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I don't understand why people don't vote early (if they can). - JaxSean Nov 4, 05:51 24
- Some may still be undecided. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 05:57
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- Because today is Election Day. Not yesterday, not last week. - Cuzzin Todd Nov 4, 05:55 2
  - I considered doing the same, if I would have been in town today. 2 reasons. - ty97 Nov 4, 05:57
  - It counts either way -- nm - JaxSean Nov 4, 05:56
- Only 33 states allow for no-excuse absentee voting or no-excuse early voting -- (link) - ty97 Nov 4, 05:54
- Only 33 states allow for no-excuse absentee voting or no-excuse early voting -- (link) - ty97 Nov 4, 05:54 1
  - Very interesting. Thanks! -- nm - JaxSean Nov 4, 05:58
- The waits here for early voting were up to 8 hours. Plus voting early is like opening Christmas presents early. -- nm - Dano Nov 4, 05:54 1
  - If they're going to have early voting, there needs to be enough places open. I scratched head wondering why they weren't opening more after they saw - Don Homer Nov 4, 05:58
- I tried twice but the lines for early voting were hours long. -- nm - Amy Nov 4, 05:54 1
  - I heard the same about here. -- nm - loosilu Nov 4, 05:57
- We managed about 50/50 voting early.... this year it was just too hectic around here. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 4, 05:53 3
  - I was surprised to hear yesterday that only 25% of registered Floridians had voted early by Sunday. - JaxSean Nov 4, 05:57 2
    - When I was in florida 10 days ago, I heard stories of 2-6 hours lines for early voting. - ty97 Nov 4, 05:58 1
      - This year they were open 12 hours, 7 days a week (the last week). - JaxSean Nov 4, 05:59
- people might not be comfortable making up their minds until the last minute, in case something happens. -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 05:53 2
  - Aren't "Undecideds" a pretty small margin, though? -- nm - JaxSean Nov 4, 06:00 1
    - also people who have decided, but aren't 100% sure, or want to see if something happens -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 06:12
- because I'm a lazy idiot. -- nm - loosilu Nov 4, 05:53
- People are lazy and like to wait till the last minute. Example: Malls on December 24th. -- nm - Shaun Nov 4, 05:52
- Many states, particularly in the northeast, don't allow it. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 4, 05:52 2
  - Ah. What states don't have early voting at all? -- nm - JaxSean Nov 4, 05:55
  - Ours is about to. -- nm - Inigo Nov 4, 05:54
Ok - got the free decaf from Starbucks too. yee-ha!! -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 05:50 1
- ^5s Diva -- nm - budice Nov 4, 05:52
I found myself a slick minigun in Fallout 3 last night. I had to kill a supermutant to get it though, but I did. It's a nice weapon. -- nm - Shaun Nov 4, 05:49
Let the whole word know that today is a day of reckoning. - David Nov 4, 05:49 3
- Even TN could be down to single digits. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 4, 05:51 2
  - +16 was the last poll. I think Obama's momentm here was derailed by the socialism diatribe by the Hannity Automatons. -- nm - David Nov 4, 05:56 1
    - You ought to be embarrassed. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 4, 05:57
the woman behind me is on the phone with her mom, reaaly loud. talking about her career plans. - loosilu Nov 4, 05:49
The parking lot at work today was pretty sparse. I don't remember this happening in 2004. -- nm - Inigo Nov 4, 05:47 1
- There's hardly anyone here yet. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 05:52
What do they do when the Polls close and there are still people in line? do they still get to vote? -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 4, 05:45 2
- They'll put a poll worker at the end of line when it closes. Anyone in front of them will get to vote. -- nm - Dano Nov 4, 05:50
- Yes. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 4, 05:46
Mara for city council! -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 4, 05:44 [flickr]
Guess who *still* hasn't voted! I've tried three times. I'll leave work early and try again. -- nm - Amy Nov 4, 05:42 1
- Didn't read my booklet - our voting place doesn't open 'til 7am. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 4, 05:44
Just got in line. Looks like I'll be here awhile. -- nm - Dano Nov 4, 05:40 1
- ^5s Dano -- nm - budice Nov 4, 05:42
waiting in a looong line . got to turn virginia blue. -- nm - loosilu Nov 4, 05:37 2
- ^5s loosi :) -- nm - budice Nov 4, 05:40 1
  - of course, this county is totally going to vote Obama. -- nm - loosilu Nov 4, 05:43
So, my mother called me this morning on the way to work - we talked elections/voting for 15 or so minutes. She calls me back a few minutes later and - kelly Nov 4, 05:29 1
- That's bad, but it could be worse... - CrankYanker Nov 4, 05:52
I love that you can get an Amazon certificate from coinstar machines. - Don Homer Nov 4, 05:29 8
- I hate that my local ones don't have Amazon as a choice. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 4, 05:36 5
  - Do they have other choices, or is your only option to get cash minus the surcharge? -- nm - Don Homer Nov 4, 05:37 4
    - Disney Store, Circuit City and 3 or 4 others that are useless. - JaxSean Nov 4, 05:41 3
      - Get the CC one......with them going out of business......sale time. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 05:47 2
        
