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RandySF

(71,207 posts)
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 02:49 PM Nov 5

Philly turnout is jacked.






David Shuster
@DavidShuster
Philly says #LFG. "Voter turnout is extremely high,” said Philadelphia Democratic Party Chairman Robert Brady, the former congressman. “I’ve been doing elections for 50 years chair and I’ve been chairman for 40 years and now it’s the highest we’ve ever seen for this point."
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Philly turnout is jacked. (Original Post) RandySF Nov 5 OP
You scared me when you said Jacked I thought you were saying it is jacked up because of R shenanigans Dangling0826 Nov 5 #1
Or car jacked . Feeling better now surfered Nov 5 #36
LOL - yeah, that's not jacked' GenThePerservering Nov 5 #52
Sounds great! The more the better! demosincebirth Nov 5 #2
I really hope piddyprints Nov 5 #3
I hear that Hans Delbrook Nov 5 #6
I just can't understand it. piddyprints Nov 5 #8
They were the ones in the 1960's and 70's slightlv Nov 5 #25
Yep, can't be intelligent if she's wearing a Women fo trump shirt. brush Nov 5 #29
Both n/t Hans Delbrook Nov 5 #46
I bet a man put that sign up. nt SunSeeker Nov 5 #43
Probably racist. C Moon Nov 5 #35
Bingo! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Nov 5 #40
Were they racist in 2016? piddyprints Nov 5 #47
I have friends who voted for that idiot in 2016, and are now angry with themselves. C Moon Nov 5 #49
Go Kamala go. Let's make history. magicarpet Nov 5 #4
They certainly aren't voting cilla4progress Nov 5 #5
That's called DEMOCRACY kwolf68 Nov 5 #7
Let's hope Rock Fly Nov 5 #9
Hope they all stay to vote. Lines are very long. Nt helpisontheway Nov 5 #10
Voter sentiment is also high in STLMO...I just came back from voting, and it was still standing room only, SWBTATTReg Nov 5 #11
I voted in University City this morning. tonkatoy8888 Nov 5 #12
Welcome to DU! Wednesdays Nov 5 #20
Welcome to DU! Hermit-The-Prog Nov 5 #22
Holding out hope for MO Lulu KC Nov 5 #23
I actually remember Jerry Litton RazorbackExpat Nov 5 #34
Welcome to DU, tonkatoy8888! calimary Nov 5 #30
Welcome! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Nov 5 #41
Welcome to DU!!!! bdamomma Nov 5 #45
Thanks everyone tonkatoy8888 Nov 5 #56
Yeah, I am in St. Louis Alephy Nov 5 #53
We can keep trying. Maybe, just maybe one day... SWBTATTReg Nov 5 #57
America is watching. Let's disappoint Russians, I mean, Republicans big time! ffr Nov 5 #13
For sure bdamomma Nov 5 #48
Kamala's kickin' ass. Big time! oasis Nov 5 #14
Yes! Ysabel Nov 5 #15
Go Philly! Watching MSNBC senseandsensibility Nov 5 #16
Some Good News besides seeing Cha Nov 5 #17
INDEED!!! After he voted, the impromptu interview with him went on for what seemed like years. calimary Nov 5 #31
Yeah I don't care anything about it. Cha Nov 5 #32
Philly turnout is not jacked up. Turnout is fucking high for Philly and the Philly Suburbs. SoFlaBro Nov 5 #18
That's what the OP meant senseandsensibility Nov 5 #19
That is very confusing. SoFlaBro Nov 5 #26
Well he did say "jacked" not jacked up senseandsensibility Nov 5 #27
GREAT! Just what we need there. Jack Valentino Nov 5 #21
Way recommended. H2O Man Nov 5 #24
Philly is a must win. 634-5789 Nov 5 #28
It's Pennsylvania ... and Kamala will win FakeNoose Nov 5 #37
Yeah, I mistyped. Been a LONG DAMNED DAY. 634-5789 Nov 5 #38
Not a problem FakeNoose Nov 5 #44
Erie bdamomma Nov 5 #51
This message was self-deleted by its author Wiz Imp Nov 5 #54
It must be the Red Wave bucolic_frolic Nov 5 #33
Good Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 5 #39
We can get this EnergizedLib Nov 5 #42
Lots of Trumpers in my neighborhood in South Philly. BlueTsunami2018 Nov 5 #50
This message was self-deleted by its author Wiz Imp Nov 5 #55

