[muawiyah]

none of the usual analytical methods work when both candidates are drawing a declining number of voters out to vote. At the moment, with probably 98% of all votes counted, BOTH Romney and Obama received fewer votes than George W. Bush in 2004!

Historically total votes for President simply don't drop ~ but that seems to be the case this year.

People are not happy. Time for me to get out my crates of red armbands and start selling them on the net. Someone got a grievance, show the world with a red arm band ~ $10 ~ such and so post office box ~ money orders only!

BTW, the vote totals will change as absentees are counted ~ someday. But I don't think anybody is hiding 10 million spare votes out there.

[bgill]

Historically total votes for President simply don't drop ~ but that seems to be the case this year.

Early voting was reported at all time highs and everyone was talking about the long lines yesterday. Amazing, huh.