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And a current run-down of polling issues:
Shenanigans 'R' Us
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Herewith a partial accounting of (unsubstantiated) chaos at the polls, as reported by callers to legal volunteers here at Election Protection headquarters:
St. Louis, MO: Voters are being offered $100 to leave the line and abstain from voting.
Warsaw, VA: The lights are out at the precinct and poll workers are using flashlights.
Aurora, CO: "Soiled ballots."
West Orange, NJ: The voting machine broke. Poll workers have paper ballots, but no pencils. Oops.
Market Street, Philadelphia: Voters are cutting in line; poll workers are threatening to shut down the precinct.
Largo, FL: Voters are being booted from line for wearing partisan clothing.
Manassas, VA: A woman is told she has to choose between local and national elections--a volunteer insists she can't vote in both.
Hamilton County, OH: When a scanner broke, the ballots were placed in an envelope and sent downtown. Voters were told the ballots would be counted "tonight or tomorrow."
More from Philadelphia: Partisan volunteers are escorting voters into the booth.
Ingham County, MI: The A-K line is moving slower than the L-Z line.
Pittsburgh, PA: Machines are down, down, down!
Bartow County, GA: Only Republicans are on some ballots; Democrats have to be written in. Also, the booths face open to the line, so your neighbors can see who you're voting for.
Baltimore: Voting machines are stuck in "audio" mode. Elderly woman reports "mass confusion."
Alabama: "Nails were thrown in front of the polling places."
http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2008/11/04/shenanigans-r-us.aspx
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Richardson shaved his beard.
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On November 05 2008 07:41 Flaccid wrote:And a current run-down of polling issues: Show nested quote +Shenanigans 'R' Us
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Herewith a partial accounting of (unsubstantiated) chaos at the polls, as reported by callers to legal volunteers here at Election Protection headquarters:
St. Louis, MO: Voters are being offered $100 to leave the line and abstain from voting.
Warsaw, VA: The lights are out at the precinct and poll workers are using flashlights.
Aurora, CO: "Soiled ballots."
West Orange, NJ: The voting machine broke. Poll workers have paper ballots, but no pencils. Oops.
Market Street, Philadelphia: Voters are cutting in line; poll workers are threatening to shut down the precinct.
Largo, FL: Voters are being booted from line for wearing partisan clothing.
Manassas, VA: A woman is told she has to choose between local and national elections--a volunteer insists she can't vote in both.
Hamilton County, OH: When a scanner broke, the ballots were placed in an envelope and sent downtown. Voters were told the ballots would be counted "tonight or tomorrow."
More from Philadelphia: Partisan volunteers are escorting voters into the booth.
Ingham County, MI: The A-K line is moving slower than the L-Z line.
Pittsburgh, PA: Machines are down, down, down!
Bartow County, GA: Only Republicans are on some ballots; Democrats have to be written in. Also, the booths face open to the line, so your neighbors can see who you're voting for.
Baltimore: Voting machines are stuck in "audio" mode. Elderly woman reports "mass confusion."
Alabama: "Nails were thrown in front of the polling places."
http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2008/11/04/shenanigans-r-us.aspx
Dude across the street from my work is from West Orange. He said it was JAMMED there.
My city isn't. We usually have a low turn out, but then again, we have like 18 polling stations, with 4-5 machines.
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On November 05 2008 07:45 Mindcrime wrote:
Richardson shaved his beard.
Oh snap. Didn't even notice.
Here you go. Nostalgia, and stuff...
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If you guys elect McCain, there will be blood.
Had to say it.
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On November 05 2008 07:33 Mindcrime wrote:wtf was he thinking
I don't know. I saw that and I just lost the will to vote. What's the point of it all, of this 2 years of madness, if that beard isn't going to be in the State Department? I think I'm going to be sick.
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On November 05 2008 07:47 Flaccid wrote:Oh snap. Didn't even notice. Here you go. Nostalgia, and stuff...
A tribute to former greatness:
EDIT: FUCK I LOST MY DONUTS AND BACON SHIRT TOO
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NOOOOOO! My governor shaved the beard!
It is truly disgusting to hear about attempts to stop citizens from voting. I hope that they catch many of those doing these acts and deal with them as is appropriate.
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On November 05 2008 08:41 Bowdz wrote:
NOOOOOO! My governor shaved the beard!
It is truly disgusting to hear about attempts to stop citizens from voting. I hope that they catch many of those doing these acts and deal with them as is appropriate.
You from New Mexico?
/my home state
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On November 05 2008 08:47 Savio wrote:Show nested quote +On November 05 2008 08:41 Bowdz wrote:
NOOOOOO! My governor shaved the beard!
It is truly disgusting to hear about attempts to stop citizens from voting. I hope that they catch many of those doing these acts and deal with them as is appropriate. You from New Mexico? /my home state
so much new mexico! i grew up in santa fe. what about u guys?
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So I don't like to watch FoxNews (or any cable new for that matter), but their website has a very unique feature they added for this election. I like it.
http://www.foxnews.com/
The map with state results.
They look like the best set-up website for the election.
EDIT: I should note that even though I always bash cable news, I have noticed that on election night, they have the best coverage. Probably cause they have more money. As far was what is on TV, I think CNN did it the best the last few elections. But this year, I am more interested in their websites.
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On November 05 2008 08:58 zOula... wrote:Show nested quote +On November 05 2008 08:47 Savio wrote:On November 05 2008 08:41 Bowdz wrote:
NOOOOOO! My governor shaved the beard!
It is truly disgusting to hear about attempts to stop citizens from voting. I hope that they catch many of those doing these acts and deal with them as is appropriate. You from New Mexico? /my home state so much new mexico! i grew up in santa fe. what about u guys?
Grew up in Belen, left for college in another state, now I am back in Los Lunas and attending Med school at UNM.
I'm amazed to have found other New Mexicans.
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I live in Ingham county, and am L-Z, what the hell kind of shit is one of the lines is moving faster than the other lol
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MCCAIN IS WINNING BY FIVE ELECTORAL VOTES
CNN projects Kentucky for McCain and Vermont for Obama.
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You guys watching NBC or?
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Anyone else feeling nervous?
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On November 05 2008 09:07 GTR-2-Go wrote:
You guys watching NBC or?
CNN
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On November 05 2008 09:07 GTR-2-Go wrote:
You guys watching NBC or?
Watching a combo of CCN, BBC and DR2 (danish TV).
Damn this is exciting! Wow, wish danish elections had this sorta 'wow'-factor to them! Super-duper hyped atm 
GO OBAMA!
EDIT: only thing pestering me about CNN is the constant need for tech bs. Cancel that hologram thingy, it's ugly 
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I have a choice on TV between NBC or ABC coverage.
Which should I watch?
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