She should just stay there.

Voted at about 6:30 AM. I was already #19 in my ward.
The other ward had a line of about ten people waiting.
Heavy voting in South Jersey!

I was on stage last night in Manassas! Shook hands with the next President of the United States! Does is it get any fucking better then that!?!?!?

Fired up! .... Ready to Go!

Now is the time to take off our partisan hats and put on our American hats. Everyone who is eligible to vote should get out and exercise their right to do so. I would rather have my candidate lose because of a heavy turnout than win because we citizens didn't care enough about deciding who is going to run our country.

In my more than a half-century of life, 40 years of being a political junkie and 33 years of voting, I have never witnessed -- or more accurately, been part of -- an election as historic as this. This is an amazing day and, knock on wood, it will be an even more amazing night.

But let's also remember that this is just the start of the fight. Assuming everything turns out the way the polls indicate, our real job will be to keep the heat on the Democratic Congress over the next four years to deliver on Obama's promises, especially in key areas like health care reform, investing in our infrastructure and green energy, imposing a cap-and-trade to stop global warming, passing the Employee Free Choice Act, and getting us the hell out of Iraq. We will absolutely need to be every bit as active to make these goals a reality.

"McCain spoke to a crowd last night in Prescott, Arizona".

Does anybody know how many people showed up for McCain? I'm guessing it wasn't anywhere near the 90,000 for Obama in Virginia.

Minnapolis: I drove by two polling places at 7:30 AM Central Time. Both lines were out the door and approximately 1 block long.

I'm heading over to my polling place to vote. My neighbor said the line is about 45 minutes long; he got there at 7:15 and we ran into each other at 8:00.

MN Secretary of State believes we will top 80% voter turnout. The Project Coordinator of the MN Council of Nonprofits Voter Participation Project believes we have a shot at breaking our 50-year old record of 83%. The energy last night at the Participation Project HQ was amazing.

We anticipate giving about 200 people rides to the polls today. That doesn't sound like a lot, but one of the ways we get high turnout is reaching out to *everyone*.

MN is one of 8 states that has Election Day registration; you need a picture ID plus evidence of residence (utility bill most commonly used). We also have a program to help the homeless vote. In that case all that is needed is an employee from a shelter, group home, etc. who is willing to "vouch" for the voter. A voucher is a simple, signed statement. Any registered voter can vouch for up to 15 people. Employees vouching for transient citizens can vouch for an unlimited number of residents.

The vibe in the street is real.

Hey Everybody! What song should I use to dance my new dance? That, of course, is the LBJ Slide!

Rock on, people. We're in the mix now. It's happening.

I can't concentrate either... between heady optimism and the need to breathe into a paper bag from time to time, work will take a back seat to the blogs today. Where's Tena?!!!

I want to hear her excitement today!!

Guys, haven't been out here all weekend, but been thinking about all of you. Couldn't let this day go by without letting you all know what great companions you've been over the last 20 months or so. And thanks to all of you who have worked so hard for this ticket.

It's 9:30 am in MA and I'm leaving work for a moment to hit the polls. I'm in such good spirits, like it's XMas morning and I've been reborn a rich kid, lol.

And here's the REAL fun of voting this time in MA: First, I get to vote for Obama/Biden, a ticket I'm in the end 100% behind in vore and heart; Second, I get to vote to decriminalize pot under an ounce in MA!

Oh what a day!!!

Off work, thank goodness, because I've been fighting off tears since 5 a.m. eastern. Usually race the farmers to the polls as soon as they open, but I'm waiting until 11 to try to catch the slowest part of the day. Fewer witnesses to my breaking down and sobbing.

Heading to the big party in Louisville tonight, still looking for a designated driver. :-)

My dear husband and I voted early -- felt really good about that, but now wish we could do it all over again. A bit frustrating.

Cheers and good wishes to all TPMers on this fabulous day.

McCain already sued Virginia to make sure all the military absentee ballots are counted (AP).

I seem to remember a poll showing majority of soldiers leaning Obama. Is that still true?

To use a phrase I heard somewhere...I am finally so proud of this country. voter turnout all across the USA looks really good. This is awesome. I just about cried as I watched Obama vote. And, while I want him to win, I am so happy to see so many people everywhere voting.

Voted this morning. Felt good.

Turnout at 8am was on par with 2006, that is, medium high. Average wait 15-30 minutes. The township is mostly white, relatively affluent, split about the middle as far as party preferences go. If anything, I'd expect the turnout to be less heavy than in 2006 - the dems will be there for sure, some of the republicans might decide not to bother.

The flushing of the toilet begins!!
It will be so wonderful to have America back as the shining example of possibility, optimism and fearlessness. It's been so long and we've missed you.
Thank You......from Holland

Heading out to drive people to the polls. Y'all have a great day. Hope to check in a couple times during the day.

Greetings from the California coast! I am getting ready to go vote in this most historic race. In 35 years of voting, nothing compares to this day. I have never felt so proud to walk into a voting booth as today.

As of 7:30am, Obama is +1 in Arizona. :)

For all of you who are taking children and grandchildren to the polls: when our kids were growing up, we always discussed voter issues at the dinner table. The voter materials always made an appearance as we sat down and discussed all the things that needed voting on. On voting day sometimes they came with us, but they always knew we voted and we wore our "I voted" sticker for the rest of the day. As teachers, we always talked up the importance of voting and voting knowledgeably without ever saying how we personally were voting.

Today: one child out of the country voted absentee by FedEx, one child out of state, registered and voting there, one child (the anxious activist in the group) in state taking the baby in the stroller to vote.

The moral of the story: talk to your kids about voting and why it matters, set a good example, and make it part of your life as a citizen. Even when your candidates lose all the time, as happened a bunch when they were growing up, the process is still important.

I was in Manassas last night, but I didn't get there until 8 pm, although I left at 5 and live only about 12 miles from the fairgrounds. The traffic was horrendous. I would love to get my hands on the person who decided to hold that rally at the fairgrounds. They held it in the parking lot -- so finding a place to park your car was a nightmare. Their designated parking lot for the rally caused traffic to back up for miles.

Getting out of the rally was no walk in the park either, because exits weren't clearly marked and they funneled people through only two or three breaks in the fencing. You got the feeling the police in charge of directing traffic were deliberately not doing their jobs.

Now it's time to Get Out The Vote and knock on some doors. Cheers!

There was no option for "That One" on my voting machine this morning so I just threw my vote away to that Obama guy.

The best part will be just laughing at the conservative mouthpieces as they try to explain how this could have happened. Almost as silly will be the "journalists" who try to say Obama needs to "bring people together" now.

Whatever! I will be laughing my ass off as my wife and I open that bottle of champagne we've been saving and toast our new President!

anybody know the turn out in VA?????

I should add it's been fun doing occasional battle with you folks. I wish Obama the best in the years to come. We're all in this together.

flanderz, will you be washing your hand any time soon?

I dunno about droves. I only saw a handful of people there when I went to vote this morning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1exiyBYnJ00

i dont think ive ever seen a more funny video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1exiyBYnJ00