Awesome round up this morning, Jeff! Short but oh so sweet! 😍 Thanks for taking the time to write one, in spite of the Halloween festivities yesterday.
That Trump lawsuit about election interference is awesome! What’s good for the goose… right? 😁 It’ll be interesting to see if anything comes of it, but just putting the idea out there is…
Awesome round up this morning, Jeff! Short but oh so sweet! 😍 Thanks for taking the time to write one, in spite of the Halloween festivities yesterday.
That Trump lawsuit about election interference is awesome! What’s good for the goose… right? 😁 It’ll be interesting to see if anything comes of it, but just putting the idea out there is gong to make some people think.
Kamala isn’t really worried about Joe’s “gaffe” (just really saying the quiet part out loud 😑) because she knows it won’t change any votes on her side (not to mention they’re already planning to cheat) and because that IS what their side thinks of us. It’s just pretend hand wringing.
That RFK clip!! 😍🙏
I’ve been trying to vote early for a couple of days now but every time, the parking lot has been so full that I’ve decided to try again. My neighbor said she waited nearly 2 hours. I will try again today and Monday. I’ve never seen anything like this though!
Also forgot to add, the fact that he’s not using the transition “assistance” shows me he’s learned something from what happened last time! Very encouraging!
Several of my friends waited OVER 4 HOURS! This is the first pres election MO has had 2 weeks of no excuses early voting. (it was passed as part of a package of election reforms in 2021 that included voter ID - legislators claimed they had to put that in there to placate the D's to keep them from filibustering the bill) I went to election judge training yesterday and the presenter said this early voting caught them totally by surprise. The entire election board is only 20 people - they only had 2 early voting location for an area that has 240K registered voters. Said they scrambled to hire some temps and added some additional voter check-in stations so the lines are now running about an hour; just over 30K have voted already as of Tue PM. On election day, there are 103 locations for voting and they are anticipating 75-85% turnout. Going to be busy regardless but I am ready - it's a long day but goes much faster when we are busy.
Volusia county FL. 8 early vote locations for 400K registered voters. No wait last Sunday. Simple and efficient for the voter. We can go to any early voting site in the county.
Interesting… you can get a ballot for the city you are from even if you’re hours away from your home address in FL?Someone told me yesterday he made his son drive up from college to vote.
We have 2 election boards in my county - Kansas City and Jackson County, which is everywhere else in the county not in the boundaries of KC. A lot of people didn't even realize that and are waiting in line only to find out they have to go to their 'home' election board. KC has several early voting places and if you are in KC limits you can vote at any location, same in JACO, they can print the ballot for your precinct or ward at the site. I think that is what Sunshine is referring to - as long as the county is all under one election board, the location you go to does not matter. On election day in MO, though, you have to go to the poll that is on the postcard that is mailed out as the ballots there are pre-printed for that location only. We as election judges have to count them all at the beginning and end and everything has to balance before we can leave the polling location.
You are correct. I misread the comment as; early voting anywhere in the state.
I thought it was that you had to vote in your county… it’s more likely I was hoping I was mistaken so I didn’t have to drive to the county I’m registered in 😂
The early voting turnout surprised election officials in PA. They were totally unprepared for the Republican turnout. Most government centers chosen to handle this were too small to accommodate the crowds and the staff overwhelmed because election duties aren’t part of their overall tasks. I can’t imagine what the price tag for the 2024 election costs will be to the taxpayers. I’m hoping this will incentivize state reps to examine this issue and make sound decisions to fix the problems.
I know the R head of our election authority (we have 2 - one R and one D) and they really do a great job on a shoestring budget. But she does a whole presentation on how many new requirements keep getting added without a corresponding increase in funding and this is a rare case where I do think additional funding is in order. She and staff have been working 13-14 hour days since early voting started and yet get inundated by angry calls and emails about the lines - there is no funding to open additional early voting outlets and no staff to run them. State added requirements for early voting but then left it to the local entities to figure out how to pay for it.
