November 9th? WTF, November 9th? I thought it was supposed to be November 4.

On November 9th I will be alone! In Houston! Nobody to celebrate with ! We made family plans based on it being on November 4th. People are driving in from across the border to join the festivities! WTF!

15 responses to “When Is the Election?”

  1. Dreidel Avatar
    Dreidel

    Assuming that you’re talking about the U.S . Presidential election, in modern times it’s always been on the second Tuesday in November — so this year, November the 8th.

    Also to be known as Day One of the New Dark Ages. 🙂

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    1. Clarissa Avatar

      Dreidel, what happened? Where’s the positivity, the quality we know and love you for?

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      1. Dreidel Avatar
        Dreidel

        “Where’s the positivity, the quality we know and love you for?”

        You’ll notice that I didn’t say it was the end of life as we know it. The human race progressed through the first Dark Ages — we’ll all survive the Age of Hillary with our chins up, and our hearts hopeful for an eventual return to a new Dawn of Reason.

        (Actually, I’m looking forward to Hillary’s kicking Putin’s ass — something Obama can’t do, and trump wouldn’t.)

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        1. Evelina Anville Avatar
          Evelina Anville

          Are you voting for Clinton Dreidel??? AZ is a swing state and every vote counts!

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          1. Dreidel Avatar
            Dreidel

            We’ve already had early voting by mail here in Arizona, and I didn’t vote AGAINST her — that’s as far as I could go!

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            1. Evelina Anville Avatar
              Evelina Anville

              I’ll take it. If an enthusiastic conservative like you can’t bring himself to vote for Trump, then that truly suggests he’s doomed at the polls.

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          2. Clarissa Avatar

            Yes, Dreidel, stand up to Putin!

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  2. Dame Eleanor Hull Avatar

    Ah, no, Dreidel. It’s the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. That is, it can’t be November 1, if that’s a Tuesday. It couldn’t be the 4th, because that’s a Friday.

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    1. Dreidel Avatar
      Dreidel

      “It’s the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.”

      You’re correct, of course — thanks for pointing out my careless mistake!

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    2. Clarissa Avatar

      I’m officially lost. Is it the 8th, then? At least, I’ll be home to celebrate

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      1. Evelina Anville Avatar
        Evelina Anville

        Yes. November 8th. 🙂

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        1. Clarissa Avatar

          Yay! That’s good news because there will be a bunch of happy Ukrainians here celebrating.

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          1. Evelina Anville Avatar
            Evelina Anville

            I literally cancelled a trip so I could be home on election day. I wanted to vote and watch the results come in.

            I didn’t think I would care this much but as the day comes closer and Clinton’s standings are becoming more sure, I’m realizing that it’s quite meaningful to me to have a female president. I am only 42 but when I was a young woman I didn’t think that a female president would happen in my lifetime. And I’m glad that it might happen. 🙂

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            1. Clarissa Avatar

              I’m very happy that when Klara becomes aware of such things, a woman president will be in office. I’ve been counting on this!

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  3. Ol. Avatar
    Ol.

    It is the 8… and I am teaching from 7 to 10 P.M. Watching the election with my students en español?

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