Strong Turnout for Democrats in Early Voting

www.cbsnews.com...

Election Day is already over for more than 3 million Americans, and a surprising number of them are Democrats.

Republicans clearly are gaining ground in turning out early voters compared with their showing two years ago, but figures from the first batch of states that offer clues about 2010 early voting patterns still give Democrats an edge in a number of states and big counties.

"If people thought the Democrats were just going to roll over and play dead in this election, that's not what we're seeing," said Michael McDonald, a George Mason University professor who tracks early voting nationally. "They've got to be feeling a little bit better with the numbers that they're seeing."

According to the article most pollsters watch the early votes to tell how the election could go, right now apparently everything they said about the Democrats is failing all the pollsters are being proven wrong each and every day, the media and its massive GOP revolution hype turns of it could be false.

No Democrat is holding their breath as about 70% vote on November 2 and not early, but this is a very good indicator of how the election could go.

It was my prediction that the Democrats would turn out to vote heavily and the Democrats will NOT lose the House or the Senate. Could I be completely wrong? Yep, but I was right about the 2008 election and I am quite sure I will be right this time.

www.abovetopsecret.com...

Dunno, one swallow does not summer make..

Yet, it is indeed hopegiving that Dem turnout is so good to begin with. It will also, hopefully, dispel the myth of the "dumb, ultra right-wing electorate" in America. An image that has been perpetuated abroad. Not entirely without responsability from our press, that has bees salivating over dumb-as-molasse fringe-groups. Selling those as "mainstream America". Thanx for nothing Wapo, NYT etc.
Didn't they realize US on-line newspapers are also read in Europe ,Asia and whatnot? I get quite tired, constantly having to explain that 95% of Americans are pretty clear thinkers, and not fringe-wing-nuts. (I work in Europe...being sortof "The Token American" heh...)

Originally posted by diakrite
Dunno, one swallow does not summer make..

Yet, it is indeed hopegiving that Dem turnout is so good to begin with. It will also, hopefully, dispel the myth of the "dumb, ultra right-wing electorate" in America. An image that has been perpetuated abroad. Not entirely without responsability from our press, that has bees salivating over dumb-as-molasse fringe-groups. Selling those as "mainstream America". Thanx for nothing Wapo, NYT etc.
Didn't they realize US on-line newspapers are also read in Europe ,Asia and whatnot? I get quite tired, constantly having to explain that 95% of Americans are pretty clear thinkers, and not fringe-wing-nuts. (I work in Europe...being sortof "The Token American" heh...)

Could it be that they think what they think because of people like you who give "mainstream America" a bad name in Europe? Are you embarrassed when an American midwestern family of 5 or 6 come through your area, loaded up with goofy souvenirs, being loud and expecting some kind of service on their (probably) once-in-a-lifetime trip to see another part of the world?

Because that's exactly what it sounds like you are saying. Are they not Cosmopolitan enough for you? Sophisticated enough? Please explain what you meant by that "95% of Americans" comment. What are the 5% you're leaving out?

Enquiring dumb-as-molasses-fringe-groups want to know.

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What they need to understand is that most of the stuff that appears on tv is just the radicals and not the centrists.

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well 3 million obamatrons is the way i see it the most hardcore ideologs of the left.

who wants to bet the they all just voted straight down they party platform without one thought of the current situation going on in america.

things are bad and things will stay bad if not get worse if the stay the course.

but the rest of "brainwashed" anti liberals havent even voted yet..


and it aint over til its over:p

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When you've got Barack Obama endlessly touring for Democrats (thank heavens instead of staying in Washington) and Dems pushing hard for early turnouts, what did you expect?

Historically, Democrats have invested more time and effort in turning out early votes. Republicans, especially during the past decade, have emphasized the need for their supporters to vote only on election day.

How often were the "straw polls" absolutely wrong in the last two or three elections?

You might as well count tea leaves, as rely on desperate Democrat hype, "Look we're winning!"
I'll wait until the polls close and the votes are counted to count my electoral chickens.

It is undeniable that conservative support has witnessed an unprecedented groundswell that continues to grow by the day.

We'll see what the hype really counts for in November, won't we?

Vote early, vote often right?
Besides right now which party members are probably at work with a job and do not have time to vote on a non election day...

don't hate me, but I'm hoping for something unpopular.

With the assimilation, castration and subjugation of the Tea Party, I have come to understand that our best hope is something already mentioned in the Declaration of Independence:

"All experience hath shewn that mankind is more disposed to suffer while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed..."

