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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,661 posts) Tue Nov 6, 2018, 02:00 PM Nov 2018

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Waiting in the rain to vote - Minneapolis

I've been voting at this location for about 30 years now and I've never seen it like this, even for presidential elections. The line stretched down the block - and this was one of two entrances. There were tents where people were handing out coffee, which was nice.

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Waiting in the rain to vote - Minneapolis (Original Post) The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 OP

crowd demographics? Young, old, white, minority? Precinct dem or gop beachbum bob Nov 2018 #1

Crowd demographics - majority white, but a fair number of AA and Somali. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #3

seeing under 30's in the voting line (and under 25) is a huge piece of 2018 vote and pollsters beachbum bob Nov 2018 #5

Make Minnesota blue! rurallib Nov 2018 #2

It's already blue here in the People's Republic of Minneapolis, but I hope The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #6

oh shoot I knew that - rurallib Nov 2018 #7

Erik Paulsen is absolutely useless, and he's been running ads The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #8

That is wonderful hermetic Nov 2018 #4

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

1. crowd demographics? Young, old, white, minority? Precinct dem or gop

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 02:03 PM

Nov 2018

kinda good stuff to report in addition to photo

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,661 posts)

3. Crowd demographics - majority white, but a fair number of AA and Somali.

Reply to beachbum bob (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 02:06 PM

Nov 2018

A lot of younger people. The precinct has always been very strongly Democratic. Also new people registering - you can do that on election day here.

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

5. seeing under 30's in the voting line (and under 25) is a huge piece of 2018 vote and pollsters

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 02:07 PM

Nov 2018

understate in all their models

rurallib

(62,406 posts)

2. Make Minnesota blue!

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 02:05 PM

Nov 2018

I have friends up there!

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,661 posts)

6. It's already blue here in the People's Republic of Minneapolis, but I hope

Reply to rurallib (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 02:08 PM

Nov 2018

the huge turnout helps keep the whole state as blue as possible.

rurallib

(62,406 posts)

7. oh shoot I knew that -

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #6)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 02:10 PM

Nov 2018

friends are in Paulsen's district, though. Hope they send him packing!

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,661 posts)

8. Erik Paulsen is absolutely useless, and he's been running ads

Reply to rurallib (Reply #7)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 02:11 PM

Nov 2018

that are downright libelous. I hope Dean Phillips kicks his ass, hard.

hermetic

(8,308 posts)

4. That is wonderful

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 02:07 PM

Nov 2018

Thanks for taking and sharing the picture.

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