Anyone else going to Starbucks for a free coffee after voting?

Starbucks is giving away free coffee??? I don't go to Starbucks, but my daughter goes all the time. What's the deal? You prove you voted and you get coffee?? How about a donut to go with it???


TIS

Tis, I know you're a latte liberal and all, but THIS IS RIDICULOUS!

I can't stand Starbucks coffee.

Obama wins the first reporting district of the election in historic fashion!

Obama wins Dixville Notch in New Hampshire...16-5, the first time that a Democrat has won there since 1964. Dubya had won there in 2004, but lost New Hampshire and its 4 electoral votes.

The registration for this microscopic community, according to CNN? 5 Democrats, 4 Republicans, and 11 Independents. You know what that means?

Obama had won all the independent swing-voters at that spot.

An Omen?

Krispy Kreme is giving away the free doughnuts.

My voting place is usually stocked with free homemade cakes, pies, etc.

With the Steelers beating the redskins tonight, Obama is assured a victory tomorrow. Whenever the Redskins win their game before Election Day, the incumbent party retains the White House. When they lose, a new party wins.

The Dixville Notch results might not seem significant, but as you said, it almost always goes Republican. In 2004, Bush beat Kerry 19-7.

EXCEPT in 2004.

You wouldn't believe that after that Redskins lost in '04, I assumed Kerry's election was assured.






What use is a curse if its not dependable?

Krispy Kreme doughnuts?!?!? How?

Sorry, just love their dough.

FYI - My Election prediction game is still up and running the BB Word Games forum. Be sure to submit your predictions before the deadline!

Ok, here it is 4:21 a.m. here in California and I'm awake. What am I? Nuts?? I am normally up around five and perhaps it's partially the time change, BUT I am so anxious for this election, I admit it.

I am watching Morning Joe (off and on). Man that guy is the biggest baby. Yet, I laugh my ass off because he's obviously soooooo disappointed at what "looks" like an Obama win. His panel, I conclude, know to let him rant, or I'm guessing there'd be hell to pay. He's so transparent. LMAO

Anyway, They have shown polling places in Virginia so far. I'll keep tabs from work today. I can't get to the BB, but at least I can check CNN and MSNBC.

Oh, also, how sad that Obama's grandmother died so very close to the election. Gee, just one more day would have been nice hu?

TIS

Went to the polls at about 6:20 am, must have been about 50 people there, took about 10 minutes. They were very organized with 8 booths in operation.

Ok, so VA is where I live, and Prince William County (one of the swing counties in this thing) is also where I live. I got up to get to the 6AM poll openings, and the line stretched AROUND the building. SO I had to get to work. I'm planning to leave early though. It's going to be a long day. BUT I'M FIRED UP & READY TO GO SUCKERRRRRRRRRRSSSSSSSSs!!!!
whoo!

TIS -

you're SO not nuts. I slept at 12:30 last night, woke up at 4 and I feel like I've had a great night's sleep! It must be the adrenaline. =)

Hey there PP. How the heck are you?

FWIW, I heard just this morning that "if" you are in line when the polls close you stll CAN cast a vote and can't be turned away. Hang in there!!!!



TIS

No more coffee for you!!

I did my civic duty and voted already. I was in and out of the school (my polling place) in two minutes.

My polling place is always fairly empty - maybe 2 people ahead of me. I went around 9:45 (I had to film at my old high school again this morning, and gotta go back at 2pm). No major "local issues" to vote on - I think everyone votes "Yes" on those anyway without even reading them...

Same here but I voted at a place called the Holander House . I had to vote on some issues and levy's also.

Was that Proposition 501 by Congressman Strauss?

Just got back from voting at the high school. My district had quite the line, but the others had no more than two or three people.

There's a state senate seat and assembly seat up for grabs. The incumbents weren't even challenged.

My daughter, who turned 18 in the spring, registered to vote at an Obama booth back in September. They called her last night (a real person!) to make sure that she got all her documents, see if she had any questions, and to make sure that she didn't wear any hats, buttons or TShirts that had the names/faces of any of the candidates on them, or they wouldn't allow her to vote.

Smartass!!

That's true. You have to cover up the shirts and buttons once you step inside the polling place if they tell you to.

My wife and I took our daughter to vote. She wanted to press the Obama button on the computer board.

Today is also parent/teacher conference day at her school. Each grade had a mock election and the results were posted. McCain won among the first and second graders while he eeked out a win in the third grade. Fourth graders had Obama by a modest margin and the fifth graders voted Obama by a larger spread. Obama won by a bigger margin in the middle school and an even bigger margin in the high schools. It was pretty obvious that the younger kids reflected their parents while the older they got, the more likely they were to differ from their parents. Iguess the more things change, the more they stay the same.

The Republicans put a lot of time and energy in PA the past ten days and they are optimistic they are going to steal the state. I think they closed the gap, but I don't think they'll win.

McCain was good with Chris Berman on Monday Night Football. I'm sure that both he and Obama will take vacations soon after today. Sadly, Obama will have to be making funeral plans. It's too bad that his grandmother didn't get the opportunity to see this day, win or lose.

surprising.

This is loosely enforced, but there is a steadfast rule of no campaigning inside the voting location. This includes signs, speeches, passing out pamphlets. Buttons, shirts and hats are expressions of support and should be covered up inside. Outside the door, it is customary to hand out stickers and leaflets although that practice is dying down where I am.

When I was younger, I'd hand things out at the local polls. In 1991, a friend (and boss) was the Chief Public Defender running for judge against a DA, who was known as a tough drug prosecutor. The DA had an employee working the polls too and approached an old man comiong to the door, asking for his support.

He grumbled, "Is he gonna be a tough judge?"

She smiled politely and said, "He'll be fair."

He looked annoyed, handed her back the leaflet and said, "I want a tough judge, not a fair one."

I waited for him to make his way through the sea of volunteers and handed him my flyer and said, "I'd appreciate your vote for Scott E_____. He'll nail the bastards to the wall."

He laughed and said, "Now that's the judge I want."

I had to vote on those test papers where you fill in the circle.

Not that if matters but if i was voting i would vote for Obama..Hes the man for the future..

I voted at 7AM this morning. No line at all.

Has anyone noticed that Wayne Allyn Root is the VP candidate for the Libertarian Party? He's a Las Vegas sports handicapper! That seems like a strange choice for government. Not that it matters of course.

No, I didn't notice. It's pretty funny though.