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Arkasas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#37676: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:34:26 PM

Huff Post and MSNBC are calling WI for Obama.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#37677: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:35:09 PM

The Senate races in Indiana, Virginia, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and North Dakota are nail bitingly close.

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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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#37678: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:35:44 PM

And Florida is a dead split again with Obama ahead by 1900 votes. Damit this is close.

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HilarityEnsues Since: Sep, 2009
#37679: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:36:41 PM

Huff Po and the BBC both seem to be really slow on the uptake. CNN has Obama ahead of Romney by about 14,000 votes in Florida with 82% reporting in so far.

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#37681: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:37:47 PM

[up] AP/Yahoo are also slow, still about 68% precincts reporting atm on Yahoo's map.

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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#37682: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:38:02 PM

Obama just took New Hampshire. Good, one less state to worry about.

Arkasas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#37683: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:38:02 PM

In a stunning display of non-fatalism, Obama is up in Ohio by 150k.

LostAnarchist Violence Is Necessary! from Neo Arcadia Itself Since: Sep, 2011
Violence Is Necessary!
#37684: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:38:08 PM

[up]I'm having a heart-attack over this, and i'm in decent shape, too... FL, please don't be stupid.

[up]Keep it up, Obama, please.

edited 6th Nov '12 6:38:59 PM by LostAnarchist

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Swish Long Live the King Since: Jan, 2001
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#37685: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:38:19 PM

If no candidate has a 1% lead in Florida, it triggers a re-count.

If Obama takes Ohio(and Colorado, Nevada, or Iowa), a Florida re-count doesn't matter.

If Romney takes Ohio, Florida is key for the election.

Ohio's results are more important than Florida's at the moment...

edited 6th Nov '12 6:38:50 PM by Swish

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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
#37687: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:38:41 PM

New Mexico and Colorado are now leaning Obama (Huff post). Combined with the current (for like 5 minutes max) Obama lead in Florida this is enough (with the west coast) to give him a 2nd team.

Edit: Should be clearer, I'm counting all the leans, includding Ohio.

edited 6th Nov '12 6:40:30 PM by Silasw

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#37689: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:39:30 PM

[up][up] Proof, please!

edited 6th Nov '12 6:39:39 PM by LostAnarchist

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#37690: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:40:50 PM

How much of Ohio is reporting in at the moment?

@Taoist; I don't see that happening. The Dems might pick up a few net seats but its an 80 seat gap to bridge in a close race.

edited 6th Nov '12 6:42:17 PM by Rationalinsanity

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#37691: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:41:25 PM

You can use this to play scenarios.

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Couchpotato20 Will kill you from Hell Since: Apr, 2011
Will kill you
#37692: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:41:43 PM

Florida went back to being blue berry.

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#37693: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:42:04 PM

[up][up][up]Only 38%, at last check.

Important sidenote: Anyone know if these numbers are taking early voting totals into account? My first impression that they aren't, but I'm not entirely sure.

edited 6th Nov '12 6:42:12 PM by darksidevoid

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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#37694: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:42:43 PM

If Obama takes Ohio(and Colorado, Nevada, or Iowa), a Florida re-count doesn't matter.

If Romney takes Ohio, Florida is key for the election.

Although if Obama takes Colorado, Nevada, and Iowa, and Romney get Ohio, then Obama wins with 272 electoral votes and Florida still doesn't matter.

edited 6th Nov '12 6:43:42 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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Arkasas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#37695: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:42:46 PM

CNN is calling Pennsylvania for Obama, finally. They are seriously behind in terms of projections.

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#37696: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:43:00 PM

Most totals seem to be taking early voting into account.

Linhasxoc Since: Jun, 2009
#37697: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:43:02 PM

@darksidevoid: It depends. Some states count early/absentee votes along with the in-person votes, while others count them later.

Fish1 h Since: Sep, 2010
h
#37698: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:43:23 PM

LOL Todd Akin

Claire Mc Caskill 85,485

Todd Akin 61,569

Romney is winning Missouri by similar numbers

Linhasxoc Since: Jun, 2009
#37699: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:43:52 PM

NBC projecting Elizabeth Warren to beat Scott Brown.

Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#37700: Nov 6th 2012 at 6:44:26 PM

Yeah. Akin is dead in the water.

He screwed the pooch and it bit him in the ass because conservative women arent stupid.

edited 6th Nov '12 6:44:53 PM by Midgetsnowman


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