I saw an interview with a woman who worked counting Lake County. She said:

"MICHELLE FAJMAN, ELECTION SUPV., LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA: They verify signatures from the application to the ballot. Then they separate those, then they open up the ballot envelope, then they look for two sets of initials on there to make sure it has been validated. Then they separate those out.
They co-mingle them, then they come over to a scanning team. We match them up to the report, make sure that our numbers match. If you have 25 ballots, you have 25 returns and so forth."

So it was very time consuming. When they heard the big fuss about getting the results out, they stopped the absentee ballot counting and put the regulat totals out.

Posted at May 9, 2008 3:27 PM in response to IN Sec. of State final total: Hillary only won by less than 1%

I know, isn't he doll!

Posted at May 9, 2008 3:03 PM in response to Congratulations Josh and Mrs. Josh

testing pic

Posted at May 3, 2008 2:37 AM in response to TPM - Why Nothing on Obama's Press Release?

I feel sad about the Clintons. I hate what was done to them in the 90's. And it saddens me to see them using the same folks who tried to destroy them to try to destroy Obama. That's not what I want Democrats to be about.

Posted at May 3, 2008 2:25 AM in response to TPM - Why Nothing on Obama's Press Release?

And Josh....don't be giving me that look! It's the look I give my husband and my boys when they are trying to get over on me about something. My son calls it my Okie-Doke look...
*grin

Posted at May 3, 2008 2:18 AM in response to TPM - Why Nothing on Obama's Press Release?

I have been a big fan of TPM since about the very beginning. I got hooked with the 2000 election theft and Josh's excellent coverage of it. He even emailed a few times and once sent me information on how to contact a Gore person so my son could get Gore to sign a Presdential Academic Excellence Award he received that had been signed by Bush. I remember him writing about his dissertation on early interactions between Native Americans and settlers in New England. (I remember that because I am Native American and was thrilled that my "blog hero" had an iterest in us Indians! *smile)

TPM has always been the first site I've gone to each day to find out what was really going on. But I must admit I am kind of sad that as an Obama supporter I am feeling kind of left out. I'd guess if somebody took time to do what the author of this diary did for the past few months they would find a definite pro-Hillary bias. I never thought I would see that kind of bias here. Especially since Hillary is being desrtructive to the Dems.

On the other hand, I was glad to see on the front page whre Josh writes that Josh is taking on McCain. And Josh still does not freak over every little rumor or news tidbit and run with it. if I read it here I can still assume it true. But I don't see the balance with Obama/ Hillary on the site any more. (I also do NOT think the stupid video should be covered.I watched it closely a couple times and it sound and looks to me like he says something like they are (must be?)shitting. Bury that thing-deep Dems!

Still, there are other things that seem to be given more prominence if they are positive for Hillary and negative for Obama. This is still my favorite site, but I am sad to say I feel like I have to look elsewhere for complete "Obama" coverage. I hesitate to even post this, but after over 7 years of reading I hope it is okay for me to express how I see things.

I would also like to say I am very proud of Josh Marshall and all that he has accomplished with this site. It really is amazing.

regards,
jenniestarrish

Posted at May 3, 2008 2:12 AM in response to TPM - Why Nothing on Obama's Press Release?

What really angers me is that the media participated in a cover-up of Hillary's lies until Sinbad spoke up. Andrea Mitchell and others have admitted they were there and on the plane with Hillary. Where are the reporters asking Andrea why she didn't speak up sooner? Why did it take Sinbad to push this story into the news?
It is just silly. And it really enforces the importance of the blogs....

Posted at March 24, 2008 9:43 PM in response to Hillary and Bosnia- Senator Clintons exagerations

You know what really pisses me off about it is that stuff about learning math and science. Oh and that thing about aiming for high productivity at work...sheesh...

what next? Telling your mom you love her?

Posted at March 23, 2008 1:22 AM in response to Repost: Obama's Church IS Racist

I really like Edwards and Obama. Edwards has really been stepping up to the plate and I sure wish he could more traction. Maybe it's just too early...

Posted at June 21, 2007 5:45 PM in response to Edwards Steps Up On Middle Class