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Postby Jeff » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:28 pm

I think we'd all be better off if they just seceded from the Union.
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Postby J_Partyka » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:29 pm

J_Partyka wrote:NH, for one ...


OK, now CNN has finally put it in the blue column.
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Postby Jeff T. » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:32 pm

Jeff wrote:I think we'd all be better off if they just seceded from the Union.


I lived there for 9 years, and it is all intentional.
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Postby David R. Modny » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:32 pm

Obama...pretty significant early lead in NC.
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Postby Rspaight » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:33 pm

J_Partyka wrote:
J_Partyka wrote:NH, for one ...


OK, now CNN has finally put it in the blue column.


I'll feel a lot better when they call PA.
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Postby Rspaight » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:36 pm

Well, Fox called PA for Obama, so I guess I can relax about that.
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Postby Beatlesfan03 » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:36 pm

I was in Florida for the 2006 elections and the papers were there were talking about Duval County (Jacksonville) was started to turn a little more towards the blue.

My first year there was such a cluster than I didn't vote in 2006, but did get all my stuff straight in anticipation for this election, only to move to TN before the election even happened!
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Postby Rspaight » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:37 pm

GA called for McCain. I didn't really expect much to happen there. Chambliss will probably win, too.
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Postby David R. Modny » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:38 pm

Strange, isn't it? Virginia was the swing state with the largest lead for Obama (other than PA) a week and a half ago. Now, it's looking like it might be the one that he doesn't flip.

Then again, I'm not sure how many northern areas of the state are being reported yet. They're still saying too close to call.
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Postby Rspaight » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:40 pm

MSNBC just showed a VA map a bit ago and there are a few north and east counties that haven't reported yet. It doesn't look over quite yet.
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Postby Jeff » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:40 pm

Rspaight wrote:Well, Fox called PA for Obama, so I guess I can relax about that.


CNN just called it. :D
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Postby Rspaight » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:43 pm

Awesome. Now give me another couple of swing states, and this thing is looking mighty fine.
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Postby Beatlesfan03 » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:46 pm

Wow, if I read MSNBC's map correctly, it looks Duval County is in the Obama column right now.
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Postby lukpac » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:49 pm

Rspaight wrote:I'm watching MSNBC, and they're showing how fucked up Florida's ballots STILL are. They're unspeakably ridiculous and unusable -- you have to "complete an arrow" or something instead of just filling in a circle.

They'll never learn.


I haven't seen them, so perhaps they aren't what I'm thinking of, but here in WI (Madison?) the ballots are optical scan, and you complete a line between two marks to vote. Pretty simple, although I can't find an example online.
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Postby Jeff T. » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:50 pm

Rspaight wrote:Awesome. Now give me another couple of swing states, and this thing is looking mighty fine.


well in the center of the US there will be some nice downhill riddin' for McCain before he gets slam dunked hard in the west.
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