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Floridian here. (Original Post) BlueStater Oct 2016 OP
Waited 50yrs to vote for a woman! kmanbanana Oct 2016 #1
It has been a long wait, indeed! brer cat Oct 2016 #2
what is going on in Florida???? napkinz Oct 2016 #3
thats ridiculous! Lucinda Oct 2016 #10
How were the voting lines? In my nape of the forest, lines were growing. ChairmanAgnostic Oct 2016 #4
I live in St. Augustine. BlueStater Oct 2016 #5
In Wellington the parking lot for a local precinct was packed at 6:55am. Ligyron Oct 2016 #8
Seminole county here. ohnoyoudidnt Oct 2016 #9
Well done! Now help a neighbor do the same thing! TonyPDX Oct 2016 #6
I will be voting this weekend. lark Oct 2016 #7
Will be going on my way home after work! Roland99 Oct 2016 #11

kmanbanana

(7 posts)
1. Waited 50yrs to vote for a woman!
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 11:32 AM
Oct 2016

-DH & I were in the first 100 voters @ west boca raton..long lines @ 6:45AM.First time I ever saw "security observers " @ poll. I had to ask who they were..Inside..semi smooth voting..until one got to the machines..ballots were being spit back & we had to reinsert a few times before the "official"counter registered the vote. Also, outside, while waiting, a poll worker came along the line & LOUDLY announced that the ballot was on BOTH sides & a SECOND page. Can't we make it simple?
Come ON HILLARY!!

napkinz

(17,199 posts)
3. what is going on in Florida????
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 11:49 AM
Oct 2016
DSCC yanks spending from Florida Senate race

10/18/16

Senate Democrats pulled their last chunk of remaining ad reservations in Florida on Monday night, leaving Rep. Patrick Murphy on his own in his race against Sen. Marco Rubio.

The decision to slash the final remaining week of reservations in Florida by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee came before Monday night's debate between Murphy (D) and Rubio (R), according to a source familiar with party strategy. The party's campaign arm initially reserved $10 million in ads there, but that came before Rubio's reversal on his plans to retire. Senate Majority PAC also pulled $6 million in remaining ads this month after spending about $3 million on the race.

While the DSCC and Senate Majority PAC have been trimming back on ad buys for weeks, their latest move zeroes out their commitment over the last 3 weeks of the election, even as polls show the race tightening. While Murphy hasn't led a public poll since June, Rubio's margin is not overwhelming: He was up just 49-47 in a Quinnipiac poll released on Tuesday.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/dscc-no-florida-senate-race-funding-229938

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)
4. How were the voting lines? In my nape of the forest, lines were growing.
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 11:58 AM
Oct 2016

But it was first day of early voting.

BlueStater

(7,596 posts)
5. I live in St. Augustine.
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 12:29 PM
Oct 2016

The line was small and most of the people there were elderly. The entire process took maybe 15 minutes.

Ligyron

(7,627 posts)
8. In Wellington the parking lot for a local precinct was packed at 6:55am.
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 12:49 PM
Oct 2016

Too dark to see if there was a long line but bet there was.

I vote by mail, it's just easier for me with more time to research candidates and issues.

ohnoyoudidnt

(1,858 posts)
9. Seminole county here.
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 12:52 PM
Oct 2016

There were about a dozen people there when I went this morning. I was in and out in about 5 minutes.

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