THE ELECTION NIGHT THREAD!!!

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 11/4/2008 7:59:10 PM
Author: Haven
I suppose watching Anderson all night isn''t the worst thing that could happen . . .

Yeah, Coop is lookin'' fiiiiiiiine tonight!!!

 

[E B]

Date: 11/4/2008 7:59:10 PM
Author: Haven
I suppose watching Anderson all night isn''t the worst thing that could happen . . .

Indeed.

 

[CDNinNYC]

Oh, I like how Main can divide their electoral votes.

 

[JulieN]

AP calls TN and SC for McCain.

 

[AGBF]

Date: 11/4/2008 7:52:01 PM
Author: Irishgrrrl

Funny story: Here in PA, we''re not allowed to wear Obama gear (t-shirts, pins, stickers, etc.) to the polls, so instead I wore BLUE!!!

You cannot wear a T-shirt or a pin as a voter? I would think that that violated your freedom of speech! I could understand your not being able to do it if you were working at the polls that day! On the other hand, I do know that political literature is not allowed within a certain number of feet of the polls. Does the State of PA interpret your T-shirt, while on your body, as election literature? Has that issue gone before the PA Supreme Court yet?

Deborah

 

[mercoledi]

Why are they calling SC with 2% reporting? NYT has it leaning for Obama.

Yeah CDN, my opinion is that all states should split their electoral votes.

 

[CDNinNYC]

Go Florida!

 

[CDNinNYC]

Date: 11/4/2008 8:04:18 PM
Author: mercoledi
Why are they calling SC with 2% reporting? NYT has it leaning for Obama.

Yeah CDN, my opinion is that all states should split their electoral votes.

Wolf mentioned another state also splits their votes. Do you know who it is?

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 11/4/2008 8:03:44 PM
Author: AGBF

Date: 11/4/2008 7:52:01 PM
Author: Irishgrrrl

Funny story: Here in PA, we''re not allowed to wear Obama gear (t-shirts, pins, stickers, etc.) to the polls, so instead I wore BLUE!!!

You cannot wear a T-shirt or a pin as a voter? I would think that that violated your freedom of speech! I could understand your not being able to do it if you were working at the polls that day! On the other hand, I do know that political literature is not allowed within a certain number of feet of the polls. Does the State of PA interpret your T-shirt, while on your body, as election literature? Has that issue gone before the PA Supreme Court yet?

Deborah

Good point, Deb! Actually, I don''t think I was quite accurate . . . you CAN wear a candidate''s t-shirt, pin, sticker, whatever, but you have to cover it up at some point. (I think that point might be once you get within that certain number of feet from the polls.) I agree . . . it seems overly restrictive.

 

[FrekeChild]

Holy cow CNN is calling all kinds of states....

Obama-77

New Jersey
Illinois
Connecticut
Vermont
Massachusetts
Delaware
Maryland
Washington DC


McCain-34

South Carolina
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Kentucky

 

[JulieN]

Date: 11/4/2008 8:04:18 PM
Author: mercoledi
Why are they calling SC with 2% reporting? NYT has it leaning for Obama.

Yeah CDN, my opinion is that all states should split their electoral votes.

I think you can call it early if your projections on how the vote splits lines up pretty well with the numbers that come in from reporting precincts.

Sorry if there''s any inaccurate information that gets posted...it just adds to the fun, right?

 

[mercoledi]

C'mon Richmond, Norfolk and Fairfax! Sadly my old home county already went red.

CDN- I don't know off the top of my head- I'll go look it up

ETA: It's Nebraska.

 

[fleur-de-lis]

Date: 11/4/2008 8:06:14 PM
Author: CDNinNYC

Date: 11/4/2008 8:04:18 PM

Author: mercoledi

Why are they calling SC with 2% reporting? NYT has it leaning for Obama.


Yeah CDN, my opinion is that all states should split their electoral votes.

Wolf mentioned another state also splits their votes. Do you know who it is?

SC will go for McCain. Obamasupporters, keep your fingers and toes crossed for Virginia, though.

 

[JulieN]

Date: 11/4/2008 8:06:14 PM
Author: CDNinNYC

Date: 11/4/2008 8:04:18 PM
Author: mercoledi
Why are they calling SC with 2% reporting? NYT has it leaning for Obama.

