Reading, Writing And Arithmetic Alaska Style

The Really: The voting numbers in Alaska's elections make no sense?

Nate Silver of the of fivethirtyeight.com says they don't make any sense and he nailed the national election results with precision. At Mudflats there is an excellent recap of what is so funny. The funny is: fewer Alaskan's voted in the presidential and senatorial elections than voted in the primaries and the poll numbers are 15-22 points off where as they were darn close in the lower 48. With your Governor on the ticket 14% fewer people voted? Really? I mean REALLY??!!

BlogReally's Top Ten Reasons Barack Obama Will Be Our Next President

The Really: Top Ten Reasons Why Barack Obama Will REALLY Be Our Next President

10. Barack Obama probably lies a little bit less then John McCain.

9. Even Republicans are scared of what Sarah Palin might do if she were President.

8. John McCain said in a Town Hall Meeting last month "My fellow Terrorists" (Freudian slip perhaps...?)

7. 1/2 Black men are less scary then 72 year old white men with P.T.S.D. even when their middle name is Hussein.

6. Republicans have taken a note out of the Democrats book and royally screwed up an election they could have won easily.

5. If a call comes in at 3AM to the White House, who do you think will actually be able to wake up and function? DUH

4. If you thought the Rodney King Riots were bad...

3. Even my 91 year old, white as rice, raised in the segregated south and occasionally calls a black person ...... Grandma is voting for Barack.

2. Sarah Palin would miss her view of Russia too much and move the US Capitol to Wasilla, Alaska

and last but not least....

1. Who could resist saying they voted for "THAT ONE"

Voter Meltdown? States Not Prepared For Voter Turnout

The Really: Long lines and lack of preparation for massive turnout will decide the election?

Are the battleground states ready for the massive voter turnout? If the lines are already long for early voting what will happen will 70%-90% of registered voters show up to cast a ballot? What will happen when thousands of voters find they have been purged by state laws requiring this or that?

So what do long lines mean for the election? Will it be easier for voter supression or voter fraud to take place? Will the young be more likely to wait in line for four hours than the old? Will donuts only be distributed to people citing the "correct" preference? Will there be a Constitutional crisis regarding how long the polls can be kept open? Will states in close elections try to have a "two-day" election?

What is most amazing for a country that cared so deeply about the Y2K threat, is that there is very little reporting or commentary about what happens if you throw an election and everybody shows up!