Donna, I am curious to know if you think the early voting is a sign of increased overall turnout or do you think it is "cannibalizing" (hate that term, but everyone is using it) the normal vote count early?
Maybe a little of both - I think the hard core Conservatives are voting early as Trump and a lot of conservative talking heads like Bongino are pounding the table about doing so. At the doors in a working class area this past 2 weeks finding very few who claim to have voted and many of these are infrequent voters according to the door knocking app I am using (for what it's worth) So long lines would discourage them, so the more who vote early, could take the pressure off the lines on election day that may discourage more casual voters. As for the dozen or so of my friends I have talked to who are waiting in those hellish lines to vote, the results are mixed about their fellow line goers. Some say turnout skews red, while other claim a lot of unfriendly blue voters. Hubby waited in line for an hour yesterday and said he just talked sports with the people he was in line with and was no help at all, haha. Also there is an abortion amendment on our ballot in MO and THAT is motivating the lefties to turn out but also the pro-lifers. My totally non political cousin is out knocking doors for the first time in her life for the pro-life side, so I do think turnout in MO is going to be heavy but also skewed around the abortion vote.
Was listening to Bongino while I was doing laundry - had to stop and re-watch - this is HUGE. Low propensity voters are TURNING OUT - BIGLY. 613k GA voters who stayed home in 2020 have already voted - in mostly Republican areas. In VA, early voting of both frequent and infrequent voters is R by big margins. Fast forward to the 20 minute mark: https://rumble.com/v5l50yq-the-best-sign-yet-that-kamala-is-freaking-out-ep.-2363-11012024.html
Yes, it's a horrible amendment, MO would go from one of the most restrictive states to one of the most permissive, Of course the devil is in details and few voters actually go online and read the entire amendment.
Yes indeed--for those who have feared he would make the same mistakes again (he wouldn't have achieved such business success if he didn't regularly learn from error) this work he has done in advance--assembling what sure looks like a cabinet---and choosing to work outside the system, should go a ways to reassure them that he won't.
I would encourage you to bite the bullit (intentionally misspelled🙃), and vote early. What makes you think you won’t have to stand in line 2 hours on Election Day?
I like to vote on Election Day but I bit the bullet and voted early for the first time in my life this time. Realistically I knew I couldn’t stand up to voter suppression with five kids in tow, if it ended up taking many hours, if Election Day is a mess. And Trump asked us to vote early; it’s his last go around, he’s doing the hard stuff, if he asks us to vote early, I can do that.
Yes, for the first time in our lives, outside military service, my husband and I voted early. Not sure what the evil ones are planning for election day!
I am a traditionalist about Election Day too, Susanna, but given the last national election and all the shenanigans, might as well relent and get the vote in early.
Long lines may turn out to be the least of it. Look for cyberattacks, running out of printer paper, wrong size paper for the machines, antifa riots outside of polling places, water line breaks, power failures, "active shooter" area lockdowns, you name it. Earthquakes. Volcanic eruptions. And that doesn't even count the severe weather events that the govt may be readying for deployment. Get your vote banked before election day so that if you encounter any problem there will be time to fix it!
Yeah I don’t think suppression will be as dramatic where I live either - smaller, majority conservative municipality. Here they have to be more subtle (long lines) because we can see our election board in the grocery store and at the golf course. They aren’t anonymous in a small town.
I might. But I know these lines have been the same for weeks so maybe it won’t be as long on Tuesday. Regardless, I have only so much time today, although I probably could wait on Monday. We’ll see.
All - you have to see the clip of Hugh Hewitt walking out of a WP media hit after the anchor gives only part of the story to the Bucks County situation. Hewitt clearly had it. you can see it here:
Awesome round up this morning, Jeff! Short but oh so sweet! 😍 Thanks for taking the time to write one, in spite of the Halloween festivities yesterday.
That Trump lawsuit about election interference is awesome! What’s good for the goose… right? 😁 It’ll be interesting to see if anything comes of it, but just putting the idea out there is gong to make some people think.
