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Here we go with more ridiculous Democrats screaming foul play. Ever consider the fact that about 1/2 of the people running the polls are Democrats? If Obama doesn't win a state, it's the Republican machine cheating; if there are no problems with the voting location, and Obama doesn't win the state, it's because of the racists voting for McCain. You liberals have been working your lies, hiding the truth, and utilizing the liberal media for free! What more could you ask for in this election?

This is just sad........

Quote from above:
"Mark my words, with Obama as President and Congress controlled by Democrats we are in for high taxes, bigger deficits, bigger government, and very high unemployement."

Hmmmmm. Sorry to break this to you, but that is exactly what Bush and his wrecking crew gave us. Under Clinton, we had lower taxes, smaller deficits, smaller government, and lower unemployment. Bush took us the opposite direction.

Eventually, hopefully today, the voters will pay attention to the facts and not the myths and lies put forth by the Republican negativity machine.

Does not surprize me regarding the absentee ballots gone missing I believe the republicans are the culprits....as usual
Obama-Biden all the way
NY

The day OF the election is not the day to complain about not receiving your absentee ballot, not sure how that is the GOP's fault that these lazy people waited till today to complain about it!!!!

Higher taxes if Obama wins??? But but but....that would mean that Obama lied to us =oP

Are you kidding me? You wait until election day to report you haven't received your absentee ballot! What crap! The republicans will love to jump on this as the reason they lose.

TO THE FIRST FOOL KNOWN AS NOBAMA:::::

WHAT BLACK PANTHERS????????

YOU ARE A IDIOT!!!!!!

WAKE UP THESE ACCUSATIONS WONT WORK THIS TIME

ahhh good ol' new mexico. you never fail to disappoint me.

granted i am from bernallio county, not dona ana, and thankfully i put in my request for my ballot wayyy long ago so i could vote absentee from the great city of lawrence, kansas.

but seriously new mexico, first the drunk voting incident, now this? does my home state have any sense of pride or concern for our national identity left?

REPUGS stop your whining !

How about contacting those people and recording the call and allowing them to vote verbaly. We make things way more complicated than they need to be.

This is Insane! There is no acceptable Excuse for this many people to not have received their absentte ballots. Something smells really fishy.

Hey, I have news for you, my Absentee ballot did not count for ANYTHING when I lived outside of the country, neither do our votes in reality. The Electoral college votes for whomever they want.

But, I still say that I have hopes that my votes actually DO count someday. So, I still do it.

i am republican as my grandfather, and father. none of us received our absentee ballots. Only my brother received his absentee ballot and he is a registered libertarian. (and this is all to the same address)

What is CNN thinking by showing a black woman saying"I never thought that I would see the day when blacks would rule America"? It is as if you are inciting fear from whites who are not sure yet about their own views on race and encouraging them to vote for McCain.

I think McCain made a horrible mistake when he nominated Sarah Palin as VP. She has NO CLUE what so ever what a VPs role is. If McCain wins I hate to see our countrys future if what everone says about Palin for 2012 is true. It would be like putting Jessica Simpson or Paris Hilton in as President. All three women are NOT the brightest bulb in the box.

If Obama wins he may not survive the four years he is elected to office. There has already been an attempt on his life. The crazy people will come out of the woodwork and make many more attempts on his life. If Obama is Elected to office I HOPE that the AFRICAN AMERICANS QUIT USING THE RACISIM CARD. An African American can not get a higher position in our country than the President!!!!!

What the hell is wrong with this country what happen to the Democrats please do not let the the right wing GOP steal this election again.

Hugh, you HAD a congress controlled by the GOP with a Republican president. you know what happened? They spent money 17% FASTER! That's right, your so-called "conservative" GOP spent taxpayer money like drunken sailors on shore leave. But not YOUR money, because they don't have the courage to raise taxes to pay for their spending sprees. No, they BORROW the money, jack up 500 billion dollar deficits, and make our children and grandchildren pay for it.

