Okay, so that was painless.

Bushwacked once again for four years!

While I was most certainly rooting for Non-Bush, frankly folks, the outcome doesn't REALLLLLLY affect me one way or another; the skies are most definitely NOT going to fall on our heads even if it is Bush who got in.

That said, I'm more curious about the way in which the results petered out; fascinating to see that there is a sort of topographical unity to the places where the Republicans and the Democrats have won. And this is a pattern that can be easily argued to exist at both a macro level and a micro level; consequently, Ohio is a battleground state, not because its electorate is less decided than, say, Texas' is, but purely because of its location. It is, in fact, the meeting point for an America that's blue on its sides and red in the middle; if my earlier research is any suggestion, this is a dichotomy that will become stronger in the days to come.
I'll elaborate on this by the weekend. :-)

Meanwhile, my NaNoWriMo attempt is in a strong need of some significant concentration; the word count, currently, is pathetic (0), and will possibly continue to be so for another two days. Major f*ckup out in Australia; quite possible that my working hours might just get longer now. That, and had this throbbing headache this evening, so decided some Panadol and some sleep would be more beneficial than in figuring out which gully goes where in Falejbagh. Oooh well.