Will Bad Weather stop you from voting ?

[Fluffdaddy]

In the East it suppose to Be raining on Nov 2nd. The GOP seem to thing that poor weather will lower turn out for us :D

[Ladyhawk]

1. Are you nuts? I'd walk through the snow to vote in this election. nt

[Skittles]

2. bad weather doesn't stop me from doing anything

daughter of a meteorologist who used to drag us outside to tell us what was going on in the sky :D

[OldLeftieLawyer]

3. Rain = high Dem turnout

Traditionally, the thinking goes, bad weather is a plus for the Democrats, because we're not wusses who don't want to get our hair messed.

[mcg]

27. the wetter the better

[Pachamama]

53. To celebrate for the same cause, no matter the weather....

:hi:


If it rains let it rain, yea the wetter the better
They ain't gonna stop us, they can't, we're stronger now more then ever,
They tell us no we say yea, they tell us stop we say go,
Rebel with a rebel yell, raise hell we gonna let em know
Stomp, push up, mush, fuck Bush, until they bring our troops home come on just . . .

Excerpt from Eminem's "MOSH"

[ibegurpard]

4. impending death wouldn't stop me from voting

eom

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

No way! I've voted when it's rained.

[Gasolinedream]

5. Getting gang-raped by monkeys...

wouldn't stop me on Tuesday. No WAY!!

I'd carry the bastards into the booth if I had to!!

[Bluebear]

6. Photo: me walking to poll on Tuesday to vote for John Kerry

[Jackpine Radical]

22. Nice shot

of late fall in Wisconsin. We like a little snow for deer season.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

33. Where and when was that photo taken?

[LiberalAndProud]

7. Neither rain nor sleet nor ...

I will perform my civic duty. Kerry will have my vote.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

8. Someone on here

said the other day that even if it were hailing canned hams he'd still go vote and wait in any length of line.

[missouri dem]

9. I would walk barefoot through broken glass.

[SudieJD]

10. Never Has Yet...

But I've already voted this year. Next vote for me is to get the Repukes out of the Senate and Congress!

Sudie in MN

[ThoughtCriminal]

11. A blitz of F5 Tornadoes wouldn't stop me

Forecast: Sunny 74 :-)

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

12. Mr. Moonbeam

said if he had to roll to the polls naked over broken glass he'd do it to vote.

[Philostopher]

13. It's supposed to be raining in Ohio ...

however, it'll be positively Baltic for the first week of November -- high 50s on Election Day. The lower turnouts usually result when it's cold and inclement. Warm weather's good, no matter what -- even if it's raining, I don't imagine it'll suppress turnout here appreciably.

Me? My polling place is less than four blocks away, and I'll probably drag my butt outta bed and vote first thing in the morning anyway. Somebody tell me I need my first cuppa coffee first, though -- I'd hate to screw up the punch card!

[eriffle]

14. already voted

I camped out in the rain to be the first person to vote with some other young democrats. We were even featured on The Mike Malloy Show.

[Fluffdaddy]

15. I'm planing to be in line at........... 7:AM rain or shine

With my 78 year young Grand mom............... So help me God

[Abelman]

16. Time to buy umbrellas!

Get a bunch and GOTV.

I live in middle-of-nowhere Alaska, and it will probably be blizzarding. I'm still voting for Kerry.

[DaveinMD]

17. nothing will ever

keep me from voting. I've voting every possible election since 1990 and will never ever sit out any election. Its too important.

[Road Scholar]

18. I don't think the weather is gonna impact the dems.

You feelin' better Fluff? The OBL tape just reminds voters what a failure Bush is.

[Fluffdaddy]

26. Yes I feeling Better now. I had a bad hour or so. But I'm cool now

I like to apologies to the forum for my melt down early

[Road Scholar]

35. NP, I get like that sometimes too.

But this situation with the tapes, if you think about it long enough, it's a really good thing for Kerry.

[Shadow30]

19. No bad weather will not stop me,I am voting on Tuesday and thats that.

n/t

[steve2470]

20. been there done that, but , HELL NO otherwise nt

[bobbieinok]

21. bad weather may be a problem for seniors, so dems need to watch

and be prepared to drive voters to the polls

[crispini]

23. Nope. Already voted. :D

Edited to add:

I just got back from volunteering in Arkansas. I had a great conversation there with a real yellow-dog salt-of-the-earth Democrat who had just taken his wife FROM THE HOSPITAL to vote.

Dayum! Now there's some determination.

[InvisibleTouch]

24. You're kidding, right? ;)

Weather won't make the slightest difference to me. Dragging myself out of bed in the dead of morning, now, that's another matter altogether... But, I want to be there early. That way I get to wear my cool "I Voted Today" sticker the rest of the day.... :)

Standing ready to drive people to the polls as well....