Kamala isn’t really worried about Joe’s “gaffe” (just really saying the quiet part out loud 😑) because she knows it won’t change any votes on her side (not to mention they’re already planning to cheat) and because that IS what their side thinks of us. It’s just pretend hand wringing.
That RFK clip!! 😍🙏
I’ve been trying to vote early for a couple of days now but every time, the parking lot has been so full that I’ve decided to try again. My neighbor said she waited nearly 2 hours. I will try again today and Monday. I’ve never seen anything like this though!
Also forgot to add, the fact that he’s not using the transition “assistance” shows me he’s learned something from what happened last time! Very encouraging!
Several of my friends waited OVER 4 HOURS! This is the first pres election MO has had 2 weeks of no excuses early voting. (it was passed as part of a package of election reforms in 2021 that included voter ID - legislators claimed they had to put that in there to placate the D's to keep them from filibustering the bill) I went to election judge training yesterday and the presenter said this early voting caught them totally by surprise. The entire election board is only 20 people - they only had 2 early voting location for an area that has 240K registered voters. Said they scrambled to hire some temps and added some additional voter check-in stations so the lines are now running about an hour; just over 30K have voted already as of Tue PM. On election day, there are 103 locations for voting and they are anticipating 75-85% turnout. Going to be busy regardless but I am ready - it's a long day but goes much faster when we are busy.
Volusia county FL. 8 early vote locations for 400K registered voters. No wait last Sunday. Simple and efficient for the voter. We can go to any early voting site in the county.
Interesting… you can get a ballot for the city you are from even if you’re hours away from your home address in FL?Someone told me yesterday he made his son drive up from college to vote.
We have 2 election boards in my county - Kansas City and Jackson County, which is everywhere else in the county not in the boundaries of KC. A lot of people didn't even realize that and are waiting in line only to find out they have to go to their 'home' election board. KC has several early voting places and if you are in KC limits you can vote at any location, same in JACO, they can print the ballot for your precinct or ward at the site. I think that is what Sunshine is referring to - as long as the county is all under one election board, the location you go to does not matter. On election day in MO, though, you have to go to the poll that is on the postcard that is mailed out as the ballots there are pre-printed for that location only. We as election judges have to count them all at the beginning and end and everything has to balance before we can leave the polling location.
You are correct. I misread the comment as; early voting anywhere in the state.
I thought it was that you had to vote in your county… it’s more likely I was hoping I was mistaken so I didn’t have to drive to the county I’m registered in 😂
That’s crazy! The turnout seems to be beyond anything we’ve seen in recent times!
The early voting turnout surprised election officials in PA. They were totally unprepared for the Republican turnout. Most government centers chosen to handle this were too small to accommodate the crowds and the staff overwhelmed because election duties aren’t part of their overall tasks. I can’t imagine what the price tag for the 2024 election costs will be to the taxpayers. I’m hoping this will incentivize state reps to examine this issue and make sound decisions to fix the problems.
I know the R head of our election authority (we have 2 - one R and one D) and they really do a great job on a shoestring budget. But she does a whole presentation on how many new requirements keep getting added without a corresponding increase in funding and this is a rare case where I do think additional funding is in order. She and staff have been working 13-14 hour days since early voting started and yet get inundated by angry calls and emails about the lines - there is no funding to open additional early voting outlets and no staff to run them. State added requirements for early voting but then left it to the local entities to figure out how to pay for it.
Donna, I am curious to know if you think the early voting is a sign of increased overall turnout or do you think it is "cannibalizing" (hate that term, but everyone is using it) the normal vote count early?
