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[Frumple]

Woah, holy shit. If I'm reading this right, it looks like the particularly nasty amendments (Six and eight) on the Florida ballot will be rejected. If that's still accurate tomorrow, I will be surprised and somewhat enthused!

[Zrk2]

Okay, I am very sad that I never heard of new Senator-Elect Angus King, because he is suddenly the most important guy in the Senate.  The principle leg of his campaign was filibuster reform.

I'm going to say that again, to make sure it sinks in.  A guy just won an election to the US Senate, an Independent unseating a relatively popular moderate Republican, by first and foremost promising parliamentary reform of the government process.

My fellow Americanos, we live in a fucked up age.  I can't wait to see where this guy goes in office.

If I live in Florida, he would have my vote.

He's in Maine, I think.

I love Maine and New Hampshire.

[Aqizzar]

Okay, I am very sad that I never heard of new Senator-Elect Angus King, because he is suddenly the most important guy in the Senate.  The principle leg of his campaign was filibuster reform.

I'm going to say that again, to make sure it sinks in.  A guy just won an election to the US Senate, an Independent unseating a relatively popular moderate Republican, by first and foremost promising parliamentary reform of the government process.

He didn't unseat a moderate Republican, Snowe retired and she was the only R with a reasonable chance of holding the seat.

Oh yeah, I forgot all about that.  Okay, I really gotta look into that race.

Hmm, I was about to say they're calling Virginia for Romney, but that was just playing around with the hypotheticals.

Meanwhile, a Nebraska Senate seat just went from a retiring Democrat to a Republican, same story in North Carolina.

[Max White]

I love Maine and New Hampshire.

Map seems to indicate decent people live in those areas, not sure about population density though. Do they have some nice cities?

[Nadaka]

For all of you inflicted with the election day sniffles from rubbing elboes with the filthy masses...

If it makes you feel better, I am inflicting upon myself an inebriation, so that I may suffer along side you.

Why does democracy do this to me? I may never know.

[EveryZig]

I'm going to say that again, to make sure it sinks in.  A guy just won an election to the US Senate, an Independent unseating a relatively popular moderate Republican, by first and foremost promising parliamentary reform of the government process.

It is sad that it is surprising that something actually happened from congress's absurdly low approval rating (~10% at one point this year).

[GlyphGryph]

Maine is a pretty cool place - as I mentioned before, only state with real third party presence, and lots of independents. Basically what the rest of the country SHOULD be like.

[Cthulhu]

My district is very rural (Morrow, Ohio is the northernmost city in Alabama) so my polling station was chill as hell.  Took like 30 seconds to get my ballot, no wait in line, friendly people, easy.

[Max White]

Just to sure, popular vote is just a meaningless figure, right? It is electoral votes that we care about.

[mainiac]

I think the signs are pointing towards republicans losing the popular vote but hanging onto the house quite comfortably.  The way the founders intended.  We no longer live in a country where you vote for congressional candidates.  Instead you vote for state house reps and senators who support the gerrymander you prefer.  The Senate changes every 6 years but redistricting only every 10.  Gonna be a frustrating decade.

edit: Oh hey, my teams gerrymander captured us a seat in western maryland.  Yay.

[Nadaka]

Just to sure, popular vote is just a meaningless figure, right? It is electoral votes that we care about.

The republicans will raise an epic shitstorm if they win the popular vote, but legally the electoral count is all that matters.

[Zrk2]

I love Maine and New Hampshire.

Map seems to indicate decent people live in those areas, not sure about population density though. Do they have some nice cities?

They have a very permissive attitude, and generally pull cool shit like this far more regularly than anywhere else.

Just to sure, popular vote is just a meaningless figure, right? It is electoral votes that we care about.

True. Unless Romney wins it, and then we get months of bitching about the unfairness of the Electoral College.

[SealyStar]

I'm amazed no one has brought up how Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist (watch yo mouth, pinko), won by a landslide in the Vermont Senate elections.

Maybe the US has hope yet.

And Barry's FL lead is up to .6%.

[Cthulhu]

Just to sure, popular vote is just a meaningless figure, right? It is electoral votes that we care about.

Pretty much, yeah.

Ohio had an issue on the ballot to create a separate group of officials for redistricting.

Up to .6 in Florida.  Not looking good for Romney, and looking really bad for us regular citizens who are going to have to listen to the shitstorm on the news when we 2000 again.

[Max White]

The republicans will raise an epic shitstorm if they win the popular vote, but legally the electoral count is all that matters.

True. Unless Romney wins it, and then we get months of bitching about the unfairness of the Electoral College.

Sooo... I'm going to assume I'm not the only one who wants Mitty to win popular vote, and nothing else, just for the laughs.