Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

The media handbook says “controversial” is the most negative description that can be used for a Republican.

Michigan is a great lesson for Dems everywhere: when you have power…use it!

Sadly, media malpractice has become standard practice.

“Everybody’s entitled to be an idiot.”

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

Fear or fury? The choice is ours.

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

Sometimes the world just tells you your cat is here.

Disagreements are healthy; personal attacks are not.

We’ve had enough carrots to last a lifetime. break out the sticks.

Republicans cannot even be trusted with their own money.

I am pretty sure these ‘journalists’ were not always such a bootlicking sycophants.

He seems like a smart guy, but JFC, what a dick!

Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.

Nothing says ‘pro-life’ like letting children go hungry.

Beware of advice from anyone for whom Democrats are “they” and not “we.”

if you can’t see it, then you are useless in the fight to stop it.

Our messy unity will be our strength.

Usually wrong but never in doubt

Not all heroes wear capes.

There are a lot more evil idiots than evil geniuses.

If rights aren’t universal, they are privilege, not rights.

The unpunished coup was a training exercise.

Every decision we make has lots of baggage with it, known or unknown.

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  1. 1.

    DBrown

    Two more good omens – the kid’s vote at schools went heavy for Obama and the RedSkins lost big time even against a second string QB … go vote!

  4. 4.

    boonagain

    I am working to GOTV in my litle red county from 10 A to 4 P.

    Then the celebration begins.

    I have Morning Blow on and I believe even Smarmy Joe has seen the writing on the wall. Mika, of course, is quite oblivious as usual.

  6. 6.

    Michael D.

    I wanted to take the day off today, because I figure all I will be doing is pressing “refresh” on a dozen or more sites. Unfortunately, there’s so much work to do.

  7. 7.

    boonagain

    Looking at that poll line, I guess McCain’s pollsters were right when they said one candidate was surging the last week of the campaign. We all just assumed they were referring to McCain, not Obama.

  8. 8.

    jenniebee

    Here in Richmond "Battleground State" Virginia – it’s raining, and the lines at my polling place are around the block already.

    I’m going back at 10:30, after the morning before-work rush to check them out again.

  9. 9.

    Charity

    Just got back from voting in central NJ. Stood in the LONGEST LINE I have ever seen. There were easily close to 100 people when the doors opened! Luckily we don’t live in a banana republic, and they added 2 more booths to bring the total to 4.

    I’m going to be a basket case today. AAAAGH.

  10. 10.

    kommrade jakevich

    More good news for McCain!

    The workers claim they were told to say they were GOP volunteers even though they were getting paid $10 an hour. They were required to sign agreements stating they would not publicly discuss their work but said they decided to speak out because they were angry they had not been paid for the last few days. They claim they are owed between $200 and $300.

    …

    "I told the Republican Party and Allstaff I wanted to know why we were lying to these residents," said Loyalty Dixon, 26, who worked in Waukesha for about two weeks. "I said, Isn't that fraudulent?' They didn't give me a good explanation. They said, You guys know you’re getting paid. Don’t worry about it.’"

    Awesome name.

  11. 11.

    satby

    I got reports from a co-worker that the line was over 100 folks before the polls opened at his precinct in the DC area.
    I’m voting in Chicago early, then driving to SW MI to GOTV for Obama.
    It’s not won yet, get everyone you know out to vote!

  13. 13.

    BC

    I’m working in rural Indiana. In Johnson County (south of Indianapolis), there have been 4-hour waits all last week. The polls were open Mon-Sat, lines around the courthouse square twice – could have used those Disney line dividers. No one leaves the line when they join, I’m told. In the past, there have not been the long lines and Election Day is pretty boring, they say. Today there will be more polling places open. I don’t know who these people are voting for, it’s a rather very white rural area, but the interest in this election is high in this part of Indiana.

  14. 14.

    Conservatively Liberal

    I wanted to take the day off today, because I figure all I will be doing is pressing “refresh” on a dozen or more sites.

    I don’t get to decide whether or not to take the day off, with a temperature of 101 I ain’t going anywhere except to the doc if it gets worse. F’ing sux! Went to bed well Sunday night and woke up sick as a dog Monday morning. Upper chest burning with a nasty cough, chills, fever and plugged sinuses.

    We (wife, daughter and I) voted Saturday and dropped the ballots off Sunday morning, straight Democratic ticket for this Oregon independent and his family, along with a big NO to Sizemore and his ballot shitlist of measures.

  15. 15.

    Comrade Baron Elmo

    While you’re waiting for the electoral map site to refresh itself for the umpteenth time, why not visit this nifty petition to have Obama impeached — and sign it with the witty pseudonym of your choice?

    Ah, wingnut baiting… there’s no sport like it.

  17. 17.

    Gravenstone

    @kommrade jakevich:

    Interesting that they were pulling that crap in Waukesha. It’s a pretty red city/county immediately to the west of Milwaukee. In fact, it’s home of the execrable Jim Sensenbrenner. Maybe the WI GOP is a tad worried about the direction of even the (heretofore) reliably red parts of the state. Good.

  18. 18.

    Conservatively Liberal

    While you’re waiting for the electoral map site to refresh itself for the umpteenth time, why not visit this nifty petition to have Obama impeached—and sign it with the witty pseudonym of your choice?
     
    Ah, wingnut baiting… there’s no sport like it.

    Done, done, done, done and still not done! The fun never ends!

    Thanks!! :)

  19. 19.

    Napoleon

    I know the Zogby polls can me erratic, but holy cow on that result. Can you imagine what the one day result was that was blended into the tracking poll to give it? If it at all represents what is going on out there it is going to be bloody for McCain.

  20. 20.

    NonWonderDog (НеинтереснаяСобака)

    Friday night’s result (the during-trick-or-treating result) was McCain +1 according to Drudge, and I think that result is rotated out today. Hence, the jump towards Obama.

  21. 21.

    Professor Kum'n'go

    *sniff* This is the last time I’ll get to write this for the next 4 years. Getting a little nostalgic here, but: *clears throat*

    Zogby sucks! His numbers are pulled directly from his ass, and mean nothing at all! *sob*

  22. 22.

    Benjamin

    "Michelle Malkin is a national treasure" says the ad on the side.

    I think America needs a pirate or something.

  23. 23.

    jcricket

    My lawyer friends are all (seriously) out today monitoring the polls and stuff for election shenanigans. Several of them are also volunteered for handling legal challenges during counting. Some of these people I expected to do this (i.e. they are liberal), but the fact that their law firms are actually giving them pro bono time (that doesn’t count against their partner bonuses) to do this says something pretty big.

  24. 24.

    D. Mason

    Wow this is awesome. You know I was going to vote for Obama but after seeing this I may as well not bother right?

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