Awake again! I am very glad to hear reports that voting is going relatively smoothly, mostly upset just by long lines due to turnout. I am also delighted to have been wrong about the GOP “observers” not abusing their power to the Nth degree and jamming up polling places–so far, at least–and instead we’re just hearing scattered reports of some abuse. Extremely glad to hear it.

I’d like to take the chance to say it–since February I’ve been saying it!–turnout is huge, and that alone could win it for Kerry, and perhaps even swing the Senate for the Democrats.

So far, Indiana, Kentucky and Georgia have been called for Bush, and Vermont for Kerry; although everyone is reporting that Bush is “ahead” 39 to 3, all of those states were heavily for one candidate or the other, so no one is really “ahead” so far. Hell, I’ll call New York and California for Kerry and Texas and Louisiana for Bush, right now. None of those states will provide any surprises.

The interesting thing here is that, unlike in 2000 and prior elections, the news organizations will put more emphasis on getting it right than on getting it first. Well, all except Fox, probably. I wonder if Bush’s cousin is still in charge of their Florida news desk?