The people have spoken: Barack Obama has been elected president. And he has won big, with no doubts, controversies, or hanging chads. He has 349 electoral votes to John McCain’s 147.

I voted this morning, with no waiting and an efficient operation. In Virginia, at least in our district, we went back from voting machines to old-fashioned, color-in-the-circle paper ballots. As a result, the election officials could set up a bunch of little booths, since all

Thanks for yesterday’s closing arguments on the election. Some thoughts: (1) No one making the case for Obama talked about how salutary it would be to elect a black man, how this would help heal our nation’s racial wounds and make the world like us

I don’t know if this is happening everywhere, just in the battleground states, just in Virginia, or just in states that require election officers to audibly repeat the name and address of voters as they check in. But this practice disturbs me. From Parties Assign

Many conservatives are consoling themselves that a time of political exile will do them good, a chance to purify the Republican party for a later comeback. Michael Medved, a political conservative himself, says that just does not happen: History shows conclusively that a bitter defeat

This is sad, coming just the day before the election: Obama’s grandmother dies of cancer in Hawaii. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s grandmother died of cancer, he said in a statement on Monday, a little more than a week after he interrupted the White House

In case this was keeping you from voting McCain/Palin, you should know that Report clears Palin in Alaska’s Troopergate probe: This time, Gov. Sarah Palin can claim vindication against allegations that she abused her power in office by firing her public safety commissioner. Palin –

I know you may be sick of politics and the election, but hang on for two more days! The political, the moral, the cultural, and the religious are entwined, for better or worse, and whatever happens tomorrow will have profound significance, for better or worse

If you are going to vote for Barack Obama, please state your case for doing so. Some rules for this thread: A “negative ad” is defined as one that mentions your opponent. So don’t mention how your candidate is better than anyone else. Give the