2:43 p.m. — I’m on my way to the polls. I will try to update this post as often as I can. In the meantime, keep everyone up to date with the latest information on the returns.
May they be happy returns! 
3:32 p.m. — Well, that was spectacularly uneventful. No line. I was in and out in five minutes. At my polling place this morning, the line was wrapped around the building. This afternoon, the closer I got to the building, the fewer people I saw! I guess I’ll go run a few errands while it’s still daylight. By the way, I voted for George Bush. See you in a bit…
3:58 p.m. — Not gone yet. I’m trying to confirm a rumor that Kerry “won” Florida. Mystery Pollster has the run down on exit polls. Blackfive’s been disenfranshised.
4:47 p.m. — Here’s some good news (predictions) from John Fund of the Wall Street Journal:
Popular vote: Bush 50.0%, Kerry 48.5%, Nader 1.0%, others 0.5%.Electoral vote: Bush 296, Kerry 242.
Battleground states: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio and Wisconsin for Bush; Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania for Kerry.
The polls are pretty consistent. Mr. Bush is at 48% or above in all of them that push leaners.
A commenter asks: “Why don’t you & more Christians support the Constitution Party (which has a Christian Platform) instead of the Republican Party?”
Good question. I’ve flirted with the idea.
5:04 p.m. — The news is a little slow right now (and so are Internet connections), but bloggers seem to be affecting Wall Street.
5:52 p.m. — I think I started live-blogging too early. Things are sloooow. Joe Carter asks, “What if John Kerry wins?”
There’s nothing sadder than a man way past his prime.
6:28 p.m. — Read the latest from Drudge. I’m doing a little blogging over at Pop and Politics. Power Line has the latest on exit poll rumors. Michelle Malkin is accessible for now.
7:00 p.m. — I really hate this waiting. Mystery Pollster is answering reader questions about exit polls.
7:19 p.m. — Here’s another what-would-you-do-if-your-guy-lost post.
7:24 p.m. — Is the game underway? Check out this election map. It’s updating live, I presume.
7:36 p.m. — There’s nothing nefarious going with the inaccessible web sites. Hosting Matters is trying to cope with the unusually heavy traffic to its sites. Live-blogging at Evangelical Outpost.
7:50 p.m. — Check out the too-close-to-call Ohio numbers. And Florida.
Lucianne.com has opened an “Insanity Prevention Thread.”
8:01 p.m. — Did you guys see Zogby? I don’t know whether to laugh hysterically or cry.
Power Line has the latest on Florida: “UPDATE: The Florida Secretary of State reports Bush’s lead at 56.6 to 42.5, with 12% of the vote cast.”
8:35 p.m. — Georgia, Kentucky and Ohio reject homosexual “marriage.”
8:49 p.m. — Live-blogging going on at National Review Online and Outside the Beltway.
9:13 p.m. — Keep your eyes on the map.
9:25 p.m. — Live-blogging at Backcountry Conservative.
9:38 p.m. — Nice traffic. A blogger friend linked me from MSNBC’s blog.
9:58 p.m. — Here’s an optimistic post on National Review Online’s blog.
10:40 p.m. — I’m on hold on the Michael Graham show!
10:59 p.m. — Still on hold. Michael King is live-blogging.
Barack Obama is America’s fifth black senator. Read about the other four.
11:10 p.m. — Drat! I was cut off before I could give out my blog address!!! I was on the Michael Graham radio show talking about positive early exit polling for Kerry. Oh well. Will Republicans pick up seats in the Senate? Too much to hope for.
11:22 p.m. — Florida: Walking on Sunshine?
11:54 p.m. — Florida goes to Bush! I’ll see how much longer I can stay awake. It’s two hours past my bedtime!
12:20 a.m. — ABC just called Colorado for Bush. These radio newscasters sound downright morose, but they’re trying to hide it.
12:39 a.m. — I must bid you all good night. I’ll listen to the coverage on my Walkman as I fall asleep, but this computer and I must part company. Thank you for participating in the live-blogging and commenting, and hopefully I’ll update this blog with exciting news in the morning!
One more before I go:
Ohio race for President
9361 of 11477 precincts – 82 percent
George W. Bush (i) Rep 2,308,194 – 51 percent
John F. Kerry Dem 2,180,849 – 48 percent
Michael Badnarik NP 12,158 – 0 percent
Michael Peroutka NP 10,602 – 0 percent
12:45 a.m. — Every time I try to leave…so Bush just won Ohio? Bush just won Ohio. Now is it over? If your comment gets stuck in the filter, you may rephrase and resubmit, or wait until I approve in the morning. Sleep well.
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Happy returns. Yes. I’ll take that! Go Bush.
