Rongone wrote:

PA's primary election laws need to change to reflect an open election process. If you are not registered as a voter to one of the two major parties, your ability to cast your vote is severely restricted or totally impossible. It is no wonder voters get disillusioned, turn apathetic, and just give up.

And that, my friend, is the intent of the two major parties.

Agree with you 1000%  This needs to be changed right now but to try and achieve that goal is made near impossible by by the controlling powers in Harrisburg.

 

I always tend to vote after work so when I show up at my current polling place during a primary, I'm typically voter # 100-125. Last Tuesday, I was vote#549. So a big increase in the POTUS election year. 

A couple of notable notes in this election.

Not one Kasich or Trump supporter outside my polling place. In fact, not one Trump sign outside my polling place. There was one enthusiastic Cruz supporter with a table outside who was giving out coffee and candy bars. To his credit, he noted that the coffee had been out since early in the morning and was cold. I passed on the candy bar he offered.

The other thing I didn't like. I'm a registered Dem. I do like how they note in the booth which delegate is committed to which candidate. I don't like how they force you to vote for a certain number of men and women. Let me vote for who I want to. 

Goose wrote:

High voter turnout nationally would offer at least two intriguing scenarios.

Do disaffected people with economic angst put some mid-atlantic, rust belt states that often go democratic in play for Trump?

Do Trump's unfavorables with women and hispanic voters put any traditionally red states in play for Hillary?

My personal belief is that the breakdown between states stay have they have generally been for the last few presidential election. 

But every single swing state (PA, VA, FL, OH, CO, MO, IA, NH,) all clearly go to Hillary. 

And that's why Trump will get smoked in November.