Voters swarm to polls across Wisconsin

[spanone]

On a sunny summer day, Wisconsin voters packed the polls to decide the historic gubernatorial recall election.

No statewide figures were available, but local election officials offered fairly similar accounts of a heavy turnout in communities large and small, in both Democratic and Republican areas.

In many places, election officials said turnout was as strong as, or stronger than, it was for the 2010 gubernatorial election. A few even compared it to the 2008 presidential election.

With Wisconsin voters sharply - and almost evenly - divided between the candidates and few undecided, political observers believe turnout will hold the key to victory for either Republican Gov. Scott Walker or his Democratic challenger, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/heavy-turnout-reported-across-wisconsin-gt5lvjr-157290805.html

[MineralMan]

1. The story will be told in the vote count.

These anecdotal accounts don't mean much until the votes are counted.

[spanone]

3. not anecdotal....a fact based on many people voting...i find it inspiring.

[MineralMan]

6. I find it encouraging, too, but it's still anecdotal.

When the polls close, we'll know how many people voted, and for whom. Until then it's just anecdotal information.

[Bandit]

2. turnout will hold the key to victory for either Republican Gov. Scott Walker or his Democratic chall

Ya think?..................

[spanone]

4. a total non-statement...i had to read that several times....

[Quixote1818]

5. It needs to be more like 2008 than 2010 for Barrett to win. nt

[Woody Woodpecker]

7. Not quite summer.

Still very late spring, as June 20th marks the official start of summer.