Early Voting Begins in Ohio - Check out these GREAT photos from Cincinnati!!!!

[VolcanoJen]

This is so encouraging, everyone... here in Ohio, we can't WAIT to vote!!!!!

These photos were taken at the Hamilton County Board of Elections in downtown Cincinnati. I think my favorite is the photo of the men cooking breakfast for everyone who waited outside for the doors to open... Everybody wants to be THE FIRST to cast their vote for Obama/Biden in OHIO!!



Please let these photos get us all FIRED UP and READY TO GO!

News article here:

Cincinnati Enquirer - Hundreds voted early - Democrats' efforts apparent; GOP loses on same-day registration/voting

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Keep it kicked, DU, for inspiration!!!!

We're working our tails off in OHIO for OBAMA/BIDEN and for YOU!!!! C'MON OHIO!!!!

[Thrill]

1. According to FAUX. Low turnout. hahaha

[VolcanoJen]

4. Yup! Fox News, Your Disinformation and Vote Suppression Headquarters!

That's why threads like these are important... let history speak for itself. :-)

[progressoid]

12. Probably WAS a low turnout....in the red districts.

[VolcanoJen]

20. It doesn't get much redder than Cincinnati.

That's the beauty of it, isn't it? :-) Irony, I love you!!!

[liam_laddie]

43. Aw, c'mon, Volcano!

You know Cincinnati went for Kerry 2-1. It's the damn 'urbs and ring counties where the re-KKKlans
go hide in their underground McMansions which are the problem in SW Ohio. Don't slam my CITY!

[Kukesa]

56. You got that right. Clermont County terrifies me. n/t

[seabeyond]

23. who wants obama... everyone in room raises hands. fox says looks about split with a slight

favor to obama

yes

that fox

[polichick]

2. Awesome! I love those guys cooking out!!

[Mad_Dem_X]

50. That was cool

They're cooking their meal as they wait.

These pictures are just wonderful!

[grannie4peace]

3. you're damn right K&R

[blm]

5. EXCELLENT idea to cook breakfast for voters in line. I hope we can duplicate that effort here in NC

And will keep your thread kicked.

[SCDem]

28. Just make sure you don't wear any political buttons or clothing

[blm]

31. I know....I've done my share of registering voters and bringing people to the polls....

heh...but, your post is a good reminder for those new to activism.

[alcibiades_mystery]

6. Looks light

:sarcasm:

:rofl: at Fox news.

[NotThisTime]

7. how awesome!!!

[TheDonkey]

8. Is the Obama pumping up the GOTV efforts there?

This is so interesting to have "early voting."

[VolcanoJen]

16. The Obama team knows early voting in Ohio is KEY.

We're all over it here... and the SEIU has stepped in to help us, throwing all of their money and efforts to the Ohio Early Vote!

Keep in mind that not only can you vote early, but in Ohio, until October 6th, you can show up at the Board of Elections, and register to vote AND vote in the same day! It's called One Stop, One Vote and... hold onto your hats... the GOP in Ohio passed this law in 2006 and our then-GOP Governor signed it into law! It was intended to help the GOP in '06 (didn't work out, now, did it?) and the law is set to expire in January of 2009.

But.... that didn't stop the GOP from taking the law to the Ohio Supreme Court in an effort to get it overturned just last week. Guess what? THEY LOST.

And so, EARLY VOTING BEGINS IN OHIO!

:bounce:

[yellowdogintexas]

29. can you early vote on the weekend in Ohio? How long does the early voting period

last?

This is totally awesome.

Ours doesn't start until Oct 13 and runs through Oct 26 I THINK, because it has to close at least 1 week before Election Day. It may start as early oas the 10th to get an extra weekend in there, because we can early vote on Saturday and Sunday here.

[VolcanoJen]

30. You can vote early during normal business hours, from now until November 4th!

In most of the larger counties in Ohio, the Board of Elections is going to be open on Saturdays until noon. Here in Hamilton County, they also keep late hours until 7:00 two days a week!!