The highest ten deficits in our nation's history were presided over by Bushes: Seven by Dubya, three by his father.

But you people still think Republicans are good with money.

Unfortunate but true.... Incompetence is often exploited by corruption; such as the case we are seeing in New Mexico. There are still naive people out there who think that this can't happen in their area. Those ballots are probably in the belly of McCain's plane that flew out of Roswell yesterday; right next to the $150,000 wardrobe of Palin.

Lets call a spade a spade, Republicans have for decades now done all they can to supress votes. In Colorado republicans are going door to door collecting absentee ballots telling the voters that they will fill in the vote for them, this is in Pueblo (highly Democrat).Obama and Democrats have been called anti-american..please! How can anyone even want to be Republican, they have shown to be as anti-american as you can get. The GOP is done, may history judge them correctly.

I can't wait to hear what screw ups start occurring in FL. I'm sure we are next. I like Obama but he has manchurian candidate written all over him.

This always amazes me....
if you don't know where they are, then how do you know what "they" are or if "they" ever existed? The district clerks that are in control of the election process are corrupt and they are engaging in nefarious activities to disenfranchise voters. Those "missing" ballots are clearly connected to PEOPLE who have voted already... so if they are acknowledging them as "missing", then these people should be contacted to vote again. I hate incompetent people in control of our voting process!!

NOBAMA November 4th, 2008 1:41 pm ET
Right, the GOP is behind this? What about Black Panthers intimidating voters in Philly? That must be the GOP too!
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Black Panthers wouldn't intimidate me.

Does everything Black intimidate you?

Poor white trash is going out of fashion in the United States of America.

I AM SO EXCITED. I JUST VOTED FOR OBAMA IN GREENSBORO, NC.
I NEVER FELT THIS WAY BEFORE. NO PROBLEMS IN LINE I WAS IN AND OUT IN 20 MINUTES. OTHER PEOPLE WERE VOTING FOR OBAMA VERY EXCITING I AM PROUDLY WEARING MY STICKER I VOTED TODAY!!!!!

We can file our taxes online .... you'd think we'd be able to vote onine. That would take care of missing ballots and I imagine a lot more people would vote if they didn't have to stand in line. Hmm – just a thought.

My husband and I received our absentee ballots from NM. He's in the military and for some of those who have commented, NM usually goes Democratic. I sent mine back in plenty of time and we overnighted his last night. Due to his miltiary service he wasn't available until Sunday to complete his ballot, but being that whoever is elected will be his Commander in Chief, he wanted his vote to be counted.

Isn't it normal for this many absentee balots to not show up on time? Hey CNN, howw about putting it in perspective for us?

Turner in GA- How is it the Gop when it has been the dems. that have so been for early voting. The 3thousand or so ballots are prob. all voting for mccain and it's the dems. that somehow missplaced them. If it were up to the gop everyone would get 1 fair vote. Not the 40 or so fraud votes for 1 person from acorn!!!!!

Here we go....the GOP trying to steal the election. If Obama loses...we know that the GOP and their dirty tactics are at fault. This is nothing more than voter suppresion.

The way to beat the cr*p out of this nonsense is to get everyone out to vote and vote for Obama/Biden. Lets just clearly beat them up so that there is no question, no doubt who won the election. If it ends in a landslide for Obama we can put to rest the divisive politics and heal this nation. Come together as one nation!!!

Obama/Biden....now go out and vote and get your gradma, ma, pop, bro, and sis too. God bless

I really hope people didn't wait until ELECTION DAY to complain about not having received an absentee ballot. If so, sounds more like ABSENT-MINDED to me.

Our election system is not the only thing in need of reform ,our postal system has been going done hill for years! I blame the USPO! At least in my small town my neighbors are honest and kind enough to deliver my mail to me when the USPO screws up! No wonder identity theft is on the rise!
Everyone's vote should count, period!

Cool! It must have been a republican who took them.

I'd say call out the National Guard. Send them all over the state looking for voters who cannot make it in due to being elderly, frail, lacking transport, things like this. Take ballots to them, and bring the completed ballots back to the polling places.

