November 5, 2008
Posted at 12:40 AM in Democracy
From the Guardian:
They did it. They really did it. So often crudely caricatured by others, the American people yesterday stood in the eye of history and made an emphatic choice for change for themselves and the world. Though bombarded by a blizzard of last-minute negative advertising that should shame the Republican party, American voters held their nerve and elected Barack Obama as their new president to succeed George Bush. Elected him, what is more, by a clearer majority than one of those bitter narrow margins that marked the last two elections.
November 4, 2008
Posted at 3:55 PM in Democracy
Jim Hynes has 'em:
Today is Election Day, and I'm suffering from metaphor overload. My nerves are shredded. I'm as jumpy as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. I'm vibrating with anxiety like a tuning fork. My forebrain, and the poll numbers at Real Clear Politics, are telling me I shouldn't worry so much, but my shrill, hysterical, paranoid lizard brain is screaming constantly at a pitch only dogs can hear. I can't even claim to be unique: you can read all about my condition in the New York Times.
If you have 'em too, take the Hynes approach: Vote, and find something good and scary to read.
Posted at 10:49 AM in Democracy
I assume I don't need to urge you all to get out there and cast your ballots. If you need encouragement, though, remember what Susan B. Anthony said: Suffrage is the pivotal right.
And in the early-returns department, Ralph Luker at the History News Network already has some to share:
In early reports, Barack Obama has won Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, by 15 to 6; and Hart's Location, New Hampshire, by 17 to 10. It is only the second time a Democrat has won in Dixville Notch since 1948 when it began voting at midnight and immediately reporting the results; and the first time a Democrat has won in Hart's Location since it re-instated the practice in 1996.
