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    Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
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    SatansFutonSatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Florida :o

    C'mon, man. You guys are my TV tonight. More info, please! :lol:

    Ah, I'm sorry. Just so close. 50k or so difference with about 10% left. Miami-Dade county with a lot of the vote left.

    Seems like most people are ready to call it for Obama, since Miami-Dade is strong for him. I don't think anybody has yet, a little too close and they don't want to look like dipshits.
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    musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    for all you history buffs out there, in modern electoral history, has a STATE ever gotten close to electing a third party candidate for president? Like within a few percentage points? Even though I obviously know how much a hold the 2 party system has on our country, it seems surprising no state has ever voted for a third party candidate overwhelmingly.
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,802
    Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Florida :o

    C'mon, man. You guys are my TV tonight. More info, please! :lol:

    The president is ahead. By about 18,000 votes with 85% of the vote in.

    At this point, it's a foregone conclusion that the president has won the election but the cherry on top is that Elizbeth Warren won, Todd Aiken lost... All the old white men who said "rape isn't that big a deal" have lost.

    And it's looking good for Marriage Equality in Maine and Maryland.

    Thanks! :thumbup:
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    Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    Newch91 wrote:
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    do we dare say that big outside and pac money is not buying many elections tonight? sherrod brown faced the most outside money of any campaign and he pulled out that election in ohio...


    and as i'm typing this, cbs just called my state, Misery, went romney. no surprise there.
    Linda McMahon spent close to $100 million of her own. Money sure can't buy everything. After this election, I hope campaign finance reform happens.

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    musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    i'd love to see some surprise, like some west coast state voting for one of the 2 candidates, and then number 2 being some third party candidate, or better yet, a write in candidate
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,802
    musicismylife78 wrote:
    i'd love to see some surprise, like some west coast state voting for one of the 2 candidates, and then number 2 being some third party candidate, or better yet, a write in candidate

    Probably some day but I'm guessing that's a ways off.
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    gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 22,190
    Newch91 wrote:
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    do we dare say that big outside and pac money is not buying many elections tonight? sherrod brown faced the most outside money of any campaign and he pulled out that election in ohio...


    and as i'm typing this, cbs just called my state, Misery, went romney. no surprise there.
    Linda McMahon spent close to $100 million of her own. Money sure can't buy everything. After this election, I hope campaign finance reform happens.
    i do too. the stuff that was put on the air this election cycle was awful. campaign finance reform should be in the top 3 things the next president should consider.
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    Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    :fp: :fp:

    @thinkprogress
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    Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,625
    musicismylife78 wrote:
    i'd love to see some surprise, like some west coast state voting for one of the 2 candidates, and then number 2 being some third party candidate, or better yet, a write in candidate

    I know how you feel, I just don't see.
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    polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    musicismylife78 wrote:
    i'd love to see some surprise, like some west coast state voting for one of the 2 candidates, and then number 2 being some third party candidate, or better yet, a write in candidate

    i think vermont wold be the first state to do something like this
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    dignindignin Posts: 9,303
    This looks over, have a great night everyone. I know I will. :D
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    gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 22,190
    Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:
    next week on RAW, Vince calls Linda into the ring............YOU'RE FIRED!
    :lol:

    but didn't trump trademark that last year??
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    Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,625
    Castellanos seems to be conceding
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,802
    SatansFuton wrote:

    Seems like most people are ready to call it for Obama, since Miami-Dade is strong for him. I don't think anybody has yet, a little too close and they don't want to look like dipshits.

    What am I missing here? Just tuned into CBS for a few minutes and they show Romney ahead in the EC by 16.
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    peacefrompaulpeacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    brianlux wrote:
    SatansFuton wrote:

    Seems like most people are ready to call it for Obama, since Miami-Dade is strong for him. I don't think anybody has yet, a little too close and they don't want to look like dipshits.

    What am I missing here? Just tuned into CBS for a few minutes and they show Romney ahead in the EC by 16.

    Yeah... but a lot of states aren't done reporting yet... or haven't reported at all. It's early. Florida is really close right now.
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    polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Castellanos seems to be conceding

    looks like it'll be up to florida ...
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    Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    One of the many Waterbury elementary schools ran out of ballots today, got some more...and they were the wrong ballots! :fp: :fp:

    Waterbury. :fp:
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    peacefrompaulpeacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    Newch91 wrote:
    One of the many Waterbury elementary schools ran out of ballots today, got some more...and they were the wrong ballots! :fp: :fp:

    Waterbury. :fp:

    Unacceptable
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    Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,625
    polaris_x wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Castellanos seems to be conceding

    looks like it'll be up to florida ...

    Florida will give it to Obama but not win it for Romney.
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    polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    those green bars remind me of my computer at work ... :lol:
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    Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,625
    Obama camp is getting confident on VA too.
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    gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 22,190
    bob schieffer has moved a lot of states into "favoring obama" column and that "if current trends continue obama will win those states. if that happens and florida goes for obama, the election is over"..


    he also said that people in the romney campaign are publicly stating that they are "having a bad night".
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    RFTCRFTC Posts: 723
    peacefrompaul wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    SatansFuton wrote:

    Seems like most people are ready to call it for Obama, since Miami-Dade is strong for him. I don't think anybody has yet, a little too close and they don't want to look like dipshits.

    What am I missing here? Just tuned into CBS for a few minutes and they show Romney ahead in the EC by 16.

    Yeah... but a lot of states aren't done reporting yet... or haven't reported at all. It's early. Florida is really close right now.

    florida nor Virginia will matter as long as OH, WI, MI, PA go Obama. At that point you got the toss up of IA, and NV which Obama has a lead in...
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    dancepartnerdancepartner Posts: 324
    Tomorrow I'm going to check in here and try to help the ones splat on the the floor—to rise.
    Right now, it's 162 to 163. that means Brianlux's vote has yet to count. He's one of us. Will you help brianlux rise with me—if his hopes are dashed? I know one thing: if the table was turned, Brianlux would help the other side.
    This is at the heart of this thread; it's not about %'s here or there, it's about supporting each other—regardless.
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    Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,625
    RFTC wrote:
    florida nor Virginia will matter as long as OH, WI, MI, PA go Obama. At that point you got the toss up of IA, and NV which Obama has a lead in...

    If VA or FL go Obama. Game, set, match
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    Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Why does CNN have different numbers than NBC?
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    gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 22,190
    so far the dems have picked up 4 seats in the senate. they have 57 now. maybe they can get a filibuster-proof majority...
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    dancepartnerdancepartner Posts: 324
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    Newch91; Seriously? Polls and stations have feeding hands. Why does it suprise you there would be skewed facts?
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    RFTCRFTC Posts: 723
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    RFTC wrote:
    florida nor Virginia will matter as long as OH, WI, MI, PA go Obama. At that point you got the toss up of IA, and NV which Obama has a lead in...

    If VA or FL go Obama. Game, set, match

    dude if va or fl go Obama its 2008 all over again, as in demolition time. obama can lose both and still win handily by 7-14 EV's. check out, http://www.270towin.com/
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