Well, the polls have now closed in Iowa. (I hope you voted!)

I always find Election Day very exciting (with last year especially so) and it’s very pleasing to hear that turnout could be up this year. (It’s also good to hear that exit polls are being more or less ignored.)

I’m getting my news from public radio, which has included commentary from a BBC reporter and our own Steffen “Dr. Politics” Schmidt. A bit earlier I caught an ABC News report, which noted that turnout was especially high in Minnesota. The report said that though electronic voting was in place, it was necessary to use paper ballots for the Mondale/Coleman race. What the hell? You can’t update an electronic ballot in time?

And oh yeah: as of this writing, it’s looking good for high-level Democrat candidates in the state, and that’s a good thing.

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