Summer on Radio 1

[Jono]

I'm really excited for these elections, considering staying up late and into the morning just to find out the results.

I'll be online

Interesting incentive from Starbucks - they'll give a free coffee to all those who vote.

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[Guest]

I think that I might be online but I don't think I'll be staying up until 6am. I am hoping that we will have a clear indication early on as to who has won through the exit polls.

[phoenix]

The election has been freakin nuts. I've never seen an election get this much press coverage.

Every year, the government people harvest phone numbers and then computers call your house in the evening and recordings play down the phone of candidates doing their spiel. We get the calls at least 3 or 4 times per day. There was one supporting McCain that said Obama was a terrorist. I found that quite funny.

A few weeks ago Obama spoke in my city and I went to the rally. I couldnt get in, but I stood outside the venue with a couple hundred people listening to his speech on big speakers. It was really awesome, cause I've never seen a presidential rally before and he is the first African American candidate and all.

Yesterday some McCain supporters came to my house. It was a lady and her kids, and this girl, probably 8, told me about McCain. I thought it was great that kids were taking an interest in politics and I couldnt slam the door on cute little kids - clearly the mom knew what she was doing.

Sarah Palin spoke near me over the weekend. I thought about going but did not.

And then the campaign signs are everywhere you look, everywhere!

See, my state is what they call a "battleground state" but I'm not really sure what that means. hehe

Anyway, I'm pretty sure I'm voting for Obama but give me some more web time to research him and McCain. I'm lazy and never get around to researching the candidates until the last minute, although I did watch the debates....well, one.

Obama is a huge celebrity. He's on the covers of magazines that have nothing to do with politics. I saw him on the cover of Source, which is a popular hip hop music magazine (WTF?), and in People Michelle Obama was voted one of the best dressed women along with Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron etc.

I'm pretty sure Election Day is a federal holiday and everybody gets off work and school.

[KingTutsWWH]

http://www.unofficialmills.co.uk/communities/showthread.php?t=10347

I think quite a lot of the votes on the poll are for who we would actually prefer to win as opposed to who will necessarily win.

No pressure though. You vote for whoever floats your boat. Just glad you are going to really.

[phoenix]

Thanks Jono. I know where I'm going after I vote!

[Jono]

Thanks Jono. I know where I'm going after I vote!

I assume not where Perez Hilton wants people to go:

http://perezhilton.com/2008-11-03-the-best-voting-gift-of-all

[DelDalek]

I went this morning before work. I was only about 25 minutes in line, but a friend of mine in Baltimore, Maryland said it took him 2 hours! It's nice to see such a good turnout-although I find there are still too many apathetic people about.

[Emma]

I'd quite like to see John McCain win. I wonder who Obama voted for when he went to vote? I was watching on the news today. Can you vote for yourself?

[Grace]

Somehow, I don't think he voted McCain, Emma.

We were watching the debates in Gov & Pol today, McCain actually doesn't move his upper lip, it's odd.

[Emma]

Somehow, I don't think he voted McCain, Emma.

We were watching the debates in Gov & Pol today, McCain actually doesn't move his upper lip, it's odd.

Well, no; obviously you wouldn't vote for opposition. I just didn't know you could even vote if you were running.

[Danishgirl]

Somehow, I don't think he voted McCain, Emma.

We were watching the debates in Gov & Pol today, McCain actually doesn't move his upper lip, it's odd.

I thought there was something strange about his face, I just couldn't find out what it was - now I know, hehe.

[Jono]

We were watching the debates in Gov & Pol today, McCain actually doesn't move his upper lip, it's odd.

Grace loves a man that doesn't move his upper lip - particularly of that age.

[Sam]

he also can't lift his hands above his shoulders.

[Guest]

I think it's due to his being tortured as a prisoner of war when he served in Vietnam.

[E*F*4L]

I think it's due to his being tortured as a prisoner of war when he served in Vietnam.

yeah they had him strung up or something like that

[Behelzebub]

Well, no; obviously you wouldn't vote for opposition. I just didn't know you could even vote if you were running.

Pretty much everyone votes for themselves in elections I think, nobody really cares that much.

Only a few more hours until the final result... if I didn't have revision to do tomorrow morning I'd consider staying up to find out.

[Jono]

I fell asleep after three and it seemed like Obama was a dead cert then. I've never seen so many Obama related Facebook statuses.

[DC]

obama's won, problem is this could sturr up racial tensions i think. not the fact that white people mind that a half cast guy is president, the decent law abiding black americans won't do it. but it's the fact that the 'homies around the bronx' with 50 cent on their car radio's will now be running around claming a victory over white people, with the nutters in the deep south it won't go down well. i saw a few things in the run up to this what made me wonder, plus it won't do any good because obama is still governed by people of all races.

[Jono]

I was interested in a theory that Al-Qaeda may not be as fierce now a black man is in power. As he is considered a minority he will not seem as bad as the white man Bush and this may ease tension.

[DC]

it could work for the states, but you can hardly negotiate in a respect with them after all they have done and the state of their mentality. sadly i see them then turning to the bad white man brown over here.

[Guest]

I wouldn't be so prescient as to call this 'a new beginning' as some are calling Obama's victory (you have to remember that Obama still advocates the underlying tenets and principles of capitalism and may even be retaining or appointing some Republicans in his new administration) but in international relations terms and judging Obama's proposed foreign policy agenda I think that we will see an exemplary and long-sought return to nations assuming delegated functions enabling them to restore the concept of an international community which had been ruefully and sorrowfully dismantled under the auspices of the last incumbent.

I think we will witness a renewed optimism in international relations and under Obama a United States that isn't so tenaciously obstructive, unilateralist and parochial but cooperative, deferential, benevolent and, perhaps, compassionate vis-à-vis the rest of the world.

[phoenix]

After I voted yesterday, for Obama btw, I got my sticker (the voter sticker) and I went to Starbucks and got my free coffee. woot! Then at the dentist's office I saw on the news that Chick-fil-A, a fast food chain here in the States, was giving away free chicken sandwiches to people with voter stickers, so I went and got one. woot!

yay for free stuff!

Everywhere I went the election was all anybody was talking about and I saw loads of people wearing Obama/McCain/Please Vote t-shirts, buttons, hats.

[DelDalek]

After I voted yesterday, for Obama btw, I got my sticker (the voter sticker) and I went to Starbucks and got my free coffee. woot! Then at the dentist's office I saw on the news that Chick-fil-A, a fast food chain here in the States, was giving away free chicken sandwiches to people with voter stickers, so I went and got one. woot!

yay for free stuff!

Everywhere I went the election was all anybody was talking about and I saw loads of people wearing Obama/McCain/Please Vote t-shirts, buttons, hats.

I love the Chick-fil-A! I wondered what happened to the voter stickers. Since I moved to Delaware, I've never seen them given out. They used to in Maryland. I was surprised but happy to see Virginia go blue. It's been a long time for a presidential election.

[KingTutsWWH]

I am truly delighted that first of all the Democrats are back in the driving seat in the States, that they have finally voted in an intelligent leader who won't embarrass them in public and that I have witnessed the election of the first black president.

There's a lot of hard work to be done though Mr Obama, don't ever become complacent. I'm very happy you're there, but Serin and I shall be keeping an eye on you...

[DC]

people won't be prasing obama after his first mistake. it's easy being the new guy, wait until this time in 2012. i think his ideas sound good but it's probably all bullshit.