[DrZeeLit]

25. Neither rain nor sleet nor gloom of night!

Well, you get the message = NO!
Two years ago it snowed on Halloween.
Weather never stops us in Vermont.
I've been to work in snow, ice, sleet, wind... you name.
So, if I can go to work in any weather, VOTING, a true joy, will be a piece of cake, slam dunk (where have I heard that lately???).

Oh, and we don't use machines.
Paper ballots.
Hand-counted.

Kerry On!

[Fluffdaddy]

28. I don't know how you Vermont. folk do it. .LOL

[rndmprsn]

29. no way

[harpo]

30. What is your deal? Quit with the negativity crap!!!

[Fluffdaddy]

31. I was not being Negative. I was just saying the GOP thinks that

Bad weather was going to stop us. Sorry if it came off Negative.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

32. The rain is nothing! Plus I already voted by absentee anyhow.

Gee, who would stay home because of rain? Growing up in Maine you learn how to drive in the crappiest weather. I've driven through floods, snow storms/blizzards, and freezing rain (both with and without power outages and on hilly winding roads) for less important reasons than voting I think. I doubt it will rain too much over here in Florida, if at all. Some times the down pours can be difficult to drive in, but they don't last long when they happen. I wouldn't expect any down pours since we're not in the rainy season any more.

[Kanary]

34. Sure will. Oh wait....... I already voted. ^_^

Bad weather traditionally has an effect on turnout.

Not for the highly committed, of course.

We shall see if more people than usual are "highly committed". :)

Kanary

[democratreformed]

36. Did hell freeze over yesterday? NO NO NO. n/t

[vixengrl]

37. Umbrella, galoshes, riot gear, whatever--

if bad weather keeps anyone home, it won't be me. It will be some "undecided" who figures Bush will win anyway. (My polling place last year's election was a madhouse, and I will endevour to be the first loony at the door--I get a day off, courtesy my employer.)

[mcg]

38. I'd vote even if I had to hear a tape of Bush jabbering all the way there

[burrowowl]

44. LOL!

Good one!

[gauguin57]

39. If I were told I could only get to the polls if I ran a gauntlet of Repubs

including Bush, Rummy, Rove, Wolfowitz et al, and that I would have to French kiss every one of them in order to be able to cast my vote for Kerry ... I would do it to save my country.

I would go through ANYTHING to vote for a bright future for my beloved land!

[Mr_Spock]

40. Hahahahahahahhahahahahhaha!! You'd have to kill me to stop me!

I'm gonna vote if it's the last thing I do. Heck, if we DON'T vote this may be that last thing we do as free people.

I'm glad that Osama came along - we were getting overconfident here - now nobody is going to take this election for granted.

GET OUT AND VOTE EVERYONE!!

[ciaobox]

41. If it rains let it ran

Ya, the wetter the better!

[July]

47. I'm hearing that song (Clapton). nt

[ahem]

42. Rabid bears & pie throwing monkeys wouldn't keep me away, so

I don't think a little rain will discourage me!

"If it rains let it rain, yeah the wetter the better.
They ain't gonna stop us, they can't, we're stronger now more then ever." Mosh

[Stuckinthebush]

43. I will venture to say that there will be 100% turnout

of DUers who are eligible to vote.

[Wilson502]

45. Ive always heard the opposite

Ive always heard that the democrats are the ones who dont vote when its raining. My father has said this many times, and hes hardcore democrat. Me, im libertarian, but i am voting for John Kerry cause i want Dubya out, and Michael Badnarik has no chance in hell of winning. Anyway, its gonna be nice an sunny over here in California :).

[NNadir]

46. I would crawl over miles of broken glass in 200 mph winds in a blizzard to

vote, and what's more the only people I know who wouldn't are Republicans. :-)

[Mountainman]

48. No, I voted by mail two weeks ago

[JimT]

49. Uh...no. (n/t)

[in_cog_ni_to]

50. NOTHING will stop me from voting.

We could have a blizzard, a tornado, a rainstorm, a flood, or an earthquake, I don't care what it is, I'M VOTING. I hope the rest of the country feels the same way! I somehow doubt that the weather will keep the Democrats home. The MEpublicans are full of shit, as usual.

[bushwakker]

51. surely you jest?

[Clintmax]

52. I've already voted but...

I would be willing to go pick people up and take them to vote no matter WHAT the weather is like!

[votekerryin04]

54. vote is in

last week i fired bush:headbang:

[doni_georgia]

55. No - It could be hailing bowling balls and I would still vote

[doni_georgia]

56. Another GOTV idea

Pass out rain gear at polling sites and to crews dring people to the polls - plastic rain capes, umbrellas, etc. Dollar stores usually have the rain capes with hoods for $.50.