Most Of There Votes Are Probably Democratic!

Bobby Kennedy, Jr. wrote a very good article about this exact topic in the last Rolling Stone (the one with Obama on the cover). Vote suppression is a common Republican tactic.

hmmm....Sounds like Obama is hard at work stealing those ballots.....

Turner,

What do you mean "Here we go again with the GOP trickery??" Do you honestly believe that the Democratic ticket doesn't play the same game? Remember the thousands upon thousands of absentee ballots Al Gore wanted thrown out in the 2000 election in Florida, because they were mainly military ballots, which leans towards the right. Sure, he wanted a recount, but only in democratic counties, not the entire state. Stealing an election...when will the whining stop and the look to the future begin? Here's a question for you...if Obama were to lose, would it be legitimate in your eyes? Let me answere for you...NO, regardless of the circumstances.

One thing we do agree on...ALL votes should count!

This is such a flawed system, the process is full of loop holes and is created with the invitation for voter fraud. it shouldnt be this difficult. How hard is it to create a process where I check a box that says who I want to be the president of the country. The company that creates this process is the real terrorist, we're being attacked from the inside.

It's time to get the U.N. in to start observing our elections. Our democracy is more important than our pride.

When you have nothing to lose you are willing to do anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

God Bless you "Independent In NY". I agree with you 100%. I know I voted for McCain, but we are all Americans and that makes us brothers and sisters. I truely hope that our family can forgive one another and help unite the American people again.

GOD WILLING the media will keep track of all the ODD things happening around our nation!

This SHOULD NOT be happening in the bastion of Democracy!

AMERICA PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW ANOTHER STOLEN ELECTION!

GOOD LUCK DEMOCRATS FROM THE BRITISH LABOUR PARTY

My wife and I, registered Democrats, voted absentee in Iowa, partly because we were on a long trip getting back just before the election – and who knows what might delay us (car trouble, accident, health problems – we are "senior citizens"). The ballots arrived the morning we left and we had to fill them out and mail them from Indiana. Well, we are here and we checked at the polling place to see if our ballots were received, and there was no way to do that – we were marked as not being allowed to vote today because we'd requested the ballots. We had to call the Republican county auditor (in a different city) to find out they were received. So I hope they are counted, but I have no way to check that! The chances they are being counted, however, is probably 100%, so I won't worry.

another swing or battle ground state with problems....funny how they all seem to the ones with issues...another election being stolen>?

Right, the GOP is behind this? What about Black Panthers intimidating voters in Philly? That must be the GOP too!

TO THE DEMOCRATS AND OBAMA/BIDEN FROM YOUR MATES IN THE NEW ZEALAND LABOR PARTY YOUR SISTER PARTY HERE . GOOD LUCK , GOOD LUCK DEMOCRATS AND OBAMA THE ENTIRE FREE WORLD IS GETTING READY TO PARTY AND DANCE IN THE STREETS WHEN OBAMA AND THE DEMOCRATS WIN TODAY . GOOD LUCK FRIENDS . NEW ZEALAND WILL BE SO PROUD OF THEIR FRIENDS IN THE USA TODAY . GOD BLESS YOU AMERICA FROM NEW ZEALAND LABOR PARTY .

For Turner, GA.......I am sick and tired of DEMOWINERS losing and blaming it on trickery and fraud. I guess when Obama wins this election I should immediately state that since the liberal left media machine went one-sided for Obama that he Republicans didnt have a chance!!!! Stop Wining. I wish more than anything that we had a Republican controlled Congress. Mark my words, with Obama as President and Congress controlled by Democrats we are in for high taxes, bigger deficits, bigger government, and very high unemployement. And yes, that will happen some because of the current crisis, but mostly because of unchecked Democratic rule!!

It's disgusting that the Republicans can't win an election without cheating, lying or stealing.

