Election Day is typically rather frustrating for political junkies because "today's the day!" quickly gives way to "ugh, the polls don't close for hours." In the interim, we latch onto reports of voting disruptions and anecdotal turnout reports, which are promptly spun into broader lessons about what to expect later that night. Most of it amounts to frivolous time-fillers. To help pass the time, let's see if we can examine a few tea leaves as voters head to the polls:
(1) As Kevin noted last night, the tiny town of Dixville Notch, NH cast the first votes on...












You eat too much over the holidays. You weigh yourself after the holidays. Do you weigh the same as before or will the scale 'mark' you to 'market?'
You used to be a fine long distance runner. Over time you gain weight and forget to exercise. You run again, you will be 'mark' you to 'market.'