The Grand Election Thread

[FunkMonk]

MSNBC looks like they're about to break out the champaign lol

[Neil]

We've got PA and none of the Southern swing states are called.  We've got this.

Your use of the 'we' is almost as annoying as Timmays.

Spellus is from Chicago.  I'm sure he helped participate in electoral fraud for the Democrats at one point, so he feels like he's part of the team.

[DGuller]

Intrade up to 91%.  Another 5%, and it's realistically a lock for Obama.

[Eddie Teach]

With ~70% of the votes counted in Florida the margin is a mere 300 votes right now.  Hanging chads, anyone?

Florida won't matter this time, methinks.

[OttoVonBismarck]

We've got PA and none of the Southern swing states are called.  We've got this.

Although I agree that Obama is very likely going to win, I don't think Pennsylvania was ever really in play... not sure why Romney wasted so much energy campaigning there at the last minute.

I remember thinking this in 2004. Pennsylvania is a redneck state outside of Philadelphia and its environs, but that's such a huge part of the State (basically aside from Pittsburgh the rest of Pennsylvania is really rural) it's very difficult to credibly overcome the Democrat advantage in those areas. I don't think I've thought of Pennsylvania as a swing state in like ever...it went for Gore-Kerry-Obama handily (and Clinton before that.) I think you have to go back to '88 landslide to see a Republican win PA.

[PDH]

Whew, that was close...still, with zero percent of the votes counted Wyoming went firmly to Romney.

[Ed Anger]

Wolf Blitzer just creamed his pants on air over Florida.

[DGuller]

Wolf Blitzer just ejaculated upon seeing a ~600 margin in Florida.  I didn't need to see that.

[DGuller]

Wolf Blitzer just creamed his pants on air over Florida.

Fuck you.

[Caliga]

New Jersey: Obama (forgot that one earlier I think)
Wisconsin: Obama

[mongers]

Florida just 1200 votes in it.

[Ed Anger]

Wolf Blitzer just creamed his pants on air over Florida.

Fuck you.

[OttoVonBismarck]

I need Romney to lose vote share in Virginia and to gain in Florida to maintain my overall predictions.

[Ed Anger]

Scott Pelley on CBS:

"Electrical Votes"

[jimmy olsen]

15% of precincts in PR

Statehood is crushing the other options.

STATEHOOD    74,029    64.91%    
SOVEREIGN FREE ASSOCIATED STATE    35,272    30.93%    

INDEPENDENCE    4,753    4.17%

However, surprisingly the NO on change is leading though, I thought Yes would get by pretty easy and then Statehood and FSA would fight it out.

NO
   92,020    53.22%    

YES
   80,897    46.78%

Whoops, NO is YES on this issue! Yay!
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