What they’re saying on Twitter …
Atlanta Mayor @KasimReed at 7 a.m.: Good morning, Atlanta! Election day is here. No excuses. Everyone vote. Let’s go.
University of Virginia professor @LarrySabato at 9 a.m.: Some call it Election Day. I call it Negative Ad Liberation Day.
President, Americans for Tax Reform @GroverNorquist at 9 a.m.: If you are voting out of revenge, the election is tomorrow. If you are voting to fix this mess, be sure and vote early and only once.
Georgia Attorney General @Georgia_AG at 10 a.m.: I urge everyone to exercise their right to vote today!
The Hotline editor in chief @HotlineReid at 6:55 p.m.: WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE CALL SOMETHING?!?!?
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review staff writer @SalenaZitoTrib at 7:09 p.m.: Yes, Virginia you are tied.
Veteran TV journalist @DanRatherReport at 7:23 p.m.: “It’s like the candidates are in a sauna now…all they can do is sweat and wait.”
Politico reporter @aburnspolitico 7:30 p.m.: Folks, we are just HOURS away from finding out which side has been lying its pants off for the last few weeks!
U.S. Editor of The Daily Mail @tobyharnden at 7:58 p.m: Candy Crowley on CNN: “these are white knuckle times” in the Romney hotel suite in Boston.
Blogger and columnist for The Washington Post @ezraklein at 8:02 p.m.: Exit polls currently show Nate Silver winning this election.
The Atlantic senior editor and business writer @DKThomp at 8:12 p.m.: Nate Silver only wrote one speech tonight.
BuzzFeed Politics reporter @mckaycoppins at 8:24 p.m.: The band at the Romney party is now performing “Let’s Get It Started” by Black Eyed Peas. Singer says, “Let’s get some energy in here!”
Esquire magazine writer @TomJunod at 8:34 p.m.: I would have no clue what’s going on without Twitter. I just hope you guys aren’t biased or anything like that.
Slate political reporter and MSNBC contributor @daveweigel at 8:43 p.m.: Starting to think that some political operatives might have fibbed to me recently.
Reuters campaign correspondent @samyoungman at 8:45 p.m.: Floridians who liked neither Romney nor Obama had 16 other choices for president.
LasVegasSun.com Washington, D.C. reporter @karoun at 8:52 p.m.: Overheard at NV GOP party: 2 ladies who really want to sit at a blue table. (Options are red, white, blue.) Sign of bipartisanship?
National Review political reporter and CNBC contributor @robertcostaNRO at 8:53 p.m.: At Romney HQ, they’re playing… Stevie Wonder. “Signed sealed and delivered.”
RedState.com Editor-in-chief @EWErickson at 9:21 p.m.: Basically what we’re going to have here is status quo, with a potential for more GOP in the House and more Dems in the Senate.
WSB Radio’s @jamiedupree after networks call Wisconsin for Obama at 9:30 p.m.: The road to 270 is getting shall we say very very difficult for Mitt Romney.
New York Times blogger @fivethirtyeight at 9:33 p.m.: On The Wall, The Writing.
Washington Post’s @TheFix at 9:50 p.m.: Most amazing stat of night so far for me: 19% of electorate is 18-29 years old. That would be HIGHER than ‘08 if it holds.
Huffington Post Political Editor and White House Correspondent @Samsteinhp at 9:55 p.m.: It’s starting to look like Obamacare will be safe, regardless of who ends up president.
New York Times political reporter @mikiebarb at 9:56 p.m.: The scene here at the Romney party is loud — but it’s not cheers. A band has started playing music. TV News volume has been cut off.
Broadcasting and Cable editor in chief @BCBenGrossman at 10:13 p.m.: Big Bird is feeling good right now.
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