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Cassiopeia

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2. It's probably more likely that the delays

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Tue Mar 15, 2016, 10:36 PM

Mar 2016

were caused by so many trying to get home earlier than normal to go vote.

For years in the Northern VA commuter hell zone I hated holidays and special events as so much more traffic was fighting for the same transit over a much smaller window. In the end you still got home at a normal time, you just spent 3 or 4 times longer getting home.

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Just Heard On A Promo To The 10PM Chicago News.... [View all] global1 Mar 2016 OP

uh huh bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #1

It's probably more likely that the delays Cassiopeia Mar 2016 #2

Unless Hillary threw a pedestrian in front of a Metra Train Chasstev365 Mar 2016 #3

it got absurd quite some time ago Skittles Mar 2016 #9

Our polls were also extended an hour due to Kittycat Mar 2016 #4

Tinfoil hat out iandhr Mar 2016 #5

Yeah... global1 Mar 2016 #7

Two words = Rahm Emanuel n/t left-of-center2012 Mar 2016 #6

4 counties in Ohio extended voting for 1 hour because of SamKnause Mar 2016 #8

You guys always have excuses when you lose. book_worm Mar 2016 #10

lolz obamanut2012 Mar 2016 #11

It sure could, after all, its Chicago Baobab Mar 2016 #12