BSB's official "how's it look where you are" thread
Submitted by Tim Russo on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 9:42am.
Tell the world about turnout in your neighborhood, what the polling place looks like, etc. Info. Need info.
HILLARY CANNOT BE TRUSTED
Submitted by dabney832 on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 5:34pm.
I'M TELLING YOU FOLKS, HILLARY IS THE DIRTIEST PLAYER IN THIS GAME OF POLITICS. THIS COUNTRY WILL GO DOWN THE TOILET QUICKER THAN WATER IF SHE BECOMES THE NEXT PRESIDENT. IF YOU THOUGHT BUSH WAS BAD, WAIT, IT WILL GET WORSE YET IF HILLARY GETS IN. THESE ARE VERY SERIOUS TIMES. DON'T LOOK AT THE HILLARY OF THE 90's BECAUSE THAT HILLARY DOESN'T EXIST ANYMORE. WHAT WE'VE GOT BEFORE US NOW IS A POWER HUNGRY MONSTER THAT WANTS EVERYTHING HER WAY! HOW CAN ANYONE FAIL TO ACKNOWLEDGE HER IMMATURITY LEVEL, HER OBNOXIOUS BEHAVIOR, AND HER DIRTY TACTICS? SHE HELPED PASS THE INFAMOUS "REAL ID ACT" ! IS THIS WHO WE REALLY WANT IN THE WHITE HOUSE?
Yikes! That's not good
Submitted by Deb on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 6:25pm.
What is your precinct? I live in OH-02, but in Clermont County.
Hearing from several voters . . .
Submitted by Jell-OH Schott on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 2:04pm.
that they are being told them are registered to a certain party and, therefore, have to take that party ballot. Anyone else hearing of this?
RE: Hearing from several voters . . .
Submitted by Nifty Lawrence on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 2:30pm.
Not sure what you mean. Are they claiming they are falsely registered with a certain party? Or is the complaint they can't switch across party lines & vote?
If it's the latter, are they being given the opportunity to switch party affiliations, if they so choose, so they can vote in the other party's primary?
Otherwise.......yeah. Today is for primary voting. You vote with the party you are affiliated. That's the way it is in Ohio (and other, but not all, states).
Methinks there's a lot of people out there who were, before today, unfamiliar with the purpose of a primary election.
From Secretary of State Brunner's web site . . .
Submitted by Jell-OH Schott on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 2:57pm.
How do I establish which political party’s ballot I am entitled to vote?
You may vote the primary ballot of the political party with which you currently wish to be affiliated. If you voted the primary ballot of a different political party in 2005 or 2006, you will complete a statement at your polling place confirming the change in your political party affiliation.
So, the way I read the above, you can go to your polling place and switch your affiliation and then take a Democratic, Republican or issues-only ballot.
RE: From Secretary of State Brunner's web site . . .
Submitted by Nifty Lawrence on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 3:03pm.
Yep. You got it.
And let's be clear how much enterainment value this has today as idiot right-wingers light up the Internet today after having followed Rush's advice to get a Dem ballot & vote for Hillary --- only to discover they now can't vote in any of the Republican races.
GOOD JOB, RUSH!Stark County
Submitted by WTH522 on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 2:38pm.
We are getting a decent turnout today. I was very disturbed about what I heard when I was in line to vote though. I overheard a couple of people in front of me talking about how "they could never vote for a Muslim". I butted in and told them that it was not true and that Barack is a Christian. They didn't buy it. I was so mad. They were both voting for Hillary. I am really disheartened by the whole smear and fear thing that is going on.
Voting in Dublin (Union County)
Submitted by smithspike on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 2:42pm.
No problems in my little corner of Union County. My precinct has 1,449 registered voters, but only 44 DEM and 125 REP. I voted at 8am with no line and was the 20th DEM to vote. I had two concerns going in: 1) Would there be an enormous line because the Board of Elections has not yet split this large precinct into 2; and 2)Would there be a problem with paper ballots since the Union County Commissioners sued Secretary Brunner to fight her paper ballot directive. Fortunately, the poll workers did a GREAT job and there were no problems. Since I am quick to criticize, I will make sure to be quick to praise and will send the Union County BOE a note praising the Jerome 4 precinct poll workers. Also, the Jerome United Methodist Church provided free coffee and cookies to voters. I love election day!
Voting in Alliance
Submitted by raz on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 2:53pm.
The crowd wasn't as big as our last Governor's race and it was around noon.
The weather was COLD AND DAMP and a great day to elect our tramp.
So...
Submitted by audiored on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 2:59pm.
So, what is the sense in Ohio. Will a lower voter turn out be better for Obama as his supporters seems more committed? Or will the bad weather strip off new voters who are more likely to vote for Obama?
This morning
Submitted by Muffet on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 3:41pm.
my husband voted in the second district, Cincinnati, Hyde Park, at about 7:30 am, and he was the only one there. I followed at about 9, and I, too, was the only one there. It was cold and rainy. Nobody was outside holding signs for anybody or any issue. The poll workers were bored. They jokingly told me I was the last voter, so they were going to close up shop. There are two precincts in this polling place.
Eastern Cuyahoga County 'Burbs
Submitted by Entrwriter on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 3:54pm.
