The Serious US Election Poll

[DaShi]

Good, republicans can't read. Look at DD.

[Ecthy]

Why do you hate Deity Dude?

[OzzyKP]

Originally posted by Swissy
Don't rely on first-time voters. Its easy to register, but actually voting requires more time and effort than many people are able to deal with. Many states do not allow by mail absentee voting for first-time voters, which hurts student participation.

Also, both parties train their election judges to challenge first-time voters, mostly to produce identification. If the person had already spent a half-hour getting to the front of the line, many will not return when they have to go and get an ID. And yes, the letter you get from the local election board tells you to bring ID, but how many of those letters actually get read?

Either way, this election is going to have historic levels of turnout. Most in decades among certain groups.

The only fear is that voters may think Obama has it in the bag and stay home.