DOTW - US ELECTION

Discussion of the Week

Good thread, Meli! 'This is definitely the most timely one. 'With the present state of our economy, we are crying out for a change here in the US, and in the city where I live, where a number of my friends are nervous about their jobs. Most of us feel that neither one will have much success in improving the economy, at least for the next two years. '

I would like to see Obama win, because he has come through as the cool one in the debates, and because the thought of Sarah Palin succeeding to the Presidency in case anything happens to the Prez, is enough to scare the wits out of me. 'I can only wait for Tuesday night and see what happens. 'We have already cast our votes in this family, so we don't have to stand in long lines tomorrow.

Im not sure about this much mels, but thanks for the tread. May the deserve wins ...

Eljay, u have cast ur vote? and there is more tomolo? does that mean the vote goes on for 2 days?

No, Netra, the election is tomorrow. However, the turnout is expected to be unprecedented this year, with Barack Obama getting a whole new bunch of people interested in the election - college students, African-Americans, retirees, and the fact that in the last election, many people left at the last minute after waiting for over five hours in line, prompted some changes. We had early voting dates in more counties and for a longer period of time. Our votes will only be counted on Tuesday, but it meant that we were able to avoid long lines at the booths. Even with this, some of our friends who voted on Saturday waited for almost 5 hours in line. My husband voted on the second or third day of early voting and he just walked in and out of the booth. Luckily for me, I used the handicapped status to do curbside voting last Wednesday, and it took me only about 20 minutes of sitting in the car. Someone brought the ballot out to me and my dad, and we cast our votes from the car. Of course, this meant that we could not do the electronic voting, but we got to vote without standing in line. We do know some procrastinators who will conly be voting tomorrow. I hope that they do not get turned off by the long lines.

I was amazed to see the line up they had yesterday......most of them waited for about 4 and a half hours, but didn't complain, b/c they said they wanted a change.......

Eljay,

I am hoping Obama wins. America needs a change. Whatever happens in America affects the whole world. While this is not fair, but it is a reality. Recent crisis of Wall Street is one of them. One of the affect was the currency. Thus affected economy all over the world. It is reported that 25000 Malaysians who are working in Singapore will be laid off in coming weeks. Poor guys. Now when they come home, it is difficult to find jobs. Unless, they are willing to settle for less.

Now I am going to be glued to the TV all day long, listening to the results. Poor Obama, he lost his grandma last night. This has to be horrible for him, having to deal with it at this time.