Isn't it the coolest? :-)

[doc03]

49. I was hit up twice yesterday by some young people

that ask me if I was registered, they didn't indicate who they were supporting.

[Hope And Change]

9. K & R!

[nuncvendetta]

10. Is it overly paranoid to worry about early voting?

Voting now just means that there's 30-some days for some of these votes to somehow "disappear" right? Isn't the safer bet from a disenfranchisement standpoint to vote on election day so that they can't cleanse the computers?

[VolcanoJen]

24. You have to remember that in 2004, the Ohio GOP Machine removed voting apparatus from....

... Democratic precincts across the state, specifically African-American precincts, and installed the machines in wealthier suburbs.

That led to LONG, LONG LINES in the most miserable November weather imaginable on Election Day 2004. In some precincts, voters waited FOUR HOURS to cast their ballots. The people who remained in those lines in my state are my heroes, but it's not much of a stretch to imagine how discouraged maybe thousands of other voters were when they saw those lines.

This is one of the many ways the election was stolen in Ohio in 2004. Early Voting helps prevent this from happening again.

[hogwyld]

11. K&R

Thanks Jen for all your efforts and those of the other Obama supporters for helping to save this country!

[Shine]

13. Wow, those pics make me feel so hopeful for our country!

We're gonna WIN this thing! :woohoo:

I feel it in my bones. The tide has turned.

:toast:

[Aloha Spirit]

14. "Greg Goloborodko, of Montgomery, who was born in Russia, was among the first to vote...

was among the first in Hamilton County to register to vote and then immediately cast a ballot.

'This is my first opportunity ever to vote in my life,' said Goloborodko, 24, who received his U.S. citizenship in 2007 and hadn't registered yet."

Love it.

[1corona4u]

15. While I was on the Fox board this morning...

someone was typing in all caps, saying that Ohio was going to steal the election, for Obama, and that they were letting people vote who weren't even registered, LOL....hysteria...

[blondeatlast]

17. Oh, SWEET! Here's to the heroes making breakfast--little things like that

are so inspiring!

To the breakfast guys: :patriot:

[tblue37]

18. Wear blue on election day so everyone can SEE who the votes are

really for!

[OnionPatch]

46. It does look like a lot of them are wearing blue.

I'm going to wear blue myself.

[bluestateguy]

19. Nothing scares a Republican more than a long line of black voters

nt

[VolcanoJen]

35. That's the truth! You should read the comments on the news article

The commenters basically say "WE ARE A-SKEERED OF BLACK PEOPLE WHO VOTE"

:rofl:

[elkston]

40. LOL. Exactly.

Maybe rationalizations work: "They could be McCain supporters!"

[pleah]

21. K&R Great photos!

:woohoo:

[seabeyond]

22. this is sooo much fun. excellent. thanks. n/t

[lolamio]

25. That's great to see. I bet some of those waiting were turned away in 2004. They are not...

taking any chances this time. Good for them and good for Ohio!

[VolcanoJen]

27. Exactly right.

Vote NOW, so you don't have to stand in a four-hour line on Election Day.

Those lines in Ohio in 2004 may have very well lost the election for John Kerry, and we're not going to make that mistake again!

[Undercurrent]

26. Our team's ground game in action.

It's a BEAUTIFUL sight!

We ARE the cool guys. hehe

[rvablue]

32. I hoipe someone is making bacon and eggs for me at my polling station!

I gotta say that image seems strange in a way to me, not bad, but just weird? I mean, why not waffles?

All kidding aside, yes, this is extremely encouraging and I hope we can see more pics as the next few weeks go on.

Is it going to be like this everyday? If so, you can say hello to Ohio for Obama.

[alwysdrunk]

33. That's my hometown!!

You better believe I called everyone I know and tried to convince them to vote this week. Wish I could still vote there. From what I hear it's looking good for our guy. Props to the Nati!

