Politico reporting Heavy turnout in Philly

[Perky]

ACTION IN PHILLY: Democrats in Pennsylvania are touting reports that indicate turnout is higher than expected in the state and in Philadelphia. "My sense is, people are coming out to vote," a councilwoman says

[AtomicKitten]

1. This is an excellent harbinger for Sestak.

K&R

[Dinger]

2. I Heard Something this Morning (On GMA I Think( That Said The

(hopeful) predictions of the media will make Dems get to the polls. Seems to me like they're trying to cover their asses already.

[Cognitive_Resonance]

3. People power. Prove the pundits and pollsters wrong! nt

[WI_DEM]

4. According to this from Kos--Sestak is ahead in Toomey's old congressional district:

I'll be posting links to turnout anecdotes from around the country all day.

Leheigh Valley, PA:

"For a nonpresidential election we are running above normal for this time of day," Hynes said.

That's Toomey's old district. Not good news for us.

Update: Turnout here is 3x the norm. Astronomically higher. Bethlehem mayor John Callahan is running for Congress and is from this area, so the optimists can hope this is his base turning out to vote out GOP Rep. Charlie Dent.

Update II: Dem party internals had Sestak up 47-46 in this area, and getting out Dem vote will be critical for the Senate race, as well as the Callahan-Dent house race. If you want to make GOTV calls into this district, you can contact Michael at [e-mail] and he'll set you up.

www.dailykos.com

[blue neen]

7. That is fantastic news!

We actually the bonafide exit polling in my precinct today--they had the CNN and other network logos all over the boxes.

It was interesting because this precinct is always, always, Republican. I wonder why they would choose that to exit poll.

Go, Joe!

:dem:

[karynnj]

8. Yay - I would love to be wrong on this race - where I really really wanted

Sestak to win.

By the way, thanks for your great information heavy threads that asks for predictions - it was fun. But, more fun will be if the Democrats were the "silent majority" this time - utterly turned off by the rude antics of the te party and those in the establishment that liked them.

[harun]

10. I really hope Sestak pulls off a win. I think it will be close.

[d_b]

5. great news

any word on what the president is up to today?

[impik]

6. Oh, we are going to kick some ass today!

[Teaser]

9. I'll say it was heavy

my entire precinct appears to be voting.

[Dawson Leery]

13. +1

[Lugnut]

11. My b-i-l lives in Bucks Co.

He said his polling place was jammed. He and his wife voted straight Democratic.

[Teaser]

12. bucks, though, lot of repugs, no?

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[NCarolinawoman]

14. Except aren't they the old-fashioned non-teabagger types?

The kind of Republican that lives in Sestak's own district?

I hope, I hope....

[Ruby the Liberal]

15. Country club types, not teabaggers

And they tend to be Indis, not Rs.

[Lugnut]

16. I honestly don't know.

The b-i-l said Joe Sestak was at that polling place while he was there. I thought that was pretty cool.

[bklyncowgirl]

17. Good news. Hope the trend continues. nt

[Arkana]

18. That is WONDERFUL news. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia have to offset

Pennsyltucky in the middle.