It's a sure bet that Vermont Democrats will set a new record for turnout for their presidential primary today, if only because it won't take that much to crack the 21 percent previous turnout record, set four years ago.
I'm not so sure we'll break the overall turnout record of 39 percent, though. I've been checking around a few spots in the state, and its running in the 20-25 percent range so far. The words I'm getting is that turnout is "good" and "steady" but not breathtakingly heavy. As for absentee ballots, a decent number were cast, but again, no record.
Maybe there will be a burst of activity when we get close to the 7 p.m. closing time. Or maybe not. Wondering what you folks are witnessing or hearing in your neck of the woods.
-- Sam Hemingway