Charlie James fields voter calls and discusses campaign finance and PBS.

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Charlie James: All right, we've got a little less than 53 minutes until the polls close tonight. Don't forget we will have extended coverage for you tonight. I'll be giving you all of your election returns from 7 until 8. And over on Facebook says, "Charlie, I was numbers 269 out of 175." Kelly says, "Ralph Norman, York County." Kim says, "Ralph Norman." James says, um, "South Union number 230, voted for Norman." Michael, um, said that he, uh, Ralph Norman also got his vote. Let's go to Keanu in Spartanburg. Keanu, welcome. Keanu: Hey, it's Keanu, Charlie. Charlie James: Oh, Keanu! How you doing, buddy? Keanu: I'm doing great. How about you, my man? Charlie James: I'm really good. What's up? Keanu: Hey, so, uh, just wanted to let people know that's voting in Spartanburg that, uh, they used to have us vote off of John B. White Sr. Boulevard, but we are voting at C.C. Woodson's today. I'm about to go vote and vote for Ralph Norman. Charlie James: All right, there you go, Keanu. You got about, uh, 52 minutes to get out there and do it. Tom is in Cowpens. What's going on, man? Tom: Hey, Charlie. Good afternoon. First-time caller. Charlie James: Well, you're going to get the bell! (bell rings) There you go, man! Tom: Oh, there you go! Yeah, I voted this morning at little after 8:00. I was number 10. I was a little disappointed. Hopefully they got a lot more going on up here. Charlie James: I do, too. Where'd you vote? Tom: Uh, Macedonia Fire Department. Charlie James: Okay. All right, there you go. Like to get some more reports from up that way. I appreciate it, Tom. Jim is up in Paris Mountain. How you doing, Jim? Jim: Hello, Charlie. First-time caller. Charlie James: All right, you get the bell, too! (bell rings) There you go! What's up? Jim: Yeah. Yeah, so I voted at Piedmont Fire Department. I was number 111. There's three people taking, uh, taking, um, signatures, and the one next to me was at 131, so I'm I'm assuming we had over 300 people voting up here. Charlie James: Is that your normal voting place? Jim: Yes, it is. Charlie James: And how do you How do you—I mean, just eyeballing it, how did you feel the voter turnout was? Jim: Um, there wasn't many people when I showed up, but I I got there at 10 to 6. Charlie James: Oh, did you? (laughter) You were You were ready to go this morning. I appreciate it, Jim. Thank you. Michael, Boiling Springs, what was your experience today? Michael: In and out quick, Foster Grove, uh, Elementary. Charlie James: All right. How many do you think were there? I mean, did you have a line, or were people showing up when you left? Michael: Uh, basically in and out. It wasn't a whole lot of people there. Yeah. Voted Voted for Ralph Norman. Charlie James: All right. There you go, Michael. I appreciate it. Reed in Pickens, how you doing, Reed? Reed: All good. Hey, I voted, uh, just, I don't know, 10 minutes ago at Praters Creek Baptist Church, which is my normal place. All right. And out of just over 1,000 registered voters there, I was number 149. Charlie James: There you go. That's That wasn't—I mean, that's not terrible. I mean, what'd you What'd you feel like? Was that low voter turnout or about average? Reed: Well, that place is hard to tell because you you get in and out so dang quick. The people there are just fabulous and the location, you know, the facility is great, and and they just get you in, and, you know, you only got to make one vote, so it doesn't take very long. Charlie James: Yeah, that is true. That is true. I appreciate it, Reed. Reed: And people were leaving when I got there, and another couple were there, so. Charlie James: Okay. That's great. I thank you so—I just want to take a minute and tell all of you poll watchers, all of you poll workers, thank you so much for what you do. Thank you so with just from the bottoms of our heart because you guys, I mean, you do a really great job. "Charlie, my bride and I were the first two in line this mo ...

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