Therefore, a part of me is hoping for a Democrat surprise. Not necessarily because they're any less toxic than the Republicans, but they're much more overt about what they're wanting to do. Sure, they're going to dress up Fabian Socialism in something Britney Spears would wear to sell it, but its still obvious. The Republicrats are less sincere in their sales campaign (IMHO).

So, with my tin-foil hat, my birth-control glasses and my two little "Amerikan" flags in hand, I give a hearty, "Go Dems"! whilst waving and undulating in a very non-threatening way

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this might soften the blow, but its still gonna be a long and hard night for democrats. i think the biggest problem is obama's inability to compromise or work with anyone outside of his own party. when it becomes necessary for him to work with the gop, and the gop happen to be farther to the right then they were just 2 years ago, things may just deadlock...which in my opinion wouldn't be such a bad thing

Originally posted by Dragonsbreaths
Vote early, vote often right?
Besides right now which party members are probably at work with a job and do not have time to vote on a non election day...

Probably?

Nevada (Jim Gibbons – R) Unemployment Rate: 14.2%

California (Arnold Schwarzenegger – R) Unemployment Rate: 12.3%

Rhode Island (Donald Carcieri – R) Unemployment Rate: 12%

Mississippi (Haley Barbour – R) Unemployment Rate: 11%

South Carolina (Mark Sanford – R) Unemployment Rate: 10.7%

Alabama (Bob Riley – R) Unemployment Rate: 10.3%

Indiana (Mitch Daniels – R) Unemployment Rate: 10.1%

Georgia (Sonny Perdue – R) Unemployment Rate: 10%

New Jersey (Chris Christie – R) Unemployment Rate: 9.6%

Arizona (Jan Brewer – R) Unemployment Rate: 9.6%

Connecticut (M. Jodi Rell – R) Unemployment Rate: 8.8%

Idaho (Butch Otter – R) Unemployment Rate: 8.8%

You tell us.

Originally posted by neo96
reply to post by Misoir

 

well 3 million obamatrons is the way i see it the most hardcore ideologs of the left.

who wants to bet the they all just voted straight down they party platform without one thought of the current situation going on in america.

things are bad and things will stay bad if not get worse if the stay the course.

but the rest of "brainwashed" anti liberals havent even voted yet..


and it aint over til its over:p

edit on 21-10-2010 by neo96 because: (no reason given)

Just curious which Democrats you support in the upcoming election.

If you are dumb enough to still think that the differences between the two major parties and the Tea Party is anything more than superficial then you have a great deal to learn yet.

Voting is a joke and so are all these politicians. And so are the sheep who are still wasting their time playing the stupid right left game.

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I was completing your posting so you wouldn't come off as being biased. The states below, including the District of Columbia, are at 8.8% or higher. They were excluded from your list.

MASSACHUSETTS 8.8%, Deval Laurdine Patrick - Democrat
WEST VIRGINIA 8.8%, Joe Manchin III - Democrat
WASHINGTON 8.9%, Christine Gregoire - Democrat
PENNSYLVANIA 9.2%, Edward G. Rendell - Democrat
MISSOURI 9.3%, Jeremiah Wilson "Jay" Nixon - Democrat
TENNESSEE 9.6%, Phil Bredesen - Democrat
NORTH CAROLINA 9.7%, Beverly Perdue - Democrat
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9.9%, Adrian Fenty - Democrat
KENTUCKY 10.0%, Steven L. Beshear - Democrat
ILLINOIS 10.1%, Pat Quinn Single - Democrat
OHIO 10.1%, Ted Strickland - Democrat
OREGON 10.6%, Ted Kulongoski - Democrat
MICHIGAN 13.1%, Jennifer M. Granholm - Democrat
Average: 9.8% unemployment rate.


The states below are on the opposite end of the scale. Hmmm? Only one state with a Democrat governor in the Top 5 and they're in 5th. I divided them by party.


NORTH DAKOTA 3.7%, John Hoeven - Republican
SOUTH DAKOTA 4.5%, M. Michael Rounds - Republican
NEBRASKA 4.6%, David Eugene "Dave" Heineman - Republican
VERMONT 6.0%, James H. Douglas - Republican
HAWAII 6.4%, Linda Lingle - Republican
MINNESOTA 7.0%, Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty - Republican
VIRGINIA 7.0%, Robert "Bob" McDonnell - Republican
UTAH 7.4%, Gary Richard Herbert - Republican
LOUISIANA 7.6%, Bobby Jindal - Republican
ALASKA 7.7%, Sean Parnell - Republican
TEXAS 8.3%, Rick Perry - Republican

Average: 5.72% unemployment rate.


