- 6:00 AM - Polls have just opened on the East Coast, more then 2 million votes have already been cast and before the night is over many millions more will decide the future of the country. Many bold predictions have been made. Here, I collected the most entertaining and informative election tidbits.
- 7:00 AM - I drove into my polling place to vote, the grey morning looked a little ominous and snow was just starting to fall. I arrived in line at 7:04am. I was under the false assumption if I arrived early I wouldn't have to wait in line, I wasn't the only one. The snow fell heavier and heavier, and finally at 7:40 I cast my vote for President Obama. By the time I left, the world looked white with falling snow, this snow could change the course of how Wisconsin swings.
-8:00 AM - With an 11% approval rating, the fate of the House and Senate will be written into history today. Several interesting House and Senate races will show the mood of the country. The Democrats are in a strong position to maintain control over the Senate. I voted for Tammy Baldwin, a strong democratic voice and she maybe the first openly gay Senator.
-8:05 AM - Mitt Romney cast his vote in New Hampshire. WI Gov. Scott Walker likes Romney's chances. "It's going to be by an inch...but we're going to win here in Wisconsin"
- 8:37 AM - This election, in particular, it is so very important for women to exercise their right to vote. Women died to guarantee the right to vote for every woman in the US. Here's a wonderful version of Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" that tells the story of women's suffrage.
- 3:05 PM - Facebook tracks votes in real-time with "heat map" all the information gained from users.
- 5:25 PM - Man dies while voting, is revived and asks "Did I vote?"
- 6:00 PM - Kentucky is projected for Mitt Romney, and no surprise there. Vermont with 3 electoral votes goes to Obama
- 6:20 PM - States on the East Coast are starting to get called, remember not all votes have been counted. 1-5% of precincts are reporting and no electoral votes have officially been assigned
-6:40 PM - W Virgina, and Indiana projected for Romney, South Carolina is being projected for both Romney and Obama but Romney takes the state
-7:00 PM - Projected Electoral votes so far 33 to Romney and 3 to Obama. Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee projected to Romney
-7:11 PM - Vermont, DC, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland and Maine projected for Obama, Oklahoma projected for Romney
-9:00 PM - Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania go to Obama. Electoral Votes are 158 To Obama and 154 to Romney. Elizabeth Warren wins Senate seat, a huge win for the democrats. Romney admits he has only written a victory speech, isn't that tempting fate to screw you?
-9:15 PM - Democrats hold onto the Senate and keep Claire McCaskill who ran against Todd "the female body has ways to shut that whole thing down" Akin. A win for choice!
- Massachusetts becomes the 18th state to legalize medical marijuana
-9:20 PM - Mitt Romney gains in the projected electoral votes 163 to Romney and 158 to Obama, but the swing states are swinging toward the President.
- In the Wisconsin Senate race, with 17% reporting, Thompson is in the lead.
- VP Candidate Paul Ryan maintains his seat in the House and on the Budget Committee
-9:40 PM - Tammy Baldwin wins the Wisconsin Senate seat becoming the first openly gay Senator!
- Minnesota projected for Obama
-10:00 PM - California, Washington, and Hawaii projected for Obama, Romney projected to carry Arizona, North Carolina, and Nevada. Electoral college votes are Obama 244, Romney 193
-10:12 PM President Obama wins Re-election by snagging Iowa, Ohio
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