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ROMNEY CONCEDES THE STATE

Simply put: Sometime in 2013, Joe Biden steps down as Vice President. President Obama nominates Hillary Clinton as Biden’s replacement, and she runs for President in 2016. I’d be interested to hear other speculations in the comments, although I am happy admit that four years is a long time and many things will change before then. And by the way, that is the reason for the continued “Benghazi Benghazi” obsession by Republicans; they would try to use it against her in her Vice Presidential confirmation hearings.

However, Obama doesn’t need it to win. Note the detail in this article explaining the absurd election situation in Florida.

From Hialeah to Country Walk and Brickell, people waited as long as seven hours to vote. In Broward County, voting at some precincts came to a halt when the ballots ran out. At the South Kendall Community Church, 1,000 people were in line at closing time, and at least 200 remained three hours later.

At Ronald Reagan High School in Doral, the doors closed with some 300 people still in line. By law, any voter who arrived before 7 p.m. is allowed to cast a ballot.

The scene was repeated at Country Walk and the West Kendall Regional Library, where staggering numbers of people waited hours to cast ballots. Jesse J. McCrary Elementary School had a three-hour wait and no bathrooms, while voters in Goulds experienced a five-hour wait, according to a memo sent to elections supervisors highlighting the trouble spots.

Voters complained that many stations lacked enough poll workers, scanning machines and privacy booths to address the crowds. Dozens of workers were diverted from closed polling places to others that faced daunting queues, and 150 extra optical scanners were distributed throughout the day.

Nate Silver got this one wrong, and I’m so happy he did.

Marriage between consenting adults was legalized in Maine, and an amendment outlawing it (for same sex couples) was defeated in Minnesota. Votes are still being counted in Washington, where it is likely that a measure legalizing gay marriage will win.