Happy Election Day! (New York Edition)

[Kate Gardiner]

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Happy Election Day! 

Months of work by WNYC's @DataNews + @PatchworkNation has resulted in this BEAUTIFUL, mobile-friendly map of our favorite AP data.

It will update in real time as soon as the polls close (COME ON ALREADY!!!). 

To share, tweet away: 

.@WNYC & @PatchworkNation bring you this gorgeous #map of tonight's election results. Watch. Listen. Learn. http://wny.cc/Elections2012 

Fill in the blanks as the polls close tonight with @WNYC & @PatchworkNation http://wny.cc/Election2012 

Wondering how @PatchworkNation defines its voter types? @dchinni explains: http://wny.cc/pwexplainer  

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If you're in New York, @ItsAFreeCountry's @Caitlin_Thomps is curating the local conversation - #nyvote 

"WNYC is collaborating with Common Cause to gather your stories about problems at New York polling sites - from long lines to incorrect voting locations. To participate, Tweet using the hashtag #NYVote, and tell us where you are and what you're seeing." http://wny.cc/nyvote 

And.... 

[[[While you're waiting... why not join @onthemedia for a spot of Media Bingo? http://wny.cc/mediabingo ]]]

In not-promotasticness: 

For those who like to stare at streaming social media, @CKanal just shared these real-time streams: 

"just voted for Romney" on Twitter http://bit.ly/RDIBtC

"just voted for Romney" on Facebook http://on.fb.me/Rehns9

"just voted for Obama" on Twitter http://bit.ly/YE1oYz

"just voted for Obama" on Facebook http://on.fb.me/YTcEPH

Facebook's Vote Tracker: http://facebook.com/vote 

And in stunts... CNN's 'race to the top' of the Empire State Building, tonight: https://www.facebook.com/WNYC/posts/295992697177705 

What does it all mean, gang? What does it all mean? 

Kate 
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