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Carol Gardens
11/04/08

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Joe Scarborough was just explaining on CNBC how McCain could pull this off and Mark Haines asked him if he was really serious or was he just trying to dig himself out of a hole.
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forwardmotion
11/04/08

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I was just reflecting on the "mandate" speech that George W. gave in 2004. Anyone remember that one? When he said his narrow victory gave him the "mandate" to do whatever he wanted?

The past four years have been a national political nightmare for me. I might hold my breath ALL DAY.
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croberts
11/04/08

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I am so stressed out. any doctors that can prescribe something for my liberal panic?

I bought champagne to pop if obama wins, and Miller high life to crack if he loses.
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PandoraSpocks
11/04/08

@croberts: Find someone with Xanax. (Paging NAC, Paging NAC....)
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unclevanya
11/04/08

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I already have the liberal panic, alright??? Why twist the pretzel that is my stomach even more with sidebars like this?

JUST LET THE SHIT HIT THE FAN ALREADY!
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Peter Feld
11/04/08

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An interesting question would be the candidates' speeches. Generally the network call is their go-ahead: loser's concession first, then the victor's speech. Will Obama be comfortable claiming victory before the west coast is finished voting?
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PandoraSpocks
11/04/08

@Peter Feld: He won't do it 'till 11 EST.
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Fishnets and Cigarettes
11/04/08

@Peter Feld: that would be an extremely shitty thing to do.
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Pinekatz
11/04/08

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California voter. I am staying up late tonight. I have laid out my last plead to my redneck friends. I have made my arguments. I have never felt like it mattered as much as this one.

Hey don't tell me to shut up. Wait, Ryan, aren't you here?
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clergymen from molluscs
11/04/08

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Uh-uh, no ice for the champagne. Don't listen to me, hear it from Obama (with high drama):

It really milks all the tension and emotion. Yield: four quarts.
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Schm
11/04/08

@TheLorax: goosebumps!
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Islandkiwi
11/04/08

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No way Texas goes to Obama? My wife and I would like to disagree.

And can we please ditch the electoral college crap already, and just go with the popular vote? I get so sick of hearing about Florida and Ohio during the elections, and repeatedly being told that my vote here in Texas is essentially a waste of effort.

Because it is assumed Texas will vote a certain way, neither candidate visited the state. And do you know how many times I've heard people say they're not bothering to vote because they live in Texas? A lot! The electoral college, in my opinion, actually discourages people from getting out there and voting. Is there a valid reason to retain the electoral college as opposed to going to a popular vote?
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Shelwood
11/04/08

@Islandkiwi: The Electoral College is especially crazy right now because it can result in a tie, and the tiebreaker goes to the House of Representatives rather than the popular vote. If they don't want to throw out the EC, maybe they should award bonus electoral votes for every X vote differential. Then, at least, the popular vote would count for something.
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gobblegirl
11/04/08

@Shelwood: The answer is: your country is weird.

(Mine is weird too, but in a teensy-weensy bit less vote-distorting way).
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Oxycontin Merry-go-round
11/04/08

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I'm just looking forward to the exploding heads on the Fox News channel.
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Fishnets and Cigarettes
11/04/08

@Technician: Funny - I was thinking of watching the returns on Fox News too, just for sheer comedic value.
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lovelyivy
11/04/08

@Technician: I was telling a dude at my church the other day that it wouldn't be any fun for Obama to win if I wasn't around some republicans at the time, so I could see their reaction. A challenge when we will hear the results at like, 1 am our time.

Turns out he is like, chair of the freakin republican party locally, and he boght me a ticket to the swanky bi-partisan election night party they're putting on.
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Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
11/04/08

@lovelyivy: Ha, an opportunity like that cannot go unmissed!
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get the buttah
11/04/08

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Me too!! So much so that I can't sleep!! Ack!
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Ryan Tate
11/04/08

@get the buttah: Seriously. I'm thinking about just making batches and batches of coffee and not sleeping until Thursday, at which point I would switch, however briefly, to alcohol.
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Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
11/04/08

@Ryan Tate: I'm so nervous, and I don't even live there! I don't know whether to go to sleep, or up my dexamphetamine!
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LilyBlue
11/04/08

@Ryan Tate: NY polls open in 2 hours and 10 minutes. I'm setting my clock on countdown.
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Fishnets and Cigarettes
11/04/08

@Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: send some over here, friend!
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RoosiDesi
11/04/08

@LilyBlue: Have queues started forming??
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Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
11/04/08

@Fishnets and Cigarettes: I don't think I could get it past customs in time, but I'm staying up all night; I don't want to jinx anything by going to sleep!
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LilyBlue
11/04/08

@RoosiDesi: Well, to answer your question I'd have to get my butt off this couch and out to the polls, which I am reluctant to do until 5:55 a.m. Generally there are very few people there when the polls open but this election should be different. Every second person on the Upper West Side is trying to recruit everyone else to volunteer for Obama so I anticipate long lines. I'd like to take advantage of the free Starbucks coffee but coffee + small bladder + long wait = not a good idea.
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RoosiDesi
11/04/08

@LilyBlue: Take a couple of fruits with you. Gives you enough water and energy without straining your bladder. And some chewing gum to pass the time, and make your mind believe that you are getting water :)
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LilyBlue
11/04/08

@RoosiDesi: Excellent advice! Thank you. I'm bringing plenty of reading material. People are being told to bring video cameras to document any election problems but I'm figuring we won't see any vote suppression shenanigans here in NY. And since I don't own a video cam it all works out very well for me.
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SaraRueful
11/04/08

@Ryan Tate: Oh noes! You have to work all night, then, and won't be getting rip-roaring drunk like the rest of us?!? Poor Ryan. I'll have one (or twelve) for you ...
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