Monday, November 3, 2008

What To Look For Tomorrow

I found this post online.  Toby Harnden has published what he believes to be the top ten events Americans should be looking out for tomorrow if they want a good idea about who will win.  It is exciting to see Pennsylvania as such an important factor in this year's election.  I will be voting tomorrow and as a first time voter, I am hoping to gain a sense of patriotism and pride that I am playing a part of such an important time in American history.  Interestingly, Harnden also includes a note about the media.  If, during the exit polls we see biographical videos on Obama and discussion of landslides, then we can expect McCain to be defeated.  This seems strange, considering what happened in the 2000 Election.  I wonder how much predictive power this actually has.

Furthermore, by looking over this synopsis it seems that it will take a miracle for McCain to pull this off.  Young voters also were placed as number ten.  Today I watched MTV and found it interesting that the McCain campaign had "respectfully declined" the opportunity to answer young voters' questions.  In a way I can understand how one may feel snubbed, but I think they reasoned it more crucial to dedicate these last precious hours elsewhere (as most young voters will be voting for Obama or atleast are expected to).

Overall, I felt this to be an extremely helpful site in helping to narrow down what is of importance and what is merely fluff in tomorrow's festivities.  I cannot believe Election Day is finally here. It will be an exciting day and I am eager to see the results as well as the American people's responses.  

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