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Election Day Plans
Do you vote early or on Election Day? I vote on Election Day. I like the excitement of getting up early, going to the polls, waiting for them to fix the machines that are always messed up, etc. We're usually the 6th and 7th people in line at our polling location.
What are you doing on Election Day?
I am going to school as normal, then I will work on grading, planning, or watching shows I taped. I don't want to look at any information until around 6 or 7 because the early info is sometimes wrong. ex: 2004 I don't want to be excited or dispirited when none of the returns are in yet. That being said, I'm sure I will look at headlines despite myself.
From around 7 or so, I will be on the computer (DH will be watching our tv station of choice; I want to hear from Barone if/when he's on) looking at the national returns. There are a variety of conservative websites that I will check along with our Ohio Sec. of State. site. It's going to be info overload because there are so many races I want to see. In addition to the presidential race, I also want to follow our House and Senate races as well as the ten tossup/close Senate races. I haven't focused in on interesting governors' races yet.
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Re: Election Day Plans
What I am especially looking for is turnout----what areas are high, what areas are low. Somebody who studies districts like Karl Rove or Michael Barone could probably tell how states are more likely to go based on early turnout and how they compare/contrast with 2008. If Indiana is called early or relatively early, that could mean a better night for the GOP. If it starts off slowly and is relatively close (not counting on that), it might mean a better night for Obama.
Obviously, the early returns in Ohio, Virginia, and Florida are critical. If Florida goes Obama, it's all over. There aren't the states for Romney to get to cancel out the 29 electorals. (I didn't include NC because I think it will go for Romney.)
After that, the key states are Iowa, Wisconsin, Colorado, Nevada. NH might be interesting, but I doubt it.
It's going to be totally exciting but pure hell at the same time. I can't wait for it, yet I want it to be over. I should take a personal day the next day in case I stay up late, but if it's an early night, I don't want to be home stewing.
There's only one House race that's considered a pure tossup this time, and it involves our congressman, who is trying to get re-elected in a different district this time due to redistricting.
I absolutely hate it when they report "so-and-so is winning with 2% of precincts reporting!!!!". But I'm inpatient so, I'll probably watch as early as DS goes to bed (~8) and just take everything with a grain of salt.
I thought about going the absentee ballot route, but I did that in 2008 when I was living in Canada, and it's just not the same. So I think I'll be hitting the polls in person this November.
I am going to try to go before work. And now that
I have just read this post I will be Bumping from here
at work, and at home. I will let you do all my work for me!!
(just got an iphone so I finally have access to the net at
home!)
Just sent in my absentee ballot request a few days ago, so no actual polls for me. :-( (voting in Ohio from Oklahoma)
I'll probably spend a good chunk of the day flipping around between different networks to see what everyone is saying, and then spend the evening glued to Andrew Sullivan's blog and probably just with CNN on in the background for the state-by-state stats, while my mother will be frantically texting me as results come in, I'm sure.
Most of this is dependent on us getting moved and getting our cable and internet installed before Nov 6th.
I will vote on Election Day. I haven't decided if I will take my toddler or drop him at daycare first. I want to take him but he won't last through long lines.
I will probably end up falling asleep on the couch, truth be told. No grand plans.
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I like going to polling places, but based on how crazy 2008 was I really should do mail in like my DW does. I'm too spoiled by primaries and mid-term elections where you just walk in and out and get to chat with the old people working there.
My friends and I will be having a Barrack Obama re-election party. Although, if it's anything like 2008, the race may be called before we all actually get there again. Damn West Coast time!
right.
Polls close in Ohio at 4:30 Pacific time. If Obama wins Ohio, which is at least a 50-50 chance, probably better right now. If Obama wins Ohio, he wins. If Romney wins Ohio we may have more of a nail-biter.
Reading comprehension fail on my part. I didn't see the clear "West Coast time." My fault. :-)
If Romney loses Ohio, and he takes Wisconsin and Colorado, he can still win with the other states that look good for him. Not probable, but possible.