When will we know Obama has won ?

[big bad fab]

- When stupid exit polls put him at 55% nationally ?

- When he nears 58% in Maine ?

- When he wins NH with over 55% ?

- When he wins VT with over 70% ?

- When he takes the lead in IN, even if it's too close to call ?

- When he stays no more than 5 points behind McCain in WV ?

- When he is as predicted in the first PA precincts more or less completed ?

- When it is announced that Palin won't come at the official campaign party ?

- When Crist rejects speaking about 2012 ?

- When Romney says he's ready to serve ?

or......

- When Wolf Blitzer (drums roll.....) calls VA for Obama ?

I think that will be the key moment.
VA is THE tipping point state this year.

[Alcon]

I personally think McCain's goose will be 90% cooked after Penn. is called, but that's just me.

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

WV should be a good guide.  If the coal story hadn't gained traction, McCain is toast.

[bullmoose88]

I think its when Indiana (which i think McCain will win) takes a pretty good time to get called.  If McCain struggles in IN, is it really reasonable to think he can take OH and perform strongly in WPa?

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

We'll have a good idea at 7PM when Indiana is too close too call. 

We'll KNOW at 8:30 when Pennsylvania goes from too early too call to Obama and Virginia is called for Obama. 

[perdedor]

Whenever the networks call Obama past 270 [/cable news analyst wannabe].

In reality, I think we know already.

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

We'll have a good idea at 7PM when Indiana is too close too call. 

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agree, that would mean the end

[pepper11]

McCain needs to be even in IN exits (as they will undoubtedly show hug O support) and get up by 4-5 % in early returns in IN.  Otherwise, Big O wins.

[Mr.Jones]

The moment PA is called for Big O .

[MODU]

We will know when he achieves enough EV's to give him the majority.  With the high number of early/absentee voting done this year, we might have to wait an additional day for the states to count those votes and add them to election day totals to find out who won many of the states out there.

[patrick1]

September 15, 2008.

[GMantis]

No one guessed Ohio.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

The moment PA is called for Big O .

There we go.

[Matt Damon™]

The election was obviously stolen by the MSM candidates. just let me put on my tinfoil hat and explain why Ron Paul should be the one wth 300 plus electoral votes.

[Frozen Sky Ever Why]

Ron Paul's base was made up of 9/11 conspiracy theorists (socially conservative anti-government idiots) Sometimes I wish the rumors of a one-world secular government were true just so we could get rid of these people.