PRE-ELECTION CHATTER THREAD (SENATE/HOUSE RACES)

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I think this setup is a good one. Over at International, we can get away with a single results thread for national elections in large countries, but even big events only attract a fraction of what we'll see here on tomorrow night. Things would get far too confusing.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Posted in the other pre-election thread, but here's a map of the poll closing times courtesy SSP:

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/3307/sspmap2010b.gif

Is Chandler's district or any of the competitive Indiana districts wholly in the 6pm closing zone? It'd be nice to get full results for those early.

Chandler's district is, yes. IN-9 is as well.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Remember 2004, comrades.

Anyway. I suck at basic maths. When do the polls shut in KYIN, Cymru time?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I'm wary of these pre-exit polls. In 2008, they showed Obama slightly ahead in Virginia and a tie in some more swing states, yet it turned out to be about as bad as polls predicted.

And don't forget 2004!