Good luck. Don’t get intimidated
Go Bush!!
I guess Maryland and DC aren’t battleground states, so we’re kinda hohum!
Is this live?
It is live!
Texan for Bush! “4 more years”
GEORGIANS FOR BUSH!
So are you using your handheld to input?
VIRGINIANS for Bush!!!
Transplant from PA for BUSH!!!
4 MORE YEARS!!!!
Maryland for Bush – ok ok you know there are some in Maryland for Bush!
Another Texan for Bush! Well there are 3 of us here!
Is there a place to see early returns? MJ was asking if I had heard anything yet but I can’t find any. Other than a story on New Hampshire where Bush leads 35 to 21 in a couple of tiny hamlets…
I’m on my home computer, James. There was no line at my polling place. I was prepared to stand for hours; I was in and out in five minutes. By the way, I voted for George Bush.
AP gives out the closing times for each poll location, I can’t wait. The first one closes in Kentucky, I’ve been searching the web, very worked up about the first return. Hope America can accept the winner, no shenigans.
You voted for Bush? I never would have guessed
I voted for Prez Dub-ya too! May Mr Kerry and Mrs Heinz enjoy a very quiet NON Presidential life!
New York for Bush!
Actually, no. Even in this “too close to call” race, New York has NEVER been gray or purple (depending on what map you look at), just blue.
However, good news. New Jersey, where my parents live, home of Bruce “I love Kerry” Springsteen IS too close to call. Which mean my parents’ votes actually count for something.
Yep, Kentucky is pretty sure to go Bush, and their polls are from 6:00AM to 6:0PM, a little earlier than some others. On a side note, I just read on a page linked from Drudge that Guam voted Bush over Kerry by a nearly 2-1 margin.
Does Guam count? Don’t see it on my map. Where’s the substance!
Well Maryland voted in a Republican Governor – Could it be possible that Maryland will go to Bush? It could happen! [can't it?]
I’m in middle Tennessee — mostly white rural population. I stood in front of a young girl (19?) who said this was her first election and she still didn’t know whom she was going to vote for. That astounds me that somebody could be standing there after all that’s happened and not have their mind made up….I was really paranoid about looking like I was influencing her vote, (plus I feel an awesome peace about the fact that everybody has a right to their own choice and that God is in control) so I just said, “Just pray before you go in there and God will lead your finger to the right button!” She looked at me kind of funny, and I didn’t say any more but I did pray for her myself while I waited. After I voted (for Bush), I left nervous that somehow I might have pushed the wrong button. ha.!
Memorable Quotes from
Excalibur (1981)
Arthur : Now, once more, I must ride with my knights to defend what was, and the dream of what could be.
We do that with our votes!
Alabama for Bush!!!
Myself, my husband, our daughter and son in law all voted for Bush so far. Even better, my life long yellow dog democrat mother voted for Bush today. Unbelieveable!!!
But, I’m hearing news that’s making me very nervous. Please pray for the President, the election and all of the voters who haven’t yet.
another Texan for Bush right here
Bush is as toast as this bagel I’m about to eat. Bye George!! LOL!
Justin, that bagel you’re eating is from Texas, stop drinking the blue kool-aid, it’s all about the legacy.
good job lashawn, every vote counts..bush must win
Why don’t you & more Christians support the Constitution Party (which has a Christian Platform)instead of the Republican Party?
Rod,
Can’t speak for anyone else here, but… I want my vote to count.
As for the aspects of the Republican party I don’t like, they are placed in two categories:
1) Things I can deal with, since no party will fit me and enough millions of other Americans to make a difference.
2) Things I think can be changed if enough ACTIVE party members work towards the change.
Rod, see my latest update. However, if more Christians begin to support the Constitution Party…
Take a look at what is happening over at Blackfive.net. He’s definitely been disenfranchised!
Iowan for Bush here! (well, at least four if you count my husband and his parents)
The state really is mixed, depending on location mostly.
Thanks for the post Lashawn. And SCSIwuzzy, I prayed about whom to vote for and I felt led by the Lord to vote for the Constitution Party, so if that makes my vote a waste, I can live with it.
Not to be a party pooper, but has anyone thought about a Kerry win, and the positive things that will come about because of his win?
I’m listening, Eric. Such as? And I’m being serious, too, not sarcastic.
Yes. If Kerry wins, I am positive that we will have more terrorist activity in the United States. I am positive that we will pull our troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan. I am postive that we will place world opinion ahead of our safety and security. And I am positive you are either self-delusional…
Hitlery Cretin will find it much harder to get back into the white house.
