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« on: November 05, 2008, 01:59:24 am »
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Obama won 51-48 in Douglas county, but lost 57-41 in Sarpy.

...Uh oh?
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« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2008, 02:03:53 am »
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It'll probably end up being the sliver-thin margin Terry won NE-02 by.
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« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2008, 02:06:45 am »
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According to the Nebraska SOS these are the unofficial results out of CD-2

McCain: 113,853
Obama: 114,212

Others got a few hundred votes too.
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« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2008, 02:07:50 am »
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Quote from: ottermax on November 05, 2008, 02:06:45 am
According to the Nebraska SOS these are the unofficial results out of CD-2

McCain: 113,853
Obama: 114,212

Others got a few hundred votes too.

HOLY SH*T!
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« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2008, 02:13:50 am »
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Quote from: ottermax on November 05, 2008, 02:06:45 am
According to the Nebraska SOS these are the unofficial results out of CD-2

McCain: 113,853
Obama: 114,212

Others got a few hundred votes too.

Here's the full result:

Barack Obama Democrat 114,212
John McCain Republican 113,853
Ralph Nader By Petition 1,299
Bob Barr Libertarian 837
Chuck Baldwin Nebraska 495
Cynthia McKinney Green 265

I wonder why the national media hasn't mentioned this. Only the local media has.
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« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2008, 02:15:51 am »
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Shocked

Now that's something.
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« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2008, 02:16:05 am »
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Have all the votes been counted?
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« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2008, 02:17:22 am »
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it seems possible - not likely, but possible - that Ralph Nader cost Obama an Electoral vote. *facepalm*
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« Reply #8 on: November 05, 2008, 02:23:12 am »
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it seems possible - not likely, but possible - that Ralph Nader cost Obama an Electoral vote. *facepalm*

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« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2008, 02:23:43 am »
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Wow, this might be the biggest holy sh**t of the whole election. North Carolina and Indiana were impressive, too, though.
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« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2008, 02:48:23 am »
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What really annoys me is that ever since the election was called for Obama, the media seems to have abandoned actually reporting the numbers of the race.
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« Reply #11 on: November 05, 2008, 02:57:08 am »
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I asked about this in the results thread. I saw Obama won Douglas by 3 (said 4 in that thread, it was 3) while losing Sarpy by 16, but it's the least Republican areas of Sarpy in the district... It appears that, yes, NE-02 voted for Obama by about 350 votes, fewer votes than the number received by three of the four minor party candidates on the ballot in the district. Sarpy and Douglas are both 100% reporting, so those numbers must be final. Wow.

This election gets another first: first time a state splits its electoral votes by congressional district (at least in modern electoral history).
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« Reply #12 on: November 05, 2008, 03:09:46 am »
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http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2008/ElectNight/electoralcollegeresults.pdf

This shows Obama down SLIGHTLY in NE-2.

Here's a guessing game, construct a sentence out of these words relating to NE-2:

Nader Democrat Greater Total Margin Loss
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Quote from: Jacobtm on November 05, 2008, 03:09:46 am
http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2008/ElectNight/electoralcollegeresults.pdf

This shows Obama down SLIGHTLY in NE-2.

Here's a guessing game, construct a sentence out of these words relating to NE-2:

Nader Democrat Greater Total Margin Loss

That's a big relief. Smiley
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« Reply #14 on: November 05, 2008, 09:18:38 am »
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Quote from: Jacobtm on November 05, 2008, 03:09:46 am
http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2008/ElectNight/electoralcollegeresults.pdf

This shows Obama down SLIGHTLY in NE-2.

Here's a guessing game, construct a sentence out of these words relating to NE-2:

Nader Democrat Greater Total Margin Loss

Last I checked, you can make a similar sentence relating to Indiana and North Carolina, substituting " Barr Republican" for "Nader Democrat."
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« Reply #15 on: November 05, 2008, 07:30:03 pm »
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It's pretty funny that Nader prevented the first time in history where either Nebraska or Maine split their electoral votes. Tongue
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« Reply #16 on: November 05, 2008, 07:47:17 pm »
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I can see it now....

Questioner: "So, Nader how do you feel about costing Obama a Nebraska elector?"
Nader: "Obama cost himself that elector. Obama was simply not a good candidate for Nebraska. If only blah blah blah blah blah, then he could have won Nebraska."
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« Reply #17 on: November 05, 2008, 08:44:04 pm »
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Quote from: cinyc on November 05, 2008, 09:18:38 am
Quote from: Jacobtm on November 05, 2008, 03:09:46 am
http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2008/ElectNight/electoralcollegeresults.pdf

This shows Obama down SLIGHTLY in NE-2.

Here's a guessing game, construct a sentence out of these words relating to NE-2:

Nader Democrat Greater Total Margin Loss

Last I checked, you can make a similar sentence relating to Indiana and North Carolina, substituting " Barr Republican" for "Nader Democrat."
Or "ACORN Mickey Mouse", for that matter.
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« Reply #18 on: November 05, 2008, 08:46:14 pm »
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Quote from: Jacobtm on November 05, 2008, 08:44:04 pm
Quote from: cinyc on November 05, 2008, 09:18:38 am
Quote from: Jacobtm on November 05, 2008, 03:09:46 am
http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2008/ElectNight/electoralcollegeresults.pdf

This shows Obama down SLIGHTLY in NE-2.

Here's a guessing game, construct a sentence out of these words relating to NE-2:

Nader Democrat Greater Total Margin Loss

Last I checked, you can make a similar sentence relating to Indiana and North Carolina, substituting " Barr Republican" for "Nader Democrat."
Or "ACORN Mickey Mouse", for that matter.

Except they don't actually cast votes.
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