ohinalbertxy: Election 2012: You're in the Control Room

Wednesday, 7 November 2012

Election 2012: You're in the Control Room

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.@hollybdc looks at the evolution of Romney's message: It?s no longer just the economy, stupid: http://yhoo.it/YRw3k2 #Election2012

.@hollybdc looks at the evolution of Romney's message:??

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It is a fact of any election: there must be a loser. On Wednesday morning, either Mitt Romney or Barack Obama will wake up to the realization that he will not be spending the next four years in the Oval Office. Those plans for the transition? Throw them in the trash.Read More

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Vote...and VERIFY. Even if hanging chads are a thing of the past, voting machines are still treacherous. http://lnkd.in/jGnKmt

Vote...and VERIFY. Even if hanging chads are a thing of??

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Voting by flashlight on Staten Island http://wnyc.tumblr.com/post/35128346215/image-of-the-day-so-far-voting-by-flashlight-in-a

Voting by flashlight on Staten Island http://wnyc.tumbl??

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This is the secure ballot box being used right now at my friend's DC precinct http://twitpic.com/bav5gm
This is the secure ballot box being used right now at my??

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Not exactly breaking news, but having to wait on line hours to cast a ballot is an indefensible burden on voters....

Not exactly breaking news, but having to wait on line hours??

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Photo: Paul Ryan visits his polling station with his wife and kids to cast his vote: http://yhoo.it/PAGhnm

Photo: Paul Ryan visits his polling station with his wife??

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Several athletes have made the jump to politics, including Jack Kemp (NFL, vice-presidential candidate in 1996), Jim Bunning (baseball, U.S. senator) and Bill Bradley (NBA, U.S. senator). More recently, Kevin Johnson (formerly of the Phoenix Suns) and Heath Shuler (formerly of the Washington Redskins) have made the leap into the political arena.Read More

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Election Day poll closing times: http://yhoo.it/YRrerd #Election2012

Election Day poll closing times: http://yhoo.it/YRrerd ??

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In the bitterly fought battle for women voters this election season, both candidates dwelled on issues like equal pay, abortion, access to contraception and women's unemployment. And the news media eagerly speculated on the candidates' chance of success with female voters, who made up 53 percent of the electorate in 2008.Read More

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NEW YORK (AP) - Election Day turnout was heavy in several storm-ravaged areas in New York and New Jersey, with many voters expressing relief and even elation at being able to vote at all, considering the devastation.Read More

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Romney plane soon to be wheels up to OH. Candidate is smiling and seems to be upbeat

Romney plane soon to be wheels up to OH. Candidate is smiling??

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From Yahoo! News: BEDFORD, Mass. - Mitt and Ann Romney cast their ballots this morning, the candidate saying that he's feeling "very good" about his chances today. They arriving at their polling station just before 9 a.m. As they left, Romney was asked who he voted for. "I...Read More

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View the photo U.S. Vice President Biden holds hands with a poll worker as he emerges from the voting booth after casting his ballot during the U.S. presidential election in Greenville on Yahoo! News. Find more photos in our photo galleries.Read More

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The first results of the 2012 election are in, and President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are tied. As has been the tradition since 1960, residents of Dixville Notch, a tiny village in Coos County, New Hampshire, cast their ballots--all 1o of them--shortly after midnight Tuesday, with five votes for the president, and five for [...]Read More

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