(I don't normally bring up politics given my mixed audience. But tonight I feel the need to help my people)
Like many liberals on election night eve, I've been letting myself feel cautiously hopeful about the polls, but too caught up in learned helplessness that the last 8 years have instilled in me to feel remotely calm about it. After all, just because even Karl Rove is predicting an Obama win is no reason to get all crazy and optimistic, now is it?
So in an effort to help preserve my fingernails, here are places I'm going to help maintain calm and sanity:
John Scalzi's Democratic poll watching kit:
http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/10/31/election-list-v-the-contents-of-the-democratic-poll-watching-kit/
Stop Worrying About Obama Losing Already
http://jezebel.com/5074942/stop-worrying-about-obama-losing-already
Indecision2008
Good or bad, news is always easier to take with a good dose of snark. And while you're at it, turn away from the network pundits so you can watch them being made fun of by the Daily Show/Colbert Report election special at 10pm Eastern.
http://www.indecision2008.com/
I can't believe there's anyone reading this that hasn't heard of fivethirtyeight.com, but there's no better place to go for a reality check when the mainstream press feels the need to manufacture news by reporting poll "tightening." Plus he says mean things about the Drudge Report, which is always good.
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/
Of course, this time tomorrow night, you'll probably find me having worn out the refresh button on my browser as I try to convince the cats they want to let me squeeze them for comfort.
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