Election night impressions

1. Someone at CNN needs to tranquilise Larry King and remove him from the panel as discretely as possible.

2. The exit polls were shite.

3. The spin that the huge lines at polling stations were a great sign for democracy is wrong. They are a sign of an antiquated electoral system.

4. Some retrospective interpretation. At about 6.40pm on the East Coast on Tuesday evening, we were working our way home and listening to the radio; CBS radio says their exit polls show that "moral issues" were very important to voters. We briefly wonder if this is standard code for the media to signal they have an exit poll showing Bush is doing well. But think nothing more of it. Until a few hours later.