        Careful doing that. CC won't be honoring Gift Cards once the closings start, so that certificate might not be valid. -- nm - TWuG Nov 4, 05:57 1
        
        I'd be really curious to see the justifcation of not honoring paid gift cards - Will Hunting Nov 4, 06:02
- I wish these would start \appearing out west. - Reagen Nov 4, 05:30 1
  - There is one at the entrance of our local grocery store. I only do it every couple years, but had more change that I thought it would be. - Don Homer Nov 4, 05:32
whoa, Quebec got $8.5 billion in equilization...maybe they should be allowed to separate... -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 05:28
crowd report: VOTER definitely a long in my precinct. - all the candidates loves mandy lane Nov 4, 05:22 4
- ^5s the mady lane -- nm - budice Nov 4, 05:29 1
  - mandy lane even :) -- nm - budice Nov 4, 05:30
- My only concern there is this: - ty97 Nov 4, 05:25 1
  - my disability student just told me that the line at the Hub took over the whole second floor. they sectioned it off by residence hall - all the candidates loves mandy lane Nov 4, 05:45
Have fun voting Americans! Go Democracy!! -- nm - Beaker Nov 4, 05:22
I'm eating foods that begin with O today. Oatmeal and orange juice for breakfast. -- nm - Dano Nov 4, 05:01 11
- onion rings! -- nm - all the candidates loves mandy lane Nov 4, 05:52
- oliphant. -- nm - loosilu Nov 4, 05:46
- oreos!! -- nm - all the candidates loves mandy lane Nov 4, 05:24
- omelette. oysters. ouzo -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 05:20
- okra. -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 05:15 2
  - anything orange flavored. Olive Garden. -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 05:18 1
    - Olive Garden? Let's not say things we can't take back -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 05:20
- orange roughy -- nm - prayformojo Nov 4, 05:15 1
  - onion rings & oscar mayer weiners -- nm - prayformojo Nov 4, 05:16
- Cheerios. -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 05:14
- best i did is honey bunches of Oats. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 05:03
you may have a challenge keeping your focus now, you could actually benefit from having a bit of unstructured play time later in the day. - CrankYanker Nov 4, 05:01
The one good thing about multiple knee surgeries and needing a cane to walk - I got to got the head of the line at the polling place this morning. - Diva Nov 4, 04:59 2
- Can I be your seeing eye dog? - CrankYanker Nov 4, 05:00 1
  - I was so happy when the polling inspector approached me. My leg was already starting to hurt and I wasn't anywhere near the front. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 05:02
got at the polling station at 5:45. got out at 6:50 - prayformojo Nov 4, 04:58 19
- ^5s mojo -- nm - budice Nov 4, 05:42
- My wife went to try to vote before going to work but she had to turn around because there there were 40+ cars waiting just to get into the - Don Homer Nov 4, 05:02 1
  - A lot of people are going to be turned away today, or will have to leave the line because of work. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 05:13
- They have *one* book with everyone's name address to sign everyone in at my polling place. And one older woman w/shaky hands checking folks off. ONE. - Diva Nov 4, 05:01 14
  - just wait until that lady dies. then there won't be anyone!....nm - x Nov 4, 05:11 5
    - I was thinking about volunteering for the next election. They could use some younger blood and I don't mind using a vacation day. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 05:19 4
      - I wonder how much time it takes to be trained. They probably do that in the evenings, maybe. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 05:28
      - I probably would have done so this time if I were around. -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 05:19 2
        
        Have you worked the polling place before? -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 05:20 1
        
        no I haven't. -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 05:33
  - That's ridiculous. Why do we have to make it so hard?? -- nm - Don Homer Nov 4, 05:02 7
    - Costs. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 05:05 5
      - If they would just get another book it would help a lot. Like, split the alphabet in half or something and have 2 people check off the names. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 05:34 3
        