NEW HAMPSHIRE 5.7%, John H. Lynch - Democrat
KANSAS 6.6%, Mark V. Parkinson - Democrat
IOWA 6.8%, Chester John "Chet" Culver - Democrat
WYOMING 6.8%, Dave Freudenthal - Democrat
OKLAHOMA 7.0%, Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry - Democrat
MARYLAND 7.3%, Martin Joseph O'Malley - Democrat
MONTANA 7.4%, Brian David Schweitzer - Democrat
ARKANSAS 7.5%, Michael Dale Beebe - Democrat
WISCONSIN 7.9%, Jim Doyle - Democrat
MAINE 8.0%, John Elias Baldacci - Democrat
COLORADO 8.2%, August William "Bill" Ritter, Jr - Democrat
NEW MEXICO 8.3%, William Blaine "Bill" Richardson III - Democrat
NEW YORK 8.3%, David A. Paterson Michelle - Democrat
DELAWARE 8.4%, Jack A. Markell -Democrat

Average: 7.44% unemployment rate.

8.59% Republican national average
8.35% Democrat national average

The highest unemployment states are Nevada, California and Rhode Island. These states put the Republican side a little higher in percentage than the Democrats in a national average. All three have Republican govenors, but in Nevada, there is one Senator from each party while there are two Democrats out of the three Representatives and both of them represent the districts with the highest population.

In California, both Senators belong to the Democratic Party while the Democrats enjoy a 34-19 lead over the Republican Representatives.

Rhode Island sports both Senators from the Democratic Party as well as both Representatives.

Let us keep in mind that governors don't make up federal policies and you're welcome.

80% of democrats only vote for democrats and would never vote for a republican.
80% of republican only vote for republicans and would never vote for a democrat.

That leaves the 20% of each party and the independents that actually elect the candidates.
And for the most part they wait for the last day to see what dirt/dirty political in the last weeks brings out.
Its those last 7 days that will make or break a candidate so that is when the real lies/distortions/and just plain dirty politics adds come out.
To late for the other candidate to disprove.
Some times the lies work some times they backfire.

Originally posted by Intelearthling

Let us keep in mind that governors don't make up federal policies and you're welcome.

edit on 22/10/10 by Intelearthling because: Added to post.

I never said a thing about federal policies. I was simply pointing out that more states that have elected Republican governors have higher unemployment rates than states that have elected Democratic governors. I did not see you adding balance to the post claiming that Democrats are all unemployed and can vote early and Republicans are all too busy working. Obviously, according to my post AND YOURS, there is no basis in reality for that statement. Thank you.

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You're welcome again. I just wanted you to see how biased your post was. As for the early voting, a large percentage of the Democrat leaning voters aren't unemployed. They're recipients of welfare and other government benefits that allows them not to work.

I haven't got any documentation of this except the fact I can go to the public libray any day and see the people coming and going. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to distiguish who's working and who's not.

See ya!

Originally posted by Intelearthling
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You're welcome again. I just wanted you to see how biased your post was.

Just so that you could back me up on the point I was making? Nothing was biased about my post. I pointed out that more Republican governed states have more unemployment. So did you.

The highest unemployment states are Nevada, California and Rhode Island. These states put the Republican side a little higher in percentage than the Democrats in a national average.

So what was my bias since you backed it up for me again?

As for the early voting, a large percentage of the Democrat leaning voters aren't unemployed. They're recipients of welfare and other government benefits that allows them not to work.

I haven't got any documentation of this except the fact I can go to the public libray any day and see the people coming and going. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to distiguish who's working and who's not.

See ya!

How do you know who at the library is a Democrat and who at the library is a Republican or is that just a copletely factless and biased thing to purport as fact?

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Originally posted by Intelearthling
You're welcome again. I just wanted you to see how biased your post was.]
Originally posted by Curiousisall
Just so that you could back me up on the point I was making? Nothing was biased about my post. I pointed out that more Republican governed states have more unemployment. So did you.

The highest unemployment states are Nevada, California and Rhode Island. These states put the Republican side a little higher in percentage than the Democrats in a national average.]
Originally posted by Curiousisall

So what was my bias since you backed it up for me again?

It's obvious you didn't read the part about who's in control of any funding on the federal level.

Originally posted by Curiousisall
How do you know who at the library is a Democrat and who at the library is a Republican or is that just a copletely factless and biased thing to purport as fact?

I did say that I didn't have any documentation. It's not hard to spot someone voting for a certain party, especially when they're displaying their choice either audibly or visually.

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