvin said he based his prediction on the number of absentee ballots that have already been cast. As of today, more than 132,000 voters have filled out ballots. In January, when 2.25 million voters went to the polls to chose a new US senator, 107,000 absentee ballots were cast.

More:
http://www.bluemassgroup.com/diary/21388/galvin-predicts-record-turnout?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Hope for the best, and work for it with GOTV here.

Massachusetts: http://www.bluemassgroup.com/diary/21368/wondering-how-to-help-gotv-all-your-questions-answered
Everywhere else: http://www.barackobama.com/index.php?splash=false

[monmouth]

1. I love that picture....n/t

[nyc 4 Biden]

2. nice DU sticker on the clip board. n/t

[Tracer]

3. Not that yard signs mean much, but ...

... in my town the Democratic signs are all over the place. It's hard to find a Republican one (even though this town has quite a few Repubs).

[Ian David]

4. Completely the opposite if you drive along route 14 or route 58. n/t