Poll Observations
This is what I have observed in doing my civic duty and making the roll around precincts. Turnout appears to be low (though Channel 15 claims it isn't).
Poll workers have seen an unusual amount of youth turnout at some precincts. This must be a qualified statement though as a lot of these poll workers are elderly and consider anybody under 40 to be the youth vote. I don't know what to make of it at this point.
UPDATE 3:10PM
Turnout does appear to be high in most places. It will be interesting to see who's base the push is coming from. Is it for the Democrat candidate's? If so will it be enough? Or have recent comments by the Democratic leadership pushed the GOP out to vote?
We'll know in a few hours.
Poll workers have seen an unusual amount of youth turnout at some precincts. This must be a qualified statement though as a lot of these poll workers are elderly and consider anybody under 40 to be the youth vote. I don't know what to make of it at this point.
UPDATE 3:10PM
Turnout does appear to be high in most places. It will be interesting to see who's base the push is coming from. Is it for the Democrat candidate's? If so will it be enough? Or have recent comments by the Democratic leadership pushed the GOP out to vote?
We'll know in a few hours.
posted by Indiana Pundit at 12:28 PM
1 Comments:
I was concerned when I read today that turnout was actually not so much higher than it was in 2002. With the many delays and long waits (I heard credible reports of 45 minutes to 1.5 hours in some polling places at some times of day)in an off-year election, what will happen in 2008?
A co-worker suggested that more high-school students (seniors who are 18, of course) be recruited to serve as clerks and judges. I have nothing against old people, and hope to be one myself some day, but many of the folks at the polls have physical issues (terrible vision, very poor hearing, extremely slow reflexes) that make them poorly suited to a job where there is a high volume of work to be done.
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