Took my mother to vote around 10:30. There was a steady stream of voters, including older ones. Out of curiosity I asked a poll worker whether any of the few Republicans in this suburbs were switching and they had a few do just that. It's col and icy.
Trumbull County
Submitted by trumbullcounty on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 3:58pm.
Trumbull County is getting record turn out.
Franklin County
Submitted by lindsey65 on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 4:01pm.
The location I voted at was slow and went rather smooth. There were a whole 3 people voting at the time.
Upper Arlington - Franklin County
Submitted by jump23 on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 4:05pm.
I voted early but visited my father who is a presiding judge at a precinct. D vs. R turnout was obviously higher in Dems favor, but he said more than a few voters said "I'm a Republican but can I vote in the Dem primary?" I'm not certain who that cross-over would favor, but I can't see many of them voting for Clinton.
Voting in Worthington
Submitted by Lucie on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 4:46pm.
I voted early, but my daughter voted at our polling place Worthington 3-B. She said there was nobody else here (early afternoon), and she had to argue with the poll worker who wanted her to vote provisionally because she hasn't gotten a new driver's license with our home address on it since moving back -- but she had her latest bank statement. The presiding judge sided with her, and she voted normally.
Locations and Precincts
Submitted by gena7180 on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 4:59pm.
If you are having issues voting, please post your city, county and precint. It will be helpful for anyone monitoring this blog for voter protection issues.
Also report voter supression by the Clintons to barackobama.com
Submitted by audiored on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 5:17pm.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/vpchome
OHIO BEWARE: WHAT HILLARY AND VOINOVICH DID!
Submitted by dabney832 on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 5:15pm.
How unfortunate that Ohio's own U.S. senator Vionovich co-sponsored the infamous "Real Id Act" legislation which was passed by the senate on 7/26/07. This act strips away any leftover privacy rights we had remaining after the Patriot Act became law. Even gun right advocates do not support this Act. Barack Obama (and even John McCain) did not vote on this piece of legislation, while Hillary and senator Voinovich voted "yes" on passing it. My question is this: How far do the good people of Ohio want their rights stripped away in the name of national security? Is anyone even aware that this legislation actually helps give our government the power to implant microchips in all U.S. citizens? My God, wake up sleepy heads! If you don't want your rights taken away, then support Barack Obama now before it's too late! On May 10th, 2005 both Hillary and Barack seriously questioned the need for such an Act, but then in 2007 Hillary voted for it, while Barrack stuck to his reservations about it and did not vote yes or no - he voted NV (No Vote)!
1pm poll checks?
Submitted by Mark C. Gaffney on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 5:25pm.
Anybody have the 1pm poll check numbers from bellwether Dem precincts? That's a much better way to judge turnout than just estimating based on how long the lines were where you voted... You usually have to go to the actual polling location to get these numbers.
Clintonville (Columbus) Fire Station #19 on High Street
Submitted by blue4U on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 5:29pm.
I voted at around 11:00 a.m. and it was fairly slow. I asked the poll workers what the turnout had been like and they said just a steady stream all day, but no huge crowds, even when they opened. I'm guessing there is a good bit of absentee/early voting in this area of Columbus.
I posted this on MSNBC, but I had problems...
Submitted by indecent on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 5:32pm.
Precinct 42-B, voting at the Assembly of God at 4099 Karl Rove...even though I brought all my ID but a photo ID (which is not required), I was forced to vote on a provisional ballot. They were incompetent and somewhat rude and I'm not even sure they filled out the damn envelope for the ballot correctly (they didn't know their own precinct number, ballot type, etc). I wrote about it on newsvine, link: http://indecent.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/04/1342615-ohio-poll-worker-incompetency-a-disenfranchised-voter
OHIO VOTING
Submitted by dabney832 on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 5:53pm.
This state should have fixed it's voting problems after the Gore/Bush election. Any people involved in voter fraud (or careless handlers of votes/voters concerns) should be promptly relieved of duty (if it can be shown they were irresponsible in some way) including anyone in a government position!
Eastlake (Lake County)
Submitted by Tom Smith on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 6:53pm.
Voted at Eastlake 2C first thing this morning. Turnout was pretty good. Of the eight people in front of me, six took Dem tickets. Polls opened a couple minutes late, but nothing out-of-bounds. Poll workers were slow, but competent.
Heard the Obama leafletters had problems with Laketran trying to chase them out of the park-n-ride lots. Supposedly, Mentor PD was called to the one at Route 2 and Route 615. Saw them this afternoon at the Route 2 and Lloyd Road park-n-ride, so I guess everything is OK. They were happy to see my "voted" sticker and my Obama button.
Whoever is doing honk-n-wave this afternoon deserves a metal. I told this to the Obama campaign people at the downtown Cleveland HQ, and they got a good chuckle. Gave them the report above.
Columbiana County here
Submitted by ksec on Tue, 03/04/2008 - 8:01pm.
I voted earlier , around noon. Everything went well, professional , courteous, efficient.
I voted for Hillary and most people I know did also
She has the best chance at winning the general. Barack hasnt been vetted and when the swiftboats get thru with him, McCain will just destroy him in the General. Repigs tried to bring Senator Clinton down, for decades , and shes still standing.
Given enough time in the spotlight and theres nobody you would agree with everytime.
voted in downtown Cincinnati