The final countdown.

Just finally got to vote.  I live in an urban area that normally has a very light voter turnout.  At 7:30 tonight, I was the 520th vote, with another dozen or so people on their way in.  In 2008, when Obama dominated my precinct...there were 397 votes total according to the poll workers.  If I did my math correctly, that's about a 24% increase over November 2008!

I have no idea what that means.  Could the Democratic machine possibly be working harder for Coakley than it worked for Obama?  Doubtful, but MA was a lock for Obama in 2008.  Plus, I know a lot of people in my building were Scott Brown supporters.  No idea if the number means anything other than HUGE voter turnout today.

Some other news tonight:

--The Coakley campaign held a press conference about two hours ago during which they alleged voter fraud by the Scott Brown campaign.

The Brown campaign's counsel Dan Winslow responded: "Reports that the Coakley campaign is making reckless accusations regarding the integrity of today’s election is a reminder that they are a desperate campaign.  In fact, news reports point out that today’s accusation was a pre-dated, in the bag political attack.  The reality is that Massachusetts voters will determine the outcome of this election despite political attacks leveled by Martha Coakley and national Democrats."

--The Coakley campaign is firing back at Democrats in DC, blaming them for her loss (an interesting tactic considering she hasn't lost yet.  Apparently her campaign thinks the writing is on the wall).

Due to my late voting, it's going to take me some time to write my "who I voted for piece."  Check back later on for my honest, soul-searching, post campaign admission.