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johnnyfog Actual Wrestling Legend from the Zocalo Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: They can't hide forever. We've got satellites.
Actual Wrestling Legend
#38076: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:47:03 PM

I think we just broke Donald Trump.

I'm a skeptical squirrel
Arkasas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#38077: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:47:15 PM

All of Maine's votes are going to Obama.

Thorn14 Gunpla is amazing! Since: Aug, 2010
Gunpla is amazing!
#38078: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:47:30 PM

[up][up]

I can just imagine Trump sobbing into his smart phone right now.

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#38079: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:47:58 PM

Maybe now Trump will just curl up and go away.

dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar
#38080: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:48:14 PM

Okay, so what does Obama need at this point to win officially, if he isn't already?

Continuously reading, studying, and (hopefully) growing.
Trivialis Since: Oct, 2011
#38081: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:48:45 PM

Florida is 96% reporting at this moment, and Obama is ahead by .6%. Looks like he seized this state too.

Also, Virginia is almost done tallying and Obama has a .5% lead.

Who said no one expected Virginia to go to Obama?

Okay, so what does Obama need at this point to win officially, if he isn't already?

He just needs to wait until the electoral college puts in their votes and later the new Congress counts them under the Vice President's watch. But it's already decided; the vote of the people choose the votes of the state, and those votes give Obama the majority.

edited 6th Nov '12 8:50:13 PM by Trivialis

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#38082: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:49:03 PM

George W Bush won the electoral and not the popular.

Arguably, he lost both.

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Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#38083: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:49:34 PM

Virginia went blue! YES! Both my home and adoptive states voted for Obama!

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Arkasas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#38084: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:49:34 PM

CNN is calling Nevada for Obama. 6 votes, Braeburn, that's over the top.

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#38085: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:49:36 PM

[up][up][up]Only if you're a conspiracy theorist.

[up][up]Really? Cool!

edited 6th Nov '12 8:49:51 PM by Kostya

NativeJovian Jupiterian Local from Orlando, FL Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Jupiterian Local
#38086: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:49:39 PM

Okay, so what does Obama need at this point to win officially, if he isn't already?
He just needs to wait for the rest of the votes to be tallied. At this point, he hasn't "officially" won because not every precinct has reported their results, but it's literally impossible for him to lose at this point.

Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.
Hydronix I'm an Irene! from TV Tropes Since: Apr, 2010
I'm an Irene!
#38087: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:49:41 PM

Obama Wins: Presidentialality!

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#38088: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:49:45 PM

[up] That argument was tried in the Supreme Court and it failed.

EDIT: lol, both me and Kostya got ninjaed.

edited 6th Nov '12 8:50:26 PM by EdwardsGrizzly

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Saturn Hurr from On The Rings Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: I-It's not like I like you, or anything!
Hurr
#38089: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:49:59 PM

Kostya, either 5 or 4, I think.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#38090: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:50:11 PM

@d Roy

Never mind. Ohio has just officially won by Obama.

Obama has won the election.

edited 6th Nov '12 8:52:28 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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toonyloon Since: Jul, 2011
#38091: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:50:19 PM

Obama has now won Nevada (my home state).

Looks like Nevada keeps its bellwether status.

Completion oldtimeytropey from Space Since: Apr, 2012
oldtimeytropey
#38092: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:51:27 PM

Obama will likely win the rest of the remaining swing states. This'll put him at 331, an electoral landslide.

Thorn14 Gunpla is amazing! Since: Aug, 2010
Gunpla is amazing!
#38093: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:51:39 PM

BUT MUH POPULAR.

LostAnarchist Violence Is Necessary! from Neo Arcadia Itself Since: Sep, 2011
Violence Is Necessary!
#38094: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:52:06 PM

I must join with these bellwethers, learn their secrets, become all powerful and rule the world. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Fuckin' ninjas ruining my villainous ambition statements...

edited 6th Nov '12 8:52:39 PM by LostAnarchist

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dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar
#38095: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:52:50 PM

Obama has won the election.

Hell bloody fucking yes.

My dorm is exploding with cheers now.

Continuously reading, studying, and (hopefully) growing.
Trivialis Since: Oct, 2011
#38096: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:53:08 PM

I honestly wouldn't call this a landslide. Even the closest elections tend to have a substantial electoral margin.

This was a tough but expected victory, closer than 2008. And there's going to be more tough work to do.

vanthebaron Mystical Monkey Master from Carlyle, Il Since: Sep, 2010
Mystical Monkey Master
#38097: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:53:21 PM

All the red on that political map was making me ill. Glad to see so much blue on it now.

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Theboywonder from Your house Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: A teenager in love
#38099: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:53:40 PM

My entire freaking block is going crazy.

PhilippeO Since: Oct, 2010
#38100: Nov 6th 2012 at 8:53:40 PM

For those who want to check gay-marriage or marijuana referendum : http://2012.ballotpedia.org/ link from several pages back.


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