270 to win

[bryanthompson]

we are such massochists... not just becuase we're Porsche owners... but this just seals it.

[bryanthompson]

Seriously, someone better call FL

2,693,391 Bush 51.2%
2,517,940 Kerry 47.9%

72.8% total reported.

[dd74]

Great! Took me an hour to get home. Looks like I missed A LOT.

*Note to self: forget this RS Carrera lightweight crap and get a damned radio.

[island911]

Nobody wants to be a Dan Ra^ther.

[dd74]

Who's watching CNN? Is it my imagination or are they delaying the inevitable. I.E. a lot of "remember, this is unaccounted for," "it's still early in the returns," etc., etc...

[Z-man]

Bush: 182.
Kerry: 112.

OH (20 EV's), FL (27), PA (21), and CA (55) aren't in yet. The polls are still open in CA, and on these east coast states, it is too close to call just yet.

-Z.

[singpilot]

Let the whining begin.

I have been voluntarily absent from this forum for 7 months.

I am really looking forward to coming back tomorrow morning reminding everyone that I said this election wasn't going to be THAT close.

I am counting on the afternoon departures to France being crowded with all the whiners.

Yes, I am having fun tonight.

[dtw]

Originally posted by island911

Nobody wants to be a Dan Ra^ther.

OK Island, I give - why is the 'th' in 'Rather' superscripted?

ob.update: W: 193; The Poodle: 112.

[red-beard]

Yeah, but will you be able to hear the radio over the sweet sound of the six? Mmmmm.

[Z-man]

Make that:
Bush: 193
Kerry: 112

Bush leads the popular vote: 52% to 48%

[dtw]

Originally posted by dd74
Who's watching CNN? Is it my imagination or are they delaying the inevitable. I.E. a lot of "remember, this is unaccounted for," "it's still early in the returns," etc., etc...

Heheh...I think they're just trying to be a bit more conservative this time around in calling each state, considering the drubbing they took in '00. Have you noticed that every few minutes they carefully highlight "Notice that none of the states we have forecast so far have flipped colors subsequent to our predictions!!"

[red-beard]

CNN is quicker at updating the website to show the states.

[dd74]

Originally posted by dtw
Heheh...I think they're just trying to be a bit more conservative this time around in calling each state, considering the drubbing they took in '00. Have you noticed that every few minutes they carefully highlight "Notice that none of the states we have forecast so far have flipped colors subsequent to our predictions!!"

Face saving...

[Adam]

I didn't think Florida would be so close!

So, what's the concensus? Can Kerry still win?

[bryanthompson]

holy crap, guys look at NH:

47% in

G dub and JK are separated by 147 votes...

151,000 something each

[dd74]

Originally posted by Adam Chaplin
So, what's the concensus? Can Kerry still win?

It's still early. West Coast polls are still open. But by and large, it isn't looking good for him so far.


EDIT: FOX news says the maps showing red and blue look just like 2000...

[jyl]

Don't know why they haven't called Florida (27 electoral votes) for Bush already. Seems obvious, unless uncounted absentee ballots are a large factor.

Ohio (20 electoral votes) genuinely looks too close to call. Based on precincts reporting so far, Bush is ahead. But most of the precincts that have reported so far are from small counties. The three largest counties by far (I assume these are the most urban ones, but I don't know) are leaning Kerry, so far: Cuyahoga (17% reported, 60% Kerry 40% Bush), Franklin (68% reported, 51% Kerry 49% Bush), and Hamilton (9% reported, 51% Kerry 49% Bush). The next two largest counties (Montgomery and Summit) are also leaning Kerry, so far.

Looks like Kerry and Bush are splitting the other Great Lakes states - Wisconsin Michigan (leaning Bush, but <20% reported: 27 electoral votes) Iowa and Minnesota (leaning Kerry, but <20% reported: 17 votes), Indiana (called for Bush, 11 votes) and Illinois (called for Kerry, 21 votes). So this group of state might well end up 38 votes for Bush, 38 for Kerry.

[Deleted the rest, there were math errors!

Not promising there were no math errors! Did this on the fly, on my fingers.

[bryanthompson]

When someone calls florida, someone yell at me. I'm watchin' Fox and CNN... any others gonna call it first? I just wanna see who the first to get pushed off of the iceberg is.

[dd74]

Originally posted by bryanthompson
When someone calls florida, someone yell at me. I'm watchin' Fox and CNN... any others gonna call it first? I just wanna see who the first to get pushed off of the iceberg is.

Nader...

[bryanthompson]

Arizona is looking good also. good job, Arizona friends!

Us 54-45 them
44% total