And, It's ON!

I voted early today, and my impressions:

• Heavier turnout then you'd expect in a mid-term election. I'm at Ground Zero, in SC. I'm in both McMasters and Ralph Norman territory.
• The early vote was primarily - by about 10:1 - Black. Doesn't mean anything, necessarily. Previous elections have been just as lopsided in the first hour or so. But, it does say that the Dems have their ground game in place.
• My polling place used electronic checks of voter ID. They scanned your driver's license, and were sent a copy of the information on it. They also checked the signatures against the license - I hadn't seen that before (however, in the previous elections, they had used copies of the original voter signature from their registration).
• There was a small glitch early on. A curbside voter experienced a screen failure, and they had to take the pad (quite large) back inside to try to get it working. When I left, the poll worker was on the phone with tech support, trying to resolve the issue. So, rather than 4 booths, they had 3 in operation.
• There's a light rain, and some fog - it is NOT deterring attendance. 

So, what can we take from this?

If you live in one of the heavily contested districts, it is absolutely imperative that you vote. No excuses. The Dems have brought in the professionals, and they are VERY organized. I don't believe that fraud will decide this election - in SC, the poll workers are very professional, checking every ID, and making sure that the election is fair. That was true in the rural areas, as well as the cities, as far as I've seen.

If you don't vote, You ARE the Weakest Link!