McCain supporters can take heart. It appears from Ben Smith's vantage point as a national political blogger, that there has been an unprecedented outpouring of voters in both Democratic and Republican areas. A few examples from Ben's emails:

Petersburg, Virginia:

At 5:20am, I arrived at the poll in Petersburg, VA (20 miles south of Richmond)

I was about the fiftieth person in line. Only 3 of 6 electronic machines worked initially. Those three conked out at about 6:15am. After a 20 min delay the election officials switched to paper ballots.

I'm black, male, educated, 33. My neighbor who stood in line next to me is white, male, 60s voted for Obama. He hasn't voted for a Dem since Lyndon Johnson!

There were black people aged 18 to 81. Lots of young urban people.

North Carolina:

I checked the 2 voting sites closest to my house. One is in Catawba Co. The other one is Burke Co. Not much going on. It may be the result of early voting.

NoVa:

Got to the northern Virginia polling place to volunteer with the Obama campaign at 5:30 this morning. Had the pleasure of meeting an elderly man (70s-80s) who had a hip replacement in September. He walks with a walker and came with his wife today. He refused to cut the line (as elderly and disabled are allowed to do) and waited for over 2 hours in line because he wanted to be a part of history.

Delaware:

I am 28 and this is my 3rd Presidential election. I voted for Sen. Obama in the primary and again today. In all the elections I have voted in since I turned 18 I have never stood in line to vote. This morning I waited an hour and a half to vote. I felt the rush of history as I entered the school gym to vote. Above the door were portraits of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglas imploring students "To Die or Be Free." It always feels good to vote but this election it is particularly true.