Thread: Get Your Election FIX

Wooopeeeeeeeeee!

About 24 hours and 08 mins until the first polls close!

Need to find info ASAP on election day? I'll start. Feel free to post up links to find insight on the races or breaking news.

CNN Map Calculator. CNN's version of video games, not sure what the objective is, but I've been playing the hell out of it.

Race Tracker/Results

This is it Kids, we're in the home stretch!

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Vote for me.

It's even more exciting than Bailout Day (the first one, the Monday, nothing got done but it was super-exciting).

"I'm so excited,
And I just can't hide it,
I'm about to lose control
And I think I like it."

Thank you Le Tigre and the Pointer Sisters!

For those stuck on their computer... or without cable... MSNBC is streaming their coverage all day.


No direct link... Navigate to http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

Then click "Watch It Live" on upper part of right side of homepage;



Note: The commercials are not shown, just a static shot with image similar to ^^^ with "live coverage resumes shortly"... It will be back after the commercial break.

Any results yet?

okbye

Won't be any until 8pm Eastern.

Originally Posted by RaccoonFace

Any results yet?

okbye

Yes, its over.

I was wrong... "The first closing times come at 7:00 pm ET for Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina, and Virginia."

Some coverage aids for mags...

First, poll closing times by map and list. Keep in mind over a dozen states have multiple closing times due to time zone lines, the list below map shows when the last part closes and results might be made available.

ALL TIMES EASTERN;


(big version of map; http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/r...map1024bz2.gif )


ALL TIMES EASTERN:

7PM:

Georgia
Indiana
Kentucky
South Carolina
Vermont
Virginia

7:30PM:

North Carolina
Ohio
West Virginia

8PM:

Alabama
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Illinois
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Missouri
Hew Hampshire
New Jersey
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Washington, DC

8:30PM

Arkansas

9PM:

Arizona
Colorado
Kansas
Louisiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Texas
Wisconsin
Wyoming

10PM:

Iowa
Montana
Nevada
Utah

11PM:

California
Hawaii
Idaho
Oregon
Washington

1AM:

Alaska

A listing of the Election widgets (interactive live feedback graphics) all on one page at Huffington Post;

It includes widgets from Google, CNN, MSNBC & CBS... and a link to the live streaming MSNBC Cable News coverage;

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/1..._n_139361.html


Edit: Daily Kos has one that looks good;

http://scoreboard.dailykos.com/map/

Well that didn't take long -- CNN sat on their VT and KY predictions until 5 seconds after 7:00pm. (Ahead in IN???? )

Me likey -- http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/re...dashboard.html

All eyes on IN right now; not that many precincts reporting yet and Gary is a huge pocket of Democrats.

Following a US election is like following a game of American Football.

Just count the fucking things please.

Lol hohes.
Obama called in Pennsylvania and new Hampshire and Elizabeth Dole is out. Damn.

... Penn State called already and 50 50 in Texas. Holy crap.

okbye

Originally Posted by RaccoonFace

... Penn State called already and 50 50 in Texas. Holy crap.

okbye

Ohio to Obama...

THAT'S ALL SHE WROTE FOLKS!!!

Obama (D) - 175 votes
McCain (R) - 37 votes
270 electoral votes needed to win, 326 undecided

Originally Posted by Hohes

Obama (D) - 175 votes
McCain (R) - 37 votes
270 electoral votes needed to win, 326 undecided

But at this point, even if McCain won EVERY remaining "battleground" state... he would still lose.

Agreed. I hear the fat lady singing.
Obama as Pres.
Pelosi being able to do whatever she wants.
Get ready. The short-term future of this country is going to be very interesting. (In a Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In sort of way).

I'm guessing by 8.00 pacific the election gets called when FLA is shown to lean significantly blue.

okbye

Originally Posted by timvwcom

But at this point, even if McCain won EVERY remaining "battleground" state... he would still lose.

I know, I just used that CNN simulator that RacFace posted, painted most the the uncounted/unprojected states red, left the 3 west coasters + HI blue and Obama had it.

Originally Posted by Hohes

I know, I just used that CNN simulator that RacFace posted, painted most the the uncounted states red, left the west coast blue and Obama had it.

EXACTLY... just did the same.

If you give Obama the already called states plus Iowa, Washington, Oregon and California = 274 Electoral Votes.

Meaning, Obama can lose Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, Indiana, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and EVERYTHING ELSE... and he STILL WINS!!!

CNN showing 194/64 DvR

Rocky Mountain News is calling CO for Obama.

O-ver.

Hell yeah. Time to get fucked up!