SC Polls open to cold, overcast skies - light turnout

[maddezmom]

Posted on Tue, Feb. 03, 2004

Polls open to cold, overcast skies - light turnout
Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Polls for South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary opened Tuesday under overcast skies and chilly temperatures - and early reports indicated a light to moderate turnout.

Turnout was light by midmorning at a polling place in northeast Columbia, workers said. And just 24 people had voted by 9 a.m. at a Newberry precinct, where roughly 800 people are registered to vote.

But the cool, hazy weather didn't discourage Democratic party officials. Executive Director Nu Wexler said the party wasn't ready to characterize voter turnout Tuesday morning.

State party officials are hoping that by dropping a controversial voter oath requirement just hours before Tuesday's first-in-the-South primary, independents and even some Republicans will flock to the polls.


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more: http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/7863811.htm

[pmbryant]

1. Don't trust anecdotal turnout reports

In my experience, they turn out to be meaningless.

In many elections recently, you hear so much talk about "heavy turnout" during the day of the election. Then after all the numbers are totalled up, turnout was actually perfectly normal.

So personally, I won't believe any stories about "heavy" or "light" turnout until afterwards.

--Peter

[maddezmom]

2. hope you are right

No matter who wins, we need the dems to get out there and show bush* they are serious about taking back the WH. :)