tisonlyi

Game over man! Game over!

(isn't it?)

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Willravel

It is if Florida goes Obama (and it probably will). Florida = 27, California = 55.

California: we've got a shitload of Americans.

ngdawg

Gotta love the media..."2% of the votes have been counted and we have a winner...."
Besides the Truman upset way back when, the media a few years back had declared Jim McGreevey the next NJ governor....he wasn't. At that time, Christy Whitman had won. McGreevey got it the next time tho.

tisonlyi

the west coast states, with new mexico - which has also been called - and that's that.

Do you see McCain winning any west coast state?

There we go ladies and gentlemen, that's the winner.

Oh, I think Florida, NC, Virginia and Indiana are going for Obama. Honestly.!

I hate being this much of a junky to the spectacle.

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"I do not agree that the dog in a manger has the final right to the manger even though he may have lain there for a very long time. I do not admit that right. I do not admit for instance, that a great wrong has been done to the Red Indians of America or the black people of Australia. I do not admit that a wrong has been done to these people by the fact that a stronger race, a higher-grade race, a more worldly wise race to put it that way, has come in and taken their place." - Winston Churchill, 1937 --{ORLY?}--

smooth

it doesn't matter which way Florida goes, the only thing holding this back is the fact that reporters aren't going to call it until the polls close.
but it really is over...now to the important elections: senators!

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Baraka_Guru

America's turning blue....

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Manuel Hong

WOOOOOOOOO
HOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm calling it!

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highthief

Looks pretty done and dusted - unless no one shows up to vote on the west coast, can't see how McCain can win.

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tisonlyi

I believe I beat you to it.

*raises glass of delicious honey rum*

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"I do not agree that the dog in a manger has the final right to the manger even though he may have lain there for a very long time. I do not admit that right. I do not admit for instance, that a great wrong has been done to the Red Indians of America or the black people of Australia. I do not admit that a wrong has been done to these people by the fact that a stronger race, a higher-grade race, a more worldly wise race to put it that way, has come in and taken their place." - Winston Churchill, 1937 --{ORLY?}--

Grasshopper Green

I hope so!

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Charlatan

I won't believe it until I see it.

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shoegirl

I'm very proud of my state... YAY Ohio!

smooth

...purple

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ASU2003

I remember Florida in 2000. Until it is a mathematical impossibility with the gap in between them greater than the number of ballots left, I don't believe it.

Manuel Hong

I raise my glass ehrm CUP of tea...a toast.
"To our new President~ Barack Obama!! Long may he live!"
(maybe I should get something stronger to drink... something a bit more celebratory)

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tisonlyi

think of this - how many people will be convinced Obama is not a muslim, different, socialist extremist after 4 years in office?

Even Texas isn't too far this time... What about next?

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"I do not agree that the dog in a manger has the final right to the manger even though he may have lain there for a very long time. I do not admit that right. I do not admit for instance, that a great wrong has been done to the Red Indians of America or the black people of Australia. I do not admit that a wrong has been done to these people by the fact that a stronger race, a higher-grade race, a more worldly wise race to put it that way, has come in and taken their place." - Winston Churchill, 1937 --{ORLY?}--

dksuddeth

and that is a good thing, how?

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tisonlyi

well, red is such a pretty colour on balance sheets and corpses.

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"I do not agree that the dog in a manger has the final right to the manger even though he may have lain there for a very long time. I do not admit that right. I do not admit for instance, that a great wrong has been done to the Red Indians of America or the black people of Australia. I do not admit that a wrong has been done to these people by the fact that a stronger race, a higher-grade race, a more worldly wise race to put it that way, has come in and taken their place." - Winston Churchill, 1937 --{ORLY?}--

Manuel Hong

i'm not even slightly drunk and I can't manage to post the frickin picture...drat. thank god that will all change once Barack takes office!

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snowy

Based on my math, it's won for Obama. Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC have Obama with 207 electoral votes. If you give him California, Oregon, and Washington, he's won--55+7+11=73 electoral votes, and he's obviously going to carry these states.

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Manuel Hong

They just called VA for Obama

Drink! (Oops wrong thread)

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Charlatan

Who called VA for Obama... CNN hasn't yet.

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djtestudo

And blue looks so nice on those drowned, suffocated and frozen to death

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filtherton

They just called California for Obama on Jim Lehrer. Obama FTW.

Manuel Hong

NPR (I've got it on the computer)

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Charlatan

CNN just called Obama the winner.

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Manuel Hong

CNN called it.
O
Ba
Ma!

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snowy

So have NBC and Fox News.

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Manic_Skafe

!!!!!!

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Frosstbyte

Unless someone fucked up a lot, it's over and done. Happened faster than I'd expected.

Jozrael

McCain called Obama and conceded (then again, Bush lol).

ngdawg

They gotta do away with this electoral shit...how do you take more states and lose??

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tisonlyi

Obama 29 states, McCain 22 with 3 still in toss up.

or are you not counting commonwealths?

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"I do not agree that the dog in a manger has the final right to the manger even though he may have lain there for a very long time. I do not admit that right. I do not admit for instance, that a great wrong has been done to the Red Indians of America or the black people of Australia. I do not admit that a wrong has been done to these people by the fact that a stronger race, a higher-grade race, a more worldly wise race to put it that way, has come in and taken their place." - Winston Churchill, 1937 --{ORLY?}--

ngdawg

When I wrote that, CNN was reporting states as red that now are blue.
This is what's wrong with these newscasts. They dont' WAIT, they speculate for 12 hours.

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djtestudo

One thing to mention is that even in Florida and Ohio there are still probably three million ballots to be counted, and both races are within 100-150 thousand votes.

It's probably over...probably

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dc_dux

Just for the record, I dont believe CNN or any network reported any states first as red, then as blue.

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Derwood

this is fantastic. I'm so happy that my kids will grow up in a country where the idea of a Black President is not extraordinary

ngdawg

Yea, California for one...live map online(not watching tv) . As the votes went in, the states changed color based on the tally.

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djtestudo

*insert own Clinton comment/joke here*

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Amaras

To those of you in the U.S. on this board, I first hope you voted. Second, I want you to know you
reputation around the world has just gone up at least 10%.
You know one reason why the rest of the world cares so much (Brits like Tisonlyi, Daniel,'s like me)?
It because your Gov't has been perceived as bullies around the world for the last 8 years.
Everyone is wary of a bully.

Those of you who didn't vote for him, I'm cool with that, that's why it's called
Democracy.

Counting down to the first spurious attacks on Obama's Presidency starting now:
5,4,3,2,............

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