What a fine example of the California, left-winger, elitist whine! Here in unenlightened DeKalb County, Georgia, we had lines 8 hours long at the 5 Advance Voting locations our benighted Voter Registation Office opened the week prior to the election. During the Absentee Voting period of about 6 weeks the one available location processed thousands of voters during 12 hour shifts. In Dekalb County alone 151,000 citizens, sometimes wearily, but always joyfully, excercised their right to vote during the weeks before November 4th. I appreciate all California has done to form the bedrock of Obama's support. Never forget , tho, there are thousands of Georgians, hidden in blue pockets of a very red state, who have your back! We'd we willing to share a few of our progressive DeKalb County Voting officials to get ya'll up to speed.

Maybe the long lines of this election will prove that the way we vote needs to be changed for the 21st entury! Maybe voting everywhere should be a two week event ending on election day! Or would this be too easy??

When I arrived at my polling place this morning, the line extended down the block--about an hour wait when I got there and still an hour wait when I left. But as people walked up to the line, instead of frowning and checking their watches, they pulled out their phones and took pictures. This may be the first time people were excited to wait in line, not because of what they were waiting for, but because of the line itself.

Just back from voting out here in fly-over country where it all began (Iowa). No line, no waiting, pleasant poll workers, nice weather, low (relatively) unemployment, still a lot of Republicans - guess you can't have it all.

Emmet