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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#37476: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:20:34 PM

[up]?

That happened almost a half hour ago.

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#37477: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:20:44 PM

@37468 (because by the time this post is made there won't be enough arrow in the world)

It's still crazy though. I'm seeing states called one way or the other with 0 votes in. I mean, come on!

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Couchpotato20 Will kill you from Hell Since: Apr, 2011
Will kill you
#37478: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:21:01 PM

lol. Obama's up in Florida again.

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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#37479: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:21:05 PM

[up][up][up]

Damn my slow computer!

edited 6th Nov '12 5:21:22 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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Trivialis Since: Oct, 2011
#37480: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:21:24 PM

@Kostya: Them being Democratic states was a point of concern, actually. Imagine if the election went on anyway when those states were unable to get the votes; that could have a real impact.

Also, Obama won Connecticut by 91%... wow.

edited 6th Nov '12 5:21:56 PM by Trivialis

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#37481: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:22:15 PM

[up]It's Connecticut. No surprise there.

edit: Well I know New York had about 7 million people (out of 8.2 million) without power on Tuesday. Only 1.2 million didn't have it on Sunday. I'd say they're okay right now.

edited 6th Nov '12 5:23:05 PM by Kostya

terlwyth Since: Oct, 2010
#37482: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:22:35 PM

I'm just gonna assume Obama's chances are fucked at this point,this early lead romney has almost everywhere just doesn't bode well.

Have early votes been counted yet?

Mourdock is also somehow ahead in Indiana,.......I have a bad feeling about this

Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#37483: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:22:35 PM

[up][up][up] Conneticut is blue as fuck.

[up]

Romney having early leads in southern states means about as much as connecticut going 93% blue.

edited 6th Nov '12 5:23:17 PM by Midgetsnowman

toonyloon Since: Jul, 2011
#37484: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:22:46 PM

According to Politico, Obama won Vigo County (the county that has voted for the winning candidate in every election since 1956) by about 0.5%.

Arkasas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#37485: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:22:55 PM

CNN's started calling seats in the Senate, mostly Dems, one Republican, and Angus King, who'll most likely caucus with the Democrats. Indiana is too close to call, I'm afraid.

tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#37486: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:23:09 PM

@Ace: If Romney does win Texas, I wouldn't be suprised, but I decided last week to take a look at the counties which werre won or lost by Democrats.

Notably, every single Democrat (even Kerry) since Clinton's first run back in '92 has taken 15 out of 253 counties. 13 of those counties were south of San Antonio and along the Mexican border (the two outliers were El Paso county in the western panhandle, and Jefferson county, the southern most county along the Louisiana border.

Obama, back in '08, also took (among others) the counties with Texas' largest 3 cities (Harris, Bexar, and Dallas counties) and Travis county which is where Austin is located.

If he gains any counties this year, I'll be surprised. Especially, if its my home county (Galveston).

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Couchpotato20 Will kill you from Hell Since: Apr, 2011
Will kill you
#37487: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:23:52 PM

@Terl

Obama is bashing Romney's head repeatedly against in the wall in Ohio

It's all good.

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Serocco
#37488: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:24:01 PM

Mourdock's leading by how much?

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Trivialis Since: Oct, 2011
#37489: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:24:38 PM

Well, the predictions from Huffington showed 54-41 for Obama, which is safe blue but still nowhere close to 91%. The predictions were updated just this morning, too.

edited 6th Nov '12 5:24:56 PM by Trivialis

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#37490: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:25:00 PM

NBC calling Florida for Romney apparently? Is that true/accurate?

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Swish Long Live the King Since: Jan, 2001
Long Live the King
#37491: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:25:18 PM

Also, Obama won Connecticut by 91%... wow.

Okay... Seriously, this shit needs to stop.

I don't doubt Obama won the state, and I don't doubt he'll have won by a lot(more than 20 percent). But STOP using percentages that are coming in with fewer than 15% of the precincts reporting... No one will be taking a state 90-10... At most it'll be 65-35...

edited 6th Nov '12 5:26:20 PM by Swish

EarlOfSandvich Since: Jun, 2011
#37492: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:25:27 PM

[up][up][up][up] 26% of Indiana reported, with Donnelly in the lead at the moment.

edited 6th Nov '12 5:25:51 PM by EarlOfSandvich

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Couchpotato20 Will kill you from Hell Since: Apr, 2011
Will kill you
#37493: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:25:29 PM

Obama is barely murdering Romney in Florida.

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occono from Ireland. Since: Apr, 2009
#37494: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:26:28 PM

I'm wondering if Texas's results are going to have any surprises. I know Democrats are on the rise, but I'm wondering by how much and how fast right now. And if there'll be significant enough numbers to actually get people's notice this time around.

Not likely a surprise Obama victory, but maybe some other Federal/State Senate/House surprises sure. It has been slowly going bluer. Slowly.

Dumbo
terlwyth Since: Oct, 2010
#37495: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:26:30 PM

There's a first time for everything,

Linhasxoc Since: Jun, 2009
#37496: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:27:39 PM

@Caissa: I'm watching NBC, and it has not called Florida.

Trivialis Since: Oct, 2011
#37497: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:27:58 PM

@Swish sad

My mistake. I thought because it was checkmarked and everything that they were done counting.

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#37498: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:29:06 PM

CNN has something on Pennsylvania; no one else among the sources I'm watching does.

Romney is winning Pennsylvania but this is with a couple thousand votes in so it's essentially worthless.

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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#37499: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:30:08 PM

Tennessee is going for Romney and New Jersey for Obama. No surprise there.

[up]What? GODDAMMIT!

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#37500: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:30:33 PM

Tim Kaine is still losing in the Virginia Senate Race.

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