WHAT'S YOUR TAKE ON THE ELECTION? (now closed)

[gh]

It's actually 2.50am here.

I shall be up until we get a result. Hoping that's not sometime in December.

May depend on what Mr. H. Chad did in Florida

[jazzcyclist]

For those of you who haven't seen it, this is one of my all-time favorite youtube videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjrthOPLAKM

She must live in Ohio.

[JRM]

McCaskill defeats Akin; Donnelly defeats Mourdock. Apparently, rape isn't taken quite as lightly as some thought.

[Marlow]

Actually, in my experience, it's usually reserved for small-number 30s, like 01 through 05 (06:30 being a perfectly logical time at which to be up)

It's a military term, having nothing to do with being on the half hour - simply meaning an 'ungodly early' time to have to get up for a take-off on a mission or get up for maneuvers. Therefore it doesn't refer to a time between midnight and 3am, which presumably would just be a very long extended previous day. That leaves about 3am to about 5am.

[jazzcyclist]

But the racial demographics point towards a Democratic majority in the future. Unless the GOP start to make huge inroads into the Hispanic and Black vote they are doomed

Amen! In 1980, Reagna got 55% of the White vote. In 2008 McCain also got 55% of the White vote. The difference is that Whites comprised 90% of the electorate in 1980 versus 74% in 2008.

Demographics is destiny.

[mump boy]

CNN: Dems hold the Senate

[mump boy]

The guy with the map on CNN is MAZE

the detail is unbelievable

[DrJay]

On FOX, Sarah Palin said "It's a perplexing time for us..." if things continue likely the early trends are showing. What's so perplexing about losing, about the electorate voting for the other guy's platform? When that happens, you lost. Pretty simple.

[jazzcyclist]

McCaskill defeats Akin; Donnelly defeats Mourdock. Apparently, rape isn't taken quite as lightly as some thought.

I disagree with both Akin and Mourdock, but IMO Mourdock didn't come across as a knuckle-dragging neanderthal like Akin did. If you are one of those folks who believes that unborn fetuses are equal to newborn enfants, and therefore should be afforded the same rights, it's logically incoherent to say that it's wrong to murder fetuses if they're the product of consensual sex between unrelated adults, but okay to murder these fetuses if they were concieved under other circumstances.

[Flumpy]

Lot's of things are perplexing to Sarah Palin.

This whole thing is really heartening so far. You Americans get a really bad press mostly because of the extremely loud voices on the right wing of your political spectrum.

It seems that they may be far more vocal than they are popular.

[jazzcyclist]

Lot's of things are perplexing to Sarah Palin.

This whole thing is really heartening so far. You Americans get a really bad press mostly because of the extremely loud voices on the right wing of your political spectrum.

It seems that they may be far more vocal than they are popular.

Have you seen the movie Game Change?

[mump boy]

McCaskill defeats Akin; Donnelly defeats Mourdock. Apparently, rape isn't taken quite as lightly as some thought.

I disagree with both Akin and Mourdock, but IMO Mourdock didn't come across as a knuckle-dragging neanderthal like Akin did. If you are one of those folks who believes that unborn fetuses are equal to newborn enfants, and therefore should be afforded the same rights, it's logically incoherent to say that it's wrong to murder fetuses if they're the product of consensual sex between unrelated adults, but okay to murder these fetuses if they were concieved under other circumstances.

That may be what he meant but what is sounded like was that rape was gods intention and when you're a US right-winger you have to be very careful how you phrase things, because your track recored (and your colleagues) proceed you

[mump boy]

Fox is amazing

they're reporting ILLEGAL VOTING in Ohio

[dj]

A very good polling site is http://www.electoral-vote.com/

You can no longer see the original electoral map at the close of pre-election polls yesterday, but if you move to the tipping-point page (http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2012/P ... erage.html) you can see their composite poll on voting percentages within each state.

Right now the most surprising swing would be if Virginia were to go for Romney, which doesn't seem likely.

[guru]

Anybody watching ABC? Diane Sawyer seems a bit less than fully sober lol

[kuha]

Fox is amazing

they're reporting ILLEGAL VOTING in Ohio

They are a complete joke--nothing but a propaganda organization. They've been flogging the non-issue of voter fraud for months while ignoring the very real Republican efforts to suppress the vote. I smell some poetic justice in the air.

