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Details.

If you early-voted, tell us how that went.  If you’re voting tomorrow, tell us about the polling situation in your area: machines vs paper, suppression issues, etc.  And most of all, let’s have your predictions for Congress and the presidency.

This time I used Silver’s “now-cast.” This is as “now” as it gets.

Don’t judge this by its title.

Due to Hurricane Sandy, sixty polling sites across New York City have been changed.  Gothamist has the full list.  If your neighborhood suffered any significant damage from the storm or if you remain without power at home, you should probably check the list.

And once again, how gay is Father Arnold?

“If [polls claim that] the country supports same-sex marriage, and you’ve got the red states and the blue states evening each other out, and we’re still winning in the deep blue states, there’s something wrong with the polling saying that we nationally support same-sex marriage. It’s just statistically impossible. This makes clear that the people of this country know that …

Details. (Tipped by JMG reader Robert)

Israel’s most influential daily newspaper, Haaretz, has endorsed President Obama. Obama’s predecessor, George W. Bush, assisted Israel’s defense by toppling Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq and deterring, albeit for a limited period, Iran’s accelerated progress toward attaining nuclear weapons. Bush contributed to Israel’s peace, even if partially, by being the first president to adopt the two-state solution. His support even …

(Via Good As You)

(Tipped by JMG reader Beeblemeyer)

Scamvangelist Bill Keller wants you to know this is your last chance to join the 1.6 million people who have allegedly signed his pledge to write in Jesus on your presidential ballot. From his third-person press release: In May, Keller began a sister website, www.votingforjesus.com and made the case that because of the fact President Obama is the most pro-death, …

She eventually covered the shirt with a jacket and voted, but Christian sites and newscasters are outraged. It’s against Texas law to wear or carry any such items into polling places.

Above is a final look at what the folks in Teabagistan are betting on.

Wingnuts are super upset about this. Hurray!

I’ve been posting these every Friday for almost a year. Raise your hand if Nate Silver has kept you sane these last couple of months.

“Since the foundation of the American Republic and the adoption of the Bill of Rights, I do not think there has ever been a time more threatening to our religious liberty than the present. Nearly two thousand years ago, after our Savior had been bound, beaten, scourged, mocked, and crowned with thorns, a pagan Roman Procurator displayed Jesus to a …