Official Election Night 2008 Results Analysis and Discussion Thread...

[MR maverick]

I now have to admit I was wrong.

Obama was able to pull it off( I figured he should anyway),although i said McCain had a chance.

[Person Man]

Have you guys seen Fox News? What a bunch of sorry-ass faces

Tonight, Fox news WAS the donkey show.

[Mr. Morden]

How is opebo going to explain tonight's results?  Wasn't American racism supposed to prevent Obama from winning by this much?

[J. J.]

STFU J. J.

Thank god it is over!

It isn't.  You are watching the beginning of a roller coaster ride.  It won't be Obama's fault, but it will be happening.

I think people may now disregard most of your prophetic statements as they have, thankfully not bore any fruit tonight.

Thank god it is over!

It isn't.  You are watching the beginning of a roller coaster ride.  It won't be Obama's fault, but it will be happening.

I think people may now disregard most of your prophetic statements as they have, thankfully not bore any fruit tonight.

Oh, I've been saying these things since before I had any idea who I'd be voting for (or who the candidates would be).  I'd be saying the same things had there been two other candidates in this race.  I spoke about the problems prior to the recent economic downturn.

Sorry if you don't like it, but the problems are still there.  

Right now we're facing a recession (global), a resurgent Russia, a terrorist organization bent on destroying us, the Iranian situation, and those are the things marked "urgent."  Saying, "Yes, we can," doesn't answer "How."  (Nor does "Reform" for that matter.)

[Storebought]

It is interesting to see the Electoral College do its traditional job of "inflating" popular vote margins.

PV: Obama 51 McCain 48
EV Obama 367 McCain 170 (I add MO and AK to McCain, and Obama the rest), which is a 68-32 blowout.

In that regard, this election was like an inverse 1988.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Back.

Oh my God. What a speech. It had most of the girls in the room teary-eyed.

And Obama looks likely to take Indiana. Oh my God.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

BTW, just before the liquor stores closed I ran out to the nearest one and bought a forty. I came back and didn't open it and start drinkng it until it was called for Obama. Then I made a toast with everyone to the first black President. I picked a 40 on purpose. What better way to honor the first black President.

[Firefly]

It is interesting to see the Electoral College do its traditional job of "inflating" popular vote margins.

PV: Obama 51 McCain 48
EV Obama 367 McCain 170 (I add MO and AK to McCain, and Obama the rest), which is a 68-32 blowout.

In that regard, this election was like an inverse 1988.

It's still too early to say exactly what the national popular vote margin will be.  There are still a lot of votes to be counted on the west coast.

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

hard to log on tonight, don't know if my other attempts to post were successful, but....

CONGRATS TO PRESIDENT ELECT OBAMA

[Filuwaúrdjan]

It is interesting to see the Electoral College do its traditional job of "inflating" popular vote margins.

PV: Obama 51 McCain 48
EV Obama 367 McCain 170 (I add MO and AK to McCain, and Obama the rest), which is a 68-32 blowout.

In that regard, this election was like an inverse 1988.

It's still too early to say exactly what the national popular vote margin will be.  There are still a lot of votes to be counted on the west coast.

True. But it's pretty clear that it's going to be at least relatively close and certainly not a landslide.

[Storebought]

It is interesting to see the Electoral College do its traditional job of "inflating" popular vote margins.

PV: Obama 51 McCain 48
EV Obama 367 McCain 170 (I add MO and AK to McCain, and Obama the rest), which is a 68-32 blowout.

In that regard, this election was like an inverse 1988.

It's still too early to say exactly what the national popular vote margin will be.  There are still a lot of votes to be counted on the west coast.

True, but the principle still stands. In any case, Obama will see an EV landslide even as he outpaces McCain by about 4 million votes nationally, the bulk of which comes from CA and NY.

[Firefly]

It is interesting to see the Electoral College do its traditional job of "inflating" popular vote margins.

PV: Obama 51 McCain 48
EV Obama 367 McCain 170 (I add MO and AK to McCain, and Obama the rest), which is a 68-32 blowout.

In that regard, this election was like an inverse 1988.

It's still too early to say exactly what the national popular vote margin will be.  There are still a lot of votes to be counted on the west coast.

True, but the principle still stands. In any case, Obama will see an EV landslide even as he outpaces McCain by about 4 million votes nationally, the bulk of which comes from CA and NY.

The margin is now 52%-47%.  Obama is now approaching a 5 million vote lead.  That's with only 30% of California, 43% of Oregon, 43% of Washington, and 40% of Nevada counted, all states where Obama appears to have won by double digit margins.

[Verily]

North Carolina is now 100% in, goes to Obama by 12,160 votes. Indiana will almost certainly go to Obama but still has a few votes left to count (most in Lake, Allen and Madison Counties). Missouri is probably about a 60% to go for McCain right now, but St. Louis County and Kansas City still have some out. McCain's victory in Yellowstone County probably means he carries Montana, but nothing is completely set in stone there yet. Maybe 85% chance McCain takes it.

[Smid]

What's with Ted Stevens leading in Alaska?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

What's with Ted Stevens leading in Alaska?

Alaska say "fuck you all".

[Verily]

Anyone know the result for NE-02 Presidential? Obama did win Douglas County by four points.

[Wiz in Wis]

Indiana goes Obama!!!

w00t!

[Eraserhead]

NBC calls Indiana for Obama. What a night.

[Tender Branson]

Good god, what's going on in Missouri ?

[Tender Branson]

Obama moves within 400 in MO ...

[Eraserhead]

What's with Ted Stevens leading in Alaska?

Alaska say "fuck you all".

Hello, Senator Palin!

And it begins.

[Tender Branson]

Only 2 McCain counties left. Obama has lost MO.

[TheresNoMoney]

This like the Talent-McCaskill race all over again! If Obama manages to win in MO, he will have done so by taking the lead in the last handful of precints.

[Хahar 🤔]

15 pages? This is weak.

What's with Ted Stevens leading in Alaska?

Alaska say "fuck you all".

Hello, Senator Palin!

And it begins.

Since Chambliss'll hold on, this race doesn't matter anymore. I'm actually rooting for Stevens now for that very reason. Plus it means more elections, and elections are fun.

[Tender Branson]

This like the Talent-McCaskill race all over again! If Obama manages to win in MO, he will have done so by taking the lead in the last handful of precints.

Only 2 counties, where McCain currently leads by big margins, are left.