We voted at 8:15 in the gym at the elementary school (no school) with no line. Seemed steady, though - 7 (Diebold) machines. Also, fully 50% of the county's voters voted early, so I'm not surprised it's slow this AM!

Scare tactics and lies suck donkley balls.

Rachel Maddow rocks.

anxious Steph makes me laugh.

I am going to get no work done today. ok, not true. I have a meeting in 25 min. and I am going to enter invoices into a spreadsheet, but I am doing no Thinking work today.

I am going to be so emotional tonight - either way. voting with mac was emotional. I am super mad that our polling place does not give out "I voted" stickers. I thought I was going to get exit polled, but the pollers were only polling asian-american voters.

Bad timing to the max (and bad taste):

Perhaps the most ill-timed press release of the 2008 campaign arrived shortly after 1:30 p.m. today, sent by the Republican National Committee.

The release forwarded word that the California Republican Party filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, in part because of a visit Sen. Barack Obama made to his dying grandmother.

"Obama for America violated federal law by converting its campaign funds to Senator Obama's personal use," the release stated. "Senator Obama recently traveled to Hawaii to visit his sick grandmother. This was the right thing for any grandson to do -- at his own expense -- but it was not travel that his campaign may fund."

Puppy cam is already up!

(Perhaps Big Giant Hand got up early to vote.)

I am super mad that our polling place does not give out "I voted" stickers.

So much this. WTF, Chicago?

wow, I can't believe that the repubs would try to fool old people!

My place had no line, but I think that the places were set up before urban flight, becausethere are at least 4 within walking distance of my house!

Where I grew up there was one spot for the whole town; and it was the biggest town in the county!

FiveThirtyEight sez:

McCain's chances of victory are estimated at 1.9 percent, their lowest total of the year.

Of course, that was last night. A lot can change in... a day.

Today's Polls, 11/3 (PM Edition)

Has this been linked to here yet? Something to watch if you get anxious today:

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I am super mad that our polling place does not give out "I voted" stickers.

Mine didn't either! it never does for some reason. Although I've seen other people in town sporting them.

I have comitted democracy. Feels good. And it only took about 20 minutes, including the wait in line.

Now to hunker down and wait for this all to be over.

Pleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease

The CBC is having special election coverage tonight. I think they're way more excited about this election than they were about our own election a few weeks ago.

The subtext of this message: The world is watching America, don't screw this one up!