Election Day in the USA

I just came back from my polling station (Oakland Fire Station #8) in North Oakland - I gave a short account of the goings on for CBC Daybreak South while my friends were casting their ballots. Despite the reports of long lines and malfunctions in parts of the US, we were in and out in less then 10 minutes, and there were never more than two people in line. Around the block you could find No on Proposition 8 activists cajoling people to the polls, but otherwise the mood was very neighborly and laid back, though you could sense a certain anticipation from people leaving the voting booths I'm looking forward to watching the results coming in, and spending all afternoon soaking in the dangerous yet inspiring behemoth that is American democracy. For those keeping track, here are my predictions for the results. After my dismal showing predicting Canadian results, I've been more conservative, but I may be overcompensating: