us_election2008

Fox projects VA for Obama

election_orange wrote in us_election2008 Nov 05, 2008 03:54

There's no path for McCain that leads to the White House.

Virginia turned blue

pewter_wings wrote in us_election2008 Nov 04, 2008 22:48

Not in decades has Virginia voted Democratic. But with a Democratic governor and brand-new Democratic Senator Warner, the time is now!

Popular vote is too close to call

views_livemint wrote in us_election2008 Nov 05, 2008 08:47

Obama is sweeping right now with 207 votes, while McCain straggles with 97...but guess what, the popular vote is so close, with 49 per cent for McCain and 50 per cent for Obama (according to CNN again ( Read more... )

Race and the South

jaboobyville wrote in us_election2008 Nov 04, 2008 21:59

I was just watching Mark Shields and David Brooks having one of their frequent conversations with Jim Lehrer on PBS. Mark Shields had some disturbing observations about voting trends among white southern voters ( Read more... )

election, race, obama, vote

"Not too close to call"?!!

views_livemint wrote in us_election2008 Nov 05, 2008 08:35

207 - 89 says CNN.... how reliable are their predictions based on states that are "not too close to call"?

Predictions

views_livemint wrote in us_election2008 Nov 05, 2008 08:23

As of 9:45pm et, CNN is projecting 199 electoral votes for Sen. Obama and 78 for Sen. McCain - do they start celebrating yet? And which station is the fastest in the US, in terms of projecting and giving out results?

Time's 'The Page' Goes out on a limb

election_orange wrote in us_election2008 Nov 05, 2008 02:51

From Time's The Page:

****PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA****

THE NETWORKS WON'T TELL YOU, BUT THE PAGE WILL:
BARACK OBAMA WILL BE THE 44TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

Ohio

views_livemint wrote in us_election2008 Nov 05, 2008 08:08

Hank Williams is still strumming on his guitar at the Biltmore Hotel at McCain headquarters... There's a no news ban at Republican headquaters ? "This is very bleak," says CNN's Anderson Cooper. Wonder if he's referring to the returns or NBC and Fox beating them to project Ohio for Obama...

elections, mccain, ohio, obama

America breaks the race jinx!

views_livemint wrote in us_election2008 Nov 05, 2008 07:48

Hi, this is Jyoti from Mint...CNN projections on how Race mattered in this biggest battle for America are finally out. As many as 44 per cent of voters believed race was important, which means more people came out to vote FOR Obama, rather than against him. Another CNN projection on the Youth vote said more than 70 per cent of the voting population ( Read more... )

This is happening, folks

election_orange wrote in us_election2008 Nov 05, 2008 02:23

Fox, NBC call Ohio for Obama