I live in California and go to school away from home, and this was also a problem for me. The voting office told me to come home to where im registered to vote. That is ridiculous and not an option for me. the fact that this is a problem this day and age is disgusting. People need to get their jobs done and done right, and apparently that is not happening. Every citizen of this country has the right to vote. Period. I just hope this doesnt effect the presidency (probably wont in CA), but the propostitions here are what im really worried about. Someone in NM needs to take responsibility for this and correct it. It may be too late now, which is a shame. Step it up, people!

Turner, nice try. I live in Dona Ana County; the demographics are as follows: 49% registered Democrat, 29% Republican, 22% Independant or Other. The County Clerk is a Democrat, as are most of the other local elected officials. Blame incomptetance, not chicanery.

AHA...The Republican trolls are at work again...Lost??? or stolen?

If there are any problems, act on it, call CNN, or the Election officials promptly!! Make noise about it. Don't be placated by excuses or platitudes!

Make sure YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!

Obama/ Biden 08/12

America
If the way senator Obama ran his campaign is any indication to the way the country is going to be run; we are on the way to greater and better things to come

AHA...The Republican trolls are at work again...Lost??? or stolen?

If there are any problems, act on it, call CNN, or the Election officials promptly!! Make noise about it. Don't be placated by excuses or platitudes!

Make sure YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!

Obama/ Biden 08/12

it not surprising. something like this will always happen especially in a such big election. i think they do that on purpose and its not fair tp the voters who take the time out to vote.

If they hadn't received the ballot by now, then they should have contacted someone. They were not steadfast in taking proactive action to secure their right to vote. I find it very difficult to be sympathetic.

If the Republicans want to provide a good America, then why not win the Election within a good manner of fairness?

In the 2000 Presidential Election between Al Gore and George W. Bush, the Republicans stole it for Bush, and that was corrupt. That corruptness continued throughout Bush's entire 8-year term as President. This has to stop, and it begins with Barack Obma of the Democrats.

Canada wants Obama, and America should want Obama if they too want a good America. A good America will result in a revival of that original American Dream, a dream that has been missing since the 90's with President Bill Clinton.

Please America, do not back down on this Election! Make sure your vote counts, and make sure your vote makes an impact with Barack Obama!

Marcus Cyganiak
Vancouver, BC, Canada

Kelvary

Big Man> Good thing you have the trusty tin foil hat on to keep the gov't from reading your thoughts, too!

Gawd! Will it never end? I think the USA might have to bring in some observers from other countries in future to ensure an honest and fair election.

problems from voteing machines how convinent thats is . and cnn please stop telling people they will have to wate for ever to vote its simply not the truth i voted in florida today in miami i wated all of ten mins and i was in a big cue . so cnn stop trying to put people of voteing . CNN TELL WOLF BLITZER ONLY A FEW HOURS OF THE GOP IN OFFICE HE AN OTHERS AT CNN NO LONGER NEED TO BE AFRAID OF THE GOP OK . GOOD LUCK SENATOR OBAMA

obama 4 life

Why is it that in all the battleground states like VA, FL, PA, OH, NM and IN always where the voting problems occur? This is unacceptable. No one should be turned away from voting. Is this not the United States? With crap like this going on...we have no right to say anything about countries like Iraq when it comes to voting.

I hear from a friend who has a friend who knows a cousin of a friend who may know that:
Sarah Palin may have Voted for Obama!

Wow. Shocking. Except not really!

Interesting this stuff seems to only be happening in the toss-up states. VERY interesting.

Months of hand wringing and discussions about how we can't disenfranchise voters – and there are still thousands of complaints from all over the country. Whether it be intentional or incompetence, this election is going to result in lawsuits and bad feelings no matter who wins. Instead of working together to fix problems, people have been pointing fingers, and will continue to do so. Looks to me like we need two new political parties – the current ones are corrupt, incompetent and callous in their actions.

That is crazy! The absentee and/or mail-in ballots should be the FIRST to arrive at their respective polling places. (Of course, as the article states, they must be in the County Clerk's office by 7 p.m. on election day, but with so many Americans voting absentee or through the mail for a variety of reasons, there is no legitimate excuse for all these ballots to be MIA!!)

