Election Day Live Blog/Open Thread – ‘If you get a majority, then you’ve got a majority’
4:51 – Still watching MSNBC. It is the “place for politics,” or at least it was until it decided its mission was to “lean forward.” Chris Matthews’ analysis today exhibits its typical brilliance. He just said something to the effect of “If you get a majority of Republicans and a majority of Democrats to agree, then you’ve got a majority.” I’m betting that he went all the way to Calculus with that math acumen. The devil’s in the details, as always. I’m also betting that the Manuel character from Fawlty Towers would probably deliver just as keen an analysis as Matthews.
We’ve gotten a report of shenanigans out of VA-5, which is the race that our Battle blogger there, Mary Beth Niemeyer, has been covering. It involves an unguarded campaign office and the illicit distribution of poll information. The allegation is against the Republican in that race.
4:04 – Our allies at the Tea Party legal hotline are reporting sporadic voter issues:
We are seeing some cases of poll watchers who were not allowed to view the “zero count” on balloting machines when the polls opened. The only reason not to allow a poll watcher to see the “zero count” would be if one was guilty.
We have had some sporadic instances of Tea Party voters being told they could not wear their non-partisan pin while voting.
Most of the issues by far have been mechanical malfunctions with more high-tech voting machines. For instance, many optical scanners have been faulty and thus forcing election officials to move to less secure back-up plans for counting ballots.
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Their number is 1-877-611-VOTE.
American Majority’s Voter Fraud App is also picking up reports of vote issues around the country. You can check those out, and download the app if you’ve yet to vote, here.
2:31 – Take a good look at the image above. It was snapped in a polling place, specifically Robert Forbuss Elementary School in Las Vegas, according to our emailer. It’s a school, so you do expect to see pics of the President. But it’s a polling place, and they should’ve taken it down for the day. As for the pic as a motivator, well, if it had been hanging where I voted, it would have steeled up my resolve to vote against every single Democrat I could possibly vote against.
The earlier report about the high school in San Antonio busing students over to another school to vote appears to have checked out. It happened.
2:13 – Coons laments the lack of Democrat turnout in Delaware. And just heard on MSNBC, rough quote “The Democrats in Pennsylvania are turning out their 2008 voters, they’re just not sure that they’re voting for the Democrat this time.”
2:01 – I wonder whether there’s an Obama admin shake-up in the wings, here. Peggy Noonan was just on MSNBC with Tom Brokaw, and they both were talking about whether the Tea Party and establishment Republicans will be able to get along. They’re both missing what’s likely to happen after today’s vote, which is a civil war between the Democrats’ progressive and centrist wings. Now Peggy is looking to see “Obama the realist.” Heh, I guess there’s a first time for everything.
By the way, there’s been a Hulk sighting.
12:35 – More election shenanigans involving unions and Harry Reid. The Democrats really have become little more than the political arm of organized labor under the Obama-Reid-Pelosi axis.
11:38 – Heh, the DNC’s doomsday talking points hit the streets a little early today. No surprise, they’re still attacking the “Republicans used groups with undisclosed donations” line, even though that’s the single most hypocritical line they could possibly take.
11:22 – J. Christian Adams wonders whether Corine Brown’s campaign will get zapped by the FEC for offering coupons to people who vote. Taking the Harry Reid food offers into account, giving away free food for votes is starting to look like a national Democratic strategy.
11:14 – Gallup has just released its final voter enthusiasm poll. If you’re looking for a wave, it’s here: The GOP’s enthusiasm gap advantage is a staggering 19 points.
The high level of Republican enthusiasm has led to the largest gap in enthusiasm by party of any recent midterm elections, 19 percentage points. The prior highs were nine points in favor of the Democrats in 2006, and nine points in favor of the Republicans in 1994.
The party with the advantage in enthusiasm has won the greater share of the national congressional vote, and gained seats in the House, each election year since Gallup began tracking voter enthusiasm in 1994.
63-44. The forecast calls for Tea-nami.
10:50 – We’ve had our first report of election shenanigans. It’s from San Antonio, and the report is that Wagner High School is busing students to vote, on class time, to a nearby elementary school. We’re looking into it. If you haven’t already, check out our Voter Fraud Watch page and if you see something, say something.
10:20 – The other night I watched the awful flick, “2012.” It gave me ideas… Whatever you do today, “Be The Wave.”
10:04 – Charlie Cook has released his final report, which projects a GOP takeover of 50 to 60 seats in the House and a Senate pickup of 6 to 8.
