Five Acres with a View

We live in a very conservative area, so last night I was taken aback when the young woman who was bagging my groceries started chatting about how happy she was over Obama’s election.  After a few seconds, I realized that she saw the Obama-Biden button on my jacket, purchased while I stood in line for the Michelle Obama Get the Vote Out Rally.  We agreed that the best moment was when the networks called Ohio, and that we both started screaming.

This was almost as good as when I realized that our northwest neighbors had put two Obama-Biden signs by their mailbox.  We only had one by our mailbox, and I didn’t think anyone else in the valley would put up anything but McCain-Palin signs.  I know there is at least one other Democrat in our precinct, because I’ve seen the name on the rolls, but the address is different than our neighbor’s. (Jack is registered Republican, since that is the only primary that counts here, but caucuses with the local Drinking Liberally group.)

One woman in my office yesterday kept repeating “Colorado is a Blue State.”

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Post-election evaluation from the Priceton Election Consortium

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…President Elect Barack Obama.

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Remember, if you are standing in line at poll closing time, you can still vote.

The Swing State Project has a colorful map that gives state poll closing times.

They are voting there now.

On those days when you would rather dwell on the misfortunes of others rather than your own, visit DOING IT WRONG, where photos document the plight of those whose day is worse than yours.

I just was polled by a robocall purporting to be Rasmussen.  This is my first time ever as far as I can recollect. 

This Electoral College Map has a map which shows the United States with the states sized according to the number of electoral votes by that state.