Positives that will come with a KErry win?? Hold up! LOL!! You know Kerry is just a place holder! I mean if he wins do you think the Dems are going to let him make any decisions? LOL!!
He’s a place holder!
I’ll support whoever wins the presidency. I voted Green for the big one so…
Took me 1+ hours to get to the polling booth. But no funny stuff I’m glad to say.
Come on everyone, regardless of the winner, let’s be a United States. The Dems can be ugly about it, but not the Republican who belong to the Lord. But again “Don’t Mess With anyone from Texas” GW can handle this thang!
NJ update:
Here I was, set to watch for vote fraud/irregularities in my little borough, and lo and behold, the voting booths were fixed. Sort of.
In 2000, the Republican lever didn’t work (Dem did)
In 2002, The lever was missing. Dem lever was present and working. A fuss was made.
2004. A bar was put in place, so that none of the party levers would work, so you had to pick each item one by one.
So I ended up heading over to Camden to help out over there… where, according to some rival activists, I am officially the white devil.
Yikes Name calling! Not good, not good at all.
Postives…
Yes for those who consider:
1. More liberal judges a positive
2. More “affirmative action” (not to be confused with “quotas” (cough)… positive
3. More laws that distinguish crimes based on race or sex or some other factor (i.e. more hate crimes laws)
4. More respect among countries who not only steal money from programs that are supposed to help citizens of a country while under sanctions (i.e. France, Germany), and do nothing as thousands are killed and being blocked from getting aid…
Yes, I guess you could call those positive if you are more worried about what someone can do for you as opposed to what are you doing for yourself.
I’m feeling you…NOT
SCSI: See what being a Philly fan gets you
LOL!!!
SCSIwuzzy, at least you’re official and I betcha that can’t be said for a whole alot of folks voting in Camden. Just so you know, central florida is holdin it down for W.
Right on, Renee.
this is what I find really interesting.
Conservatives accept that if Kerry wins – we can live with it.
Liberals are screaming about the “fascist regime” the U.S. will be under if Bush is re-elected, and a lot of them say they’ll move to another country if he is.
It really is funny.
Alec Baldwin said he’d leave 4 years ago if Bush got elected. I guess he’s got a lot of stuff to pack!
Robert Redford stated that he’s considering moving to Ireland, where he….get this….”owns several homes.”
snort!
JcJ3: Thffffpppppp. I work in Filthy, live in Joisey. I am just shocked that the polls on Monday had NJ at a near swing state status (if it didn’t have such a democrat track record, it would be considered in play).
Eric: Yep. But I can say a few people trying to vote illegaly in Camden, didn’t
Didn’t George Soros say he’d move into a monastary if Bush won again?
All the folks on the telly are saying the huge turnout is terrible for President Bush. This is upsetting me.
Also do you think it is true that the young ones all have cell phones and thus the poll numbers are way off?
Reassure me please,
Donna
I wrote in Colin Powell.
LaShawn, you are one of a few blogs I can get. I hear
hosting matters has ben disabled by a DoS attack. Been
that way all day. You hear anything?
Donna,
If Kerry get a win – life will go on. We are Americans. We have come through many things and ‘This too shall pass’.
Did someone say that Redford was going to go to Ireland if Dubya’ won?
The Irish won’t have a bit of that. My relatives in County Meath will guard the Emerald Isle to the last man before something like that happens.
By the way – Kansas for Bush!
Don’t beleive the hype till the numbers are all in!
Steel – Things have been slow. I can’t get Instapundit, Michelle Malkin, Power Line and a few others. Things are definitely hot.
Donna – Heavy turnout usually favors Democrats, but the end is not yet. Are you a Christian? Even if you aren’t read this post: http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/10/29/endorsements/
What do you think Mr. Powell will do this go round?
Hey Donna, just remember who the media wants to win and it’ll be easier to disregard most of what they say.
If you have a contact number for Malkin you might inquire.
There’s a bunch down. LGF and TL too. Wierd. Equal opportunity attack I guess. Or as they call that on my
planet … war.
Jesse, Jesse, Jesse! Give ME a Break!
Donna,
While plenty of younger folks ony have cellular phones, there are a few factors that hurt the dem arguement (and it is a dem arg, I heard McAuliffe use it last night):
1) many cell phones, if not most, don’t share the exchange or even the area code of the owners’ residence. I have two cell numbers, one comes up as Vineland (40 minutes south of the home) and the other is in Philly, a whole other state!
2) the conventional wisdom that young = liberal is shifting. I know more republicans in their early 20’s than I did when I was in my early 20s. Granted, I also walk through Philly in my Bush 43 interstate hat, openly. This has led alot of college aged folks to ask where to vote, and where to get the conservative argument. They only hear one side on campus, and they aren’t willing to get branded as a conservative (and in Philly at the local univs. I cannot blame that feeling)
Thank you all for the encouraging words
)
Yes, I am a Christian and I am off to read the article you linked, La Shawn.
