Remember: 1) early unmodulated exit polls are garbage; 2) early VA returns will be heavily GOP, with blue counties reporting later at night.
— tedfrank (@tedfrank) November 6, 2012
Over the weekend, the top rising search term with “voter fraud” was “Ohio.” Search interest in the term has risen 1735% in the state since.
— Google Politics (@googlepolitics) November 6, 2012
5:50 PM More robocalls in Florida, with over 12,000 people being told by an ‘election official’ that polls are open until tomorrow. This makes me physically ill.5:48 PM Obama took to Reddit to ask people to vote, saying that it’s like upvoting but in real life.5:43 PM The Economist has a moderately-rosy prediction for the coming economic climate, which will be a bit of a boon for whoever wins tonight.5:32 PM From the Daily Dot:BREAKING: A voter has found another Romney-loving machine in PA (Union County this time) mojo.ly/SrB8eA
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) November 6, 2012

HELP a Black Panther has showed up in my home!!! He’s in my bathroom and is trying to tell me what kind of moisturizer to use
— Patricia Lockwood (@TriciaLockwood) November 6, 2012
The Black Panther is whispering to my cat the word “whitey” and making her smell his leather jacket PLEASE CALL THE POLICE
— Patricia Lockwood (@TriciaLockwood) November 6, 2012
The Black Panther just ordered 50 pizzas with “extra cop meat” and is having them delivered to my house is this what you call democracy???
— Patricia Lockwood (@TriciaLockwood) November 6, 2012
@daveweigel BLACK PANTHERS INTIMIDATING VOTERS AT THE POLLS? twitter.com/JaJaJaJasonnnn…
— Jason Melvin (@JaJaJaJasonnnn) November 6, 2012
IF OBAMA GETS REELECTED I SWEAR I’M MOVING TO checks list of countries more libertarian than the US TRANS-SOMALIAN DISPUTED ZONE #TEAPARTY
— Virgil Turkey Texas (@virgiltexas) June 28, 2012
3:50 PM So that vote flipping video from earlier, in which a voter’s pick for Obama kept switching to Romney, is nothing new, but here’s what to do if it happens to you.3:40 PM Apparently Nate Silver wasJeez. /facepalm RT @adamserwer: Reporter on CNN just asked a voter in Florida with a USMC tattoo if he spoke English.
— Raymond Pritchett (@Galrahn) November 6, 2012
Just spoke to Moonachie, NJ family who had to be rescued by “rubber boat” when flood came. Nearly 6 ft of water in their house. They voted.
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) November 6, 2012
2:49 PM Important: Hallucinating Peruvian Shamans Predict the Election Winner, thanks Brian Merchant.Moonachie, NJ polling places were severely damaged, so residents are being provided shuttle buses to Bergen Tech HS in nearby Teterboro.
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) November 6, 2012
2:01 PM Uplifting piece from Danger Room: 7 Technologies That Will Make It Easier for the Next President to Hunt and Kill You.CNN’s COMMAND CENTER is going to be in the Empire State Building. I’m currently wrapped in tinfoil at the VICE office.Limbaugh says Obama’s final speech was in a “half-empty arena.” It was outside.
— daveweigel (@daveweigel) November 6, 2012


Credit: Lam Thuy Vo / NPR
David Carr with a nice piece about the rise of fact-checking in 2012. Spoiler: fact checking didn’t change anything.Libertarians may secure permanent ballot access in D.C. thanks to Bruce Major.A key reminder:“So the scanners are new, they are used once a year and they’re broken by noon. Did I hear right?” “You got it.” Me and a poll worker today.
— Jay Rosen(@jayrosen_nyu) November 6, 2012
12:57 PM According to Pew, 22 percent of voters will make their vote known on social media, 30 percent have been encouraged to vote for Obama or Romney by friends and family on socials, and 20 percent have done so themselves.After speaking with failed candidates, the Daily Beast explains what it feels like to lose an election.#protip: Ignore everything the campaigns say today until the results are in. Also: ignore leaked exit polls.
— Blake Hounshell (@blakehounshell) November 6, 2012
Sandy is keeping New Jersey voters from the polls, and the email system Gov. Christie approved is confusing and perhaps not even legal.A mysterious company donated $5.3 million to a GOP super PAC at the last minute, and no one knows who funded it. Meanwhile, the cash-rich Romney campaign is paying volunteers to hit the streets.12:08 PM Whatever happens in the presidential election, the GOP is set to make gains in governorships.12:05 PM The actual results (you know, that shit that matters!) start rolling in around 7 PM EST. Here’s a guide to when results can be posted, but legal shenanigans could delay an official result for weeks.Add bomb scares to the list of voter suppression issues already plaguing this election.Oh, by the way, 16 states have districts that rely on glitchy paperless voting tech. Have faith, people!12:02 PM Google has you covered on finding your polling place.12:01 PMIf Obama doesn’t pull out a win, this image of him speaking at his last campaign event last night is going to be the stuff of a million terrible memes:thank you for voting for the peace and freedom party! Create a system of WEALTH, not of DEBT!
— Roseanne Barr (@TheRealRoseanne) November 6, 2012
Via @dougmillsnyt, Buzzfeed
11:41 AM Oh, good! The truth monkey got off his ass and voted:Also, because “millennials” don’t like to “read things without pictures,” the Guardian has a graphic novel about the election.11:35 AM Saw this from @FARTDAUGHTER:CNN really going deep: twitter.com/HuffPostHill/s…
— HuffPost Hill (@HuffPostHill) November 6, 2012
