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PRINCETON, W.Va. — Over the last few days I’ve been through Southwest Virginia, down in North Carolina and now back up into the mountains on the West Virginia side near Bluefield for some stories about the political climate in red states.
Sen. Barack Obama has set up a massive organization across the country, and especially in North Carolina.
The campaign has given supporters lists with hours and locations of early voting sites, and collected the names, e-mail address and cell phone number of each attendee at the Fayetteville rally Sunday afternoon. (There were a few thousand who had to listen to his speech from the parking lot after the coliseum hit about 10,000 capacity.)
An organizer at the rally rattled off the addresses of early vote sites nearby that would be open after the event.
Photographer Joe Eddins and I headed over to the closest one and found a steady line of voters hoping to cast ballots early. Most seemed to be Obama supporters and several had come from the rally. Nearly all the voters were black.
Also at the polling site was a group of loud and angry protesters who shouted and mocked the voters as they walked in. Nearly all were white.
As you can see from these videos, no one held anything back. People were shouting about Obama’s acknowledged cocaine use as a young man, abortion and one man used the word “terrorist.” They also were complaining that Sundays are for church, not voting.
Ever wonder why Obama keeps telling everyone to go vote early… Cant he hold a lead long enough for election day? What does he know that he is not telling us about.. AGAIN…
@allfreechips 182054 wrote:
Ever wonder why Obama keeps telling everyone to go vote early… Cant he hold a lead long enough for election day? What does he know that he is not telling us about.. AGAIN…
Look, there is going to be an enormous turnout for this years election. The more people who vote early, the shorter the lines on election day & therefore fewer people will be discouraged by the long wait. Keep in mind that many people have to work on election day & can’t stand in line all day. Why don’t we have elections on a weekend or have a day off for the presidential election? Oh, I know why, because the working class & low-income people would be able to vote in higher numbers & Republican’s would never win again.
@Erik 182057 wrote:
Look, there is going to be an enormous turnout for this years election.
Atleast for ONE side it will.
LOL I just got my Voter Information Card and I’m going to do MAIL IN voting this year. :cappy:
