I'm more than a little confused about the long lines, but total turnout numbers NOT being that much higher.
May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
Natter 62: The 62nd Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
msbelle - Nov 07, 2008 9:44:15 am PST #38 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Jessica - Nov 07, 2008 9:48:06 am PST #39 of 10002
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I'm more than a little confused about the long lines, but total turnout numbers NOT being that much higher.
My impression of Brooklyn, at least, is that lines were really long in the morning because everyone was anticipating long lines and voted early. People who went after work said they didn't have to wait at all.
flea - Nov 07, 2008 9:49:04 am PST #40 of 10002
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In GA, early voting had long lines; election day voting, not.
amych - Nov 07, 2008 9:50:55 am PST #41 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
The shots of Biden and Obama alone together look so casual and friendly--they genuinely like each other.
I had the same thought with the shot of them sharing a pretzel from the big Philadelphia day -- they have the body language of real friends, not "we have to do appearances together" friends.
I am totally ready to pay more taxes if it means everyone gets healthcare or something.
The quote I had running around in my head through the whole socialism phase of the election was, I think, Brandeis: "I love paying taxes. I use them to buy civilization."
msbelle - Nov 07, 2008 9:51:46 am PST #42 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
oh, and I just re-read and totlat number of voters was up between 4-6 million (so yea, that could affect lines). It is % that did not go up much. So get OUT the vote is probably much more important.
Ginger - Nov 07, 2008 9:56:04 am PST #43 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Oliver Wendell Holmes: "Taxes are what we pay for civilized society."
amych - Nov 07, 2008 10:03:39 am PST #44 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Ah, thanks, Ginger -- I must've remembered someone else's rephrasing of Holmes. No idea where I got Brandeis in the mix, in that case. The sentiment stands.
megan walker - Nov 07, 2008 10:06:54 am PST #45 of 10002
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Newly victorious progressives can snicker and dismiss them, but that popular vote was too close for my comfort, and we dismiss those millions to our peril.
Maybe, but I thought 6 % points is generally considered a fairly big gap as these things go. That's probably better than half the elections in the past century. Certainly those in recent memory.
Nora Deirdre - Nov 07, 2008 10:18:59 am PST #46 of 10002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
ooh, stealth Natter turnover! Top 50??
Cashmere - Nov 07, 2008 10:19:08 am PST #47 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
The press conference killed me! The dog question came up and I loved his answer. Weighing Malia's allergies with the desire for a shelter dog ("a mutt like me"--OOOF).