8:32 – Why you should vote, courtesy Disrupt the Narrative. Here’s just part of their list:
- Democrats called you racist tea baggers.
- Democrats called you ‘THE ENEMY”.
- Democrats bankrupted Fannie and Freddie and blamed YOU.
- Democrats stole your car companies and gave them to their union friends.
- Democrats will let your tax rate go up automatically on Jan. 1.
8:18 – The WSJ reports that there’s pressure on Obama now to shake up his staff. Isn’t that already happening? His chief of staff is gone, headed to Chicago to run for major. Several of his top circle are gone. Axelrod is out to go run the 2012 campaign. The complaining Democrats still don’t seem to get that the staff and the message aren’t the problem. The President is the problem.
8:15 am (all times Central) – The Rally to Restore Hipster Mediocrity and/or Violate Free Speech has had at least one positive effect: Keith Olbermann may discontinue his “Worst Person in the World” feature.
7:50 am – It’s game day. This is the day the voters have the chance to stop Obama. It’s the day we get our restraining order. The polls are open just about everywhere and the weather looks like it won’t be a factor in most places. While we await solid numbers, a prediction of what the Democrats can look forward to.
In terms of numbers, I look for the GOP to pick up about 63 seats in the House, 8 or 9 in the Senate, and to establish a solid majority among governorships. I’ll be live blogging here as the day rolls out.
A couple of reasons the Democrats will take a beating today: Obviously, they not only passed bills that the American people opposed, their dear leader acted like an Alinskyite oaf as his party’s numbers deteriorated. Now, he says he “probably” shouldn’t have called his political opponents “enemies.” Ya think? People tend to notice if, on the one hand, you’re deferential to Hugo Chavez, while on the other hand, you describe fellow Americans as “enemies.” It tends to stick. The question is, does this President have the capacity to see these kinds of problems before he steps in them? Based on his far left background and his tenure so far, I say no. If he learns to triangulate, it won’t happen quickly, and will only happen after he’s zapped himself a few more times.
I’m enjoying watching Morning Joe at the moment. Joe Klein lamented the fact that the Democrats passed a bunch of bills and then ran away from them. Joe Scarborough pointed out that the polls on those bills weren’t exactly healthy, and reminded Klein that his own magazine is worth a dollar, which is more than Klein’s advice was worth.
It’s going to be an interesting day. And by “interesting,” I mean “awesome.”
i can’t believe it’s finally upon us. more than anything else, i want to see evidence of new voters who have discovered that their influence counts. if we see that, we don’t need to worry about the results tonight, because then we’ll know this is no “flash in the pan,” but instead a remaking of the country: a movement for limited government that will only gain steam for a long time to come.
Tomorrow we start organizing for 2012.
this would be nice
..but, with the reported voter fraud, esp in NV, as of today..it will be difficult. I think our voting system needs a major overhaul, and ID required!!!! not the deed to your house, a valid picture ID.
We all have one,don’t we? My 97 year old grandmother has her picture ID, and loves to show it to anyone!!
In the words of Bricktop (from the movie “Snatch”):
“Do you know what the word ‘NEMESIS’ means? A righteous infliction of retribution, manifested by an appropriate agent. In this case, by an honorable c**t. Namely, ME!”
LET FREEDOM RING!
The lines were the longest I have ever waited in to vote. It is in God’s hands that makes us think about what we have done and do the right thing now.
Awesome is right baby! The champagne is chilled in the fridge, and I’m just waiting on the polls to close to pop the cork. I might drink it shot-style, popping one each time a democrat says “I don’t understand”, or might have one each time a seat goes Republican/Tea Party. It is going to be a great night for FREEDOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you pop a shot for every Repub win, I expect your bottle will go empty WAY before the night is over.
Can I get a ‘Vote, Baby, Vote!’?
As I sit here in the TX 27th, (solid bluer than blue), I suspect Solomon Ortiz will stay in office another 2 years for a total of 30 years so far, the Hispanics here in south Texas DO view the conservative part of America as; “the enemy”.
Blake, ol’ buddy,,, I’m rootin’ for you but I don’t think you’ve got a china man’s chance in this race. To unseat an incumbent Hispanic in a +80% Hispanic district would be Herculean indeed. Let’s face it, this district was gerrymandered for one purpose, to put a Mexican in Congress and to keep him there. Good luck on that.
This is just the beginning of a New American Revolution. American People unite and tomorrow begin preparations for 2012 and beyond. Our elected representatives MUST read,study, understand and legislate according to the Declaration of Independence and our Constitution.