For the Lord loves justice,
And does not forsake His godly ones.
Psalm 37:28
Surrounded in Madison, Wisconsin,
Donna
Oh, the geography thing in my post:
The polls are trying to tie voters to places, and cell #s don’t do that very well.
And throw in the fact that people don’t like being charged for getting called by a pollster! Really, who would stay on and answer their questions?
It is against the law to call cells for this purpose.
Precisely because it costs the receiver.
Its funny how all the new papers web pages are set up with no data in them. I guess at 7:00pm sharp the data will start filtering in.
NY Post Online has some election numbers.
Does anyone know if Therressa Heinz-Kerry is eligible to vote? I watched a short segment on tv earlier today that mentioned her husband voted, while she stood by his side. So, can she vote? Is she a US citizen. Just curious?
Jeopardy Jingle playing in background
According to Townhall.com Kerry has California in the bag and Barbera Boxer is very likely to win. Both Dems ofcourse.
The only competitive race is for the 20th District’s House seat, from which Rep. Cal Dooley (D) is retiring.
Keep prayin’.
CA is screwed up. I wouldn’t be surprised if prop 71 passes as well. Shameful!
A business friend revealed to me that he is not a U.S. citizen as of yet and therefore cannot/will not vote. He has two more years to go before he is pronounced an official citizen.
I told him it is worth the wait. Unfortunately, he is routing for Kerry!
I tried to talk some sense into him but its going to take some time, thank God I have two years.
ggalco: Quote: Asked about things that shaped her: “I became an American in Pittsburgh. People in Pittsburgh are very honest, hardworking people. They treat you openly.”
Not sure she was saying she took oath or the just ‘became’ american in a touchy feely kind of way.
Thanks for the reply JCJ III! I have to admit that the Lord has a lot of work to do on me as it pertains to her. Maybe I just have a twisted picture of what our first lady represents. Hopefully we won’t have to be faced with that situation. Oh BTW, Colorado is Bush country!
North Carolinians for Bush
A friend of mine is 25 years old and fits the sterotypical black male urban youth and he voted for Bush. Bush is on a move.
OK, I’ve got another question. (I hope ya’ll don’t get upset.) I’m a newbie at this political thang. Here’s my question: Why does D.C. have electoral votes? It would seem that Puerto Rico would have EV more so than D.C. Or Guam.
Ok whats going on on the tube?
It’s on
Well that’s all the blogging for me tonight. I have a very slow connection at home so – I’ll see y’all tomorrow!
Bush 04
President Bush 34
Kerry 3
Donna – Are those Electoral College numbers?
CNN has Ted Kennedy on YUCK!
ABC started their coverage at 6:30 Eastern and plan to run to the end. The local FOX hasn’t started yet, I imagine they might kick in at 8 unless it’s a Detroit thing that they decided not to cover it. Hard to imagine tho since they’re showing King of the Hill right now.
My TV skips right past CNN. It knows that it’ll get socks thrown at it if it stops there
What does it look like out there?
I won’t relax until I see Florida and Ohio in red.
I’m with you Carl, how about NY sticking it to Boston, MA since they won the baseball game, how about some team spirit NY.
Drudge has his EV graphic up. The Fox news site has a detailed look at the races, to include senate.
I *have* to move out of Detroit. Voting was a very depressing experience for me
( Ugh, I had to listen to people – who just assumed I was a liberal too – talk about the draft Bush would implement, etc, etc. I’ve been down all day.
My hubby just called from work (local news affiliate). The NAACP in Detroit has filed a federal lawsuit about voter intimidation. According to him “all h-e-double hocky sticks is breaking loose” (censored for LaShawn’s comment sensibilities).
In a couple of minutes, you will see Ohio go into the too close to call column. Expect it to stay there a long time.
Many christians will have voted for Kerry; It’s very close.
West Virginia for Bush! Add 5 to the total. CNN projection. It had been “leaning” toward Bush. Praise God!
WHAT Jema? I swear, Detroit has to be the most PRO-Dem vote they can count on. This am, the people were in line cheering about the power of their voting power. Not to mention, they weren’t very fussy about making people take off or cover their Kerry buttons, etc. I saw at least 4, and I wasn’t really looking that hard.
