High Early Voter Turnout Tells Me One Thing:

[tedoll78]

The skewed media polls aren't going to deter our side from getting out the vote. We aren't demoralized. Sure, the media might be picking-and-choosing which polls to bring-up in favor of the Chimp, but the message is still out there: this is CLOSE.

This horserace coverage might be actually helping us.

That, and the lesson learned in 2000: every vote counts.

[Mz Pip]

1. Some wise DUer pointed

out a few days ago that people don't register in droves and and stand in long lines because they want more of the same. People want change. That thought is carrying me through until November 3.

MzPip
:dem:

[SharonAnn]

2. The religious fundies here who never voted before, got all

registered this year because their preacher told them that George Bush needs their vote.

Sigh. In their case, they do want more of the same and they're determined to vote for it.

Of course many are poor, uninsured, their kids' schools are understaffed, etc. but they're gonna vote for *.

[tedoll78]

3. I'd believe it..

but then I wonder.. if that were true, wouldn't they be doing better in early voting? We're winning in Nevada by about 5% (at least in the first three days we were..), and our turnout by party in Florida is also lopsided.

And oh those fundies.. they must surely like living in the 18th century. Imagine if they had their own country: I'd bet that it'd be third-world-like in a mere 20 years..

[Hamlette]

4. third world in 20 years?

a bet I wouldn't take. It would look just like Afghanistan very quickly. And they would start planning to fly planes into buildings.

Unless their love for money won out. Which is what has kept the mormons from going completely over the edge (yes, they are close).

[Kimber Scott]

6. Weird thing to say. What edge are you talking about?

"Unless their love for money won out. Which is what has kept the mormons from going completely over the edge (yes, they are close)."

[leftofthedial]

5. forget what I started to say

I'm just pissed off tonight and opened the wrong can of worms.

I hope I closed it in time.

[karlrschneider]

8. HAHA..........I think you did fine. (didn't see the un-edited version)

:D

[leftofthedial]

9. had three encounters with religious wack jobs

in the last 24 hours and my tolerance for religion has been sorely tested.

Sorry.

[Mz Pip]

11. Dammit

Now I feel crappy again. :-(

I have no idea what they think they are getting out of this. 4 more years of BUsh is hardly something to stand in line for.

MzPip
:dem:

[Roland99]

7. IMO, early voting is tantamount to not voting

with the rampant fraud going on, I'd be surprised if even 2/3 of early votes end up actually counting.

[leftofthedial]

10. varies from place to place, but fraud is a major problem in Murka

the repukes are getting it down to a science

We'll just let gallup pick the president before too long.