Florida turnout could be as high as 75 - 80 percent

[Nicholas_J]

Just stated on BBC.

Results of early voting indicates that this may be correct, as early voter turnout indicates there will ge an extremely high voter turnout.

No link to this, but a visit to a polling place today (the same one I voted out last week) had lines with thousands, and a quick count on this I found that the percentage of minority voters on line were far larger than the percentage of the population that the minority vote reprresents.

[XanaDUer]

1. 2000-3000 at one location today,

at one time.

It's amazing!

[oregonjen]

2. Question- Is exit polling going on? If so, when do we hear the results?

[Bandit]

9. Networks to test new exit polling system

NEW YORK (AP) — Determined to avoid a repeat of high-profile failures in 2000 and 2002, television networks will rely on new systems on Nov. 2 to help project election winners and analyze why voters made their choices. And they have turned to The Associated Press to count the vote for them. (Q&A: How the AP counts votes)
The six news organizations that have formed the National Election Pool — ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel and the AP — say they're confident things will go better this time, based on test runs and the experience of people involved.
Still, the TV networks said they would be careful projecting winners after prematurely declaring Florida, and the 2000 election, for George W. Bush. (The AP did not declare Bush the winner on election night). The election wasn't ultimately determined for weeks after vote recounts and court fights.
"We're just going to really, really be cautious," said Marty Ryan, Fox News Channel's executive producer for political coverage. "When we think we have it, we'll wait a few minutes and look again. Then we'll wait a few minutes and look again."
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One flaw exposed in 2000 — the failure of VNS to account for the increased use of absentee ballots — has been corrected, said Linda Mason of CBS News, an NEP spokeswoman. Telephone surveys of people voting by absentee ballots will be conducted in 13 states this year, instead of just three.
Mason said two other technical adjustments were made to increase reliability: NEP will conduct exit polling in more voter precincts and have access to a greater number of past vote counts to use on a comparison basis.
"The things that clearly went wrong four years ago, it's hard to imagine them going wrong again with what they've done with this system," said David Bohrman, CNN's Washington bureau chief
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/2004-10-13-election-network_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA

[aquart]

3. Steal our vote? STEAL OUR VOTE????

4 years of being told to "Get over it." Anybody "over it"???

[wildeyed]

I will never get over it. n/t

[mconvente]

6. payback's a bitch n/t

[flowomo]

4. I know that's great... but you have to wonder.... where are the other 20%?

is that the hardcore of people who just don't give a shit? And why did they register in the first place -- assuming this is a % of registered, not "eligible" to register.

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. Big turn out in Gainesville today too

Florida is going to kick Bush's butt out of office.

[XanaDUer]

7. Someone here just posted that Jeb says early voting favors

Republicans.

[DoYouEverWonder]

8. Not this time

So far the Dem turnout in Florida has been huge. Much bigger than the REP turnout.

Jeb is full of shit.

[XanaDUer]

13. They're desperate.

Heh, heh.

[GOPNotForMe]

16. Hello, fellow Gainesviller

I refuse to call people from Gainesville Gators. Anyway, just saying hi. I voted in Gainesville last week and the wait was about an hour, but I've heard it's gotten a lot worse. Which is great!

[dirtyduck]

10. My snowbird inlaws voted already

and were previously on the fence, but voted for Kerry!

[DELUSIONAL]

11. My goddes -- bushie didn't lie about something!

He's a uniter --

United us in voting his sorry ass out of the white house.

[AntiCoup2K4]

12. Randi Rhodes said that voters were standing in line for 6 hours in FLA.

And if you are waiting for 6 hours in 90 degree heat & humidity, it ain't for the guy who already has the office.

[steve2470]

15. damn i thought 4 hours was a long time nt

[steve2470]

14. People are waiting up to 4 HOURS here to vote !!!!!! nt