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US Presidential Election: Tuesday November 6th, 2012
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Wouldn't we expect Romney to take Virginia and Florida relatively easily if he's in for a good night?
Nate Silver just started his liveblog
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US foreign policy will barely change either way. I think you can go and take a sneaky nap.
11% in in Florida. Barry up by 11,000 votes.
Why do you want us all to sleep you sly Republican b******d?!
Bingo!
I'm only slightly tipping in Obama's favour because the GOP meltdown would probably be more hilarious then a democrat one.
Well he needs Virginia to have any chance. He will win Florida, the votes have already swung his way.
Ohio has been key for a couple of months and he isn't winning that.
I care about gays, women & the poor. I'm going to be fretting until the early hours thanks Al.
Damn. Romney is leading 55-45 in Virginia after 1% of counting votes.
19-3!
Show the empire state building.. Show the empire state building!
Show the empire state building.. Show the empire state building!
Meaningless
Florida is necessary but not sufficient for him. Without it he's fecked.
Well I am confident the queers will still be gay, women will still have vaginas, and the poor will still be broke no matter who gets in.
That 1% is all red counties.
I'd start worrying as it creeps towards 20%. That initial 1% report could be a rural area and/or a republican base stronghold.
I don't know about easily or at lest we needn't be seeing it so early on in the counting, failure in Florida would obviously more indicative of a wider pattern.
Any idea what the situation is in Virginia when it comes to triggering an automatic re-count?
Well you say that, but 4 years down the line, they'll probably not agree with you, Keanu.
Ohio coming up
I predict Ohio's exit polls to be in Obama's favor.
Erin Burnett is so hot.
I didn't know. Shouldn't the counting begin in all centers of the state at the same time?
OBAMA IS LEADING IN FLORIDA!!!!
Looking at the county results in VA and FL, both look on track for 50/50. Early yet.
New CNN projections coming..
Begin? Sure. End? Rural areas=smaller precincts and quicker counts.
I trust that the US economy - and by extension the world economy - will be in safer hands under Obama than under Romney.
it will be a long night
Ladies and Gents...
Early Virginia numbers are always skewed heavily Republican because the rural counties declare first.
Well the poor will have medical insurance under O, R will 'repeal on day one', if you believe him... not that anyone does, but still.
Early Virginia numbers are always skewed heavily Republican because the rural counties declare first.
Well the poor will have medical insurance under O, R will 'repeal on day one', if you believe him... not that anyone does, but still.
Anyone have a list of the traditional red and blue states so I can see which ones to give to each candidate already?
Wait...538 has the safe Romney and Obama states and that's the same thing.
Wait...538 has the safe Romney and Obama states and that's the same thing.
Ye but Romney knows what it takes. And he'll come down on the Chinese.
Obama up 3 in Ohio.
I hate the first hour or two because it's all inane. "Well, with .05% reporting, Romney is ahead!"
The counties reporting in Virginia are suburbs of Richmond and western areas, which will inevitably be GOP. The northern Virginia and Richmond will be where Obama gets most of his votes. Possibly counties in the Southeast/Tidewater areas of Virginia.
The counties reporting in Virginia are suburbs of Richmond and western areas, which will inevitably be GOP. The northern Virginia and Richmond will be where Obama gets most of his votes. Possibly counties in the Southeast/Tidewater areas of Virginia.
Great exit poll numbers for Obama in Ohio. 51-48.
Too close to call to NC
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Romney takes West Virginia, unsurprisingly.
Exit polls are for shit, and if anything generally lean Democrat
I was hearing earlier on that one batch of 700 absentee ballots had to be discarded due to the voter not having signed the back of the envelope as instructed. That was reported in the afternoon UK time so there could have been more.
Romney wins West Virginia.
Obama up nearly 90,000 votes in Florida with 23% reporting.
Neck and neck in North Carolina so far (estimate).
Neck and neck in North Carolina so far (estimate).
florida looking good.
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