# Election Day Omnibus thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 4, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683 "2024-11-04T20:15:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![Old\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecccb3/32.png) [@Old\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Old_Wench)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/321 "2024-11-05T23:19:59Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > > [@liirogue](#): > > > > They were already out of “I Voted” stickers. The older gentleman in front of me was quite upset when he found out. > > We are a nation of toddlers. In the western PA area, your “I voted” sticker gets you a free cup of coffee at Eat 'n Park today. That’s the only reason I took a sticker. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/322 "2024-11-05T23:21:39Z")
Ah, well, I’ll agree that’s a good reason to get a sticker! I just couldn’t help but think about what it really meant that the polling place was already out of “I Voted” stickers: Huge voter turnout. That seems like something far more important to celebrate to me! ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/323 "2024-11-05T23:24:38Z")
I checked in with the polling station they were up to number 308. I was number 31 this morning. They had stickers in many languages. Lager had his traditional “I voted” picture with a sticker in Russian. Update on the temple location. They have added 2 more machines, and the line is about an hour now. Many first time voters in the line. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/324 "2024-11-05T23:25:22Z")
All right, everyone - off to the movies, and then a DQ Blizzard. See you on the other side! ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/325 "2024-11-05T23:28:46Z")
I was just looking at some exit polling done by CNN and the results are surprising and rather disturbing. Only one-third of voters polled say the economy is in “good or excellent” shape. Meanwhile three-quarters had “negative views of the way things are going right now in the US”. Not sure what to make of that, but that sort of thing generally doesn’t bode well for the incumbent. ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/326 "2024-11-05T23:29:28Z")
What happened to the tens of thousands of Republican poll watchers who were supposed to be out looking for “illegals” voting? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/327 "2024-11-05T23:30:38Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Not sure what to make of that, but that sort of thing generally doesn’t bode well for the incumbent. On the other hand, the incumbent isn’t _really_ running, but kind of is…? I don’t know how useful it is to try to make predictions based on past results when we’re in such weird territory now. ETA: The AP seems to be sort of calling Kentucky and Indiana for Trump, based on my Google map (they are light red). Don’t think that should be a shocker to anyone. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/328 "2024-11-05T23:31:45Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Not sure what to make of that, but that sort of thing generally doesn’t bode well for the incumbent. No doubt. Possible silver lining is that Abortion ranked higher than Immigration on the top issues list… can’t be a bad sign for Democrats. So far with _very_ early returns in Indiana the counties at 50%+ returned are about 2-5% lower for Trump than 2020. But that could be a mail vs. in-person thing - counties are sometimes too large to really analyze. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/329 "2024-11-05T23:32:36Z")
I believe it would be important news if it were really news (i.e. the news of people dissatisfied with the economy and how america is going). That’s about the percentage I would have expected if I had had to guess. it might already be baked into the polls. And while a perceived bad economy can never help an incumbent, thinking the country has gone in the wrong direction could just as easily mean that they are tired of Trumpism. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/330 "2024-11-05T23:33:04Z")
All right then, time to go to sleep. It is half past midnight here and I have to get up to work (!) at 06:15. Let’s see if something is clearer by then. Let’s hope so. Please do the right thing!!! Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/331 "2024-11-05T23:35:37Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > All right then, time to go to sleep. It is half past midnight here You’re lucky to be able to sleep through it. Here at _chez Wolfpup_ the bar has just opened as a means of relieving the tension! ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/332 "2024-11-05T23:36:17Z")
> [@PhillyGuy](#): > > Personally, I think encouraging straight party voting is a mistake. I like it. I have always voted straight party, and unless there is a corrupt democrat running, I always will. The republican party has never represented me or my interests. If a dem is corrupt, I probably wouldn’t vote for that seat. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/333 "2024-11-05T23:36:20Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Only one-third of voters polled say the economy is in “good or excellent” shape. Meanwhile three-quarters had “negative views of the way things are going right now in the US”. Here is another poll that should hopefully make you feel better. > **[Election results recap: Trump clinches White House victory](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/05/presidential-election-2024-results-live-updates.html)** > > After weeks of barnstorming swing states, Donald Trump had a very good night. And this is another one of those “live update” pages, so in case that doesn’t go where it should, the headline is: # Election 2024 live updates: NBC exit poll shows democracy is voters top issue, topping economy ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/334 "2024-11-05T23:37:24Z")
I’ve been fine all day. Went canvassing again with my teenage daughter, took a little nap this afternoon, had tacos for dinner… but now I feel my stomach muscles clenching. I sure hope those tacos stay down. 😬 ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/335 "2024-11-05T23:38:04Z")
I never abstain from voting on any race or topic, but if there’s a race where the Democrat is unacceptable, I cast a write-in vote for either Taylor Swift or Sam Miller (a local standup comedian) in protest. I didn’t have to do that this year. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/336 "2024-11-05T23:39:06Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > You’re lucky to be able to sleep through it. Here at _chez Wolfpup_ the bar has just opened as a means of relieving the tension! Yep. Bar is open here too. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/337 "2024-11-05T23:39:50Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > NBC exit poll shows democracy is voters top issue That really is encouraging. A small caveat is that Trump voters also say they worry about democracy, no doubt due to Trump’s incessant yammering about elections being stolen from him, but it’s much lower down on their priority list. Harris supporters are genuinely worried about a potential Trump dictatorship and reign of terror. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/338 "2024-11-05T23:40:29Z")
I can almost smell the flop sweat coming off these guys. > > > ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/339 "2024-11-05T23:40:35Z")
I don’t think we can do that in MI. I wouldn’t want to spoil my ballot for an asshole. Just sayin’. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/340 "2024-11-05T23:42:12Z")
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