A Minnesotan for Obama/Biden '08!!!!

THIS IS INSANE. WE ARE THE LAUGHING STOCK OF THE WORLD that we can't even provide a trustworthy election system in this country. It's just insane, especially after the last two elections were stolen.
very disturbing.

I smell a republican at work here – its called voter supression republican style.

Gee, i wonder if the election officials are Republicans?

Get out and vote people! The GOP voter suppression machine is in full swing, and the only way of beating it is to vote in overwhelming numbers.

THIS, "my friends," is voter fraud, not what happened with ACORN.

ACORN got some registrations that were questionable, and when they turned them in to election officials, they TOLD the officials they thought they were suspect. However, they are required by law to turn in every registration form they receive. It's the job of election officials to determine if the registrations are legitimate.

This is frightening. We need election reform. This campaign has gone on for two years, it's not like today was a last-minute deal. With all of the problems being reported today, it does seem a bit suspicious.

How much you want to bet only Democrat ballots will be the ones missing?

The GOP are liars and cheats!

Voting problems should not exist in this country! Surely we can get it right! Whether it's trickery or simple ineptness, it's inexcusable.

We need election reform in this country in the worst way.

A similar event was happening in Loving, NM, Eddy County, this morning.

Republicans working hard at the post office! Obama will win anyways!

Regardless of who wins:

WE NEED TO UNITE AND BE ONE AMERICA AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is pointless to even worry about missing ballots as the entire election will be determined by the Chinese Communist Party, the Pentaverate, and other Transnational Shadow Entities...think about it...

I am so appalled at all of this turmoil surrounding the people's right to vote and have their voices heard. Since voting and how it's done is determined by each individual state, people in the states that continually have problems need to stand up to their local government and demand these problems be fixed. Don't wait until it's time to vote again, do it now and in the days to come. Call or e-mail your representative. If they think they won't get re-elected the next time, they will do something to correct the problem.

This is absolutely not fair to voters that need to vote absentee. There should be a law that prohibits the election officials from this kind of behavior, especially in an election as big and important as this one. This is a disgrace to this country.

Ok, this is just pathetic now. At first it was ok for there to be a few 'problems', but to see so many across the nation? This has GOT to be investigated....we learned absolutely NOTHING from our 2000 and 2004 elections. This is truly embarrasing.

Perhaps we really should have the UN watch over our elections, because we sure as heck aren't getting it right!

The GOP, stealing elections come rain, snow, sleet, or dead of night! If you are in a hospital bed, you must be wheeled down to the polls to deliver your absentee ballot folks. Provisional votes can be protested...

We are looking like a bunch of darned fools in this election. Jack C, It is Getting Ugly Out There!

I'm at college and I've overheard more conversations about absent absentee ballots than I can remember. Doesn't matter who wins- some people need to be fired.

EVERYONE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO VOTE . VOTE OBAMA-BIDEN

Well lets call out the National Guard...Maybe it is the Democrats that went MIA...Mmmm... Well they may end up somewhere next week..

Obama/Biden08/12

PEACE BE STILL

Oh dang what if Obama wins, do we still have until January to some how pick someone else?

I am greatly disturbed by what I am hearing in regards to voting problems. Especially in New Mexico, which by the way is alot cleaner than old Mexico. Obama rocks!!

here we go!!!!

Hmmm...makes me wonder about absentee ballots. Some states don't even count them until the day after the election.

I suspect many mail-in ballots end up in a black hole never to counted due to county budget cuts or staff shortages.

All votes need to be counted that is not right for a person to cast their vote and it not be counted ...... we knew this was going to be a record number of people voting there should have been a plan B – get it done so all of our voices can be heard.

Thank you.

Here we go again with the GOP trickery! Now they're trying to steal this election too! But I doubt they'll have to be more slick than before with so many more eyes closely watching.....Gobama!!!