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What was his stance on Gore's popular vote advantage? I'm interested to see how he spins this.

I read this and rolled on the floor. Serious gut-splitting laughter. I can see him and Anne donning the magic undies and sparking up a couple doobs.

That is amazing, isn't it? I'm in Stafford, VA and it took me 10 minutes from check-in to walking out the door today. They are saying people in Henrico Co will be in line until 11pm and in Prince William Co. until 10pm. That is amazing to me. There is NO REASON why anyone should EVER have to wait that long in a line to vote in this country. That is serious 3rd World crap. It says so much that these people would rather wait than give up their right. It's a different kind of poll tax in effect and it takes a certain amount of resolve to tolerate that. Well done people.

Nate Silver's map is 100% accurate so far. EDIT: That was rhetorical for those playing at home.

I think "Darken Your Bubbles" should be a new euphemism for something. Exactly what, I don't know. But it has a certain ring to it.

Crazy Ivan! I think that Russian crew is trying to defect.

Can't thank you enough for the heads up about this little hockey fix, chz. Yuda man! GO SABRES!!!

If reports are true that True the Vote has trained one million volunteers to monitor poll activity, there are going to be large numbers of volunteers on the other side to ensure their tactics aren't intimidating. I've never been one to buy into media-created fear frenzies, but again, if these reports are true, I can see things getting out of hand in some areas. Let's all hope it doesn't come to that.

G Dub was never a rancher. Not even close.

Great example. And no accident. While federal and state governments have contracted out certain aspects of their operations since day one in this country, the for profit prison system has gotten out of hand as a direct result of the war on drugs.

Who's talking about automakers supporting candidates? I haven't seen any official endorsements by the "auto companies." And I'm happy that Lee Iaccoca can express his endorsement as a private citizen but he doesn't represent Chrysler. I'm talking about two fortune 500 companies feeling the need to respond to blatant lies in a campaign ad. I don't recall that ever happening before.

I'm sure you know all about Mike Huckabee's TV ad that warns Christians if they don't vote for Romney, they will burn in hell for all eternity. Ergo, your vote needs to "stand the test of fire" as he puts it.

I'll say 150. Not sure how many he'll have in the second half. GO BILLS!!!

Funniest post in the entire thread. Can you imagine if those NAACP workers were wearing hoodies?

I agree 100%. But it's the same Republican State Legislature and Governor in Florida that is suppressing this man's vote. I don't see how it's the other side of the aisle in this case.

I thought there was an eclipse that day and here it was your damned calves in the way the entire time.

Haha. Apparently, NYC doesn't want SI, either. I'm gonna have to start a "Statehood for Staten Island" movement.

Great insight. And I appreciate your knowledge on the subject. I'm just not as confident that in the event I am disenfranchised and I can't prove discrimination as defined in the Amendments cited previously, my ability to vote won't be compromised.

Unfortunately, the SCOTUS disagrees. I was shocked to find out that the amendments you cite did not in fact define voting as an expressed Constitutional right. There is only one way to ensure that and that's by officially amending the Constitution. Here's a little something I found recently. There was a TON of stuff after the 2000 election which is when I first started looking at it more closely. I always just took it for granted. http://reclaimdemocr.../right_to_vote/ Another good summary of the issue. http://www.fairvote.org/right-to-vote-amendment#.UJVQbWeltxA I would be remiss if I didn't give a shout out to the unprecedented cooperation of Congress in helping him.

Why on earth is Staten Island not a part of New Jersey? As often as I've been in that neck of the woods, I never once considered that. But looking at the map so many times over the last few days it really struck me. Was it the Dutch? Some early spat between the colonies? I gotta check this out.

Special interests were hard at work right from the beginning.

I think you raise a fair point. Technically and legally Scott's decision is not doing anything wrong. But you don't have to be a cynic to know that he's been trying to do as much as he can to mitigate the same kind of impact that early voting had on the 2008 race. And while he's not doing anything technically "wrong", if those were long lines of Republican voters waiting 4 hours to vote and he decided to extend the voting hours to accommodate the throngs, would he be doing something "right?" Of course he would be. Because it's the right thing to do. And there is nothing stopping him from ordering additional voting machines to these areas to expedite the process. You would think a governor would want as many of the governed involved in the process as possible. On a final note, voting is not a right expressly defined anywhere in the Constitution. It's a privilege and the Founders debated vigorously whether or not to define voting as a right or not.

This is the most telling endorsement if you ask me. The Salt Lake Tribune, regardless of Romney's great success in rescuing the Olympics and his status as Utah's "favorite adopted son" chooses not to give him the nod. Like his former constituents in Massachusetts, those who would seem to know him best don't prefer him as the next president. Why is that? http://www.sltrib.co...sident.html.csp I've been following this as well. Not only is it not a surprise, it was predictable the moment Scott wouldn't do the same as former Republican Governor Crist did in 2008. Unlike Scott, Crist was a man of principal who sincerely believed in enabling as much of the electorate as possible. He had no problem extending early voting in 2008 but he cut his own neck in doing so. He was disowned by the party. Scott is just another in a long line of cowards who are afraid of the people exercising their voting privilege.

A little more information on the comparative track records of economic stewardship under the two parties over the years. For all their talk about how they are so much better with the economy, the Republican track record over the years just doesn't seem to bear that out. And as "friendly" as Romney says he is to business, I honestly don't recall any fortune 500 companies publicly rebuking a political ad like Chrysler and GM did this week in response to Romney's spurious ad in Ohio. Not only are the ads lacking in truth but they are potentially harmful to the companies themselves. http://bostonglobe.com/business/2012/11/01/stocks-story/imJJjC7EHDJwQJCtTB2b4O/story.html

'The Economist' once again endorses Obama. First Bloomberg and now 'The Economist.' Not exactly enemies of big business. I'll enjoy reading why this endorsement is up there with Colin Powell's. http://www.forbes.co...-for-president/