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BestOf FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
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#37526: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:44:27 PM

BBC talking about Romney: guy is a Mormon and doesn't smoke, doesn't drink tea or coffee, doesn't drink alcohol. I wouldn't trust a guy like that with a public office. A politician has to get drunk every now and then, just like journalists or actors. Can't trust them otherwise.

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Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#37527: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:44:49 PM

[up]X8 Really? Cus I'm sitting here and seeing states getting called with 0% votes counted (Illinois has been called blue on Huff Post from 0 votes in).

edited 6th Nov '12 5:45:33 PM by Silasw

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tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#37528: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:45:03 PM

With 35% of the precincts reporting, Obama is leading Romney 51/49 in Florida.

[up]Cause those states normally do go that way with votes, and news stations want to say IWASRIGHTIWASRIGHTIWASRIGHTIWASRIGHTIWASRIGHTIWASRIGHTIWASRIGHTIWASRIGHTIWASRIGHTIWASRIGHTIWASRIGHT.

edited 6th Nov '12 5:46:11 PM by tclittle

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ohsointocats from The Sand Wastes Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#37529: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:45:38 PM

@Grizzly: It's sarcasm based on the fact that people using two different news sources seem to live in different realities.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#37530: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:46:20 PM

Mitt Romney: "I've written my victory speech"

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Linhasxoc Since: Jun, 2009
#37531: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:46:29 PM

@Best: Bush Jr. didn't drink, although that was because he's a recovering alcoholic.

Trivialis Since: Oct, 2011
#37532: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:47:41 PM

Re: News stations reporting different winners.

I think after Dewey Defeats Truman incident back in June, the news outlets are trying to be more careful not to report incorrectly.

Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#37533: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:49:16 PM

George Allen is lagging Romney.

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Arkasas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#37534: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:49:31 PM

CNN is calling the Connecticut Senate race for Murphy.

Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#37535: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:50:01 PM

Wasn't Lieberman from Connecticut?

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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#37536: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:50:37 PM

[up][up][up]

I didn't even know George Allen was in the presidential election.

[up]

He's retiring.

edited 6th Nov '12 5:51:02 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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Arkasas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#37537: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:50:49 PM

[up][up]He retired this year.

edited 6th Nov '12 5:50:58 PM by Arkasas

Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#37538: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:51:00 PM

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin wins re-election in West Virginia.

George Allen - as in, the Rep Senator. He's not looking goof right now.

edited 6th Nov '12 5:51:45 PM by Serocco

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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#37539: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:51:20 PM

Ten minutes until the third round of states close their polls.

Swish Long Live the King Since: Jan, 2001
Long Live the King
#37540: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:51:32 PM

x6[up]But, But, Linda was "cheating"... How couldn't she have won?

x5[up]He's in the other Senate seat...

edited 6th Nov '12 5:52:01 PM by Swish

chihuahua0 Since: Jul, 2010
#37541: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:51:45 PM

Fox News previously reported a lead to Akin, although that'll hopefully change.

Exit polls...

BestOf FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
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#37542: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:51:46 PM

What time is it in the East of the US? I'm talking about EST, not the Easternmost time zone.

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#37543: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:52:04 PM

A politician has to get drunk every now and then, just like journalists or actors. Can't trust them otherwise.

Do you really want the US to be any more like the Roman Empire?

Anyway, at this point it's looking extremely likely to end in an Obama win. I can already see the panic beginning on the betting markets as people try to dump Romney bets and grab Obama bets.

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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#37544: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:52:18 PM

Joe Manchin: Too red to be Democrat (even by Blue Dog standards), and to blue to be Republican.

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Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#37546: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:52:50 PM

[up][up][up]

Thats actually kind of hilarious.

edited 6th Nov '12 5:52:58 PM by Midgetsnowman

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#37547: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:52:58 PM

[up][up][up][up][up]Ten minutes to 9 which is when the third round of states close their polls.

edited 6th Nov '12 5:53:14 PM by Kostya

carbon-mantis Collector Of Fine Oddities from Trumpland Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Married to my murderer
Collector Of Fine Oddities
#37548: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:53:27 PM

8:53 p.m. at time of writing.

Clock ninjas. . .

edited 6th Nov '12 5:54:00 PM by carbon-mantis

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#37549: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:55:04 PM

Joe Walsh is losing.smile

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randomtropeloser Since: Jan, 2001
#37550: Nov 6th 2012 at 5:55:10 PM

As a slight change of topic, do you guys really expect much of anything significant to happen regardless of who wins? We didn't really live that different under Obama for four years than we did under Bush for eight, despite their very different political viewpoints.


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