[SallyMander]

34. So awesome!!! K&R

:bounce:

[LynneSin]

36. OHIO FOR OBAMA

:woohoo:

[VolcanoJen]

37. All the way, darlin'!!!

:hug: LynneSin!! :hug:

:loveya:

[VolcanoJen]

38. COME TO OHIO TO VOLUNTEER, DUers!!! Please watch this video!

Look at this beautiful video from the Obama Campaign... you know you wanna come here and lend a hand!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYZ54575V4E

We Need You!!! Volunteer TODAY!!!

Edit: At the :42 mark, the footage you're seeing is of thousands of people gathered to watch Obama's Convention Nomination Acceptance Speech live, together, on Fountain Square in downtown Cincinnati. I was there that magical night, and seeing the footage brings a tear to me eye. :cry: :grouphug: I will never forget that night, as long as I live.

[CitizenLeft]

41. that brought tears

Thank you for posting that! :loveya:

[VolcanoJen]

42. I know!!!

I'm, like, sitting here crying. Tears of joy!!!!!!

COME TO OHIO!!!!!

[Kukesa]

39. Montgomery County (Dayton) had 307 early voters yesterday.

Looks as though Hamilton County outdid us!

Good work, Jen!

:toast:

[doublethink]

44. Wow .....

:kick:

[Kukesa]

45. Big Buckeye Kick! n/t

[weezie1317]

47. Great work Ohio!!!! Thank you!!!

[doc03]

48. Voted today in Ohio, I was surprised at the number of

people voting early. If the Democrats turn out Ohio will go blue.

[doc03]

58. Just heard the Secratary of State on the 11pm news

she said the polls were very busy. The Newspapers and Electronic media say the turn-out was light.:shrug:

[Erin Elizabeth]

51. Hmmmmmm

Now I'm thinking I could bring donuts to people waiting in line. That would be nice. NO political buttons or shirt or anything, but just bring them donuts to encourage them to stay in line and vote.

Interesting idea.

[LiberalAndProud]

52. Ohio voters are awesome.

I remember how awed I felt to watch people stand in line to vote 6 or 8 hours in November 2004. I'm so glad the lines are starting earlier this year.

[VolcanoJen]

54. Hey, we keep on tryin'

But this year... it just feels different.

Have I mentioned the cool autumn air has hit, and there's something about its crispness that just makes you want to work harder? ;-)

[ebdarcy]

53. WooHoo!! I voted yesterday in Columbus.

The dispatch said there were 808 voters yesterday in Franklin County. The campaign is running shuttles from OSU to the early voting site. They are serious about winning this state.

[Kukesa]

55. Shuttles from OSU! Terrific; go Buckeyes! n/t

[Cha]

57. A thing of beauty, Jen! And I especially

like the breakfast scene in coordination with whom they're cooking for, too.

I know you all have worked so hard in Ohio for Obama..and now Biden.

Thank you!

[Cherchez la Femme]

59. I'm against early voting for one reason only:

According to the statistics I've seen, in 2006 it appears that about 5% of the votes were flipped which the Repukes thought would be enough to steal it.
Bush wasn't worried prior to the election. Why? They thought they had it covered by their margin, and indeed that 5% margin did indeed defeat some Democrats!

This early voting will give them a much better handle on the percentage they need to flip to steal yet another election
and the MSM, especially with the 'close polling' they've been concocting for months, will dutifully yap about how it's 'within the margin of error' and that, against all precedent, against all evidence in monitoring elections in other countries, against all common sense will contend that 'exit polls aren't truly indicative of the actual vote'.
But only in the U.S. -- in OTHER countries it means foul play.
Of course. :eyes:

The Immoral Minority is spewing its bullshit as usual all to the detriment of Truth, Fair Play, Citizen's Rights and our Constitution -- which are no longer The American Way

and until we get some Democratic politicians with backbone in Congress, it's going to happen again and again.