US Presidential Election: Tuesday November 6th, 2012

[Grinner]

say Dems have 53 seats...can the repubs filibuster a progressive judge indefinitely?

Obama will pick somebody that can get the backing of a few sensible repubs. We don't need a commie in there, just somebody smart, capable and sensible.

 

[Excal]

How can they call WI with only 2% in?

Because it was never going for Romney.

 

[Raoul]

Florida is ridiculously close - Romney leading by 636 with 7m votes counted. Definitely an auto recount.

 

[M160RA]

Elizabeth Warren - a left-leaning Democrat - has won the Senate race in Massachussets against moderate Republican Scott Brown. Was expected, but still a good win for Democrats.

 

[Ramshock]

Obama will pick somebody that can get the backing of a few sensible repubs. We don't need a commie in there, just somebody smart, capable and sensible.

I wouldnt be so sure about that

 

[JustAFan]

See if this seems fishy to you. The county GOP and county Dem chairmen each are also representatives in the NYS Assembly, from different districts within the county. Each time they are up for re-election they each run un-opposed. Now if you ask me I think they have a backroom agreement not to field a candidate to run against the other.

 

[Jippy]

Yeah Florida is, certainly. But LA I don't quite get. I mean it's rich, but it should be quite liberal demographically.

I guess they have a lot of pissed off high taxpayers? Can't really think of any other reason?

 

[Ole's_toe_poke]

CNN haven't called PA yet. They really have no balls.

 

[Grinner]

Elizabeth Warren - a left-leaning Democrat - has won the Senate race in Massachussets against moderate Republican Scott Brown. Was expected, but still a good win for Democrats.

Let's face it, Brown should never have won that seat in the first place.

 

[Plechazunga]

From 538 - whose live-blog is more like a dead-blog, unless I'm doing something wrong:

In every presidential election since 1960, the candidate who prevailed in Florida’s Hillsborough County, home to Tampa, has also prevailed in Florida. There is no guarantee that the pattern will hold in 2012, but the Tampa region is critical in carrying the Sunshine State (which is why the Republican Party held their national convention there this year).

More than 80 percent of the vote has been reported in Hillsborough, and President Obama leads Mitt Romney by five percentage points. Mr. Obama, as we have written, is likely getting a push from Florida’s fast-growing Hispanic community. In Hillsborough, Hispanic residents have grown by 71 percent since 2000, now accounting for a quarter of the county’s population.

Mr. Obama is also leading in another Florida bellwether, Pinellas County, Hillsborough County’s eastern neighbor. In Pinellas, 99 percent of the vote has been reported, and Mr. Obama is edging out Mr. Romney 52 percent to 47 percent.

 

[Cali Red]

Obama will pick somebody that can get the backing of a few sensible repubs. We don't need a commie in there, just somebody smart, capable and sensible.

This. I can't imagine he'll get too much of a fight over a couple. If he gets as many as 4 he might get a battle. SCOTUS is actually the biggest impact of this race. It might shape the court for 30 years or more.

 

[Theon]

Wow, over 7 million votes called in Florida so far and there's less than 1,000 votes in it.

 

[Jaz]

They should just call Ohio and be over.

 

[Theon]

Just moved, O 4,000 ahead now. Incredible how much it is turning and how close it is.

 

[Plechazunga]

Chuffed for Lizzy Warren

 

[forevrared]

I dont understand LA and Florida. They're coastal, urban places that should be enlightened and liberal, but seem to have ended up being the havens of the really rich, blinkered, holiday homing type cnuts that hate foreigners despite being surrounded by them. They're like the Kensington of America.

Or the alastair of the Caf.

Wankers

Have you been to either? They're both chock full of rednecks.

Louisiana is 90% redneck Swamp People and 10% New Orleans.

Florida is all rednecks, old rich people who have retired there from the rest of the country, foreigners and lots of people who aren't legal voters.

 

[Grinner]

Sherrod Brown's opponent has been up way long enough past his bedtime on a schoolnight.

 

[JustAFan]

Watching Sen. Gillibrand's victory speech, my god she is giving an awful speech, not even the supporters in the room are reacting to her. I voted for her, but man she is an awful speaker.

 

[Grinner]

Chuffed for Lizzy Warren

I think she could be a future POTUS if she shines.

 

[Revan]

O leading by 15K in Florida now.

 

[Nick 0208 Ldn]

Any estiamtes on the turnout yet?

 

[SteveJ]

The graphics & music on these election programmes make The Day Today's intro seem restrained.

 

[Ivor Ballokov]

Florida is a bit nervy but surely these two big south east areas will help Obaam get over the line there.

 

[Jippy]

More too it, each State gets a number of electoral college votes equal to the amount of Senators (always 2) and Representatives (dependent on population) it has. Washington DC also gets 3.

Does it otherwise relate to economic productivity or something? The phrasing of 'electoral college votes' does make me thing of academic snobbery. For example, I went to Durham and the place is fecking tiny.

 

[Ubik]

The Wang is saying NH has gone Obama?

 

[Grinner]

any estiamtes on the turnout yet?

47%

 

[Mockney]

Have you been to either? They're both chock full of rednecks.

Louisiana is 90% redneck Swamp People and 10% New Orleans.

Florida is all rednecks, old rich people who have retired there from the rest of the country, foreigners and lots of people who aren't legal voters.

Sorry, by LA, I was meaning LA, as in California. Rookie miscommunication.

 

[Jaz]

Nh has been called.

 

[Ramshock]

I dont understand LA and Florida. They're coastal, urban places that should be enlightened and liberal, but seem to have ended up being the havens of the really rich, blinkered, holiday homing type cnuts that hate foreigners despite being surrounded by them. They're like the Kensington of America.

Or the alastair of the Caf.

Wankers

Dunno why you think LA isnt liberal its probably the most liberal city in the US. Florida is full of old rich white retirees

 

[Drainy]

Alan Grayson is back. Along with Elizabeth Warren it's a good night for the left of the democratic party.

edit: NBC are denying they called it for Warren now

 

[MrMarcello]

Have you been to either? They're both chock full of rednecks.

Louisiana is 90% redneck Swamp People and 10% New Orleans.

Florida is all rednecks, old rich people who have retired there from the rest of the country, foreigners and lots of people who aren't legal voters.

90% of New Orleans is drunk daily.

 

[Grinner]

Paul Ryan really helped the ticket!

 

[Theon]

Mitt pulling away in North Carolina now with 75% called, took a while though

 

[Raoul]

I hope George "Macaca" Allen doesn't win tonight.

 

[Ubik]

Fact: Obama now needs just one of Colorado, Florida, Virginia or Ohio (Nevada and Minnesota should be in the bag already).

 

[Jippy]

I've been off sick last two days. Dunno if an excuse for the third day that centres around debating flat vowel sounds with Plech will work...

 

[Ramshock]

NH for Obama? surprising

 

[brad-dyrak]

off to the island. Good luck chaps.

4 more years please.

 

[Grinner]

I hope George "Macaca" Allen doesn't win tonight.

Jim Webb pissed me off by quitting.

 

[Mockney]

Dunno why you think LA isnt liberal its probably the most liberal city in the US. Florida is full of old rich white retirees

California voted Arnie as their governor. Hollywood aside, they're quite conservative. They still have the death penalty.