I can’t get any other blogs besides this one. With WVA going GW, we should also win VA. Also, we can’t be afraid of a high turnout, we know the people have spoken
CNN.com sez
CANDIDATE|VOTE |VOTE%|EV
Bush | 711,956 |57% | 39
Kerry | 524,470 |42% | 3
Nader | 5,194 |1% | 0
1% precincts reporting – Updated 7:30 p.m. ET
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/president/
God save the world, Andy, but it is still very early, and those were Bush states. Still, VERY encouraging
Check out http://www.megapundit.com for the election blow-by-blow.
It’s Bush 34 Kerry 3
Donna-
Cell phone only people are 5% of the population. We are and also many of our friends. However, since most of our friends are either Christians or military or both, our sample of cell phone only voters skews 100% Bush! I would expect this group to trend slightly Kerry.
However, call screeners (those with caller ID who don’t answer unknown numbers) are a much larger group, I think 30% of those called in the polls. This group is older and more likely to tend Bush.
At any rate, we’ll know soon. Keep praying.
The amendment to ban gay marriage PASSED! BUSH WILL WIN OHIO!!!!
Hold on Ray, no celebrating yet
Okay, who has the Valium? Lol. 2 votes in IN for Bush here. Also, as of right now, my husband’s cousin is winning the city council race where we live. We are very excited about that. His democratic opponent was his boss…Lol. I don’t know if I would want to go back to work after beating my boss.
Man, it is GOOD to see you guys. Thanks for stopping in. The anticipation is the worst part of this whole thing. Check out the link to the election map.
Naw man,
I’ve waited too long for this. I am celebrating now so I can! I am enjoyingevery battle won RIGHT NOW.
OPTIMISM and prayer Carl.
We picked up Zell’s seat too and the GOP is ROCKING down here in Florida!!!!!!!
Did I tell you guys I took my wife and child to see the President in Lakeland. He walked over and shook my hand. We were lucky and got VIP tickets. I yelled out “MR. PRESIDENT!” and he stopped, walked over to me, looked me in the eye and gave me a high five shake!!
My liberal Democrat wife voted for him after that and my 6 year old daughter loves the guy and Laura and comes running for me everytime they appear on TV.
I converted one lib vote and I KNOW many of you did the same. We are no longer a house divided.
We’re going to go watch with our neighbors. (We gave up our TV. Tonight, the debates, and the Olympics are the only time we miss it. But, our daughter is 2 1/2 and we have another due in February, so we’re glad we did. We watch DVDs on the computer)
I’ll miss the live blogging, but it’s more fun to watch on TV than online.
Looks like Mel Martinez will give us ANOTHER seat in the Senate!!! He is presently stomping Betty Castor.
Yes, it is still early, but signs are encouraging.
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
Bush_____|___1,274,560|__58%|_39
Kerry____|_____915,492|__42%|__3
Nader____|_______8,207|___1%|__0
Balance of Power @ EST
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_38|_31
House_|_11|__5
Called Races
WV: Bush over Kerry = 5 EV
2% precincts reporting – Updated 7:45 p.m EST
Mel (R) with a 7 point lead with 4% reporting.
I’m a big Katherine Harris fan, and she’s winning. Daschle’s going down, so is Martin Frost. Yippee!!!
Daschle down! Yes!!!!!
Daschle down!!?? We may be starting a big party tonight!!!
In Ohio, the dems are going to court to have polls stay open longer. Any want to guess which polls? (It ain’t all of them!)
I hope you guys are paying attention to my live-blogging. I’m trying to track down the latest info.
Ray,
That is some exciting news. I’m ready to move back to FL now!!
I may have to reschedule some meetings this week if thi trend keeps up. Looking REALLY good right now.
Tavis Smiley on now………and of course he goes negative.
ALL of the pundits are frightened of the “gay marriage effect” and with good reason.
African Americans going over to the light on this issue?
Okay, I want time to go really slow, so Repubs. can get out there and still vote. BUT, I wish it would go faster, so we can know that Bush is reelected NOW. Yes, I’m a tad impatient…Lol.
New York Post Online is pretty good with the updates…
they are showing Ohio and some reporting from FL
Good stuff so far
Come on down. This is a GOP state FOR SURE NOW!! Even Tavis is showing fear. He is discussing how Black voters turned away from the Dems because of Godless issues like “gay marriage.”
They didn’t want to listen to us when we said this was a big issue. They are now.
La Shawn, I’m reading the liveblogging too … but I’m not looking at numbers (Ohio ones you mentioned) until they are gonna start calling them ON the networks. I don’t want to get my hopes up. Anyone else have Foxnews playing in the background?
FLORIDA: BUSH 54% KERRY 45% with now 11% reporting.
It’s early and OH is close
On ABC Tavis Smiley just claimed that Bush alienated the Black vote! Oh yeah? Please explain why Bush is projected to win double his numbers from 2000?