Maybe a little of both - I think the hard core Conservatives are voting early as Trump and a lot of conservative talking heads like Bongino are pounding the table about doing so. At the doors in a working class area this past 2 weeks finding very few who claim to have voted and many of these are infrequent voters according to the door knocking app I am using (for what it's worth) So long lines would discourage them, so the more who vote early, could take the pressure off the lines on election day that may discourage more casual voters. As for the dozen or so of my friends I have talked to who are waiting in those hellish lines to vote, the results are mixed about their fellow line goers. Some say turnout skews red, while other claim a lot of unfriendly blue voters. Hubby waited in line for an hour yesterday and said he just talked sports with the people he was in line with and was no help at all, haha. Also there is an abortion amendment on our ballot in MO and THAT is motivating the lefties to turn out but also the pro-lifers. My totally non political cousin is out knocking doors for the first time in her life for the pro-life side, so I do think turnout in MO is going to be heavy but also skewed around the abortion vote.
Very interesting. I appreciate your observations and comments. I really hope the pro-life side is victorious.
Was listening to Bongino while I was doing laundry - had to stop and re-watch - this is HUGE. Low propensity voters are TURNING OUT - BIGLY. 613k GA voters who stayed home in 2020 have already voted - in mostly Republican areas. In VA, early voting of both frequent and infrequent voters is R by big margins. Fast forward to the 20 minute mark: https://rumble.com/v5l50yq-the-best-sign-yet-that-kamala-is-freaking-out-ep.-2363-11012024.html
Yes, it's a horrible amendment, MO would go from one of the most restrictive states to one of the most permissive, Of course the devil is in details and few voters actually go online and read the entire amendment.
Yes indeed--for those who have feared he would make the same mistakes again (he wouldn't have achieved such business success if he didn't regularly learn from error) this work he has done in advance--assembling what sure looks like a cabinet---and choosing to work outside the system, should go a ways to reassure them that he won't.
Yes, that was my thought, too RL about the transition team - a very good sign, indeed!
I would encourage you to bite the bullit (intentionally misspelled🙃), and vote early. What makes you think you won’t have to stand in line 2 hours on Election Day?
I like to vote on Election Day but I bit the bullet and voted early for the first time in my life this time. Realistically I knew I couldn’t stand up to voter suppression with five kids in tow, if it ended up taking many hours, if Election Day is a mess. And Trump asked us to vote early; it’s his last go around, he’s doing the hard stuff, if he asks us to vote early, I can do that.
Or that some unforeseen event may close down voting on Election Day?
Yes, for the first time in our lives, outside military service, my husband and I voted early. Not sure what the evil ones are planning for election day!
I am a traditionalist about Election Day too, Susanna, but given the last national election and all the shenanigans, might as well relent and get the vote in early.
Long lines may turn out to be the least of it. Look for cyberattacks, running out of printer paper, wrong size paper for the machines, antifa riots outside of polling places, water line breaks, power failures, "active shooter" area lockdowns, you name it. Earthquakes. Volcanic eruptions. And that doesn't even count the severe weather events that the govt may be readying for deployment. Get your vote banked before election day so that if you encounter any problem there will be time to fix it!
Dogs. Cats. Living together! Mass hysteria!
That’s always possible and why I want to try to vote early. But I do think it’s less likely to happen where I live.
Yeah I don’t think suppression will be as dramatic where I live either - smaller, majority conservative municipality. Here they have to be more subtle (long lines) because we can see our election board in the grocery store and at the golf course. They aren’t anonymous in a small town.
I might. But I know these lines have been the same for weeks so maybe it won’t be as long on Tuesday. Regardless, I have only so much time today, although I probably could wait on Monday. We’ll see.
Our early voting centers are open extended hours (til 6 or 7pm) and Saturday and Sunday too, I was surprised to find out…I’m in east central Illinois
Not Sunday here. But I can’t tomorrow, I’ll be out of town.
I guess it depends on how many people are voting more than once. And how many people crossed the border that day.
Maybe Biden and the other legit Dem Primary candidates can get a lawsuit directed at the perpetrators of the July-Aug Coup that put KoupMala in place
My pollng place has been moved from local church to the township HQ--no reason why, but I suppose it will mean far more people.
All - you have to see the clip of Hugh Hewitt walking out of a WP media hit after the anchor gives only part of the story to the Bucks County situation. Hewitt clearly had it. you can see it here:
https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1852380723329581296
That great! Yes I feel like they’re much more prepared this time!