Chicago: home of the President of the United fucking States

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you guys

and your titles

I just voted! Barely any line at my polling place, thanking u early voterz.

Iconic scene of the morning, a guy standing outside the zone of exclusion loudly exhorting that "If you're gonna vote, vote for GOD, and everything will be all right." I thought about saying "I didn't see that name on the ballot" but I had headphones on and didn't want to admit I could hear him.

huzzah! I hope a lot of people have an easy time voting today (though I'm sure a lot of people won't).

I, for one, have had enough of the failed policies of the God administration.

Voting was pretty easy at the Bezazian branch of the CPL in Uptown. 45 min. wait from 7 a.m. But the line did get much longer at around 8. That site was the polling place for the 40th and 48th precincts (i think), but strangely, all but 1 or 2 people were in the 40th.

The workers at the polling place were...special. The guy who looked at IDs said a couple of times - before even looking at the ID or his book - "Hmmm I don't know if you're in the boookk...."

well how could he know if he hadn't looked in the book yet? he was just being honest.

He should have said, "Sir, at this point there is NO way for me to tell if you are eligible to vote in this precinct."

His breath smelled like he had been drinking coffee brewed with cigarette butts and durian.

HALLMARK IS ALREADY RUNNING CHRISTMAS THEMED TV ADS OMG WTF

hi guys

OK ppl what is the drill for tonight? Crashing Grant Park? Molotov cocktails in the streets? Gathering at a bar? Cmon cmon cmon

i plan to stay at home unless somebody with cable invites us over to watch the daily show/colbert report and cable coverage ... i've got a lot of school stuff to do this week and can't really afford to be exhausted and hung over tomorrow

So my boss tells me that the NYT said that it's possible that the outcome could be clear by 9 p.m. EST, which makes sense, as I think the latest that the polls are open in the east is 8:30 for N.C.

does that mean you want to hang out and drink or what

"CBS has signaled it might project a preliminary winner at 8 p.m."

xp- I'm going to be in Grant Park!

I have my ticket sitting next to me on my desk.

elitist

I don't know if my boss thinks anything is going to get done today, but if she does, she is somewhat mistaken.

who's getting out of work early today? sarah?

I have a followup interview for the possible jobby job (!) at 4, I'll probably vamoose not long after that wraps up.

A Loop business assoc. urged Loop businesses to let their people go at 3 p.m.

The newspaper shows the line that is forming for the rally. Gates don't even open till 8:30!

what is going to happen at the rally if the results are close and/or mccain refuses to concede until all the votes are completely counted? are people going to hang out all night doing nothing?

riot

ILLVILLE!
wish I could go to the rally, but I don't know how bad the congestion is going to be (besides the fact I don't have a ticket).
probably better off watching it at home.

I can't find it now, but I read somewhere that the organizers got a license for amplified sound until 1 a.m.

If McCain doesn't concede until late, Stevie Wonder does another set.

i mean, isn't there a pretty good chance that this might not be all figured out until late? i know a lot of the swing states are in the east but if it's even remotely close, won't mccain want to wait and see what the complete totals are?

There's a good chance that the networks will call the race at 7 p.m.

Hour by hour guide to results -- these times are Eastern. Results start at 5 p.m.!

There's a good chance that the networks will call the race at 7 p.m.

― Eazy, Tuesday, November 4, 2008 2:24 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Why do you say that?

i know a lot of places are saying it might be callable early but it also seems possible that it might take until the wee hours of the morning

no one knows

from what I've read, if you see PA, NC, VA, FL etc going Obama, they're going to be calling it early

Because http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/us/politics/04network.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss]
says that "senior vice president of CBS News, Paul Friedman, said the prospects for Barack Obama or John McCain meeting the minimum threshold of electoral votes could be clear as soon as 8 p.m. — before polls in even New York and Rhode Island close, let alone those in Texas and California. At such a moment, determined from a combination of polling data and samples of actual votes, the network could share its preliminary projection with viewers, Mr. Friedman said."

Thanks. That's what I've been reading too, but some folks I talk to dismiss the idea of calling the election at 8 p.m. - regardless of the results - out of hand.

the idea is completely dismissible, that does not mean they won't be doing it anyway

you guys i have a bunch of facebook "friends" (people who went to my hs) and still live in ohio. some are GOBAMA but others? "McCain all the way baby" etc.

i am nervous about ohio because i want redemption for my state of origin.

i also want the desire to troll these people to go away, but so far i am keeping it barely under the surface

I learned last night that there's a law in Canada that forbids the media from talking about election results at all until all off the polls have closed nationwide. In last month's election, this meant that bloggers were all on top of the story for hours before the media could legally announce anything.

sorry to keep harping on this, but even if networks call the election for obama by 8 or whenever, it seems like it won't matter because obama will be hesitant to claim victory until a) mccain concedes or b) all the votes are actually tallied. so really it comes down to when mccain concedes, not when networks call it.

i learned today (on 538 i think) that france has a ban on polls 48 hours before, and maybe after, a major election? seems like a good idea

just says in France, it is illegal to conduct a poll of any kind within 48 hours of the election, which is somewhat unclear

1.9% is as close to certain as a mathematical model gets.

― Mozarella sticks. Think about it. (kenan), Monday, November 3, 2008 5:26 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

down to 1.1% now btw

Obama should just start a five-hour victory speech at 7 p.m. (I know, I know, park's not open). Do it William Jennings Bryan/Castro style.

My folks were in Spain for their last election, and if I remember right the candidates there can't even campaign until like the 2-3 weeks prior to the election day. No ads, no speeches, nada.

A:... The permit for the event runs until 1 a.m., but it may run later if necessary.

Guys, I'm going to go ahead and call it at 3:30 CDT.

I bet someone called it halfway through Obama's speech at the 2004 Dem convention.

Hey, did you guys see the names on the sample ballot that the voting folks use to show how to vote? There was one section "Chicago Arts Commissioner", and the choices were Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy -- the whole thing had some good lolz.