I just looked at FL results for 8% of precincts reporting–
BUSHIE’S LEADING 56%!!!! to Kerry’s 43%. I don’t know which precincts those are, but they don’t include the panhandle, yet. Keep praying!!
Tavis is not known for telling the truth. He KNOWS Bush doubled up on his previous black vote take.
If Bush gets the reported 18% of the black vote, it is over.
The Panhandle votes will blow this thing WIDE OPEN!!!
This is why I weaned myself off football.
Detroit NAACP is suing to keep the polls open beyond 8pm and claims too many incidents of intimidation.
Yeah!!! 60% of MI voters in favor of DMA with 30% of precints reporting
Fight song is playing in my hometown, Big D elects George W. Bush…..exciting stuff, I’ve been waiting all year for this one.
Carin –
Weird, huh? Detroit has basically been written off as Democrat, not sure what the hullabaloo is about. Hubby works at WDIV (NBC), but we don’t have cable — antennae signal sucks for that channel only! Kids are watching a Barney video. As soon as I can get local news on the tube, I’ll see if anyone else is covering it. Nothing about it on WDIV’s website, so not sure what’s up.
People still in line in Florida GOP strongholds.
THIS IS MORE FUN THAN WATCHING THE GATORS WIN THE NC in 1996!!!
If Bush is leading 56-43 without the panhandle, FL is in the BAG!!
DMA = Defense of Marriage Act as a State constituitional amendment
Kerry wins Daley cheating Illinois. Anyone surprised?
Kerry 74
Bush 66
Andy,
What is DMA??
Michigan is CHEATING
I was up at 5am this morning. Voted for Bush at 6:45am. Got to work at 7:45am. Was on the web searching, googling, blogging, responding, panting, gasping, reacting – all – day – long – until I left work at 4pm. Got home at 5pm and as I parked, pulled the Bush/Cheney sticker off my car in case we have a – Oh My Dear God Please Bush Victory – because spouse told me to so that I don’t get vandalized again tomorrow after results come in. Have been blogging ever since. Spouse has been scanning every news channel for results. Oh dear God, please have George Bush win as the President of the United States.
OHIO judge trying to cheat to keep polls open past the legal time.
TOUGH cookies if they didn’t take advantage of EARLY voting.
I voted for Bushitler!!! zieg hiel!!
just kidding… Shock value ya know.
I voted for Dubya…like there was any other choice…sheesh
they have not counted the big counties yet in FL… just over a million votes counted so far, but still good for Bush so far and the panhandle is still to come
Bush up 13% in Florida with 12.6% in.
Zogby picks Kerry with an electoral count of 311 to Bush 213??? Bush might win popular vote but lose election?
CAN THIS BE?!
www zogby dot com
Zogby is delusional and a liar. He called that much earlier this afternoon. Many have said that he’s trying to influence the election.
According to Townhall.coms C-Log, Bush 66, Kerry 71.
Be ready for a little let down if Florida southern criminal counties have not been counted yet. Lots of buffoonery down there as in Dade, Broward and Palm Beach
Jema, what side of the city do you live in?? I saw the NAACP “people” out – carrying signs to talk to them if you have a voting problem (@@). I mean, they were fishing for anything. But, I swear, my experience is that the polling location was as friendly to a Democrat as a fly is to crap. ALL Democrat signs out (no Bush, etc.) Please, it is really really sad.
Ray,
Do you know what part of FL has been counted already?
CNN has Kerry up in OH with 145,000 votes in…
Zogby is politicking for a job as official pollster in the Kerry administration. His polls sample HEAVILY Democrat.
He got lucky last time.
Sorry Kiki I do not know. I’ll try to find out quick like a bunny….
Thanks, Ray. I would just love it if the numbers being reported for Bushie in FL are East Coast numbers, because you KNOW the West Coast and Panhandle are conservative. I would love to see a Bush landslide in FL.
George W is still in the HOUSE!! Hi, Mom…a little football game antic. This is great.
This is so dang exciting! ( need to make another pot of coffee.) Obama is projected to have beat Keyes. I’ll save the Keyes issue for another day. Oh, gotta txt husband in class. This is such a stressful evening.
CNN is being VERY aggressive in its projections.
Fox news is up and running on the local Detroit station. Now I can monitor fair and balanced instead of listening to that ijit Mark halprin and boo-hoo Tavis Smiley over on ABC. No doubt about it, they are shocked, shocked indeed over the way DMA (Defense of Marriage Amendment) is running so strong.
Also for Michigan, it looks like the proposition to force the State to “Mother May I?” for each and every lottery and State sponsored gambling. Yeah!!!
as a gay man, if i decide to marry, how does this change your straight marriage? aren’t you still married? what are you defending?
