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1. GObama. I'm an Englishman in the UK and will be staying up with a few friends to watch the election. The choice impacts on the whole world, but it's you guys in the US who can make the difference. (And have to live with the domestic policies, of course.)

   I wish you well. BTW, thanks, Andy, for the great job you've done on covering this race.

   Posted by: DD | Nov 3, 2008 8:12:15 PM

   
   

2. This radio show is about what is truly at stake in this election, and what we are TRULY voting for. It can change the mindset of the entire country and could have an effect for years to come. Most people don't think of it in this way. It's very surprising. And either way you decide, you will at least be aware and understand the implications. If you like what you hear, please pass the link on to others who you may think might like it.

   http://tinyurl.com/5znubc
   

   Posted by: b4uno | Nov 3, 2008 9:09:40 PM

   
   

3. When i get home ill log on an watch tv and keep you on the computer. Thanks for being there.

   Posted by: marty gilbert | Nov 3, 2008 9:31:12 PM

   
   

4. I, along with several friends and family members, will be watching the results along with you from San Francisco. Thank you for all the excellent reporting. I have a great feeling about tomorrow!

   Posted by: Tweety | Nov 3, 2008 9:40:06 PM

   
   

5. B4uno,

   Thank you so much for providing that link to StupidCunt BlogRadio!

   Even if the lame Christian "self-empowerment" garbage spouted there doesn't enrich me, I hope it enriches Veronique, its author/marketer-in-chief.

   "The Choice Is Mine - Showing You How To Use Your Love As the Source To All Wealth"

   What Would Jesus Do? Make You Fabulously Wealthy! Just Buy My Book and Learn How!

   Posted by: 24play | Nov 3, 2008 10:32:13 PM

   
   

6. Hello my name is Merle Dean Shamblin and I would like to be your new friend. I sure could use somebody to chat with. I am a 46 year old long haul truck driver who currently lives in Duncan Oklahoma. Dec 8th 1960 I was born in Fairview Oklahoma. Moved to Caddo and Washita counties where I attended school at Colony Hydro and Weatherford. My parents Malvin and Wanda Shamblin were cotton and peanut farmers. Dad died in 99 from lung cancer. Graduated from SWOSU with a business degree. My two sisters are LaDonna Hubert and Malva Burrahm. Dennis is my brother. I have been a truck driver for 14 years and have driven 2 million paid miles. I have received many safe driving awards over the years. I am single and have never been married. I have a wide range of interests and am pretty much an open book. Currently I drive a 2006 Freightliner for a major carrier. I dont go to Canada very often. I dont have a dedicated route so I run the entire lower 48. I enjoy reading cinema music sports travel etc. I am gay and versatile.

   Posted by: Merle Shamblin | Nov 3, 2008 10:43:49 PM

   
   

7. This election isn't about the last 8 years. It's about the last 28. This is a realignment that will affect the next 30.

   Posted by: akaison | Nov 3, 2008 11:50:47 PM

   
   

8. ANDY, i am not on Twitter, but i'm all atwitter over the election. i'm on puns and noodles. picture me as "Sue", one of Kristen Wiig's characters on SNL -- the one that can't contain herself or her excitement, her tension, her anxiety. i doubt that i will be able to sleep tonight. although i've already done my civic duty (i voted early), and obama and the dems seem to be on the verge of a sweep, i cannot help but be on edge, a precipice as it were. somehow the repugs manage to snatch, by hook or by crook, a victory from the jaws of defeat. hence my sleepless nights, hence my vivid dreams replete of dust and dross and offal. hence mt dreams of struggling up an interminable hill -- the sisyphean struggle of an honest man persevering in adversity in an absurd circumstance.

   if obama does not succeed in this fight for the american soul, my friends and family might very well find me in a dark corner of my house in a pool of my own urine whimpering, why? how? why?....

   go out and vote mutha fu*kas!

   Posted by: nic | Nov 4, 2008 12:55:12 AM

   
   

9. meanwhile, ANDY, i'll stay tuned!

   Posted by: nic | Nov 4, 2008 1:00:31 AM

   
   

10. Good news

    The first results are in

    Since 1948 Dixville Notch and Hart's Location, N.H have always been the first to vote and announce.

    Bush beat kerry 19-7 and no dem has won there since 196

    Obama WON!!

    A good start :-)

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/04/
    obama-wins-dixville-notch_n_140790.html

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    Akaison

    Yepp. Clinton (an oasis in the dessert of the past 28 yrs) was surrounded on all sides by a repub congress that hounded him and Hillary day and night over some of the stupidest things hamstringing his ability to accomplish much (what he did accomplish was great compared to the repubs these past 28 yrs)

    A landslide giving us the white house and growing majorities in the house and senate (hopefully at least the magic anti-filibuster 60) will see a total revolution on par the FDR new deal era.

    NIC don't worry, you will NOT be sitting in a dark corner. We are going to do it!!!!!

