VOTER TURNOUT? Reader Jim Hogue emails:

I keep hearing all the press comments about “low voter turn out.” Well, here in Texas (Dallas area) it’s anything but low. My wife and I tried to vote early last week and wound up “poll location shopping” to find ONE polling place that wasn’t a 30 – 45 mins wait!

I spoke with several election clerks and they all remarked that in 2, 5, & 8 years respectively they had never seen some much “early voting” activity.

Have you experienced the same type of thing in Tennessee? My mother, a Florida resident – Northwest Florida I hasten to add, where the predominantly conservative voters seem to have mastered the knack of voting – also commented that she had to wait longer than usual to vote.

Maybe turnout won’t be as low as the ‘proper’ media is claiming?

Early voting is very heavy here, based on what I’ve heard on the news and on my own experience — I tried last week and couldn’t do it as the line was way out the door and I hadn’t allowed enough time. Whether this will translate into higher turnout overall is beyond me.

UPDATE: Justin Katz is suspicious. I don’t favor conspiracy theories myself.