20% in Florida and Bush still maintaining his 8 point lead
We don’t care at this point mr. gay man.
GO BUSH and GO DMA!!!
Brock, simply put, if I as a Christian have the right to have my vote counted and be heard, I might as well have it go with hand in hand with my sense of morality.
If and when the country’s majority decides that gay marriage is a right, so be it. Until then, I say no. Sorry
Does anybody have the facts on Florida absentee ballots not being counted until Thursday?
Bush 74 Kerry 74
a dead heat?
270 electoral votes needed to win.
Bush still maintainig a 13% popular vote lead. Cali and NY still out however.
RC I’m with you.
by the way, mr. straight man (i’m assuming you’re straight ray…may not be the case)
In the bible, leviticus also talks about how eating lobster and crawfish is also ‘an abomination’.
you are going to care when you find out that one day that one of your relatives is gay and want them to be happy.
Brock, what I am defending is my right to disagree with homosexuality and not be forced to pay for it. I’m a libertarian, so I have no desire to make it illeagal. Just leave me and my children alone!
25% of Florida, Bush up by 9
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|_____4,035,245|___57%|_66
KERRY____|_____3,075,245|___42%|_77
NADER____|_______18,663|____0%|__0
Balance of Power @ EST
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_41|_34
House_|_34|_20
4% precincts reporting – Updated 8:24 p.m EST
hey andy,
slavery was once quite popular in this country as well…that doesn’t make it morally correct.
btw, slavery is also favored quite openly in the bible…doesn’t make it the right thing to do does it??
Dee,
I have heard that they will count them only if it is close in FL. Roughly 150,000 of those are projected for Bush since they would be military absentee ballots.
Carin –
I don’t live in Detroit, I live downriver. Hubby works for WDIV, right down by the MGM Grand. I don’t know if he saw any firsthand, he works in the newsroom in receive, bringing in the live shots from the microwave trucks.
Downriver, voting was a breeze. It was harder parking at 8 am at a school than getting in to vote. Strange thing though — No ID’s were checked, none at all. I could have been voting anyone’s registration as long as I knew their name, address, and birthdate.
First of all, Brock, slavery is NOT endorsed in any way in the Bible. Secondly, homosexuality is very much condemned and called a sin in the Bible. Now, let’s get back on topic, and discuss the election.
Thanks Kiki
hey steven,
believe it or not, i realllly don’t want YOU or (especially) you’re children.
gay people are no more likely to molest children than straight.
you have the right to believe what you want. you have the right to worship as you choose. and you have the right to have your relationship recognized by the federal government for a huge number of benefits (over 1000 of them).
we are just asking for the same.
They didn’t check our ID’s here in IN, either, Jema. I showed mine, though. I think it’s assinine that they are changing the rules just because of intimidation tactics by the Dems. I have to show my ID to write a check, why shouldn’t I have to show it to vote?
CNN.com sez the women vote is running 54% for sKerry. The male vote is running 51% for Bush.
Geraldine Ferraro on FOX sez the Dems are running strng to retake the senate — snort
And if a man sells his daughter to be a female slave, she shall not go out as the male slaves do EX21:7
Hey Andy, this is one woman who went against the grain.
I voted for Bushie!! Of course, you could say that the intelligent woman votes are breaking 100% to 0% for Bushie.
Andy, I know I’m a little slow, but how can Bush be 1 million ahead, with that kind of vote split?? Can’t these people add??
Electoral Votes
Bush 89
Kerry 74
Geraldine hasn’t been right about anything since she thought she could beat Ronaldus Magnus and surely before.
At my precint in Detroit, they were asking for ID, but not consistently. I showed mine. I guess those with voter cards were assumed to be legit. Since I moved, my card didn’t catch up to me, I guess that was cause for asking for ID.
My polling place was hosting the 3 neighboring precints and wouldn’t you know it, I had go to each of the 3 precinct stations before I found mine — last place you look is always a charm
hey kiki,
sorry, the topic was Defense of Marriage Act, and I didn’t bring it up.
homosexuality is not actually a word that appears in the bible at all. you’ll find most references to ‘man lying with man’ in Leviticus being called an ‘abomination’ and not a sin. PLEASE READ that entire scripture…it also talks about many many many other things that are also abominations (ie…eating shellfish)
please quote scripture and verse where is says that being gay is a sin kiki
Kiki you’re a great American
Aw yeah, triple digits for GW. Let’s go PA, and Ohio, what’s the hold up.
and i’m not andy? geez you’re hurting my feelings now
Brock, drop it and go comment on the relevant posts
This is sort of like playing dominoes, first one to 300 wins. I see 300.