    
    

    Posted by: Jimmyboyo | Nov 4, 2008 2:40:47 AM

    
    

11. PS

    prop 8 is going down in defeat. ;-)

    Chuck Todd on MSNBC said this could all be over by 8:30 if Va and Penn go Obama. That will depress repub turnout in CA (even though their votes don't really matter in CA anyway, they definetly won't be standing in line 5:30 + west coast time to vote for someone who already loss) while dems and indies will want to be part of history and vote anyway.

    Posted by: Jimmyboyo | Nov 4, 2008 2:44:06 AM

    
    

12. JIMMYBO,

    from your lips to god's ears. but, can you comfort me if i do wind up in a corner? i imagine your arms are as big as your heart. though i may not need to worry, i still need a little tcb. lol. luv u jimmy!

    Posted by: nic | Nov 4, 2008 3:51:40 AM

    
    

13. from your lips to gawd's ear, JIMMYBOYO. and if your arms are as big as your heart, i can still find a dark corner, my friend. i could still use a hug; i hear they're therapuetic. lol, bato.

    Posted by: nic | Nov 4, 2008 4:04:47 AM

    
    

14. sorry for the repetition (computer glitch). i am not needy, nor am i a stalker.

    Posted by: nic | Nov 4, 2008 4:11:30 AM

    
    

15. Today I voted in my fourth US presidential election; it was the first time I voted in NYC.

    I woke up at 5:05AM so I could do my morning tasks & be at the polls for the 6AM opening. A new client meeting at 9AM drove my zeal to be punctual.

    I live in Chelsea on W. 23rd & 10th, and as I walked to my polling place on 26th & 9th, I was struck by how void the atmosphere was. I guess I'm used to small town pride in this respect - early bird voters, campaign paraphernalia, a smatter of red/white/blue dotting the landscape. I get it, I'm in NYC and you don't do that here.

    I joined the line that spilled out the front door about 200 feet. Two men, close friends or lovers, stood behind me. One of them provided trite commentary on past and present republicans, while the other tried to hush him in recognition of his lameness. The line moved quickly and within 15 minutes we were inside the gymnasium and split up into district lines. I was joined by another gay couple who were pleasant to pass the time with.

    One of the first impressions when I entered the gym was of the polling place captain. She sure was amped up - punchdrunk, stressed, or both. Just not quiet or civil in her approach. There was a single line for my district, but the gentleman manning the line quietly began to ask people behind me their last name. M-Z were to split into a second line, but there was a problem - the people in front of me with last names beginning with M-Z who had not been asked to separate out. A bit of frustration ensued, but we were all so close that it never boiled over. When it was my turn to check in, the woman with the master registration book asked me my name and I spelled it out for her - four times. I signed the book and was assigned a machine without ever having shown ID.

    In the state where I have voted previously, registered voters are inundated with campaign literature & info on referendums prior to the vote. We also recieve previews of the actual ballot. All of this is in the best interest of preparedness and not not being an empty vessel whne the curtain closes. For this election, I kept watching the mailbox, but never received anything. I went online to nyc.gov, canivote.org, the board of elections site, and googled my district in an attempt to discover what else was I being asked to vote on today. All searches were dead-ends. When I closed the curtain, I was faced with my worst possible scenario - races I had no background on. I was so angry that I paid them the same amount of attention they did to me. With that mindset I cast my vote for president, pulled the lever, and walked away.

    As I exited the school, I was approached by a tv station to answer some questions. I smiled as I declined and looked at my watch. The interviewer sort of snarled.

    I love NYC, but I miss what the experience of the process is in mainstream America.

    Posted by: vote | Nov 4, 2008 8:03:14 AM

    
    

16. Just got home from riding my bike through Minneapolis on my way home from the gym. Rode by 2 polling places and they both had lines at least 2 blocks long. It is going to be an exciting day! Thanks, Andy and team, for all of the work leading up to today and for the reporting later. It is much appreciated! I'm off to vote now...

    Posted by: Josh | Nov 4, 2008 8:37:00 AM

    
    

17. good morning all

    VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!

    Nic

    :-)

    Hugs and kisses.

    I'll take your repeated post over my typos any day.

    Posted by: Jimmyboyo | Nov 4, 2008 9:16:33 AM

    
    

18. Thanks for the updates on the race, there's so much crap on tv and the radio that you can't trust to be the truth.

    I'm on my way to work, I'll vote and pray for change.

    I have a feeling that this election's screw ups are going to be as bad or worse than the last one.

    Posted by: GaryJ | Nov 4, 2008 12:31:29 PM

    
    

19. please remove my posts from this website.

    Posted by: Merle Dean Shamblin | Jan 14, 2009 5:21:12 PM

    
    

20. please remove my posts from this website.

    Posted by: Merle Dean Shamblin | Jan 14, 2009 5:21:23 PM

    
    

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