From the Editors
Election Day 2008: Long Lines, Exit Polls
At the polls, The Caucus reports "Lines, Glitches and Enthusiasm," but TownHall reports on "Philly Voter Chaos, Fraud;" RedState says they are voting twice in Philly. VodkaPundit calls it the "dirtiest campaign since '72." Power Line claims voter fraud in Philly and Minnesota. Matt Yglesias and a reader at The Corner remind us: long lines don't mean anything but long lines. Former unconfirmed-by-the-Senate UN Ambassador John Bolton is concerned that GOP poll watchers are being intimidated (via ThinkProgress). TheAnchoress says, "We're going to need bigger prayers." The NY Times offers a TV watching guide, "popcorn included." Althouse wonders why not just get the returns over the internet, unless you're like TVNewser and have to stayed "glued to the TV all day." FiveThirtyEight offers 10 reasons to ignore exit polling. "If Virginia is called early for Obama," says FirstRead, "it might be a sign for a big night for the Democrats."
Former Hillary supporter HillBuzz offers "five reasons Obama lost the election." Mother, May I Sleep With Treacher says, "Call me delusional all you want" for being "optimistic about McCain/Palin." "If my fellow McCain voters do their job," says Yourish, "Obama is going to have a big-time sad face on at about 11 o'clock." TPM says to keep an eye on Virginia and Pennsylvania, while Politico offers its "25 key counties" to watch.
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