STFIL, or S.T.F.I.L. has became shorthand in the blogosphere during the runup to the General Election, November 4, 2008. It refers to a commitment to vote, no matter the obstacles to do so. Specifically, it means: Stay The F**k In Line. It takes the general expectation of especially long voting lines in this General Election (due to high voter registration around the country, general excitement, and predictions based upon early voting turn-out) and generalizes across all voting obstacles: suppression efforts by county or state officials, negative campaigning intended to dampen excitement, etc.
The phrase was first "coined" by Jeff Lieber, writing as JeffLieber in Dailykos.com, on October 31, 2008.
It was further elaborated upon by with a historical, worldwide perspective, photo essay on "Why we stand in line to vote".
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