[mump boy]

Fox is amazing

they're reporting ILLEGAL VOTING in Ohio

They are a complete joke--nothing but a propaganda organization. They've been flogging the non-issue of voter fraud for months while ignoring the very real Republican efforts to suppress the vote. I smell some poetic justice in the air.

That's why I'm watching he desperation is hilarious. They have Karl Rove trying to stay positive

[Flumpy]

Lot's of things are perplexing to Sarah Palin.

This whole thing is really heartening so far. You Americans get a really bad press mostly because of the extremely loud voices on the right wing of your political spectrum.

It seems that they may be far more vocal than they are popular.

Have you seen the movie Game Change?

I have indeed. Read the book as well.

Twas amazing and actually quite sympathetic to Palin.

Julianne Moore was fantabulous.

[kuha]

Fox is amazing

they're reporting ILLEGAL VOTING in Ohio

They are a complete joke--nothing but a propaganda organization. They've been flogging the non-issue of voter fraud for months while ignoring the very real Republican efforts to suppress the vote. I smell some poetic justice in the air.

That's why I'm watching he desperation is hilarious. They have Karl Rove trying to stay positive

And I say good for him. It might build some character. At present he has none.

[Flumpy]

Fox is amazing

they're reporting ILLEGAL VOTING in Ohio

At least they're not calling Florida early.

[Flumpy]

Fox is amazing

they're reporting ILLEGAL VOTING in Ohio

They are a complete joke--nothing but a propaganda organization. They've been flogging the non-issue of voter fraud for months while ignoring the very real Republican efforts to suppress the vote. I smell some poetic justice in the air.

That's why I'm watching he desperation is hilarious. They have Karl Rove trying to stay positive

They've just suggested that Obama is slightly leading in Florida but the Panhandle is still to come in and that tends to lean right. It also only has about 3 people living there as opposed to the millions down south that are definite Dems.

Even they don't believe this rubbish.

[jazzcyclist]

I have indeed. Read the book as well.

Twas amazing and actually quite sympathetic to Palin.

Julianne Moore was fantabulous.

What was scary was hearing Steve Schmidt and Nicolle Wallace declare that the movie's producers took no artistic license at all after that had a chance to review it. Schmidt said that at certain parts of the movie he cringed because they were using the verbatim transcript of actual conversation that took place during the campaign.

[JRM]

Even they don't believe this rubbish.

They're trying to drag this out as much as possible.... but it's wearing thin.

I say: it's over. Four more years!

[Daisy]

McCaskill defeats Akin; Donnelly defeats Mourdock. Apparently, rape isn't taken quite as lightly as some thought.

Except they still got a healthy chunk of the vote.

[BillVol]

IMO the only significant difference between the two is who each would nominate for court positions, especially Supreme Court. Other than that, no real difference to the average American.

[mump boy]

Even they don't believe this rubbish.

They're trying to drag this out as much as possible.... but it's wearing thin.

I say: it's over. Four more years!

They'll probably declare Florida for Romney in a minute

[mump boy]

IMO the only significant difference between the two is who each would nominate for court positions, especially Supreme Court. Other than that, no real difference to the average American.

Not on health care ?

[kuha]

IMO the only significant difference between the two is who each would nominate for court positions, especially Supreme Court. Other than that, no real difference to the average American.

SOME things will be the same no matter what, but there are VERY major differences between the two candidates.

[jazzcyclist]

IMO the only significant difference between the two is who each would nominate for court positions, especially Supreme Court. Other than that, no real difference to the average American.

Based on the foreign policy advisors Romney has surrounded himself with, I think there's a much greater chance of us going to war with Iran if he gets elected.

[Flumpy]

IMO the only significant difference between the two is who each would nominate for court positions, especially Supreme Court. Other than that, no real difference to the average American.

But surely you know Obama is going to drive the counry to ruin as he's a Muslim communist?

[mump boy]

CNN call Iowa for Obama It's basically over even if he loses Florida and Ohio

[mump boy]

And Elizabeth Warren is going to win as well i think

[jazzcyclist]

Warren has already been declared the winner.

[JRM]

TKO by BHO! Four more years!

[cullman]

FOX News have just projected Barack Obama the winner.