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Michigan: No Talking to Voters Please, 8:00 a.m. E.T. Here in Michigan, medical marijuana is on the ballot. So is stem cell research. Election Day weather forecasts call for 72 degrees and lots of sun. Huh? Apparently, Michigan is masquerading as California. But in a year featuring record housing foreclosures, massive job losses and the prospect of the Big Three Automakers downsizing to the Nearly Bankrupt Two, maybe it shouldn't be a surprise that Michigan residents want to try something different. Some cities are predicting as many as 80 percent to 90 percent of those registered will vote...
Missouri: The Long Ballot, 8:00 a.m. E.T. A record-setting 76% of voters, or 3.2 million people, are expected today at the polls in Missouri, which has no early voting. Secretary of State Robin Carnahan is warning of long lines and urging people to "come ready to wait it out." Voters casting absentee ballots - the demand has been nearly twice the normal level this year - have had to wait two hours or more in Kansas City and St. Louis. Adding to fears of chaos is the sheer length of the ballot. For instance, in St. Louis County...
Virginia: Hand to Hand Combat, 7:00 a.m. E.T. Both campaigns expect a record-breaking turnout in Virginia, which has added more than 500,000 new voters to the rolls in the past year. The Obama campaign has worked particularly hard to try to win Virginia, which, as has often been said, has not elected a Democrat for President since Lyndon Johnson...
...Franken has aggressively courted college students here, making dozens of stops to campuses across the state. And in a tight race with Republican incumbent Norm Coleman, his victory may hinge on whether the left-leaning youth electorate show up at the polls in record numbers. "A lot of these kids are freshman, and they were 10 or 11 when George Bush was elected," Franken said. "They just don't know that government is supposed to work. We have a President who can't go to Cleveland without signing a loyalty oath...
Waiting times at some polling places in Michigan now exceed three hours. Officials blame the convergence of record turnout - estimated at 70% statewide - with inexperienced first-time voters. At some locations, people are passing out snacks and water, encouraging people to stay in line until they can vote. Some belong to various organizations, but others appear to be individuals acting on their own. - By Maggie Sieger / Grand Rapids...