Slog - Comments on Polls, Polls, Polls

Comment by mnm

mnm — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:55:19 -0800

blam. black president.

Comment by Racist Asswipe

Racist Asswipe — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:58:16 -0800

My god we gonna have ourselves a n*gg*r in the White House!

Comment by max solomon

max solomon — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:13:01 -0800

does the socialism start right on 1/20 or do we have to wait a bit?

Comment by douglas

douglas — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:15:28 -0800

i feel like i'm about to take the field for a really important game. choose whatever sport you prefer. i'm nervous and can't stop visualizing what's gonna happen. i've never felt this way before an election, it's weird.

but it's also very exciting.

Comment by frank delaurentiis

frank delaurentiis — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:25:04 -0800

YES WE DID...VOTE OBAMA/ BIDEN NOV4TH 2008 CLINTON DAYS ; JUST AROUND THE CORNER; AMERICA...

Comment by Abby

Abby — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:32:04 -0800

@4: I've been thinking about it in terms of my favorite sports team for weeks. It's the exact same anxiety, except amplified by about a thousand because this actually matters.

Comment by cressona

cressona — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:38:51 -0800

Well-put, Abby @6. I've had the same kinda sports fan anxiety, including the "except amplified by about a thousand because this actually matters."

Comment by Chris

Chris — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:41:03 -0800

Fox News is in the tank for Obama. Fucking elite liberal, er... It's like rats fleeing the good ship McCain.

Comment by TOPADAKEY

TOPADAKEY — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:42:45 -0800

THE INVISABLE PREZ BUSH? I WONDER WHY? I'LL TELL YOU WHY... BECAUSE OF HIS POPULARITY; IN AMERICA; THATS WHY; AND MCCAINCAN'T BE SEEN WITH HIM; BECAUSE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WANTS IT THAT WAY...I WONDER WHY?.. GO OBAMA/ BIDEN/ 2008

Comment by Chris

Chris — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:44:33 -0800

@3 Good point. And where's the cutoff? Am I giving or receiving? I have so many questions for our new socialist overlords. Can I stop working immediately on the 20th? If so, when can I expect my first "redistribution"? Also, can I choose whom it's "redistributed" from? That would be awesome.

Comment by sepiolida

sepiolida — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:59:58 -0800

Wow, the histogram on 538 really scattered!

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:01:06 -0800

@3 - we already have Socialists in the White House.

I think you meant "Does America retake the White House from the Socialist Republicans right after, or do we have to wait until January 20, 2009?"

Comment by douglas

douglas — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:19:27 -0800

@6 i don't know why but i have the same feeling i get when i play in a game myself, like my own performance is at stake. but, yeah, it is like your favorite football team in the superbowl too. i think the difference might be that deep down i know that the superbowl doesn't really matter whereas this election strikes me more personally.

Comment by Leslie N.

Leslie N. — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:39:44 -0800

@11, don't say things like that on Slog without warning someone first. I had to go check, because I thought when you said exploded, something really horrible happened. I'm a nervous, cautiously hopeful Dem who won't get any sleep until Wednesday night.

Comment by Julie in Chicago

Julie in Chicago — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:45:13 -0800

On the fivethirty histogram... I suppose Golob will be worried by the red spike at about 269 electoral votes for Obama. But, I still think 3.7% is 3.7% regardless of whether there is a spike.

Comment by Vince

Vince — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:52:55 -0800

I've bitten my finger nails to the nub already. Let's get this over with.