Voted in WISCONSIN

[NanBo]

Long time lurker here just stepping in to report on voting in WI :)

Long lines at 7:15 am (Polls open at 7). Lots of mix in the crowd. Lots of new voters (or Change of address, no way to know for certain).

negative 2 degrees with windchill -15!! Ouch, it's cold out there.

GO WISCONSIN! Go Obama!

[MadBadger]

1. Where in Wisconsin?

[NanBo]

4. Madison

Not downtown though--that's a whole different world with the UW folks. I'll be interested to see how that's going!

[MadBadger]

7. I voted absentee in NJ already, but I'm going to check out what its like at Memorial Union

Thats one of the polling places on campus, as well as Gordon Commons.

[MadBadger]

36. On Campus at the Union, pretty empty, but I wouldnt expect Student polling to be full so early.

[babylonsister]

2. Thanks for the report - GOBAMA! nt

[zanne]

3. I'm proud of you, Wisconsin! nt

[EmilyAnne]

5. Thank you! How long did you wait in line? I have six family members who are voting early in Texas

this morning for Obama. They're going to see him speak tonight. I'm jealous. More nervous than jealous, though. I really think the outcome in Wisconsin will be more make or break than most people think.

[NanBo]

10. I waited about 25 minutes

2 co-workers (Definite Dems but a possible Hillary supported in one of them--that's okay :) )

one in a suburb one on far east Madison--both said good turnouts at their locations as well. Everyone pretty pumped despite the awful roads and cold.

[EmilyAnne]

22. Brrr...I'm a Texan who just moved to PA. Snow is such a novelty to me and driving in it is scary.

I hope everyone arrives to and from the polls safe and sound.

[TexasObserver]

6. yaaaaaaaaaay you!!

[Renew Deal]

8. Nice job!

Remember to change your avatar. :D

[stillcool]

9. thanks!

[MaineDem]

11. Way to go!

Feels good, doesn't it?

:thumbsup:

[Hepburn]

12. 5th rec...off to the Greatest Page with thee!

Thanks for the report...and welcome to the DU! :hi:

[MethuenProgressive]

13. Thanks for voting!

Good luck to your candidate.

[Adelante]

14. GOBAMA

:)

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

15. I just voted in Waukesha County

I was number 35 at my polling location at 7:00 a.m.

Before I voted, I weighed all the issues. Considered the candidates positions. And then I asked myself one important question:

Which candidate is batshit crazy?

HUCKABEE IN '08!!

Kidding. I had every intention of voting for Edwards (who I supported going back to this time last year) just as a little "screw you" to the MSM. But it appeared the race was tightening during the last few days, and the behavior of the Clinton camp recently has been so revolting, that I swallowed hard and voted for Obama.

Not that I don't think Obama is a good candidate. And not that I hold anything personally against Hillary -- I'm sure she's a better person than many of her supporters are (at least the ones around here). I went to a "candidate affiliation" online quiz, and Hillary and Obama tied in my results. So I don't think there's a dime's bit of difference between them when it comes to policy matters.

I just think Obama has a better chance of winning in November. And I want the primaries to get over soon.

[Barack_America]

21. Thanks Jeff.

I know that it's difficult to make that vote for your less than top choice. Hopefully the sound trouncing he gives McCain will eventually win you over (not to mention what he ends up doing in office).

[CalebHayes]

44. Thanks for sacrificing your vote for Edwards to help Obama

If I could have voted in today's WA primary for Edwards (it's a zero delegate primary) i would have done it for you.

Thanks again from an Obama supporter.

[Scurrilous]

16. Good job!

:thumbsup:

[GodlessBiker]

17. Damn! That is cold. Good work, and thanks for the report.

[Yurem2008]

18. The Clintonistas shot themselves in the foot

pursuing the non-stories of Plagiarism and non-patriotic Michelle Obama. Go figure, the Clinton machine self-destructing.

[Dinger]

24. Isn't That A rush/pigboy term? (nt)

[Nederland]

35. Yes

The poster is obviously plagiarizing Rush...

[Annces]

19. GOMAMA

[SoxFan]

38. plagiarist

[Coexist]

20. bless your heart for braving the cold!

[Staples]

23. Any early morning exit polls out there?

[NJSecularist]

34. Way way way too early

I'd expect the first exit polls to start filtering out around 7:00- 7:30 PM EST

[angie_love]

25. Welcome to DU and thanks for the report!

[ShortnFiery]

26. Yes! Welcome to DU non-lurking world NanBo.

:yourock: :hi:

[BumRushDaShow]

27. Good to see

your report. :hi: Seems the Castro announcement, although obviously historically newsworthy (but perhaps anticlimactic as well given that for decades, this country's media has continually buried him, written his obituary, and then found he resurrected again), has essentially given the M$M reason to knock today's election off the focus of the main news cycle. I'm not watching TV talking windbags but have been scouring some of the internet news sites and it's like pulling teeth to get an answer to even basic stuff like "What time did the polls open?", etc. Thank goodness for DU! :thumbsup:

[harun]

28. I talked to my family there yesterday. They said everyone was pumped

to go vote for Obama.

[kstewart33]

29. Stop lurking and keep posting. Thanks for the report! nt

[NanBo]

43. Thank you

I've tried more today. I care deeply, just hate the arguments among like-minded people. I do appreciate your welcome though!

[sybylla]

30. Minus 10 here when I voted this morning at 7:30

But there were no lines at my rural town hall where I vote, so I went right from the truck to the voting booth and back. Still, they had already been pretty busy for being open only a half hour.

This is definitely looking good. I loves me some motivated voters!

[polichick]

31. WELCOME - thanks for checking in...

GREAT NEWS!

[zulchzulu]

32. Long line at Olbrich Garden polling venue as well!

-5 degrees baby!

[SoxFan]

39. Olbrich Garden?

For a second, I thought you said

[Emit]

33. Sounds like yet another record turnout overall

The entire country is sending a powerful message with our voter registration and voter turn out numbers being the highest ever.

[SoxFan]

37. COLD!

[Zynx]

40. Voter #176 at Ward 42.

[Egnever]

41. Way to go! Voting is cool!

[lonestarnot]

42. Excellent on you!

:patriot:

[LTR]

45. I voted too

Light crowd, but I went at an off-time.

News reports show some pretty heavy turnout.

The ballot was one page, with all the main Democrats and Republicans listed. Could only vote for one person overall, of course.