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Brooklyn Bridge · Nov 4, 2012

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LongTimeListener said:

MileHigh said:

Florida Democratic Party suing to extend early voting hours.

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2012/11/florida-democratic-party-sues-in-miami-federal-court-to-extend-early-voting-hours.html

Read some Facebook posts yesterday of some former co-workers in South Florida waiting up to six hours in line to vote.
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I saw one of those too. Maybe we have the same friends!

That's what worries me most. The closest and most pivotal states (FL, OH, WI) also have Tea Party governors who would have no problem understaffing stations where the vote is more likely to go against them. Pretty sure you won't hear about these problems in the senior centers of Pinellas County. And for everyone waiting in line for six hours to vote, how many people aren't going to wait in line and thus aren't going to vote?

In my time as a white suburban person, I've never had to wait more than 20 minutes.
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As someone who has voted in both city and suburban areas, I don't see how there are hours-long lines to vote. I too have never waited for more than 20 minutes and that is including moving to a new town where I wasn't even sure of my polling place.

If there is such a demand or if there is a lack of polling places, I think common sense wod dictate opening more polling places and hiring more poll workers, no?

RickStain · Nov 4, 2012

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Brooklyn Bridge said:

If there is such a demand or if there is a lack of polling places, I think common sense wod dictate opening more polling places and hiring more poll workers, no?
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Only if your goal is to make sure everybody who wants to vote can do so. Some people have less altruistic goals.

Double Down · Nov 4, 2012

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This is a really good piece about all the claims you see here about how "The polls have to be wrong because people aren't as enthusiastic about Obama as they were in 08, so the sampling is way off!".

The New Republic has published a ton of super smart shit this election.

http://www.tnr.com/blog/electionate/109632/reframing-turnout-why-2008-wasnt-unique-many-imagine

old_tony · Nov 4, 2012

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Brooklyn Bridge said:

LongTimeListener said:

MileHigh said:

Florida Democratic Party suing to extend early voting hours.

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2012/11/florida-democratic-party-sues-in-miami-federal-court-to-extend-early-voting-hours.html

Read some Facebook posts yesterday of some former co-workers in South Florida waiting up to six hours in line to vote.
Click to expand...

I saw one of those too. Maybe we have the same friends!

That's what worries me most. The closest and most pivotal states (FL, OH, WI) also have Tea Party governors who would have no problem understaffing stations where the vote is more likely to go against them. Pretty sure you won't hear about these problems in the senior centers of Pinellas County. And for everyone waiting in line for six hours to vote, how many people aren't going to wait in line and thus aren't going to vote?

In my time as a white suburban person, I've never had to wait more than 20 minutes.
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As someone who has voted in both city and suburban areas, I don't see how there are hours-long lines to vote. I too have never waited for more than 20 minutes and that is including moving to a new town where I wasn't even sure of my polling place.

If there is such a demand or if there is a lack of polling places, I think common sense wod dictate opening more polling places and hiring more poll workers, no?
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They do. It's called Election Day.

3OctaveFart · Nov 4, 2012

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I think we're past wondering if Obama can maintain his "firewall".
He's trending to drop at least half of it already.
Boys, the president should start packing his things.
You all ran a good race, talked the good talk and fought a good fight.
But it's about to end.
Here's a clue why:
While Romney was drawing 30,000 supporters in Ohio the other night, the prez could only get about 3K.
Worse, at a Cleve. stop, with Stevie Wonder granting a free concert, Obama only drew 200 people.
Two hundred people.
Think about that for a moment, members and moderators.

old_tony · Nov 4, 2012

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Ronnie "Z-Man" Barzell said:

old_tony said:

Obama has lost the Wisconsin State Journal, Madison's main paper.

Madison is more liberal than just about any city in the country with the exception maybe of San Francisco.

http://host.madison.com/news/opinion/editorial/our-pick-mitt-romney/article_902e45bc-25cc-11e2-a89f-001a4bcf887a.html
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The Wisconsin State Journal is widely known in Madison as the "conservative" paper.

If the Cap Times endorsed Romney, I would be shocked... The State Journal? Not so much.
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"Conservative" in Madison means Socialist rather than Communist.

Riptide · Nov 4, 2012

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old_tony said:

"Conservative" in Madison means Socialist rather than Communist.
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Anything decent looks odd through the eyes of Fascism.

3OctaveFart · Nov 4, 2012

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Oh yeah, this will really work out well:
NJ residents "displaced by storm" to vote by email
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SUPERSTORM_ELECTRONIC_VOTING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-11-03-18-17-19

Tarheel316 · Nov 4, 2012

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Riptide said:

old_tony said:

"Conservative" in Madison means Socialist rather than Communist.
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Anything decent looks odd through the eyes of Fascism.
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Ain't that the truth ...

3OctaveFart · Nov 4, 2012

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3OctaveFart is predicting a tight Romney victory.
But one thing to consider, members and moderators.
A Republican hasn't been declared a winner on the actual date of the election since November 8, 1988.
That's a long time ago, fools.
So.....if Romney does win....we won't know until about Thursday.

Baron Scicluna · Nov 4, 2012

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Final scores: Romneys 21, Obamas 13

Gehrig · Nov 4, 2012

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Double Down said:

This is a really good piece about all the claims you see here about how "The polls have to be wrong because people aren't as enthusiastic about Obama as they were in 08, so the sampling is way off!".

The New Republic has published a ton of super smart shit this election.

http://www.tnr.com/blog/electionate/109632/reframing-turnout-why-2008-wasnt-unique-many-imagine
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Didn't about 250,000 more registered Republicans voted in early voting in Ohio than in 2008? A state Obama won by just about than narrow a margin.

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