America is finished with the Socialist-Marxist schemes of the Progressive (Socialist) Democrat Party.
Voted today! Not only to change “hope and change” but also in Kansas to reassure the right to keep and bear arms however we want to use to do it…as long as we don’t violate the law. I’m proud of my vote! Hope you are too
I showed up at the polling station at 6:30 AM. By 7:00 thirty to forty others had joined me. Voting early before going off to work. How refreshing…voters who actually work. Good omen.
The Shenandoah is flowing like a river of blood.
The 8th District was a ghost town. Hopefully only those of us who care (to get rid of Jim Moran) bothered to show up and vote!
I thought Jim’s name was Moron. Is there really an ‘a’ in there? Who knew.
No lines when I went to vote in my Western Massachusetts, strongly Democratic town. Paper ballots, which I like; pencils, which I do not like. I was the only one who had voted on my street by 10:15 AM. Then again, I am the only R on my street.
Hiya Mike, greetings from New Bedford! You n me sent Scott Brown to DC, nearly single handed if you believe the pollsters, and we can shake ‘em up again today! I am SO looking forward to pulling the handle against Baaaahneeeyyyy Frahhhhhhnnnk! He’s got a campaign office downtown near the commuter bus station, I’m thinking of having a few cups of tea today at work, and saving the bags — just so I can chuck ‘em against the doors tonight — and see the horrified headlines tomorrow — “Barney Frank teabagged!”
Good luck and God speed!
your words to God’s ears..
Went to vote at 10AM in my tiny village (pop 3000) in swing district NY-19. I had to wait. This has never happened to me before. Spoke to the election inspector ladies, they say that it is very busy. I asked the question a couple of different ways- is always busy like this in the morning, is it busier than usual- and they confirmed a big turnout.
I did not think it would be noticeable here.
This election is not a goal or end unto itself – it is merely a first, tentative step in that ‘journey of a thousand miles’ we have in front of us. The election is the easy part.
Perhaps we would be better off not popping the corks to celebrate that first step, rather we should steel our resolve for the perilous journey in front of us.
I’m concerned that at least some conservatives are becoming over-confident and so will – just like the Democrats – fall victim to their own hubris during the election by not voting and afterward by expecting the election itself to accomplish what is needed.
Your apprehension is noted. However, we NEED to celebrate victories occasionally; let off some steam. Assuming we win big – Tonight we celebrate, tomorrow we get back to work.
I did my part by early voting last Monday at 1:00 p.m. when it was the first day that I could do so!
Prayed for my election workers last night that they will be strong, wise and fair, like King Soloman. I had no problems but there were reports in Pittsburgh area that some polls just didn’t open at 7am. Nice, easy way to not get accused of voter fraud.
Have your fun.
We are, thanks.
The fun starts now!
Din Sensei, Du er ikke min følsomme! Du er en forbandet fjols!
Votre Sensei, Tu n’es pas ma sensibilité! Vous êtes un imbécile!
Oh yeah faire sauter votre arrière!
We just wanted to thank you and people like you for making this historic and overwhelming victory possible.
Without you, and thousands like you- making coments online, speaking out on television programs, voicing your opinions in newspapers- as journalists and as reporters- and, yes, using the ‘bully pulpit’ of the White House and of Congress- the American People never would’ve come together and worked for such a terrific national realignment.
Give yourself a hearty pat on the back from me personally, and a heartfelt vote of thanks from a grateful Conservative renaissance.
Not much of a crowd at 10 AM in VA-8 (sigh) but my son and I; he voted for the first time due to his age. Oldest daughter is crushed that she’s ONE DAY too young to vote (btw, which means she was born the day Clinton was first elected) but is psyched for 2012.
We had the option of electronic or paper ballots.
I’m in VA-8. Two-people in line before me this morning. Since our area is so blue this could be a good sign!
Before I go lick my wounds, here’s the new conservative talking point: gridlock is good. You’ve gotten so used to doing nothing it’s become your philosophy. We’ll see how that works out down the road.
not a new idea at all. gridlock is good. didn’t you ever hear of jefferson’s analogy of teacup/saucer to the house/senate? study your history! in a way, i almost hope the repubs don’t win back the white house in 2012 if the best we can come up with is palin. there’s tough times coming, and i’d rather have the criticism focused on a dem president with the congress remaining in conservative hands. when the only thing the government does is spend, spend, spend, being “the party of no” is a designation i not only welcome, but hope for.