        My mother told me that her polling place did just this - split the alphabet in 2. A-L in one line, M-Z in the other. (All 30 people there were in the - kelly Nov 4, 05:37 2
        
        The polling place in Weehawken was like this and much more efficient. I was also surprised to not have an electronic booth. - Diva Nov 4, 05:54
        
        Our primary voting was nothing like this, IIRC. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 05:41
      - I would volunteer. I should have. I'm a bad american. -- nm - all the candidates loves mandy lane Nov 4, 05:23
    - I was thinking that same thing. People are hanging in there though. Not many are leaving the line at least. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 05:04
- raining in the OC, ugh. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 4, 04:59
haha, MrsCY and Princess bought me a McCain cake so I can eat him for lunch. *l;aughing* -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 4, 04:57
Bin Laden son in Spain asylum bid -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 4, 04:45
Dear CNN: If you insist on the stupd 'IReport' meme, can you at least not put crappy, blurry IReport photss on your front page? -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 04:42
I'm going to wear my Halloween costume to the voting place. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 4, 04:42
The historic 2008 election drinking game -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 4, 04:39 1
- Bars are going to look like its the SuperBowl tonight. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 4, 04:41
Hey Kelly - eag Nov 4, 04:29 4
- I changed it on time, very close to the deadline. Got my voter registration card last week!! - kelly Nov 4, 04:38 3
  - Insomnia - eag Nov 4, 04:41 2
    - And its not like I can go vote yet polling doesnt open for another 75 minutes -- nm - eag Nov 4, 04:43 1
      - If you're still up and not going to sleep you might want to head down there anyway based on how long the line might end up being. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 04:57
what's the over/under on slacker talk boards today? what's the ratio of slacker talk to ticker talk boards? - x Nov 4, 04:19 2
- actually 15 is low now that i look at how many damn boards there were yesterday. we sure talk a lot....nm - x Nov 4, 04:22 1
  - wow, I don't think I've seen 20 or more boards here.... go ST! -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 4, 04:49
Now that election day is here it's clear the paranoia about nominating Obama to run against the big bad Republicans was unfounded - Stewie Nov 4, 04:17 3
- I'm actually surprised the GOP didn't find any cohesive negative attack vein. (nm) - Will Hunting Nov 4, 04:39 1
  - yes the Core GOP expertise failed them -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 4, 04:41
- well thats often the case with paranoia - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 4, 04:21
A map of the US has been drawn on the ice rink in front of Rockefeller Plaza. It'll be updated with red and blue ink as results come in. - nubby Nov 4, 03:59 2
- cccchhhheeeeesssseeeeeyyyyy -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 04:37
- *ices Alaska* - HdnAgnda Nov 4, 04:17
in line at the polls, ready to open...about 230 in line -- nm - colin Nov 4, 03:58 1
- hour 1 done. maybe halfway there. - colin Nov 4, 04:45
Good show, Facebook. Good show. -- nm - nubby Nov 4, 03:51
Happy Erection Day! -- nm - nubby Nov 4, 03:51
Karl Rove predicts Obama 338, McCain 200 - Stewie Nov 4, 03:48 5
- You made me give rove.com a hit. - ty97 Nov 4, 04:38 1
  - shit happens - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 4, 04:44
- why is rhode island purple?....nm - x Nov 4, 04:01 1
  - poor blood flow -- nm - colin Nov 4, 04:14
- That's my map other than Indiana & NC, I guess. - Will Hunting Nov 4, 03:51
up, dressed, ready to leave the house -- 6:40 a.m. I'm a *second year,* people. the things I do for my freaking country. -- nm - all the candidates loves mandy lane Nov 4, 03:40
At 4:45am, there were 40 people in line for voting at some Virginia polling stations. They open at 7am. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 02:59 4
- On the news last night they showed some people camping out in front of a polling place overnight. -- nm - Dano Nov 4, 04:46
- I'm probably better off trying to vote at lunch, rather than after work, right? -- nm - kelly Nov 4, 04:00 1
  - Yeah, lunch would be best..... -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 04:10
- crud, i gotta get going.... -- nm - colin Nov 4, 03:13
Oil falls to below $60 a barrel -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 4, 02:52 5
- that credit suisse demand forecast is u-g-l-y.... - x Nov 4, 03:25 3
  - well it all helps - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 4, 04:20
  - I love sunshiney hyde in the morning. - ty97 Nov 4, 03:28 1
    - that's just a HUGE cutback on china. and given that china at this point is an indicator of manufacturing demand, well.....nm - x Nov 4, 03:44
- hrm, wonder if i could keep a tank on my patio. -- nm - citizen b. Nov 4, 02:59
hahahahahahaha.....federal reserve hires bear stearns risk chief to supervise bank soundness... - x Nov 4, 02:42 9
- In your opinion, if Obama wins tonight, any clues to who he'd be looking towards for SecTreas? - Will Hunting Nov 4, 02:57 6
  - for im, it's tim geithner. nm but: -- (link) - citizen b. Nov 4, 03:01 5
    - Who are the other names you've heard? - Will Hunting Nov 4, 03:05 4
      - a read a piece, maybe ny times? that said they're thinking of possibly having an elder statesman-type person as a transition stabilizer/confidence- - citizen b. Nov 4, 03:10 3
        
