[TomGuy]

Should FreeRepublic be closed to anyone w/o an account on election day/night?

That won't matter. FR will chug down to a crawl by tomorrow afternoon and stall out by 7pm ET.

FR has been sputtering since Hillary Clinton gave her concession speech in the 2008 Dem primary.

Two early telethons raised money for new equipment. That fund still has money, so 'equipment' doesn't seem to be the problem. That would seem to leave program software or Internet backbone.

FR has had serious stalling problems since the primary debates.

Best best -- bookmark some of the alternative sites.

[glennaro]

Best best -- bookmark some of the alternative sites

Agree. One of the most important votes in American history and because of the recent and continuing access problems, trying to follow the election returns on FreeRepublic.com tomorrow night will likely not only be frustrating, it will detract from what I expect to be a night of celebration. It's a damn shame, too.