Is it weird that in NY, they son't require ID to vote? They have books with our signatures in them, sorted by address, and then you sign next to your name.
I have never had to show ID to vote until today. But, you know, Ohio.
I got in and out with maybe a 10-minute wait. And I GOT EXIT-POLLED! I am so fucking excited about that! I've never been exit-polled before! I think I scared the exit-poll worker, because when she asked me if I would agree to fill out an exit poll, I practically lunged at her and said, "Really??? YES!!! I've never been exit-polled before!!!"
So in Ohio the polls close at 7:30 Eastern time.
Harry Enten sez:
don't expect the state to be called by the networks for at least four hours after closing.
Oof. It's gonna be a long night, probably....
My wait was also about 50 minutes this morning. Line was much longer than in 2008.
I think it was in Louisiana where the poll-working ladies were so adamant about educating voters that THEY DO NOT NEED TO SHOW ID. I love those ladies.
I think I'm going to wait until the afternoon to walk over and vote. Because I still haven't read all the Propositions. Sigh.
I heard an interview with someone who studied how kids learn from failure and why some kids take it well and others really really don't. What I remember is that kids who were told "you're so smart!" when they got things right were more likely to think that being wrong meant they weren't smart and everything is ruined forever. And this started when the kids were 1-3 years old, learning to walk and talk and whatnot and getting feedback from parents.
don't expect the state to be called by the networks for at least four hours after closing.
They often aren't, particularly for POTUS.
Woohoo! I am first in line! No waiting, other than for them to open.
Oh, man, I guess I should take a nap this evening before going to watch the returns.
Is it contested?
Technically, yeah, but not really.
Cyanide and Happiness
takes on the election: [link]
I have to share this FB status from my little brother:
Just to put the 538 projection in terms everybody can understand, Mitt Romney now has the same chance of winning the election as getting a critical hit (x2 damage) with a longsword in dnd 3.5, assuming that Barack Obama is not undead and immune from critical hits.
I LOVE MY FAMILY SO MUCH
