Durham County, NC, Early Voting Has Ended... 87.5% of 2004 TOTAL Votes Already In!!!!

[farmboy]

We've done the first part of our job. Tuesday will be the second part.

All but two of the voters I drove to polls for the Obama campaign were 1st time voters, including a 59 year old woman and a gentleman in his 60s.

The polling sites for early voting were alive with party atmospheres, shout-outs of "FIRST TIME VOTER!" followed by cheers and yells, and smiles/grins/laughter and (dare I say it..winks) that brightened young faces and were framed by well-earned wrinkles of the elderly. Blacks, whites, hispanics, and all races coming together for change.

Great job, North Carolina! Let's finish this thing.

SIMPLY AMAZING!

[TheDonkey]

1. oh shit! That's excellent

I have a friend down there and she voted early!

[LiberalinNC]

2. I worked the Apex , NC office today...very, very busy. A Chinese speaking

woman was looking for help getting her to the polls and helping her vote OBAMA!

[madmax]

3. You should have stopped over

for coffee! I live in Apex ;)

[LiberalinNC]

8. If I had known...I would have stopped by!

;)

[farmboy]

5. Thank you for your work. It has never been so important as this year.

[LiberalinNC]

9. I have to say, I worked the 2004 campaign in Raleigh @ the DNC

and have seen a huge difference in the running of day to day operations of the Obama/Biden Campaign. Obama and his Staff have really stepped things up! I am really impressed!

[Jennicut]

4. WOW. That is an amazing total.

:wow:

[BlooInBloo]

6. WOOT!!!!

[Drunken Irishman]

7. I'm gonna call it right now, at 8:08 EST, Barack Obama will win North Carolina.

[LiberalinNC]

11. Guess you didn't see my post last night...a local Raleigh TV station

mentioned that Obama had gone up 14 points in Wake county...and because of that, Wake County will make him win the state. :woohoo:

[DCBob]

10. Holy crap!

Amazing.

[applexcore]

12. Durham county is huge for the Dem party in NC

Congrats on all of your hard work. I'll be trying my hardest to get Pitt and Wayne to help out.

[farmboy]

16. Good luck and go get them! It feels great to know that every single vote matters so much this year.

Good luck to you. I know eastern NC well. Times are changing, my friend. Sleep well Monday night and be ready for the fight.

[SeeHopeWin]

13. WOW WOW WOW!

Well done, and thank you!

[morillon]

14. w00t!

That is freakin' awesome! I hope Georgia goes the same way!

[Liberty Belle]

15. The "Nailin' Pailin" documentary he praised is a porn video - she didn't get it, tell MSNBC pleeez!

[Pithy]

17. This makes my heart happy!

Great work - such good news to hear!

[jazzjunkysue]

18. There's your landslide.

[Labors of Hercules]

19. Got a Link? I want to see the stats for Orange County. nt.

[farmboy]

21. LINKS INSIDE. Sorry not to include in OP, and now time has expired for me to do so.

2008 Early Vote Total: Durham County, NC ... (97,697) http://www.co.durham.nc.us/departments/elec/Documents/2008_One%20Stop/__ONE-STOP_TOTALS.pdf

Durham County Election Results Archives 1994-Present (2004 General Election # Voting.....111,685)
http://www.co.durham.nc.us/departments/elec/Elections_Results.html

[wellstone dem]

20. wowzer! Thank you so much

for your work to make this happen!

[mmonk]

22. Good work.

I plan to work here on election day in Wake County. Durham County is such a reliably Democratic one.

[farmboy]

23. The whole Triangle area is greatly important to carry the state. Good luck Tuesday.

[ShadowLiberal]

24. OMG, those numbers are incredible

So many new voters, and so many votes already cast. :)

I wish I could have voted early, but PA doesn't have it.

[rdublue]

25. voting early here in NC has been a great fun experience!

Along with the cheers, high fives, & clapping for first time voters they gave out candy. We can't give up yet, encourage everyone to get out and vote Nov 4. don't let it end with complacency in over confidence for a win.