In love with election day

Robin,
I'm really excided about Tuesday.I heard their were 180 million people that have signed up to vote this election.This is such an historical event.I'm not sure if the polling places can handle this big turn out.Let alone the voting equipment.I know the early voting will help.I've never seen my family so fired up. With elections in the past they took no interest.But this one is so different.
My only hope and prayer is after it's over that both sides can work together or this country is going to have a hard time making it.
It will be fun!!!!!!
Dennis

Just one thought I would like help with. Obama's tax plan will only tax anyone making over $250,000. Of course, that does not mean me (how I wish it did) BUT... I work for a small company that employs only 6 people. My company will be hit. So...although I do not make that amount, will I take a hit with possible loss of hours, or loss of benefits, or loss of bonuses, like my Christmas bonus? My guess is YES, but why don't other employees of small businesses see it the same way that I do? Am I one of the few who gets it or Am I crazy? It seems to me that people are blinded by Obama and his change approach because we are all hurting economically, but think people, if it hurts my employer, then...well, you know the old saying...SH..... rolls downhill and as an employee I'm downhill. Are you?

Just saw a comment on CNN about waiting in line to vote....come on young people get to the polls at 5:00 a.m. with your favorite coffee and VOTE before work or school. My husband and I did this each election year with 2 boys standing in line at our local voting precinct starting at 5:30 a.m. We are now retired and can tell you THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ELECTION....LET YOUR VOTE COUNT....no excuses!

People...get out and vote. It's our country out there.
I was still undecided last night and thought I would post some of the writings and statements, etc. regarding America’s past. These are from a wonderful book edited by Erik Bruun and Robin Getzen, “Home of the Brave.” I would like to quote two if I may that made the decision for me to select the candidate for President of the United States of America. (That in itself, speaks loudly, instead of saying US)
Woodrow Wilson wrote “America was established not to create wealth, but to realize a vision, to realize an ideal _ to discover and maintain liberty among men.”
Roosevelt’s campaign speech: “We are a nation of many nationalities, many races, many religions _ bound together by a single unity, the unity of freedom and equality. _ I am fighting for a free America – for a country in which all men and women have equal rights to liberty andd justice. I am fighting, as I have always fought, for the right of the little man as well as the big man – for the weak as well as the strong, for those who are helpless as well as those who can help themselves.”
Hmmm…..have I heard those words recently…no they wouldn't have used a speech from the past...no....NO!!!??
Love your show. Cindy B. Kpt, TN

I wanted to know why so many people do not go absentee? Wow what a time saver. I personally would not wait in a line for 6-8 hours for one candidate.

On another note, do young voters really understand what they are voting for? I am thirty years old and I had no idea what the heck taxes did when I was 18 years old. Schools do not teach much about voting, so how are these young voters really to know the issues that will effect us. Besides there are other issues that are being voted for besides the Presidential vote. Just a thought.....
But now I understand that raising taxes mean less in the long run, with less pupils having a say so on where the money goes.

Morning Robin from Texas!!! There is a live report feature people are textign into on Twitter. You should check it out! http://twittervotereport.com/see-it-in-action/

My husband and I both early voted. I am very excited baout the election and amazed by how many are exercising their right to vote. I just hope no one pulls any disenfranchising again this time.

I have never been more proud to be an American and to be able to participate in the democratic process of electing our next President! I work 100 miles from my home and I can hardly wait to leave today so that I can head home and vote!

I have a question, though...why did some states allow early voting, but others didn't?

Thanks, Robin!
Kirk

We are voting today as a family. This is the first time our 20 year old son can vote and we want to make a truly special time! it is a privilege and a blessing to have the right to vote and we want our children to truly embrace that! our 15 year old daughter is already excited about the time when she will come with us to vote in 4 years! i am so energized by the choices in this election! let's all exercise this right today!!! have a great day!

In the suburb of Buffalo, New York, called Amherst, it took less than 20 minutes from the time I parked the car to when I "pushed the lever" to finish my vote. The mood was celebratory, no tension , nor delays. GO VOTE!

