Just voted in Fairhope, Alabama

[Dragonfly64]

I ran in on my lunch hour and was surprised at the small crowd. I vote in a great big church and they moved us out of the main hall to one of the outbuildings. There was no line when I got there - maybe six people waiting when I left. To put it in perspective, last year's presidential election was in the main hall and the line extended in and out of every room in the building. Almost all of the people there (besides me) appeared to be retirees. Baldwin County is notoriously red, so I'm hoping that the low turnout here bodes well for Doug Jones.

[lunasun]

1. Thanks for the info!

[peacebuzzard]

2. Hope so too

[YessirAtsaFact]

3. Our most likely path to a win

Is that Repugnant goon voters stay home.

[Iliyah]

4. Hugs and Kisses from Los Angeles!

[SCVDem]

22. Ditto! Nm

[kstewart33]

5. Dragonfly, yours may be great news.

Possible that the Republican turnout is suppressed by the notion of voting for a pedophile.

Let's hope so!

[workinclasszero]

6. Thanks for voting

And the info

[stonecutter357]

7. Just voted in Madison, Alabama .

[Hyper_Eye]

10. As did I.

I didn't have to wait. There were a few people there. Doug needs Madison County so I hope the polling places that will swing it are busy today.

[stonecutter357]

16. I was in line for about an houre at the madison church of christ .

[leftynyc]

20. Is that a typically blue or red area? (n/t)

[Ferrets are Cool]

8. Voted at 11 am this morning with my wife. Turnout was light, but

to be expected at that time of day.

[MFM008]

9. ALABAMANS!

Thanks for voting!

[Alice11111]

18. !!!

[murielm99]

11. I did hear on the news a few days ago that

the turnout was expected to be only 25%. Can that be right?

[louis c]

12. 25% is a big turnout for a special election in any state.

[Honeycombe8]

13. Early voting, probably. Plus...it was lunch time; people were at work.

I always voted before or after work, if I didn't early vote.

[Dragonfly64]

19. I usually vote on my lunch hour

so I'm comparing apples to apples at my polling place. Unfortunately, Alabama doesn't have early voting -- absentee ballot like my daughter in college or you'd better find a way to the polls on election day.

[getagrip_already]

14. "Turnout Is At Near Presidential Election Levels".....

http://www.politicususa.com/2017/12/12/alabama-turnout-presidential-election-levels-republicans-fail-voters-home.html

Don't know if that's good or bad, but it is certainly beating the pantalones off what the al ag predicted.

[stonecutter357]

17. I am guessing it only gets to 35 are 40 % of voters.....

[NBachers]

15. I'm sending you some of those San Francisco values from the City by the Bay. Good luck!

[NastyRiffraff]

21. We're with you, Alabama!

Thanks for voting, and for the updates.

[meow2u3]

23. Prayers and hugs from Pennsylvania

I'm praying that the right thing be done and Doug Jones becomes Senator.

[onethatcares]

24. all the best from Florida

we have our own peccadillo's and need all the help we can get from the rest of the states.

[Alea]

25. Lee County

Pretty good turnout and lots of young people. Fingers crossed!

[brokephibroke]

26. Does AL have early and/or vote by mail?

Welcome to DU!

[Dragonfly64]

31. Unfortunately no --

absentee ballot or election day only.

[kevink077]

27. Thanks!!!

I am optimistic, but the state Supreme Court also pretty much gave a pass for election fraud. Make up numbers and destroy ballots immediately. Right out of the dictatorship playbook.

[DemKittyNC]

28. Thank you!

For voting! Seriously, thank you!

[moriah]

29. Maybe, just maybe the lines are not voter suppression, but...

... a sign that enough people can't really at the end of the day hold their nose and vote for Moore.

I mean, I offered clothespins, in all serious joking, to anyone who couldn't vote for our nominee ever since I've been on DU.

But I hope there are enough decent people, even if they're deluded on many levels, for whom it'd take a fucking gas mask to mark that bubble and don't care to go obtain one.

[marble falls]

30. Usually low turnout favors the GOP, I hope this won't be the case in your polling station.

[Dragonfly64]

33. The reason that I think it might favor Doug Jones

is because Fairhope has a large retiree population and is VERY red. If not many people show up that might mean that they've decided not to vote. That was the choice my republican parents made.

[marble falls]

34. This is one of those few state elections that gives all of us a dog in this particular fight. I pray

our dog wins. I want Jones to be your Senator and we continue to get the Senate back even if we still have two more seats to take.

[grantcart]

32. great news

[RandomAccess]

35. Oh, good -- I'm hoping so too

[lostnfound]

36. Congratulations and thank you for voting! Nt