I live just outside northwest DC, in Maryland, so my vote counted this morning haha.
Got in line around 6:30, polls in MD opened at 7. Waited around 30 minutes, and did not have anyone outside our polling place.
Lines were typical for a Presidential election. No intimidation or anything. Everyone was pretty chill.

MD should go for Obama, but the ballot had a ton of other issues of important, these include race for Senate, and:
Issue 5: Pretty much a State version of the DREAM Act for Maryland
Issue 6: For the legalization of same-sex marriage. Polling suggests this may actually pass with a wide margin.
And the big one, Issue 7: Legalized gambling in the state of Maryland. MD wants to have casinos and table games to keep the money instate, so people do not have to head to WV or Delaware. Looked 50/50 last time I looked.

Ty Webb;1313944 wrote:Had anyone heard any exit poll numbers?

It won't start leaking until after 5pm.

http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/194410/exit-poll-data-will-be-examined-in-quarantine-room/

fish82;1314030 wrote:It won't start leaking until after 5pm.

http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/194410/exit-poll-data-will-be-examined-in-quarantine-room/

And they will be wrong haha.

As to other areas, got into work, talked to co-workers who voted in VA. It is a long line mess as well.
I've had several co-workers wait 2 hours in VA to vote.

No idea what that means in terms of the election, but turnout does seem to be high all over the place.

ptown_trojans_1;1314031 wrote:And they will be wrong haha.

Nothing wrong with a little chaos to spice up the evening.

ptown_trojans_1;1314031 wrote:And they will be wrong haha.

That is a given. Exit polls are useless.

se-alum;1314036 wrote:That is a given. Exit polls are useless.

Just ask John Kerry.

ptown_trojans_1;1314031 wrote:And they will be wrong haha.

Expect the left and right media to post skewed-exit polls all day just in case it might influence the vote that little bit for their candidate.

ptown_trojans_1;1314034 wrote:As to other areas, got into work, talked to co-workers who voted in VA. It is a long line mess as well.
I've had several co-workers wait 2 hours in VA to vote.

No idea what that means in terms of the election, but turnout does seem to be high all over the place.

Any idea how the DC polling locations are?

Gannett reported Romney had 92k lead among early votes in Ohio, then pulled it down citing that the numbers are not to be released until after the polls close.

se-alum;1314066 wrote:Gannett reported Romney had 92k lead among early votes in Ohio, then pulled it down citing that the numbers are not to be released until after the polls close.

As it should be. Not that it should matter, but obviously it can influence potential voters in more ways than one.

Apparently early voting was down in some Democratic counties. I'm not sure I believe any of these reports because, again referring to the above, I don't think anything has been officially released. I think what we are getting is anecdotal/partial leaks that probably don't paint an accurate picture.

like_that;1314065 wrote:Any idea how the DC polling locations are?

Packed.

Guy on MSNBC just said African American turn out is exceeding 2008. Hm

bigdaddy2003;1314075 wrote:Guy on MSNBC just said African American turn out is exceeding 2008. Hm

Fox News is talking bad about Democrats.

Surprised?

Heard overall early turnout in Ohio was up a little; with Romney/McCain counties up 14% and obama/Kerry counties down 4%.

Also got an email (with pics of the lines) from a co-worker in Florida who said they usually wait no more than 10 minutes to vote; today it was 2 hours, and by all accounts it was heavy for Romney.


Hope all this holds up.

like_that;1314065 wrote:Any idea how the DC polling locations are?

A mess as usual.

Had several friends wait over an hour.

Exit polls?

More like entrance poles. Because either way, we're getting fucked.

bigdaddy2003;1314075 wrote:Guy on MSNBC just said African American turn out is exceeding 2008. Hm

To be fair, a lot more are out of work now than in 2008, so what else do they have to do?

/sleeper'd

...and The Black Panthers are on patrol in Philly...
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/nov/6/problems-black-panthers-surface-pa-polling-places/

sleeper;1314072 wrote:Packed.

SMH, really? My boss is letting me off at 2 to vote. You think it will still be bad around 3ish?

se-alum;1314009 wrote:Surely you aren't suggesting that a voter be responsible for double checking their ballot before submitting it?

Haha no way, never... :laugh:

QuakerOats;1314077 wrote:Heard overall early turnout in Ohio was up a little; with Romney/McCain counties up 14% and obama/Kerry counties down 4%.

Also got an email (with pics of the lines) from a co-worker in Florida who said they usually wait no more than 10 minutes to vote; today it was 2 hours, and by all accounts it was heavy for Romney.


Hope all this holds up.

The Note is reporting a Republican Party insider is telling them Ohio isn't looking good for Romney

ptown_trojans_1;1314078 wrote:A mess as usual.

Had several friends wait over an hour.

Based on how long it takes to get your license at the DMV, I am not surprised. Also not looking forward to it.

Ty Webb;1314090 wrote:The Note is reporting a Republican Party insider is telling them Ohio isn't looking good for Romney

I'm surprised to see you here today. Figured you'd be out trolling for bums to register to vote for Obama.

like_that;1314083 wrote:SMH, really? My boss is letting me off at 2 to vote. You think it will still be bad around 3ish?

If my boss ever let me off work at 2, it'd be to fire me. :laugh: