America Votes 2008
 

Here we go again!

Several important senate and house seats are up for grabs in addition to the presidency.

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IMO, Obama has the margin he needs to overcome the Bradley Effect and assure his victory. I give McCain a 1 in 5 chance of winning.

If Obama wins, we'll know by midnight tomorrow at the latest as the electoral map and states in contention line up for a quick Obama victory. If McCain is goling to win, its going to be a long night as we'll have to wait for Ohio and those midwestern states to shake out and the lawyers to shut up.

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BREAKING: A small group of teenagers in Baltimore are opting not to vote! Are the media and news pundits to blame?

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i'm voting for my Brotha' From Anotha' Mutha'

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I'm not running until 2020 (it's the earliest I can run) so how are you voting for me? :ohreilly:

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Make your own electoral map:

http://www.270towin.com/

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BTW, regardless of political opinion, I'd like to ask that all Americans on this board make it a point to get out and vote tomorrow... even Jason1.:D

There is nothing more American than participating in democracy.

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I hope Palin wins...:sneaky:

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So they can keep making fun of her? :p

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Voted.

Went before 6am. There was a decent sized line outside. Let us in a little after 6. Inside was quite crowded. So many little old ladies running about the place. We had old voting booths from the 50s. My dad went in before me and it wasn't working. Had to have someone come over to fix it. At least I know my vote went through.

EDIT: Wow, I lucked out. The news is showing lines at some places going around the block.

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If Obama wins today will be a historic day for America, and if Mccain wins... well... It'd prove a serious point about polls and will probably lower all the 'drama' on the news leading up to elections.

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I went to the poll at about 7:30 this morning. The polls opened at 7:00 a.m. I got in and about in about 20 minutes. Everything moved smoothly.

The voting apparatuses looked like new-fangled ones. It was all digital, and it had a large LCD screen with multiple buttons and a button wheel at the bottom. It looked like a touchscreen but wasn't, in fact they even had to write in multiple places to warn people of that fact. You had to enter a four-digit code for the machine to start the voting process, which was given to you by someone running another apparatus just for that purpose, who only gave you the code after you gave him the ticket that you received from the other people at a table that checked your name to the list of voters.

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Absentee ballot is so the way to go. It is a little less fun though.

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Fuck electronic voting. I did it the old fashioned way, with paper.

Anyway, I left school at 5:00am to get home to vote. I voted around 7:30. Obama for the win. Now I can sit back and relax.

There's a lot of inbound traffic in Chicago for the Obama rally, it's cool as hell...I may walk over there later.

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and what party do you represent?

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Going to hold that close to my chest until I officially announce my candidacy.

Also, made need your assistance with something sometime soon. Not sure.

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Earliest polls close at 7 PM ET. Live blog at GameTavern!

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Dah Terry Tate has become stale. Yes, somehow I have stopped loving his constant smack down of those that ask for it. That guy talking about facebook, though, that was funny.

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Blasphemy! Terry Tate never gets old, and you know this, BAYBEE!! Even Sarah Palin agrees!

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Haha I can't not love Terry Tate, you're right. (I saw that Palin one here somewhere before.) But I guess his one-off, 30 second clips just don't induce the same laughter in me as those storyline ones he used to do.

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Low production values, good content:

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CNN had an interview with Joe The Plumber, and I realize he is supposed to represent the Average "Joe" but he just seems to have talking points that he can't connect and when he stumbles he goes on the defensive.

They really should not have played him out this long.

And go go McCainites! :D

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An FYI for everyone, I am officially out of campaign mode and my "politics as sport" blood is now moving and I'm nore excited by numbers and and the drama of it all than ideals. Its like the superbowl for me.

In fact, right now I know I shouldn't be looking at all the talk of exit polling... but I just... can't... help it!:D

And Bond, I guess you're voting for McCain again, or is cap-in-trade enough to have to obstain entirely?:confused:

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Nah, I voted weeks ago.

Where are you finding these exit polls? I know the networks can't show them until voting closes.

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They can't show the overall exit polls, but they are breaking up the exit polls by demographic.

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Indiana is holding close. A must win for McCain.

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This shall be a fun night.

Thus far
McCain 8
Obama 3

But only two states have been called.

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77-34, Obama.

McCain is surprisingly ahead in Virginia, still holding a lead in Indiana.

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ABC has Obama for 102.

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I think you will get that all night when different companies have different requirements for calling a state.

I tend to stick to the more conservative approach in case anything drastically changes.

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I'm watching NBC and flipping to ABC and CBS on commercials. I'm avoiding CNN and FOX, they can go fork each other. I might flip to the liberal media on comedy central for shits and giggles later tonight. I'm sure they will have some great biased insight.

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i already told you, i don't swing that way!

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Get a few drinks in you.. and never say never....

Anyhow, I am watching CNN
and right now it's
Obama 174
McCain-49

What is everyone using?

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Woooooooooooo.

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Using CNN:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cnn-election-coverage

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/president/

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It's over. Obama wins.

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Pretty much yeah.