Patience is a virtue

The language of this evening is all about patience. There is no reason to rush to conclusions. The word "should" has been replaced by "could", as the possibilities are too vast to go beyond speculation to assuredness. "Too close to call" is the safest statement, so common a theme, that the networks have an abbreviation for it: "TCTC". Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward said his newspaper's saying goes: "When in doubt, leave it out."

People are still standing in lines, some of them have been there for up to 9 hours, waiting to vote in countless states. In Ohio, there are reports that in some areas there were so many people in line to vote when the polls closed, the voting will continue as late as midnight ET.

Every vote must be counted so let's be patient. The question, though, that remains on my mind is why do we insist, election after election, to have long lines of voters because of refusing to make our election day a holiday or have it on a weekend so that people have more time to get to the polls.