FOR ME, THE ELECTION IS OVER: Went and voted at Early Voting today. It started yesterday, and it will be going on for two weeks. The place was doing a brisk business, and I can’t help but think that this is a great thing. Not only for the (considerable) increase in convenience it represents, but also because early voting tends to reduce the impact of last-minute surprises, smears, etc. I’m not sure what percentage of the electorate will vote early this time around, but I strongly suspect that it will be bigger than four years ago.