        i would think summers far more likely than rubin or volcker. volcker might have an advisory role of some sort.... - x Nov 4, 03:19
        
        here it is. nm but: -- (link) - citizen b. Nov 4, 03:12 1
        
        go to bed, slacker! -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 03:19
- taurus linked that this afternoon. it's an, um, interesting choice. "so, everything BS did? yah, don't do that." -- nm - citizen b. Nov 4, 02:57
- alright fox, here's your chicken coop. try and take good care of it. -- nm - mafic Nov 4, 02:49
Free DNC election party tomorrow night if you're in LA. -- (link) - jnine Nov 4, 02:13
Kaye Hagan taking money from...gasp...GODLESS America (whispers 'there is no god') -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 01:46
amazon's mp3 album for tuesday is the soundtrack for "twilight" - including versions of muse and mutemath songs. $3.99. nm but: -- (link) - citizen b. Nov 4, 00:45 1
- AWESOME. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 4, 05:43
Heh, didn't know that NH had the first votes tallied for the election, too... -- (link) - celedhrymandias Nov 4, 00:34 2
- I knew I should not have told my mom to watch sNL tonight, she is still on facebook and has to get up to work the polls in 3 hours!!! -- nm - Stacy Nov 4, 01:00
- heh, first time it's gone democratic since 1968. -- nm - mafic Nov 4, 00:46
PHILTs Repo looks like it will be one of those so bad is campy good movies sure to win her another razzie -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 00:23 4
- It's her movie the way Live Free or Die Hard is Mary Elizabeth Winstead's movie - Mr. Havens Nov 4, 00:31 2
  - I was watching letterman and the clip featured her part -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 01:41 1
    - production values, looks like a video of a stage play or made for cable movie -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 01:42
- its -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 00:24
where's RC in these pics of the Portland phone bank? -- (link) - pigby Nov 4, 00:23 [flickr]
"BRB" -- (link) - pigby Nov 3, 23:57 [flickr]
FB question - someone changed my nickname? Was this in their friend list? Also, how are people "buying" me if I'm not signed up for that yet? - CrankYanker Nov 3, 23:52 8
- you are in the game whether you like it or not, you dont have to play if you dont want to. Whoever "owns" you can nickname you :) -- nm - Stacy Nov 3, 23:58 7
  - ah, ok.... sounds like the Michael Douglas movie. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 4, 00:00 6
    - remove the application, that should take care of it - zeitgeist Nov 4, 00:10 5
      - actually even if he removes the application he is still in it, your in it too -- nm - Stacy Nov 4, 00:11 4
        
        so change my nicname to zeitgeist, maybe if you remove the ap you don't get the notice and nothing changes on your own profile? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 00:22 3
        
        I removed the app and still get feed notices when somebody changes my name. I kind of like it, though. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 05:31
        
        done -- nm - Stacy Nov 4, 00:45
        
        it doesnt affect your profile, its just his nickname in the game. If I'm gonna change your nickname in the game I have to buy you - Stacy Nov 4, 00:29
I didn't realize that commercial for Tom Clancey's End of War game wasn't a political commercial and was trying to guess who it was going to bash -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 3, 23:50
This might be an indication - I was scheduled to drive to the Dem Party Election Night Party in OC but my client called and cancelled saying that the - CrankYanker Nov 3, 23:33 1
- I hope reality doesn't pull a gigantic "OWNED" on the DNC... -- nm - celedhrymandias Nov 3, 23:38

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