You know, “Sensei,” I dislike that word gridlock myself. It’s a coinage, meant to refer to an unresolvable traffic jam in a dense urban environment. It’s not applicable to divided government.
The proper word for this application is deadlock. One side wants to move North, but the other side wants to move South. Neither side can get past the other until one of them yields — and in this particular case, neither side is likely to yield.
But all the same, deadlock is certainly preferable to the Democrats’ hundred-mile-an-hour careen into social-fascism. We’ve had quite enough nationalizations, regulations, bailouts, and miscellaneous federal expansions, thank you. We’ll sit here and hope the country survives the Obamunist debt burden until 2013. Then we’ll replace your brown-eyed handsome Marxist with someone who appreciates the Constitutional limits on the federal government, and start making repairs.
Or perhaps we’ll lock and load. A lot of us are angry enough, and well enough armed, for that. Much remains to be seen, both tomorrow morning and in the months to come. Whatever might come, for the next two years the alternative to deadlock is national bankrupcy, so I propose to enjoy the impasse.
Deadlock. Very correct. Thank you.
For me, it is jamming on the brakes before the car goes off the cliff. Dems decry us stopping “progress”. For me, it’s a feature, not a bug. Embrace your brakes.
Gridlock? You mean what the Demoncraps did to poor George W. Bush for 8 years? You mean 8 years of hysterical paranoia screaming “NAZI!!1!” ? You mean 8 years hysterical paranoia screaming “Bad Ol’ Bush blowed up teh WTC!!1!!” ?
Now be a good little troll and crawl back under your cellar stairs.
TOO TRUE!!!!! The left has a heck of a lot to answer for!! There are some things that will remain fractured and there will be no repair. Like electing another Obama to office.
Sensei — The conservative view is not that gridlock is good. It’s that sometimes it is better than liberal “progress”. We’ll see if the consensus is with you or with us this time around.
there are many of us watching you from europe, praying for republican success.
send this to your friends, if they have not seen it yet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRk054bz44g&feature=player_embedded
Laura Ingraham was playing Christmas music on her program today! Plus she had been getting reports of people setting off fireworks to celebrate Independence Day.
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Voted this morning. It felt **GREAT!**
Lines were long – no sweat, it’s Oklahoma where Broke Obama won exactly zero out of 77 counties. And they call us backward? In hindsight, we are, without doubt, the smartest state in the entire nation.
Our number of issues read more like a college test. Three wonderful important points of contention?
English official language – No habla espanol. CHECK (I did this one especially for you Reuben for your egregious support of El Bomba).
Opt out of Obamacare? CHECK
No shariah law! CHECK We’re going to get ahead of the curve.
I think I’m moving to OK…
granted its a small rural town in maine, but I was first to vote there today
was standing there for reading of the warrant, etc.
good feeling.
Just voted. I hit that button so hard I am sure they heard it in DC. Go FREEDOM go!
Been waiting for this day for a LONG time! Felt so good to vote and to see larger than normal turnout in our little corner of Michigan.
Come on, take down the picture for election day? Now you’re reaching. There’s plenty of real funny business that goes on in elections without harping on this.
I will be taking a nap to ensure that I stay awake for the massacre of the democrats tonight. I will flip CNN FOX and MSNBC to see th reactions!
I think it will be a short night however cause the high turnout will most likely be republican and not democrats!
Hope to see a replay of 1894 (not 1994) where the democrats were almost entirely wiped out!
Steve,
Let’s start admonishing people not to “start partying like it’s 1894″ and see if Kos falls for it again!
O makanu.Ihe na eme abughikwa obere ihe. Mana chukwu nonyere anyi nihe nile. ogwu go kwa ka oham nonu.
I hope your live update is better than it is right now. Several other live update blogs are reporting things about every fifteen minutes and your last update was a 4:04. It is now 5:42pm.
Liberals’ idea of “gridlock” is anybody getting in the way of whatever insane thing they want to do next to wreck the country.
Can college’s shuttle students to vote?
Obama is the President of the United States, I see no problem with having a picture of the President up at a polling station.
The problems I’ve seen with this website and http://www.citizenlink.org is that you group all of the republicans and democrats into their respective parties and then vote with whomever is a republican. When did we as citizens start voting down party lines? Has it always been that way? I feel that this whole deal… declaring a party when running… is the issue with America today. Its almost as if ‘someone’ has made the decision that american’s are not educated enough to be able to distinguish between candidates.
Ugh.
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