Oh Robin.....Today will find me in the dentist's chair for a tooth extraction. And, on top of that, it's Election Day. How ironic!! Looks like this whole day will be like pulling teeth)-:

I am a legal immigrant to the USA & although I do not vote in this election I just wanted to let you know that this election has been the most followed, interesting election ever throughout the whole world!
We have been watching CNN day & night ...& almost all night yesterday & ofcourse today... and one of the most interesting part of was when my 4 year old son Aditya came home from school to let me know that he wants to wear a American flag on the November 4th to school as it is the Election day & Barack Obama & John Mccain are in the race ....I am amazed at how well informed he is right now & how much of CNN we have watched ! By the by he is an American citizen & he says he is going to vote when he grows up...
Uma Ram

I would submit to you that the "Redskins Prediction" has always been correct. In 2004, Bush did not win the popular vote and many would say that he only won on a technicality. It just may be the perfect prediction of elections.

Hi Robin,

There are so many people that I know personally that had opted to vote early before today, (Election Day.) I have always chosen out of personal preference to cast my votes on the day of because to me, it is exciting and satisfying to be there with the others who also choose to do so. While my daughters and I were having breakfast this morning before school and watching Morning Express at 6:00am, (yes, we always do!) my eleven year-old asked me why I did not vote early. I told her that to me, I liken it to buying tickets to an amusement park that is not open yet. I prefer to enjoy the excitement and thrill of it everything this day means to our country on the very day.

Presidential election is a joke….

I did my research and learned that most people today do not realize that there are more than two people running for president today in the US. Yes the other candidates might not be as known or as wealthy as the McCain or Obama, but shouldn’t the American people know about every candidate running for President. The Media only seems to cover the candidates who can pay for the air time. I mean think about those debates, if they wanted to make it fair and accurate they should have invited all the candidates.But instead just like cattle we are herded towards the two candidates that can pay the most.

The National Media claims “to be far and accurate” with the news they report. Yet I think this “Historical” election has proven they are anything but that. Think about it, how many times durring this election did any National Media cover anything about:

The Libertarian Party: Bob Barr.
The Constitution Party: Chuck Baldwin.
The Green Party: Cynthia McKinney.

This Presidency is about who has the most money to pay the media for the coverage. Who knows maybe its always been that way and I just started to notice.

i voted for obama not because he is black but because he is a democratic. if he were to be a white democratic i'd still vote for him. People really need to look at the facts which is mccain is here only for the rich and i don't know about you(people of america) im not rich and i dont know any rich people the people that mccain is going to "protect" those people don't need protecting. We need to protect our children's future, our future. Obama approach on taxes and everything else he supports is "scared money don't make money". if we need to be taxed more for us to be better at the end of the day, then that what needs to happen. for those that are "rich" shouldn't have a problem with that because you are in so much good shape. Shame on mccain for making the statement obama is" taking money from one groupof people" which is the rich to "give to another group of people" which is middle-classed, poverty- line people. all im trying to say is people all this is materialized possession when we die we will not be able to take our possessions with us so why not "share the wealth".

Words cannot express how happy I am that this election is OVER!!! I am so sick of the half truths, smears, outright lies, and innuendos at all levels. If this is the best our country has to offer we are in deep trouble. I think all political television advertising should be banned until three months before the election and then each candidate should be limited to a specific dollar amount allowed. Mabe then we will have a chance to make our choice based on the candidate and not on who spends the most money.

I must say that I agree with John about the spending that was done on the campaign ... I too am glad this is over ... with the way our economy is, that money could have been donated for better use than to smear each other in this race. The American people made up their mind about whom they were voting for and the extra money for smear was unnecessary.

What made this country great was the people working together to help each other, make the best use of resources, and solve problems on a grassroots level without the expectation that government will solve all problems.

Obama brings the philosophy of community, and that working together within our communities to solve problems unique to our part of the country can accomplish more than a government dictated program.

We have grown apart as a country and forgot about the special community relationships that hold us together on a day by day basis.

When we learn how to solve problems on a community level, we will also learn to become self sufficient.

I think I would rather do away with primaries and have everyone vote on one day. Take the money out of it, allow more options. I am all for having 50 people running over the course of say 1 year, the process will sort itself out and we would have more options. The two party system is failing us as a country, and neither represent the majority of America. We need to find the center.

the best thing about election day is that we the people will not have to lison to the runners for a coulple months. WRONG I forgot the run offs sorry and it is only four years to the next one

may be we need to elect a king then we could have a peacful winter.