Turnout Huge in NH Primary, May Cause Democratic Ballot Shortages

[downtown]

Huge Turnout in New Hampshire
New Hampshire Deputy Secretary of State Dave Scanlan told ABC News that "turnout among primary voters today is 'absolutely huge' -- and there are concerns about running out of ballots in towns like Portsmouth, Keene, Hudson and Pelham."

"The ballot strain seems to be on Democratic ballots, which suggests that the undeclared voters are breaking for the Democratic primary."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/01/08/huge_turnout_in_new_hampshire.html

More Youth voters showing up in record numbers perhaps?

 

[downtown]

Also relating to the NH Primary, which is currently going on...a story so funny, I had to share it with y'all

3 pm ET: Hey gang, Rick Klein from ABC's The Note here. I wasn't going to start this blog for a few more hours, but something pretty incredible just happened that speaks to this strange, insular world we in the press inhabit for a few days every few years, when Des Moines and then Manchester become the center of the political universe.

So I'm in the ABC workspace at the Radisson in Manchester, and who walks in but ... Dennis Kucinich. No big deal, right? Lots of candidates milling around these parts these days. But then he proceeds to RAID THE MIXED NUTS CAN on the ABC snack table. Not like a cashew or two -- big handfuls. His wife is munching too. This would be the same Dennis Kucinich who FILED FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST ABC over the weekend to try to block our debate from going forward, arguing that he was being unfairly excluded. I walked over to his wife, Elizabeth, who was also enjoying the snacks. "So sorry," she said, "but we're absolutely starving." I said to her, "Come on, now, you sued us, and now you're stealing our nuts?" She shrugged -- semi-apologetically, in my estimation. And with that, Rep. Kucinich grabbed a mini-can of Pringles and walked away.

 

[Norseone]

comon democrats...please dont force me to choose between a democrat with zero foreign policy experience...and another republican. Why do you guys make my life so hard?

 

[Miles Teg]

Chock up one for democracy! This is good for everyone.

Now would you vote for a nutstealer?

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

The guy lived in a car when he was a kid. He probably developed a complex about getting enough to eat!

And yes, I would vote for him. A nice centrist politician.

 

[Norseone]

whose this nutstealer?

 

[Godwynn]

comon democrats...please dont force me to choose between a democrat with zero foreign policy experience...and another republican. Why do you guys make my life so hard?

Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld, both with long lists of foreign policy experience, haven't turn out so great.

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

whose this nutstealer?

Dennis Kucinich.

 

[Norseone]

Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld, both with long lists of foreign policy experience, haven't turn out so great.

Yes well...I knew they were bound to be bad from day one...I voted against em. They may have had foregin policy experience but one of them wrote a book about creating an american empire (basically).

I just want a nice sensible politician with some experience so I can convince myself that they will know what to do if somthing bad happens, and or know how to get things done. I really wish Hillary would pull out New Hampshire...she would tell Putin whats up!

 

[Ball Lightning]

More people voting them better.

 

[Ansar]

Now would you vote for a nutstealer?

Well, he took a can of pringles, which means he has good taste.

At least, in my opinion.

 

[JerichoHill]

I cannot say anything bad about Kucinich.

Why?

 

[Babbler]

Like his campaign, Kucinich's diet consists mostly of nuts.

I hate to see what Tancredo has for breakfast.

 

[I'm Cleo!]

High turnout is generally thought to suggest additional support for Obama. I wonder if he beats the 8 points by which the polls have him leading.

And oh yeah, Rick Klein was just going over to Elizabeth Kucinich to ask about their craft services. Sure . . .

Cleo

 

[Tabasco Sauce]

Like his campaign, Kucinich's diet consists mostly of nuts.

I hate to see what Tancredo has for breakfast.

Mexicans, also for lunch and dinner.

 

[Tabasco Sauce]

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/01/08/huge_turnout_in_new_hampshire.html

More Youth voters showing up in record numbers perhaps?

Probably, bodes well for Obama on the Democratic side, and Ron Paul on the Republican side.

 

[bhsup]

This is good news for Romney. More independents voting Democratic means less independents jumping on the McCain bandwagon.

 

[Bill3000]

This is good news for Romney. More independents voting Democratic means less independents jumping on the McCain bandwagon.

...and less independents voting for Romney when national election time comes.

 

[Tabasco Sauce]

This is good news for Romney. More independents voting Democratic means less independents jumping on the McCain bandwagon.

A tad delusional? Romney ain't winning the New Hampshire primaries. McCain will hand Romney's ass back to him. In fact, I think Ron Paul will give Romney a run for his money for second place. This is my prediction of how it goes down

McCain 32% 1st
Romney 25% 2nd
Paul 22% 3rd
Huckabee 10% 4th
Rudy 9% 5th
Thompson 2% 6th

 

[Gogf]

Paul 22% 3rd

Paul may well beat Huckabee, but he's not getting 22%.

How come there haven't been any exit polls?