ATTN: Virginia - Turn out is ridiculously low! Do whatever it takes to get Paul votes.

[Aratus]

if we get 45,ooo of 90,ooo votes?
if the 1% figure is highly accurate?

 

[JJ2]

All reports from Virginia say that turn out is super low, something like 1% (that is ridiculously low for a primary!). It seems like most people are staying home because of the limited ballot.
We have to make sure that ALL Paul supporters go to the polls today.
This may be a scenario where 100 votes means A LOT. If you live in or near Virginia, do whatever it takes to get people to cast their vote for Paul.
Buy your friends some lunch and drive them to the polls. Walk around and convince people on the street. Do whatever it takes.
The last poll only had Paul at 26% - but if we turn out everyone plus some, we can likely pull a surprise here because no one else is showing up.
Do it!

Absolutely!

Can you add this link to the OP please? http://www.scribd.com/doc/82130056/VA-Final It's a comparison sheet for Virginia for people to hand out at the polls.

Time for the last hour or so of after-work voters! Let's go!

 

[Warmon]

Nice! +rep!

Thanks! Guys, I just got back. The rumors are true. The turnout is super low! We were between 165-170 total votes for a precinct of 1000's! In 2008, I stood in line for over two hours and they ran out of ballots. Everybody I talked to today who was voting, was voting Ron Paul. There might be some surprises in Virginia tonight!! God, I hope so.

 

[slacker921]

If you live in Virginia then get on the phone and get any Santorum or Gingrich supporters you know to understand that if they want to stop Mitt in his tracks today then they need to get out the vote for Paul in Virginia. If he loses Virginia to Paul then he's done.

Others have been getting 10+ Virginia voters who were planning on staying home to go vote for Paul. The challenge is on, can YOU do it?

 

[JJ2]

Yes, Santorum and Gingrich voters need to know that they actually have a good chance at stopping Romney in VA with this LOW turnout!!!

 

[Wooden Indian]

Never go full on retard.

If we do not win, it is guaranteed that Romney will get at least 50% of the vote. There are two options.

Bwahahahaaa!!

 

[nyrgoal99]

489K votes in 2008

Paul got 22K, Romney 18K (Had dropped out)

 

[da32130]

Just an FYI.

Turnout is low, but I don't think 1%.

In 2008 we had a huge Dem vote. That alone is going to make comparisons tougher.

We had a 5.5% repub turnout last time. The reports I'm seeing make 3-5% the more reasonable turnout (I'll guess 4% of population).

For those that are debating I wouldn't necessarily move resources from other states to help VA.

 

[Aratus]

polls are closing soon on the east coast.
we have only one or two hours to vote.
if north dakota can be focused on or idaho
let alone alaska, we need a "win" tonight.
i can live with 2nd or 3rd and a mess of
delegates. the press has hyped this totally.

 

[gerryb]

Leaving to go to the polls now with others in tow. 5 more votes for RP in Chesterfield!

Chesterfield filing deadline for becoming a delegate is next week, March 13th!

http://rpv.org/official_calls

 

[Mckarnin]

bump

 

[da32130]

Just an FYI.

Turnout is low, but I don't think 1%.

In 2008 we had a huge Dem vote. That alone is going to make comparisons tougher.

We had a 5.5% repub turnout last time. The reports I'm seeing make 3-5% the more reasonable turnout (I'll guess 4% of population).

For those that are debating I wouldn't necessarily move resources from other states to help VA.

Reports of 2% turnout in Fairfax county(NoVA) at 5pm, polls close at 7pm. Not sure if that is adjusted for pop. So turnout could be in the 2.5-3.5% range.

That would be 240k votes. Paul got 20k last time (4%). Normalizing this time would mean about 60k (12%). If he can double that (equiv to 24% last time) due to dems and lack of alternatives it could be competitive 120k vs 120k. We'll see.

 

[PursuePeace]

I'm certainly not in the thick of it, but I have some family in Virginia who were pretty upset about having to sign a pledge to support whatever candidate gets elected. Several of them are diehard Republicans and all vowed not to vote this time around. I don't know if that's a big factor or not in the turnout, but it could be.

They did away with the pledge, there is NO pledge to sign.

We voted earlier today. Was told turnout has been very low.

Paper ballot. Man, I filled in that little circle so carefully..lol

 

[da32130]

They did away with the pledge, there is NO pledge to sign.

We voted earlier today. Was told turnout has been very low.

Paper ballot. Man, I filled in that little circle so carefully..lol

No pledge. I had a machine. Must vary by location.