So where do you plan to get your news on Election Night? Major networks? CNN? Online with MSNBC or other websites? Radio? (It's that thing you used to listen to in your car before you bought an iPod.) To win, McCain needs to get Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, plus one of the following: Virginia, Colorado, Nevada, or New Mexico. So we'll know fairly early if it's going to be a close one or not. Here are poll closing times for these key states.
- Virginia - 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
- North Carolina and Ohio - 7:30 p.m. EST
- Pennsylvania and Florida - 8:00 p.m. EST
- Colorado and New Mexico - 9:00 p.m. EST (7:00 p.m. MST)
- Nevada - 10:00 p.m. EST (7:00 p.m. PST)
I added the local times for Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada just so no reader from one of those states gets the wrong idea and arrives late to their polling place.
I deposited my completed absentee ballot at the County Clerk's office on Friday. I wouldn't want to sway anyone's choice so I'll keep my presidential vote secret until after the polls close Tuesday night.
I'm teaching Institute Tuesday night. If I have any students, I'll be listening to the radio on the way home. Otherwise, internet tracking throughout the day plus perhaps some NPR.
Posted by: NItsav | Nov 03, 2008 at 11:05 AM
I will have just arrived in Arkansas to visit family. Is it rude to give hugs and go directly to the TV for the rest of the night?
Posted by: Rusty | Nov 03, 2008 at 11:29 AM
I wouldn't want to sway anyone's choice so I'll keep my presidential vote secret until after the polls close Tuesday night.
Har! Niiiice.
Posted by: Geoff J | Nov 03, 2008 at 11:34 AM
I will be watching PBS with the internet up and running (Washington Post and Politico primarily).
I am hoping to have some friends over for light snacks and drink (I am actually nice in real life).
Posted by: Chris H. | Nov 03, 2008 at 12:17 PM
I'll be so glad when this (expletive deleted) thing is over.
Posted by: Clark | Nov 03, 2008 at 03:18 PM
I'll be checking various websites throughout the day (CNN, Salon's War Room, NYTimes, DMI), will listen to NRP on the drive home, and then will probably watch mostly NBC or ABC throughout the evening so that I can catch local results (I'm in Los Angeles), but will be doing a lot of channel surfing.
And I can't wait to find out who Dave voted for!
Posted by: mike d. | Nov 03, 2008 at 04:06 PM
Internet during the day. Radio (NPR) on the way home from work. Internet, major networks, and PBS during the evening.
Can you believe my wife planned a primary program practice at our house at 7:30 MST?!? Can you believe it?!?
Posted by: Martin Willey | Nov 03, 2008 at 05:13 PM
I scheduled a missionary lesson at my house tomorrow night at 8:00. When I realized what I had done, it didn't seem right to ask the investigator and missionaries to re-schedule, so I guess I'll be checking DMI on my Blackberry from time to time.
Posted by: J. Michael | Nov 03, 2008 at 06:59 PM
Well, I'm touched so many plan to swing by the 'ole DMI tomorrow night. I guess I'll have to liveblog something. People are either coming by for the informative discussion and comments ... or in anticipation of viewing an online version of the agony of defeat. Or both.
Posted by: Dave | Nov 03, 2008 at 07:07 PM
I think your friends just want to be with you at this difficult time, Dave.
Posted by: Martin Willey | Nov 03, 2008 at 08:33 PM