So it looks like Barack will win VA (probably MD & DC as well). Next week, he should carry HI & WI as well. Then, it will be a nice two week break until the Mar 4 contests in OH, TX & PA. He'll gain ground in those states by then. I am pretty optimistic about things. I can't believe it's been over a year since I decided to support him.
Something interesting I just started reading about today: Democrats Abroad. Basically, the DNC is allowing expatriates to vote overseas using e-votes and paper ballots in local polling places. The voting began on Feb. 5 and will end today (12). The results should be in...some time soon.
Although some might downplay the significance of an estimated 20,000 votes from all around the world, I think they are a strong barometer of what diverse and well-informed people think about the Democratic horse race. Obama is expected to pull out a victory, and I will ramble more about it later (when that happens) with more numbers and such.
There is a great article at TNR on it, as well as Wired.
One of the most fascinating points about this global election (talked about in the Wired article) is that the technology being developed could/should be used one day in online voting in all elections. I don't see why not -- fraud is possible in any system, and a feedback email could be auto-generated that would send back to the person (immediately) a .pdf version of their completed ballot as a "paper record" and to confirm their choices. Real-time data collection would give the results to the exact vote to the exact minute.
