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BestOf FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#37601: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:08:09 PM

If only Florida would lean Obama... That'd settle this thing.

Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
Arkasas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#37602: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:08:11 PM

Only 15% in Miami-Dade County reporting in; we're not out yet in FL.

wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Role Model
#37603: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:08:25 PM

Except if Obama gets Ohio, it might not matter... still, the assurance would be really nice.

Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#37604: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:08:29 PM

and in a move that surprises nobody, Illinois and New York just went solid Obama wins blue.

tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#37605: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:08:30 PM

Yahoo has given WY, LA, NE, KS to Romney will look for the ones for Oama.

edited 6th Nov '12 6:09:41 PM by tclittle

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#37606: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:08:35 PM

Gear Leader: Not really. Obama can easily win without Florida if he takes PA and Ohio.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#37607: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:09:09 PM

The Democrats are getting there asses kicked in the Presidential election.

edited 6th Nov '12 6:11:06 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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GearLeader from Dota Hell Since: Mar, 2011 Relationship Status: Married to the job
#37608: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:09:12 PM

I knew New York would go blue.

The Democrats are getting there asses kicked in the houses.

edited 6th Nov '12 6:09:41 PM by GearLeader

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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
ohsointocats from The Sand Wastes Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#37610: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:09:54 PM

@Will one's life improve over Obama vs. Romney:

Considering life for my family has already improved under Obama, I would say that's a yes.

Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#37611: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:09:59 PM

How's Virginia?

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Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#37612: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:10:33 PM

  1. Braeburn" given half the northeast hasnt even been called yet and Politico shows Obama up above romney in elerctoral counts, I think its more of a mittens asskicking.

Arkasas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#37613: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:10:37 PM

We're not even done yet. If you honestly think the Republicans will win based on incomplete data, then you need to learn more about Election Night.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#37614: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:10:44 PM

[up][up][up][up][up]

I screwed up, I meant the Democrats are getting there asses kicked in the House election.

edited 6th Nov '12 6:13:03 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#37615: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:11:00 PM

Obama is still barley leading FL with 60% of the precincts in.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
LostAnarchist Violence Is Necessary! from Neo Arcadia Itself Since: Sep, 2011
Violence Is Necessary!
#37616: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:11:02 PM

like Shit, Serroco. Trust me! All I know is that if Obama wins Florida and Ohio... I'll be happy enough.

edited 6th Nov '12 6:11:56 PM by LostAnarchist

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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#37617: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:11:47 PM

[up]

Still better than West Virginia!

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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
A procrastination in of itself
#37618: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:11:52 PM

[up]X4 Yeah. In good news they are showing two gains in Senate (via Huff Post).

edited 6th Nov '12 6:12:14 PM by Silasw

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Arkasas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#37619: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:12:31 PM

@Braeburn: Did you expect something different?

BestOf FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#37620: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:13:15 PM

CNN showing a couple hundred votes in Wisconsin. That's almost nothing, but Obama is ahead now for what it's worth.

Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
RadicalTaoist scratching at .8, just hopin' from the #GUniverse Since: Jan, 2001
scratching at .8, just hopin'
#37621: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:13:21 PM

I screwed up, I meant the Democrats are getting there asses kicked in the House election.
This is what saddens me.

Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.
GearLeader from Dota Hell Since: Mar, 2011 Relationship Status: Married to the job
#37622: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:14:52 PM

Have a feeling that it won't matter if Obama gets in, he wont be able to do anything if the house is not Democratic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXkI1sTDoEg
thatguythere47 Since: Jul, 2010
#37623: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:15:21 PM

So it looks like a democrat president and a republican house? Where have I heard of that before...

Senate shouldn't be moving much either way.

Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?
Arkasas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#37624: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:15:25 PM

Did you people actually expect the House to go blue?

occono from Ireland. Since: Apr, 2009
#37625: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:16:00 PM

[up][up][up] Then how come for the last dozen months 99% of the election coverage I've read has been focused on the presidential race and not congress?

edited 6th Nov '12 6:16:16 PM by occono

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