The Note: "Nancy, It's George Bush."
— -- WASHINGTON, Nov. 7
Eight Simple Note Rules for Election Day:
1. The exit polls are fully embargoed and quarantined until 5:00 pm ET.
2. There are no pooled exit polls in House races.
3. IF, if, if, the Democrats take control of the House, the key moment of the night (or morning) will be when President Bush calls Leader Pelosi. Note prediction: You will be stunned by what he says to her (and, perhaps, what she says back).
4. There are no pooled exit polls in House races.
5. Cautiously: NY2X, IN2X, CT, PA2X, CO, FL, AZ, IA, NC, NH, OH2X.
6. 4/5 MO, MT, RI, TN, VA, plus holds.
7. There are no pooled exit polls in House races.
8. There is no way to know the level of national or state turnout with any certainty today.
ABC News' Karen Travers reports that President Bush has voted in Crawford, TX this morning. On his way into the polling station he said he was "feeling good" and that he had pretty much made up his mind as to how he was going to vote. Even veteran Bush watchers were powerless to analyze the body language.
On his way out of the voting station, President Bush encouraged everyone to get out to vote today. He took no questions. The First Couple now head back to the ranch for a couple of hours before winging their way to the White House to watch the returns.
Nancy Pelosi's daughter has not yet given birth, so the House Minority Leader remains in Washington, DC . . . for now.
Ken Mehlman will be at the RNC today, where he has 36 local, regional and national media hits scheduled.
For President Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) voted at Douglass Graffin Elementary School at 8:45 am ET in Chappaqua, NY. Per ABC News' Kate Snow, the Junior Senator from New York said earlier at the local train station, "I am feeling great personally, it has been a great campaign I love campaigning . . . . . I am hopeful for a good turnout because so mush is at state in the country and I am hoping for a democratic majority."
The Clintons will spend their evening at an election night celebration at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers. The activity gets underway at 8:00 pm ET.
Senatorial candidate John Spencer (R-NY) votes at Saunders High School at 10:30 am ET in Yonkers, NY.
The DCCC and DSCC hold a joint election night watch party at 8:00 pm ET at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
Sen. Jim Talent (R-MO) was expected to vote at the Wild Horse Creek Elementary School at 7:30 am ET in Chesterfield, MO.
Claire McCaskill (D-MO) was expected to vote at the Kirkwood Community Center at 7:30 am ET in Kirkwood, MO.
Sen. Jim Talent (R-MO) and Claire McCaskill hold their election night parties in St. Louis tonight, Talent at the Frontenac Hilton and McCaskill at the Renaissance Grand Hotel downtown.
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) voted at the Wallace School in Hoboken, NJ at 6:15 am ET. He holds his election night party at his campaign headquarters, the East Brunswick Hilton, in East Brunswick, NJ at 7:00 pm ET.
Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) voted at Westfield Public Library at 7:45 am ET in Westfield, NJ. Getting an early start before he voted, Kean held a meet and greet at the train station in Westfield, NJ at 6:00 am ET. Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R-NY) joins him for a main street walk in Hackensack at 12:30 pm ET. His campaign headquarters for tonight is located at the Bridgewater Marriot in Bridgewater, NJ.
Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) voted at Metcalf School in Exeter, RI at 7:00 am ET.
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) voted at Temple Beth Elementary in Providence at 7:30 am ET.
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) votes at 12:00 pm ET at the Phoenix Calvary Temple in Phoenix, AZ.
Senatorial candidate Ben Cardin (D-MD) greets voters at 8:45 am ET at Largo High School in Upper Marlboro, VA. He later greets more voters at 10:00 am ET at Leisure World at 10:00 am ET in Silver Spring, MD.
Senatorial candidate Michael Steele (R-MD) holds an Election Night celebration at 9:00 pm ET at the Comfort Inn in Bowie, MD.
Senatorial candidate Jim Webb (D-VA) casts his vote at 10:00 am ET at Bailey's Elementary School in Falls Church, VA. He holds his election night party at the Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner in Vienna, VA at 7:00 pm ET.
Sen. George Allen (R-VA) voted at 7:00 am ET at the Washington Mill Elementary School in Alexandria, VA. Later Allen participates in election night activities at the Richmond Marriott in Richmond, VA at 8:00 pm ET.
Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT) participates in the Montana GOP Victory 2006 Celebration at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center at 10:00 pm ET in Billings, MT. He votes earlier in the day at 12:00 pm ET at Sand Stone Elementary School in Billings, MT. Burns' opponent, Jon Tester, voted early on Oct 20 in Fort Benton, MT.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger votes at noon ET at Crestwood Hills Recreation Center in Los Angeles, CA. He then visits the San Diego Victory Headquarters at 2:15 pm ET in San Diego, CA. Next, the governor heads to visit the Long Beach Republican Victory Headquarters in Long Beach, CA at 4:15 pm ET. Mr. Schwarzenegger spends his election night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills CA. The event kicks off at 10:30 pm ET.
Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) voted at 8:00 am ET at Belmont Town Hall Belmont, MA. Mr. Romney attends his Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey's election night celebration at 7:30 pm ET at the Sheraton Boston Hotel in Boston, MA.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Eliot Spitzer (D-NY) voted at 7:00 am ET at P.S. 6. He then campaigns at 72nd and Broadway stations throughout the day.
House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) casts his vote at 9:30 am ET at the West Chester Church in West Chester, OH.
Senatorial candidate Sherrod Brown (D-OH) votes at 8:45 am ET at Avon Branch Lorain Library in Avon, OH. He later stops by polling places in Lakewood and Cleveland. Later that night, Brown hosts an election night party at The Cleveland Public Auditorium at a time TBD.
Vice President Cheney continues his annual hunting trip today in South Dakota. John Kerry is down.
ABC News will broadcast live, one-hour specials on the November 2006 mid-term elections at 10:00 PM ET and 10:00 PM PT on the ABC Television Network. Charles Gibson will anchor the ABC News election night special "Vote 2006" from ABC News headquarters in New York. He will be joined by "This Week" anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent George Stephanopoulos.
"Vote 2006" will report election results of key House, Senate, and gubernatorial races across the country. As polls close and updated vote counts become available, ABC News will broadcast four brief live updates with the latest results at the top and bottom of the hours from 8:00 PM ET/PT through 10:00 PM ET/PT.
