With Florida now having gone for Gov. Romney, the question of the night is can Pres. Obama overtake him and manage to win?
It is electorally possible, but Romney has the advantage, having carried the very important states.
What of Sen. Webb, will we see him get up on the board tonight?
Very unlikely, Virginia is probably the only state that he could take, but his lead has dwindled to almost nothing.
VA:
I: 33.21%
D: 33.12%
R: 33.00%
Romney and the President are fighting for second place, I could see a scenario where Webb does take it, but I'd say its rather unlikely.
Checking back on The Keystone State, Gov. Romney seems to have expanded his lead, now with 90% of the vote in it looks like we can project him the winner in that state.
PA:
R: 49.3%
D: 47.0%
I: 2.3%
Now if Romney is to win tonight, then I have to wonder will he crack the fifty percent marker in the popular vote?
Well, he has carried the big states, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Florida and North Carolina all under fifty percent, he's gotten close, but looking at it nationally I could see if a few states come his way he could break even with fifty percent.
Nationally now he is still ahead of Pres. Obama with forty-eight percent of the vote, almost forty-nine with Pres. Obama taking only forty-forty percent. Sen. Webb is only taking around five percent, about the same as John Anderson did in 1980 when he rans an independent.
Popular Vote:
Romney: 48.8%
Obama: 44.5%
Webb: 5.6%
R: 256
D: 103
I: 0
Romney is probably going to win this thing, he's narrowing in on the magic number and will probably have a plurality in the electoral college and may take a narrow majority in the popular vote as well. The final analysis of this election will be that Pres. Obama was not beaten by Mitt Romney, but by Sen. Webb.
The problem for Obama is he caved when the Republicans came to town in 2011 and did not stand up for the progressive cause and therefore the GOP was able to paint him as the problem. By alienating his base Obama lost this election. He did what George H.W. Bush did in 1992, he let the base get away from him.
It is now ten o'clock here on the east coast and we project Gov. Romney the winner in Utah and Montana. This now brings him five delegates away from the Presidency.
Mitt Romney has campaigned for this job really since after the 2008 election. He worked hard for John McCain and republican candidates in the midterms and then mounted his own campaign. Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry tried to stop him from getting the nomination, but he rode to an easy victory with wins in New Hampshire, Nevada, Michigan and South Carolina, and from there swept the board.
Mitt Romney has earned this, he ran a smart, optimistic campaign and tapped into what the American people wanted, now had it just been a two man race instead of a three man race, I think this election would have been a lot closer, but no one can deny the effort Mitt Romney has put into this night and he clearly deserves the praises and support as it looks like he will be the forty-fifth President of the United States of America.
R: 265
D: 103
I: 0
I just remember four years ago when it was around this time we were preparing for the election of Barack Obama and now four years later we are preparing for Mitt Romney. It is amazing how quickly the winds changes in American politics, and tonight is a great example of it.
Looking at some of the states still in question now, New Mexico is barley going for Pres. Obama, so Sen. Webb has had an effect on that state. In Arizona, Romney is leading, but we cannot project him the winner yet.
In Nevada Romney is also leading and looks like he'll probably get that state, but we're waiting for some more results. Iowa as well is treading Romney.
Now looking at Wisconsin, Pres. Obama's lead is shrinking in the state, a lot in part because of Sen. Webb and in Michigan, the birth state of Gov. Romney, the state where his father George Romney was governor looks to be swinging back to the Republicans tonight.
MI:
R: 49.2%
D: 47.5%
I: 1.9%
New Jersey is the other state in question still at this hour. Gov. Romney has held onto his lead, but we are still waiting as votes are coming in.
Now it is just the waiting game, to see if President Obama carries anymore states, or when Mitt Romney crosses the finish line.
Well, wait no further. Gov. Romney has done it. Based on our sources and now from the Associated Press, we are calling the state of Michigan for Gov. Romney.
R: 281
D: 103
I: 0
The Former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney is now President-Elect of the United States of America. He will be the Forty-Fifth President of the United States.
Let's go to Romney headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts where the news has just broke.
Go Mitt Go! Go Mitt Go!
With Michigan having gone for Romney we are also projecting the state of New Jersey for him as well, which is no small feat for a Republican.
R: 295
D: 103
I: 0
By conservative estimate most figure Romney will break somewhere over three hundred electoral votes and will probably break the fifty percent hurdle. His popular vote lead has expanded to now just over forty-nine percent.
Romney: 49.2%
Obama: 43.9%
Webb: 5.5%
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At eleven thirty eastern standard time Pres. Obama conceded to Gov. Mitt Romney and was gracious in his defeat. He spoke of unity and that he wished Gov. Romney well.
Romney spoke shortly after Pres. Obama's concession. He promised that he would lead America to the best of his ability, and that he would restore America Greatness, by reviving the economy.
R: 330
D: 169
I: 0
Electoral Map at 12:46 AM.
Popular Vote:
R: 50.0%
D: 43.5%
I: 5.1%
Gov. Romney has finally broken the fifty percent marker he was aiming for, and it looks like it will hold based wins in Iowa and now New Mexico.
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Final Results: 6:58 AM.
Virginia narrowly goes for Gov. Romney.
VA:
R: 33.56%
I: 33.50%
D: 31.6%
Mitt Romney: 50.1% (357)
Barack Obama: 43.7% (181)
Jim Webb: 5.0% (0)
