Election Day Thread

[DeltaBetaBaby]

It's official: GOP Home State FAIL.

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

It's official: GOP Home State FAIL.

Last time I saw that was with Al Gore in 2000.

[Splash]

Florida's poll stations were a mess, as usual.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by amIblue?

Last time I saw that was with Al Gore in 2000.

Yup. When was the last time it happened for a VP? That's the crazy part; usually a VP is supposed to deliver his/her state.

ETA: Dumb question, I only had to go back to 2004.

Elizabeth Warren! Tammy Baldwin! Clair McCaskell!

[AGDee]

I don't want to get up at 4 am. Seriously. I want to stay up and watch

[PiKA2001]

Well that ended sooner then I thought. Fox News just declared Obama as winning reelection.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

There is none of the excitement or unbridled joy I felt in 2008, but it is almost better this time around. Without tons of flash or drama or Sarah Palin, we still got it right. That is a whole different kind of hope.

[adpimiz]

I'm not excited.

[Kappamd]

I feel nothing about this election. I voted for Romney but wasn't excited about it, and now I'm not feeling particularly disappointed that he's lost. I just don't think either candidate has a good plan for our country.

I will, however, laugh if Romney pulls it out in Ohio after all this, especially with all the "proud to be an Ohioan" statuses on Facebook right now. What, you wouldn't be proud if Romney had won? Seems ridiculous to me.

[WCsweet<3]

I hate the idea of calling a winner based on projections. Reminds me of Truman vs Dewey.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by Kappamd

I feel nothing about this election. I voted for Romney but wasn't excited about it, and now I'm not feeling particularly disappointed that he's lost. I just don't think either candidate has a good plan for our country.

I will, however, laugh if Romney pulls it out in Ohio after all this, especially with all the "proud to be an Ohioan" statuses on Facebook right now. What, you wouldn't be proud if Romney had won? Seems ridiculous to me.

I don't think either one would have a particularly strong effect on my life, but I feel that Obama's policies are better for more Americans. Let's be honest: for well-off, straight, white people, the actual effects of one administration or another are pretty slim.

ETA: but on a personal level, man, does Romney seem like a dick

[christiangirl]

I can't stop laughing. Facebook is lighting up with the political memes. I am wheezing, I've been laughing so hard!

[justgo_withit]

Tonight's take away: most people (well, most of my fb friends) don't really know anything about our government, and therefore don't have much of a foundation for their opinions and are very sensitive about them. And one click unfriending is really really awesome.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by justgo_withit

Tonight's take away: most people (well, most of my fb friends) don't really know anything about our government, and therefore don't have much of a foundation for their opinions and are very sensitive about them. And one click unfriending is really really awesome.

Agree. My favorite quote of the night, "We need to get rid of the electoral college and go by the popular vote!" Yeah, President Gore agrees with you.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by justgo_withit

Tonight's take away: most people (well, most of my fb friends) don't really know anything about our government, and therefore don't have much of a foundation for their opinions and are very sensitive about them. And one click unfriending is really really awesome.

Agree. My favorite quote of the night in response to how unfair the results of the night were, "We need to get rid of the electoral college and go by the popular vote!" Yeah, President Gore agrees with you.