Election 14

[DrLeftover]

We're on our way to go vote.

Anybody going to join us.

 

[DrLeftover]

Turnout at our local polling place had been light, but steady all morning. The judges said they've never had a line, but there's been people coming and going all morning.

 

[Jazzy]

I voted as soon as our local polling place opened the doors. There were only a few of us there. As I was leaving the parking lot, more cars were arriving.

 

[DrLeftover]

The radio news just reported that a couple of polling places in town had to call for extra "polling stations" to be delivered because the turnout was heavier than anticipated.

Which is good news.

 

[Jazzy]

The radio news just reported that a couple of polling places in town had to call for extra "polling stations" to be delivered because the turnout was heavier than anticipated.

Which is good news.

That is good news. I just heard on the radio that only 50% of the voters here have shown up. There are still a few hours left but this is not good at all.

 

[Webster]

We're on our way to go vote.

Anybody going to join us.

Went to the local board of elections last week and early voted.

 

[Webster]

Couple of election links in case anyone wants to follow the train wreck along....
Huffington Post Election 2014 LiveBlog
Election Results(Senate)
Election Results(House)
Election Results(Governors)
Election Results(Ballot Measures)

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Didn't vote, saw the polling places open though.

 

[DrLeftover]

Didn't vote, saw the polling places open though.

"Don't vote? Then don't bitch about the government."

I saw that on a bumper sticker once.

It may have been on the back of my old truck.

 

[Webster]

Didn't vote, saw the polling places open though.

"Don't vote? Then don't bitch about the government."

I saw that on a bumper sticker once.

It may have been on the back of my old truck.

I had one of those on the back of my truck as well....
As for the election...interesting night so far; for starters, the Turtle (McConnell) won re-election...

 

[Dee]

Didn't have to go in anywhere to vote since our state does our ballots through the mail. So much easier.

 

[DrLeftover]

Just before polls began to close in some eastern states, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi appeared before reporters at the Democratic Party’s Washington headquarters. “It’s a difficult night,” she said glumly. “We can’t predict what will happen.”

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/11/house-elections-2014-results-112509.html

 

[Webster]

Just before polls began to close in some eastern states, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi appeared before reporters at the Democratic Party’s Washington headquarters. “It’s a difficult night,” she said glumly. “We can’t predict what will happen.”

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/11/house-elections-2014-results-112509.html

She ain't whistling Dixie there, Doc...and I suspect somewhere, our good friend Liberty is cracking open a few bottles of top-shelf whiskey (or whatever beverage he prefers) as the results continue to come in...

 

[DrLeftover]

big news from WV ("JR" gets dumped) and Ark. Dems lose two early.

Illinois Gov race looks interesting. But not the Senate. That rancid old hack Durbin has a cushion and is pulling away.

 

[Webster]

big news from WV ("JR" gets dumped) and Ark. Dems lose two early.

Illinois Gov race looks interesting. But not the Senate. That rancid old hack Durbin has a cushion and is pulling away.

WV was a pickup from an open seat; Rockefeller was retiring this year...but it looks as though Arkansas is now hostile to the Dems' for the foreseeable future. OTOH, atm it looks as though Kay Hagan here in NC might win & become the first Democratic incumbent from the Old North State to win re-election since 1968 (that year, my hometown's resident Senator, Sam Ervin Jr., won re-election to the Senate).

*reaches for the antacid* This is not going to be a good night for us Dems'....

 

[Webster]

Huffington Post: Voters Driven By Anger Towards Economy Reward Republicans
Excerpt...

With midterm election returns beginning to come in, Republicans are expanding their majority in the House of Representatives and picking up seats in the Senate, as voters register their anger with the direction and structure of the economy.

Attitudes measured in exit polls were negative in the extreme, with eight in 10 saying they were dissatisfied by the performance of Congress and 54 percent giving the thumbs down to President Barack Obama. A potent majority was unhappy with the U.S. economic system itself, with nearly two-thirds of voters saying it's unfair and favors the wealthy and only 32 percent saying it's fair to most people, a shift even since 2012. (One percent deemed the economy "excellent.")

Insecurity and fear, leading motivators of voters, have been in abundant supply over the past several years, exacerbated over the summer by the sudden rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and an Ebola outbreak that has captivated world attention.
Ahead of the election, John Cornyn of Texas, the number two Republican in the Senate and the next majority whip if the GOP takes control, laid out the politics in crisp terms. "It’s not as though people have all a sudden fallen in love with Republicans,” Cornyn said. “It’s just a loss of confidence in the administration. It’s national security, personal security and job security. People are on edge. And that’s not good if you’re the party in power."

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Didn't vote, saw the polling places open though.

"Don't vote? Then don't bitch about the government."

I saw that on a bumper sticker once.

It may have been on the back of my old truck.

Lol, I won't be bitching about anything political, I'd have to care about politics for that to happen.

 

[Webster]

...at least there was a bit of on-air humor tonight....
Excerpt...

It happens to the best of us, Tom.

While iconic newsman Tom Brokaw was discussing the Tuesday's midterm election results on MSNBC, a fire alarm-like sound began to blare. After a few moments of confusion, Brokaw realized the dreadful noise was actually his phone going off. Without missing a beat, though, he picked it up and pretended to be talking to his wife about grocery shopping.

 

[Webster]

Huffington Post: Kansas Voters Split On Gay Marriage
Excerpt...

The ruling on Tuesday that Kansas' gay marriage ban was unconstitutional has the support of about half the state's voters.

Early exit polls find that 46 percent of voters think Kansas should legally recognize gay marriage, and 49 percent who think it shouldn't.

Nationwide, most Americans support gay marriage.

 

[Icetex's iconIcetex]

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