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4:25 PM ET, November 4, 2008

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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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John Fund / Wall Street Journal:
Milwaukee Puts a Vote-Fraud Cop Out of Business  —  Local Democrats don't take the issue seriously.  —  Last week Mike Sandvick, head of the Milwaukee Police Department's five-man Special Investigative Unit, was told by superiors not to send anyone to polling places on Election Day.
Skip / GraniteGrok:
BREAKING - POSSIBLE VOTER FRAUD IN NH!  —  It is being reported that the NH GOP has gone to court to stop possible voter fraud.  It seems that Republican poll watchers are being kept up to 40 feet away (can't read or hear stuff from that distance) from the Registration areas at the poll locations - THIS IS ILLEGAL!
Attiyah Buford / NBC Philadelphia:
Voting Problems in Philly & South Jersey  —  Pennsylvania is turning into one of the major voting problem hotspots of this election according to Election Protection, the nation's largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition.  —  The Coalition has taken hundreds of calls from voters.
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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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 …
Matt Lewis / Townhall.com:
Rush Limbaugh on Black Panthers Engaging in Voter Intimidation
Discussion: Marc Ambinder
J Chiles Esq / Election Journal:
EJ Exlusive Video: Police Responding to Intimidation at Philly Polling Place
Discussion: Stop The ACLU and www.redstate.com
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 …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Needlenose
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Frank James / The Swamp:
Palin, a uniter wannabe, blames media
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Sarah Talks to the Press After Voting in Alaska
Discussion: Hot Air and Commentary
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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Ryan Powers / Think Progress:
Kristol: Palin ‘reminds me a lot of FDR.’  —  Kristol: Palin ‘reminds me a lot of FDR.’»  —  Yesterday on Fox News Channel, Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol predicted that Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) has a bright future in American politics even if her ticket does not win today's election.
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.
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: Riehl World View
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 …
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.
David Henke / Northfield News:
St. Olaf prof resigns after election sign fiasco  —  Philip Busse, the St. Olaf College professor who admitted to stealing campaign signs in a national political blog read by millions, has resigned.  —  St. Olaf spokesman David Gonnerman issued the following statement Monday afternoon:
Political Punch:
Among the Other Voters  —  CHICAGO, Ill. — Among the other voters who have shown up to vote at Shoesmith Elementary School this morning, where Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., will vote: Louis Farrakhan and William Ayers.  —  Seriously.  —  Welcome to the South Side of Chicago.  — jpt
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.
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.
Discussion: PoliGazette and Gateway Pundit
Marc Ambinder:
A Relatively Smooth Election.  Really.  —  In 2000 and 2004, Democrats were more vigilant than Republicans about voting machine malfunctions and potential problems.  This cycle, the volume of complaints from Republicans on election day seems to be exceeding what Democrats are producing.
Discussion: TPM Election Central
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Palin's Doctor Writes  —  I'll let AP tell the story: … We have been given no actual records of the last pregnancy, or any reccords at all, although we are told by the elusive Dr. Catherine Baldwin-Johnson that labor was at 35 weeks - not as premature as previously believed …
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.
Associated Press:
World hopes for a ‘less arrogant America’  —  BERLIN - A world weary of eight years of George W. Bush was riveted Tuesday by the drama unfolding in the United States.  Many were inspired by Barack Obama's focus on hope, or simply relieved that — whoever wins — the current administration is coming to an end.
Discussion: BlondeSense and MyDD
Jonah Goldberg / The Corner:
Reports from the Front  —  From Minnesota: … Columbus, Ohio: … Upstate New York: … Michigan:
Discussion: Runnin' Scared and TBogg
Spencer Ackerman / The Washington Independent:
Kerry at Foggy Bottom?  —  John Kerry was one of the first party leaders to endorse Barack Obama.  (wdcpix)  —  Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), the Democratic nominee for president in 2004, has emerged as a leading candidate for secretary of state — should Sen. Barack Obama win the presidency Nov. 4.
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias and ATTACKERMAN
Pete Abel / The Moderate Voice:
Early Morning Voting in a Bellwether State  —  My wife and I reached the parking lot of our polling place in St. Louis County, Mo., within minutes of the doors opening at 6 a.m. CT.  It was still dark out, and the line of voters was already 150 or so feet back from the door.
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Rove suggests landscape favors Obama  —  (CNN) - John McCain and his aides are still banking on a come-from-behind victory Tuesday, but the GOP's most famous political strategist is forecasting Obama is well positioned to win.  —  Karl Rove, the man widely credited with engineering President Bush's …
Ian Urbina / The Caucus:
At the Polls: Lines and Lawsuits  —  Voters flocked to the polls early this morning only to find parking lots already packed, turnout high and long lines already snaking around the block.  The Times's Ian Urbina is reporting throughout the day on problems at the polls.
Discussion: Runnin' Scared and Truthdig
 
 
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Loving Big Government
Discussion: The American Scene and The Corner
John McCormick / The Swamp:
Barack Obama predicts an Indiana win
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Mary Katharine Ham / Weekly Standard:
Obama's Foreign Legions
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Noah Millman / The American Scene:
I Do Endorsements  —  I feel very strange supporting Obama …
Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
First Impressions: Ohio Clinton Country Likes Obama
Megan McArdle:
Big Day  —  This is a pretty great day to be living in a heavily black neighborhood.
Discussion: TigerHawk
Mark Blumenthal / Pollster.com:
Morning Status Update for 11/04
Discussion: TPMCafe and The Swamp
 Earlier Items: 
Amanda Carpenter / Townhall.com:
Is Some Clarification on Voter Fraud Too Much to Ask For?
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
WHAT TO LOOK FOR TONIGHT
Discussion: Bark Bark Woof Woof
The Campaign Spot:
Republicans Kept Pace in Colorado's Early Voting
SurveyUSA:
McCain 510 Electoral Votes, Obama 28 ... How the Map Looked Exactly 2 Years Ago
Discussion: MoJoBlog and Daily Kos
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Last laugh may replace the scream
Discussion: AMERICAblog News
HillBuzz:
WARNING: this is how Election Day is going to go down. …
Discussion: Nice Deb and Yourish.com
 

 
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