Hello, everybody.

By the time this blog is put to bed, America will be going to the polls in this mid-term election. For the Republicans, this could be their chance to be like 1994 all over again in an attempt to gain full control of Capitol Hill; for the Democrats, it's all or nothing in a fight for survival with the slumping economy once again high priority among voters.

Here in Alaska, we've got a three-way showdown for Senate, with Democrat Scott McAdams, Republican Joe Miller, and incumbent/write-in candidate Lisa Murkowski.

Murkowski lost to Miller in the August primaries, but for the last month or so, Lisa has been on the move showing the true meaning of perseverance as her seat is still on the line. McAdams is suddenly becoming the underdog, while Miller? Hate to say it, but his supporters are already turning their backs on him and going either way to ensure the Tea Party-backed candidate won't reach Washington.

In the gubernatorial race, it's incumbent Sean Parnell (who inherited the reins from Sarah Palin last year) vying for a full term vs. Ethan Berkowitz. The forecast may call for a Parnell victory, but like all other elections, there are no guarantees.

All 435 House seats are up for grabs today as well as 37 Senate seats, 38 gubernatorial races, and hundreds of state and city mayoral races to be decided. For Palin, she may be the one person crossing her fingers hoping Miller or Christine O'Donnell (no relation of course to Charlie O'Donnell, the longtime announcer of "Wheel Of Fortune" and other shows who died on Monday at 78; I tweeted that sad news) may pull off a last-minute miracle.

But whichever way you do it, do your duty as a citizen and vote. And when the polls start closing across the country at 8:00 in all time zones...let 'er rip, 'cause that's when the waiting begins! Because after all...it's your choice. So long, stay strong, and get out and vote!!!

(By the way...I'll be posting updates throughout the night on both Twitter and Facebook, so make sure you follow me)