What are you doing on November 5th?
 

Presuming you are not on the streets jumping for joy or in a bar crying into your beer, all dependent on who is elected (if the election is not disputed).

Are you doing anything to commemorate the end of the annual 4 year ritual (it does feel like it's been going on for a lot longer than it has been).

I'm taking the day off and going out with some friends. If it is Obama that is elected, I expect we'll be hoisting adult beverages and toasting to final days of Bush and Cheney.

I've been invited to a Guy Fawkes party

I'm going to work.
Nothing special.
:)

I'll be at work during the day, but probably have MSNBC streaming on one of my displays all day. I'll likely leave early and turn on election results at home.
When Obama wins, Prop 8 is defeated and the Dems have super-majorities in the House and Senate, I'll celebrate loudly.

I've been informed that Election Day is November 4.

On the 5th, then, I'll be celebrating all day. :D

Ask me on November 5th.

I think Election day is November 4th. I'll be voting then working then home and homeworking. Or drowning my sorrows. I may go chill at the one gay bar in OC with my friend if they are doing anything there. Though I'm not sure I'll want to be there if 8 passes :(

November 5th I'll be at a Ducks game (shocker, I know!)

You must have read one of these emails by accident.
:)

Working and playing soccer.

Is anyone planning on moving out of the country if McCain wins?

I was until the Conservatives won in Canada.

I can still emigrate to Sweden. They do have the world's best wooden rollercoaster, and good vodka, too.

No... But I'll stay out of the inner cities for a couple of weeks...

You play soccer on Thursdays.

I probably should have taken the day off. Maybe I'll just call in ecstatic, or suicidal, depending.

Going to meetings. Stressing out. Masturbating furiously.

Realizing that nothing will be better regardless of who wins.

The same thing I do every day: try to take over the wor.......

I mean, going to work like a responsible citizen who understands her duty to God and country.

Amen brutha!

Amen bru....


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Waiting for my middle class tax cut. Still waiting for the Clinton middle class tax cut, so I could be waiting a long time.

No matter who wins, I'll be ambivilent. If McCain wins, it means more slow death for conservatism. If Obama wins, I'll be happier (believe it or not) because, as I'm fond of saying lately and is my only solace, it took a Carter to get a Reagan.

No, but I may avoid major city centers for a couple days.

Oh yeah, I know election day is the 4th. I meant, once election day is over (presuming it will be decided), any plans or just another day?

Best answer so far!

Walking 9 dogs then dancing to Bollywood music.

My joy or happiness does not depend primarily on the minor presidential portion of the election. Granted, I'll be very pleased if Obama wins ... but that would be destroyed by my complete depression if Prop H8 passes.

Starting my stopwatch on how long it will be before Israel attacks Iran.

(Note: That's regardless of which candidate wins)

Moonnliner, I wonder if that's what Biden was referring to regarding his "Obama will be tested within 6 months and the left isn't going to like his response" comment.

I don't think he had any specific action in mind. He was preaching to the converted at the time. I'd guess he was just saying thanks in a weird way.

"Hey, you guys helped us get elected and now you are going to be an important part of this administration down the line"

Plus Biden forgot that pretty much everyone on the planet now carries TV studio in their pocket and just about anything he says anytime/anywhere will be recorded.

Also, the Israel/Iran thing (in my opinion) will be very deliberately timed to happen after the election and before Obama (or I suppose McCain) takes office.

Perhaps. Why do you suppose that will be the timing?

I could see that (assuming you meant Israel/Iran) being engineered from a timing standpoint before the election as an October surprise to shift the focus to international events rather than domestic, which boosts McCain immensely.

I will make it perfectly clear that timing it politically with Israel would be wrong. It is going to happen eventually, though, so I could see it happening in that time frame. It would be very interesting to see what would happen if that took place in the next week. Since it was already leaked that the Bush admin told Israel they couldn't support any action, there is plausable deniability, but there is NO question that the Obama camp would be screaming from the rooftops about it.

Because you KNOW that McCain has to have something up his sleeve. October surprises are as much a part of Presidential elections as debates. The Powell endorsement was almost assuredly timed to be two weeks from the election, and Obama has gotten the boost they were looking for. It's been known since August that Powell would be endorsing Obama, and I do not take Powell at his word that he only recently came to a decision on it.

Iran, My bad.

1. Israel believes something needs to be done about Iran's nuclear program

2. Israel needs the support of America, not just in regards to this action but as a nation in general.

3. If they are seen as mucking about in our presidential election that could cause a serious backlash. By striking during the lame duck period, they accomplish their goal, Obama is not tarnished, the people of America don't see it as an US election dodge, and Bush well he's irrellivant at this point.

I guess it depends on how much confidence Israel has that Obama will continue to support them....do they feel like they have to have McCain in office so much that they do it prior to the election?

Your theory, however, is much more likely.

Not going to happen. Obama has this wrapped up.

My official prediction (assuming no game changing October surprises come out)? Obama wins the popular by 6-8 pts and the electoral by 130-190.

Of course there is always "Option-B". Iran strikes Israel first.

Too true, and I have been reading that the race in prop h8te is getting tighter. :mad:

I read that 8 is now 48-45 in favor.

Really? That's a shift back towards No, perhaps there's still hope.

That is a bad idea.

Being that I don't live in CA, I have no idea how it's been tracking, but what I read seemed to suggest that support for it is gaining steam recently, as only a month ago it was 49-44 against.

It was against a month ago, but a poll a couple weeks ago, Oct. 6th, had it with a 5% lead in favor. So the fact that it's now at a 3% lead is a shift back in the other direction.

I will be working as usually probablly closing shift. Just another regular day for me.

As a poll worker, I expect to spend the 5th sleeping. That's ONE long day your election workers put in...

Aww! I remember my tours of duty as a poll worker. I miss the in-person process, and can't wait to do it in the next election!