CNN talking about *tons* of first time caucus goers tonight.

[HerbChestnut]

Lines out the door with people registering to vote. Caucuses might not start on time. This is incredible.

[daleanime]

1. Please, please, please.....

[Robbins]

2. bernie voters are turning out

they underestimateed the amount of first time caucus goers.

[Ferd Berfel]

7. ...again.

how Convenient !

[bunnies]

3. It's a great day for Democracy.

Go Iowa!

[angrychair]

4. We. Can. Win!

[winter is coming]

5. Bernie must be grinning from ear to ear. n/t

[Baitball Blogger]

6. They're weighing them?

[Jarqui]

8. I picked this off a tweet so take it with a grain of salt (but the guy looked ok):

CNN Entrance Poll:
GOP 43 percent first timers (Selzer projected 40).
DEM 41 percent first timers (Selzer projected 34)

[Robbins]

10. If this holds bad news for clinton

seltzer predicted 34% first timers.

[HerbChestnut]

11. And those are early numbers.

People are still lining up outside, and they won't close the doors on people already in line.

[winter is coming]

12. No, but I thought you had to be *in line* at 7.

That's the way it works for ordinary voting: if there are still folks waiting, you give them sequence numbers. Basically, if someone turns up before you get to the end of the line they get a number. If not, not.

[Lorien]

9. May we hear the word "unprecedented" by the end

of the evening. GO BERNIE!!!!

[GusBob]

13. Could be Trumpers

Did they indicate DEM vs GOP?

[HerbChestnut]

15. Both.

On the Dem side, not as high as 2008, but still substantial.

[Jarqui]

14. I haven't seen anything searching twitter for turnout

that would suggest it anything but high

[brooklynite]

16. Was this specific to the Democrats?

MSNBC reporting higher than expected evangelicals in the Republican caucuses.

[HerbChestnut]

17. Both parties.

For the Dems, not as high as 2008, but still substantial.

[Jarqui]

18. Here's something you might have a little more faith in

https://twitter.com/MaddowBlog/status/694328020836966400
Maddow Blog Verified account
?@MaddowBlog Maddow Blog Retweeted Jason Clayworth
Getting the sense from all of these reports of huge crowds that this is going to be a long night..

.

[HerbChestnut]

19. Yep.

Some caucuses are just getting started because of so many new registrants.

[Jarqui]

20. Some pics of turnout on Maddow Twitter

https://twitter.com/MaddowBlog

[sabrina 1]

21. Watching CSPAN, they are covering Des Moines. The crowds are out the door

and down the hall. Heard someone say they might not all get in. Most seem to be Bernie supporters, shirts etc .

Now they're showing Hillary supporters, mostly sitting down.

People with children carrying Bernie signs, cute.

It's very crowded there.

[demwing]

22. in 2008, 43% of Iowa Caucusers were 1st Timers

I've seen a poster up-thread say they saw the state's 2016 numbers coming in at 41%!

If Bernie pulls in Obama magnitude new voters, it's over.