The lines are long as fuck this year. Took this photo while waiting...
Lines weren't even halfway that long in 2008. Talked to a few older people waiting and they agreed they had never had to wait outside the building before.
There is a lot of ways to interpret that. Though reports are that high turnout is an
across the board phenomena, I can't really speak of those places personally. What the high turn-out in my neighborhood means is something I can guess at more, and really, it can go either way.
On one hand, Missouri is a Trump state, 538 gives us a 96% chance at landing in the Trump camp. Also, I live in a white working class area, which is the bread and butter of the Trump movement. On the other hand, I also live in Jackson county, which despite the rest of the state always leans towards the democrats. Also, there are Hillary signs all over the place, but the only Republican making much of an effort down here is a congressman, with other Republican signs being rather rare. Eves dropping on conversations while waiting in line, I overheard a bit of both. Some people talking about voting for Trump for Supreme court nominations, and some people voting for Hillary because they were scared of the Trump people. There was no fighting or anything, which is to be expected, because this is neither a swing state nor a particularly diverse area.
Though my state isn't in play, we do share a lot in common with some swing states, particularly the midwestern ones. If midwestern working people are turning out in high numbers here, they are probably turning out in high numbers in places like Ohio and Michigan.
So I think that the high turnout in general is going to make things more dynamic. We could see this mutha go all over the place.
Chapatrap
Timemaster
