Election Season Winners and Losers — National

It’s been a day and a half since Obama and Biden won and it is still seems amazing that we won what feels like a revolution and just as amazing to see Republicans lose all of their legendary discipline and indulge not just in a circular firing squad, but to see the previously voiceless moderate wing start to speak up and take names. Everyone is doing this exercise, so we might as well:

WINNERS

  • Hillary Clinton — she fought hard and was largely a victim of her own campaign, but when it was all said and done she got her supporters on the Obama bus and she campaigned her heart out for Obama.
  • John McCain’s Concession Speech — I didn’t get to really see this Election Night, but watching it last night I wondered what happened to this guy?  This is the guy that everyone thought would be a formidable candidate in a bad R year.  But his speech was gracious and seemed sincere, and would be a decent place to start re-earning that honor he lost.
  • Community Organizing — which was essentially the entire Obama project, focused on building grassroots support for his campaign and for Democrats everywhere
  • Democratic Party and Howard Dean — Howard is the man.
  • Young People — who came out in huge numbers and showed the way for the direct-to-voters networking that bypassed both the media filter and local Dem leadership
  • US — after 8 long years, we have a President who will work at governing for the majority of us, not just those watching the play by play on Fox News
  • Fivethirtyeight.com THE MATH done right.

We Never Deserved Him

Yesterday's WSJ Opinion Page carried this choice bit of wankery, claiming that The Treatment of Bush Has Been a Disgrace Even by the WSJ Tin Foil Hat (that was for…

Election Day Stories — Morning

So here it is — the day we’ve been arguing over, sweating out and working our butts off for.

Did you vote today? Did you see any voting places on the way into work? Did you spend time greeting voters at a polling place or calling voters? Tell us what you see or hear this morning from your polling place, your GOTV effort or from your workplace in the comments.

We can put this up a couple of times today to capture info and stories from all throughout the day.

nemski writes:

Voted at Aldersgate Church on 202.  For the first time ever, I had to wait in line though for only 20 minutes.

Our favorite State Senate candidate was there greeting voters. Apparently he reads our blog. He seems confident, but not overly so.

Heard on the radio that Zogby has Obama at 54 and McCain at 43. The pollster said that they are seeing the Independents and undecideds shore up for Obama.

These long lines , along with the great weather across the country, are great news for the Democrats.

Today is going to be a good day.

Delaware Dem writes:

I got to the East Side Charter School at 6:25 am, and there was already a line waiting to vote of 20 people or more. I thought I was going to be the first one, and I had time to listen to Bill Press and enjoy my coffee, but no.

Voting went smoothly, no problems, although the line to vote kept getting longer. Everyone is going to have to be patient today.

Donviti:  I added a picture of Brandywine High School below the fold.  There were no lines anywhere I went this morning between 9 and 10 AM in the Brandywine Hundred Area.  I was told that it has been busier than normal, but nothing that the area can’t handle….