I live near Boston College in Chestnut Hill, a hardcore blue area like the rest of Newton. I dropped my kid at school this morning, which also serves as a polling place. There was one guy holding a Brown sign and no one for Coakley. About 10, I went to my ward’s polls at a different school. There were one or two other voters and no one from either campaign. I didn’t expect many people at mid-morning, but it still struck me as very light. I’ve seen no Coakley signs and a few for Brown. Very unusual . . . Another anecdote: I was at a hockey tournament this weekend and talk among the parents turned to the election. Hockey parents spend a lot of time together and as a rule avoid controversial topics, so it was very unusual to talk politics. Everyone was voting for Brown, including one guy who said he always votes Democratic, but is terrified about what their policies are doing to the prospects for his small business.