Dangling0826

(30 posts)
1. You scared me when you said Jacked I thought you were saying it is jacked up because of R shenanigans
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 02:54 PM
Nov 5

piddyprints

(14,835 posts)
3. I really hope
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 02:54 PM
Nov 5

That’s good news for Kamala. I still have PTSD over 2016. I don’t trust white women, and I am a white woman. I don’t get why a single one would vote for IQ45, but they do.

Hans Delbrook

(1,206 posts)
6. I hear that
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 03:00 PM
Nov 5

Same, girl. I'm in Bucks County and someone in my neighborhood even has a "Women for Trump" sign on her lawn (ugh)

slightlv

(4,504 posts)
25. They were the ones in the 1960's and 70's
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 04:31 PM
Nov 5

still wearing corsets and girdles, I'd lay odds! They didn't then, and still don't now, live on the same plane of existence that we inhabit. They're not what we'd call intelligent, thinking individuals...!

brush

(58,159 posts)
29. Yep, can't be intelligent if she's wearing a Women fo trump shirt.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 04:44 PM
Nov 5

It's like she's been under a rock since trump and the SCOTUS 6 snatched away women's rights with the Dobbs ruling.

What a moron.

C Moon

(12,612 posts)
49. I have friends who voted for that idiot in 2016, and are now angry with themselves.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 05:46 PM
Nov 5

So he won't have the same people he did in 2016.

magicarpet

(17,101 posts)
4. Go Kamala go. Let's make history.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 02:55 PM
Nov 5

Let's make history HER-STORY.

About time we permenently remove djt from the political landscape so we are not burdened by his dipshit Donnie bullshit again.

kwolf68

(7,876 posts)
7. That's called DEMOCRACY
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 03:00 PM
Nov 5

It's a thing actually.

Voted here just now in Mt Lebanon, Pittsburgh, not crowded, but they said been a steady stream all day. In and out in 5minutes.

Wife, daughter and myself, bank 3 for VP Harris and team.

SWBTATTReg

(24,401 posts)
11. Voter sentiment is also high in STLMO...I just came back from voting, and it was still standing room only,
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 03:34 PM
Nov 5

even at this late point in the early p.m. (I had waited until the initial crush of voters came and went after the polls opened). I was surprised at how many there were, but pleasantly surprised, it's nice to see the interest there.

This bodes well I think, in MO for our team. But there were also amendments on sports betting and other stuff, but I don't think that is the main driver of getting people out. The sports betting, license revenues would go to schools in the state, as well as a gambling boat on the Lake of the Ozarks, license revenues would also go to the schools.

Neither of these two would be a huge amount of money, considering that how many schools are in the state of MO alone? Roughly 2,500 schools, so each school wouldn't receive a terrific amount of money as the Ads seem to indicate. We voted against the measures since they had the same argument for allowing the Lottery into the state of MO, and then we heard absolutely nothing about how much the schools had gotten from the lottery. Sounded kind of funny to us that they didn't say one single word about how much had been given to the schools from the Lottery (already approved).

tonkatoy8888

(18 posts)
12. I voted in University City this morning.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 04:06 PM
Nov 5

It's a Blue community, but I've never seen more people voting in my precinct. A friend working there said the line was out of the gym, down the hall to the entrance, and snaking around the building into the parking lot when the polls opened at 6.
When I voted there were 2 separate lines the length of the gym to get to the registration area.
The one thing that stuck out to me was the number of women voting. Well over half the people voting were woman and I'd say 40%-50% were young women under age 30. Of course, we have Amendment 3, to overturn our draconian abortion laws, on the ballot. I have a really good feeling that this is going to be a good evening. Not for Missouri, with the exception of the abortion measure, we're too far down the rabbit hole, but for the country as a whole.