Yeah CDN, my opinion is that all states should split their electoral votes.

Wolf mentioned another state also splits their votes. Do you know who it is?

I think it''s Nebraska and Maine...

 

[iheartscience]

Date: 11/4/2008 8:06:14 PM
Author: CDNinNYC

Date: 11/4/2008 8:04:18 PM

Author: mercoledi

Why are they calling SC with 2% reporting? NYT has it leaning for Obama.


Yeah CDN, my opinion is that all states should split their electoral votes.

Wolf mentioned another state also splits their votes. Do you know who it is?

I *think* North Dakota but it was quick!

 

[fieryred33143]

I''m hoping that my state (FL) will pull through this year and have a successful, non-controversial night!

 

[iheartscience]

Date: 11/4/2008 8:08:03 PM
Author: mercoledi
C''mon Richmond, Norfolk and Fairfax! Sadly my old home county already went red.

CDN- I don''t know off the top of my head- I''ll go look it up

ETA: It''s Nebraska.

What''s your home county? Feel free to ignore if you don''t want to answer!

 

[ksinger]

Howdy all! Just checking in.

ETA: Sniff!! I'm just so PROWD!! They've called Oklahoma already!!

 

[iheartscience]

Date: 11/4/2008 8:09:32 PM
Author: ksinger
Howdy all! Just checking in.

Hi hi hi! I''m NERRRRRRVOUS! You?

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 11/4/2008 8:09:32 PM
Author: ksinger
Howdy all! Just checking in.

Hi, Karen!

 

[CDNinNYC]

Date: 11/4/2008 8:08:03 PM
Author: mercoledi
C''mon Richmond, Norfolk and Fairfax! Sadly my old home county already went red.

CDN- I don''t know off the top of my head- I''ll go look it up

ETA: It''s Nebraska.

Thanks mercoledi and JulieN!

 

[fleur-de-lis]

I''m surprised that Obama is doing as well as he is as of 8:10EST in Indiana... THAT would be a big upset if Indiana went blue...

 

[iheartscience]

Date: 11/4/2008 8:08:32 PM
Author: thing2of2

Date: 11/4/2008 8:06:14 PM
Author: CDNinNYC

Date: 11/4/2008 8:04:18 PM
Author: mercoledi
Why are they calling SC with 2% reporting? NYT has it leaning for Obama.
Yeah CDN, my opinion is that all states should split their electoral votes.

Wolf mentioned another state also splits their votes. Do you know who it is?

I *think* North Dakota but it was quick!

Oops-it was Nebraska! I was close, though!

 

[Irishgrrrl]

BRB! Gotta go feed my dogs . . . they''re getting irritable!

 

[fleur-de-lis]

Date: 11/4/2008 8:09:16 PM
Author: fieryred33143
I''m hoping that my state (FL) will pull through this year and have a successful, non-controversial night!

Yeah, fieryred, *I''m* hoping your state pulls a non-controversial night as well!

 

[ChargerGrrl]

i hate to leave the office (and therefore CNN on our boardroom TV), but it''s time i shut down

i hope to see more BLUE states when i get home!

see ya''ll later

 

[JulieN]

I really want to know about Indiana before I retire PS (hopefully to go to a sports bar.)

 

[mercoledi]

Date: 11/4/2008 8:09:31 PM
Author: thing2of2

Date: 11/4/2008 8:08:03 PM

Author: mercoledi

C''mon Richmond, Norfolk and Fairfax! Sadly my old home county already went red.

CDN- I don''t know off the top of my head- I''ll go look it up

ETA: It''s Nebraska.

What''s your home county? Feel free to ignore if you don''t want to answer!

Chesterfield, but I never was old enough to vote there. Virginia is looking blechy, I was hoping (against hope) for better luck out west. C''Mon FLA!!!

 

[Irishgrrrl]

OK, I have my eye on MSN.com as well as watching CNN, and MSN.com says Obama has 103 electoral votes so far while McCain has only 34!

 

[fieryred33143]

In south florida

Broward county (my county) 76% Obama
Miami 60% Obama

Miami is surprising me A LOT