Election Day dawned dreary and wet this morning, with those who had not partaken in early voting bringing out their umbrellas and donning rain jackets to head to the polls. Polls opened at 6:30 a.m. and will close at 7:30 p.m.
Voting has gone mostly smoothly in the Triangle, the N&O reports, with the record turnout at early voting sites helping to stem the traffic at the ballots today.
The rain has also not dampened the spirits of local campaign volunteers who continue to work diligently to leave no stone unturned. It seems the Dems and Republicans on behalf of Obama and McCain are willing to drag you bodily to the ballot box if need be. The Obama campaign is running canvasses from the home of Duke professors Faulkner Fox and Gunther Peck (the mastermind of the early voting site, no less) while the College Republicans are heading to the Durham Victory Office to help out in any way possible.
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