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Michelle Malkin:
Obama's civilian security force: Billy club-wielding security guards at Philly polls — Here's the vid of billy club-wielding “security” guards at the 1221 Fairmount Ave. polling place in Philly from Election Journal. Just as I suspected, these guys look like NBPP from the emblem on one of the “guard's” jackets.
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Obama Volunteer On Scene Disputes Fox News' Suggestions That Black Panthers Are Intimidating Voters — Fox News and other conservatives on the Web are pushing hard on the story that two black panthers may be intimidating voters at a polling place in north Philadelphia.
Michelle Malkin:
Black Panther intimidation at the polls? ; NBPP: “We will be at the polls in the cities and counties in many states to ensure that the enemy does not sabotage the black vote, which was won through the blood of the martyrs of our people” — Reader Steve e-mails: “Just after 12:00 noon …
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Matt Lewis / Townhall.com:Rush Limbaugh on Black Panthers Engaging in Voter Intimidation
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Amanda Carpenter / Townhall.com:
A Repeat of 2004 Philly Voter Chaos, Fraud — GOP Election Board members have been tossed out of polling stations in at least half a dozen polling stations in Philadelphia because of their party status. — A Pennsylvania judge previously ruled that court-appointed poll watchers …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight.com:
Ten Reasons Why You Should Ignore Exit Polls — Oh, let me count the ways. Almost all of this, by the way, is lifted from Mark Bluemthnal's outstanding Exit Poll FAQ. For the long version, see over there. — 1. Exit polls have a much larger intrinsic margin for error than regular polls.
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Mark Blumenthal / Pollster.com:
Looking for Presidential Exit Polls? — Looking for leaked exit poll results from the Obama-McCain presidential race? Sorry to break the news, but until at least 5:00 p.m. today you are out of luck. — Following the 2004 election, when partial and misleading results leaked out at mid day …
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Joe Lieberman / The Huffington Post:
Exit Polls 2008: See The Full Results — (More exit polls coming soon. We explain why you shouldn't trust them below.) — The head to head exit polls just were sent to the Huffington Post by a Democratic source. These are traditionally unreliable and should be taken with a grain of salt (see: Kerry's winning margins in 2004).
Marc Ambinder:
Minnesota “Closer?” — A reader writes:
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Peter Hamby / CNN:
Palin discusses her future — Gov. Sarah Palin cast her vote in Wasilla, Alaska and spoke to reporters about her future. (AP PHOTO) — WASILLA, Alaska (CNN) — Sarah Palin appeared calm and confident Tuesday morning during her brief sojourn to Wasilla, Alaska, where she greeted hometown supporters …
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Nora Ephron / The Huffington Post:
Thinking About Bill — As I listened to Sarah Palin's recent phone call with “Nikolas Sarkozy,” I couldn't help thinking about Bill Kristol. — I think about Bill Kristol far too much. I almost never used to. Before he began writing his Monday column in the New York Times, I rarely saw him on television.
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James Pethokoukis / US News:
The Latest From Inside McCain HQ — I just talked to one of my best Team McCain sources who told me that heading into today all the key battleground polls were moving hard and fast in their direction. The source, hardly a perma-optimist, thinks it will be a long night, but that McCain is going to win.
Seanmalstrom / Malstrom's Articles News:
Toast — I've checked my email, and I have over a hundred new messages. And I can't get to anything resorting to ‘Sean Malstrom’ due to real life situations. Luckily I changed my career gears long ago. But my old profession of political analysis is going to be absolutely destroyed.
Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Schumer on Fox: Fairness Doctrine ‘fair and balanced’ — Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday defended the so-called Fairness Doctrine in an interview on Fox News, saying, “I think we should all be fair and balanced, don't you?” — Schumer's comments echo other Democrats' views …
Rob Crilly / Times of London:
Barack Obama's Kenyan family to celebrate by slaughtering bulls, chicken and goats — Times reporter attends the Obama family victory feast in the village of Kogelo, Kenya, and brings along a live goat — There's only one thing to take to a Kenyan election victory feast: a goat.
HillBuzz:
Five Reasons Obama Lost This Election — We truly believe if all of us continue to work as hard as possible tonight and tomorrow in get-out-the-vote efforts, and if we control the Eeyores in our midst and prevent the Obamedia from depressing turnout in our ranks, that McCain/Palin …
City Room:
Tim Robbins Faces Mix-Up at Polling Place — The actor Tim Robbins, looked dejected and annoyed around 10:30 a.m., as he was sitting in a folding chair at the McBurney YMCA at 125 West 14th Street, one of the more than 1,300 polling places throughout New York City.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight.com:
Today's Polls and Final Election Projection: Obama 349, McCain 189 — It's Tuesday, November 4th, 2008, Election Day in America. The last polls have straggled in, and show little sign of mercy for John McCain. Barack Obama appears poised for a decisive electoral victory.
Ali Frick / Think Progress:
Fearful Conservatives Push New Talking Point: ‘This Is A Center-Right Country’ — Last Friday, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer called the United States “the quintessential center-right country,” and wondered why it was “poised to reject” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), “the quintessential center-right candidate.”
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Boyd Reed / eastside93's Blog:
I Didn't Vote For Obama Today — I have a confession to make. — I did not vote for Barack Obama today. — I've openly supported Obama since March. But I didn't vote for him today. — I wanted to vote for Ronald Woods. He was my algebra teacher at Clark Junior High in East St. Louis, IL.
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Good Riddance — Today being the day America chooses a successor, it's worth reflecting for a moment on the abysmal leader we have right now. I think an issue like asking whether or not George W. Bush is the worst president we've ever had gets a little too imponderable considering the historical issues.
Michael Crowley / The New Republic:
A GOTV Glitch For Obama? — A friend in the field for Obama passes on this tip: … Another friend working in Ohio chimes in: … “This is just not true,” an Obama campaign source responds. But the original tips come from people I know and trust, so I have to think something's awry.
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Charles Mahtesian / The Politico:
25 key counties to watch tonight — In presidential elections, not all counties are created equal. — Generally, the counties that matter most are located in closely contested states, where they play a key role in determining the winner. Thus the most populous county in the U.S. …
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Megan McArdle:
Big Day — This is a pretty great day to be living in a heavily black neighborhood. Obviously, a lot of people are excited about this election. But being here is a lot like what I imagine my relatives experienced being in West Roxbury in 1960. There's a holiday festivity to the area …
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Marc Ambinder:
An Obama “Urgent” E-mail — A New York City-based Obama home phonebanker who's been making calls through the MyBO.com hub to PA and VA says he just received this e-mail:
WSB-TV:
Some Georgians Suspected Of Voting Twice — ATLANTA — Georgia's Secretary of State has launched a full investigation and may seek criminal charges against three Georgia men who appear to have early-voted twice. — “This is extraordinarily disturbing,” said Secretary of State Karen Handel.
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Agence France Presse:
Obama thanks ‘gracious’ press … Democrat Barack Obama made a rare foray to the press section of his campaign plane early Tuesday — election day — to thank reporters for accompanying him on his grueling 21-month ride. — Also thanking the media for expressions of condolence following …
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