As We Wait for Results, Several Takes on Egypt's Vote

Even when we have the official results (tomorrow night) of Egypt's round one, phase one, we won't be able to draw conclusions since large numbers of the individual constituencies will need runoffs. But a number of people are already offering their thoughts:

• Issandr El Amrani: "Salafists Are Not the Tea Party: They're SHAS."(The Arabist)

• Marc Lynch and Stephen A. Cook, "US Policy on Egypt Needs a Big Shift." (NYT)

• "Sarah Carr on the Election Trail," at The Arabist

•  I've Already Mentioned The Atlantic Council's EgyptSource; note to that Jadaliyya has teamed up with Ahram Online to provide regularly updated coverage of the vote count.