Lulu KC

(5,110 posts)
23. Holding out hope for MO
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 04:22 PM
Nov 5

I lived there for many years and remember people like Mel Carnahan. That it even made it to the ballot was a step up from the past few years.

RazorbackExpat

(214 posts)
34. I actually remember Jerry Litton
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 05:03 PM
Nov 5

He was a rising star in the Missouri Democratic Party until his airplane failed him back in 1976

calimary

(84,715 posts)
30. Welcome to DU, tonkatoy8888!
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 04:45 PM
Nov 5

Maybe there's some special magic that comes with stepping forward, like you have, on Election Day! That's the day the public gets the say-so. Well, give or take a few lobbyists and robber barons, and other assorted cheaters and trump excuseniks, that is...

tonkatoy8888

(18 posts)
56. Thanks everyone
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 06:50 PM
Nov 5

I've been coming to DU since 9-11, but was just a reader. Here in the aftermath of 911, the Bush the Lesser era, the Trump Imperium, the Biden years, and now the current campaign. i had to sign up today so i could get the latest information on the election today.LOL

Alephy

(60 posts)
53. Yeah, I am in St. Louis
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 06:05 PM
Nov 5

I went to vote expressly for amendment 3.

I wish we could get Josh Hawley out but I don't think we can this time.

senseandsensibility

(20,428 posts)
16. Go Philly! Watching MSNBC
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 04:11 PM
Nov 5

and the reporter is showing how long the line is at a university (I think) and everyone in line is under 25. The line is insanely long! I just saw that it is a church that serves as a precinct for Temple University. Go youth vote!

Cha

(305,910 posts)
17. Some Good News besides seeing
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 04:12 PM
Nov 5

TSF's name all over the place.

⭐️ 🕯️🕊️💙🌊🌊🌊💙🇺🇸🌈TY

calimary

(84,715 posts)
31. INDEED!!! After he voted, the impromptu interview with him went on for what seemed like years.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 04:48 PM
Nov 5

I don't care if he's on the ballot. I just don't need to hear ANYTHING from him, at ANY time or place or for ANY reason, EVER.

Cha

(305,910 posts)
32. Yeah I don't care anything about it.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 04:57 PM
Nov 5

⭐️🕯️🕊️💙🌊🌊🌊🇺🇸💙🌊🌈

:

FakeNoose

(36,066 posts)
37. It's Pennsylvania ... and Kamala will win
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 05:16 PM
Nov 5

Philadelphia is one very large city on the eastern side, Pittsburgh is another not-so-large city on the western side. We've got several mid-size cities in between, and most are regular D voting centers. It's the rural red counties that give us the headaches.

But TODAY is a GOOD day. It's an AWESOME day! Pennsylvania will vote for Kamala and Tim all the way.

FakeNoose

(36,066 posts)
44. Not a problem
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 05:29 PM
Nov 5

Take little catnaps occasionally ... it's going to be a long night.

There will be champagne and fireworks later, if you're still awake.

Response to bdamomma (Reply #51)

EnergizedLib

(2,248 posts)
42. We can get this
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 05:25 PM
Nov 5

I’ve got the optimism, not the overconfidence, because there is a chance, but if this high turnout continues, especially in urban/suburban areas, this could be ballgame.

BlueTsunami2018

(4,086 posts)
50. Lots of Trumpers in my neighborhood in South Philly.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 05:50 PM
Nov 5

It’s embarrassing really. My wife and daughter are working the polls and they say you can very easily tell who is voting for whom. The Trump people are seething angry for no apparent reason, belligerent and trying to cause trouble. The Harris people are happy and friendly. There are more of us than them by about 2:1 but turnout is super high.

35:37 in Philly.

Response to BlueTsunami2018 (Reply #50)

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