That one EV in Maine has flip-flopped back and forth about 4 times now. Currently for GW
Hey y’all Brock is looking for some attention on the wrong night. Say goodbye Brock or talk election.
Carl, I don’t know. CNN must be drowning in data
andy, i’ll drop it when DMA fails
Brock quote:
“you have the right to have your relationship recognized by the federal government for a huge number of benefits (over 1000 of them)”
Let’s not forget the responsibilities a reality some Gay couples in California where not ready to take on.
When the State of California decided to write a more muscular civil union law to offer the responsibilities and benefits of marriage to same sex partners, Gay Marriage Activists hailed this law as a giant step towards marriage equality. A funny thing happened on the way to equality, many same sex couples started opting to get out of this quasi-marriage arraigment. Last summer the State of California send gay couples registered under the old weaker civil union law letters informing them that they had until Jan 1 to opt out before the new law with the added rights and responsibilities came into effect. The problem it seems that as many newly het marriage couples find out married couples are punished by Federal tax code specifically Federal Income taxes.
Another un intended consequence of the new law in CA was a loss of benefits of the state run health care insurance as well as disability payments when the combined income of both partners was added to the equation. Rather than losing government benefits many couples decided to get out of their current civil arraignment. The reality of marriage took some gay couples by surprise. Marriage it is not only about the benefits but also the added responsibilities, apparently some folks in California were not prepared to deal with. Sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for.
You’re right Sarg. PA, NY & Ohio very slow reporting. When are they gonna call Florida for Bush??!!
Brock, you need to drop your anger and then you will see the truth for what it is. Stop trying to use scripture to justify obviously immoral behavior. Shameful.
Brock,
Here’s the definition of abomination:
abom•i•na•tion \e-’ba-me-”na-shen\ noun (14c)
1 : something abominable
2 : extreme disgust and hatred : loathing
(C)1997, 1996 Zane Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved
Sin is something that is contrary to the nature of God. He created man and woman, not man and man or woman and woman. He always intended for it to be man and woman together, so homosexuality is a SIN, as it is contrary to the nature of God. And, I will let you read the above definition of abomination, and you can infer from that how God feels about homosexuality. Please don’t try to justify your sin with God’s Word. It won’t work. You will be held accountable for your sin, just as I will. However, I have accepted the Lord as my personal Savior, therefore, I am forgiven, and I will go to be with my Lord when I die.
Bush broke 100 first Whoohoo
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|_____6,208,198|___56%|102
KERRY____|_____4,835,144|___44%|_77
NADER____|_______34,727|____0%|__0
Balance of Power @ EST
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_42|_35
House_|_41|_31
7% precincts reporting – Updated 8:45 p.m EST
OK, what about all these reports about “Discouragement” at the White House?
What do they know?
NY polls don’t close until 9P EST. PA didn’t close until 8P, and in OH, they decided to keep some polls open 1 extra hour, so they didn’t close until 8:30P.
kiki? what will you be forgiven for?
certainly you are without sin (no lobster for you!)
Hey Brock,
Give it up.
102 Bush,
77 Kerry
read Romans chapter 1 “Leather Boi”
kiki,
homosexuality is all throughout nature. most animals exhibit homosexual behavior too.
i was born gay and i’m also one of god’s children.
bush has made this an election topic not me. i would MUCH rather the country be united against terrorism instead of divided on an issue like this
Bush is trending great!
Right on Dee. Marriage is more about responsiblities than rights.
Other than that, I’m thru discussing the pros and cons of the topic.
MI’s DMA just moved to moved up a notch — missed the brakedown.
Now the Detroit GOP is suing the Dems for intimidating the GOP poll watchers. Sigh
Hmmmmmmmm…Fox News has already called Jersey for Kerry, and yet, it’s a 50% to 49% split for Kerry with not all of the precincts reporting.
Tied in OH (well Bush up 2 now)
VERY SLIGHT lead for Bush in Ohio, 51-49, with 4% reportingm, mind you, last time I looked he was behind, so I like the trend.
CAN WE GET OFF THE HOMOSEXUALITY AND DISCUSS THE ELECTION, PLEASE?
Let’s step outside Brock, you need a time out on the North Pole. Chill…
Brock,
What is your mission here?
Geez, Kiki, in that case they should have called Florida for Bush about an hour ago
So Brock,
Seriously explain this to me…
If people are “born” gay, how do you explain bi-secuals and Anne Hesch? Sorry but those examples and many like them (although we don’t hear those spattered all over the news)… point to choice. Just how I view it with the facts placed in front of me. I am sure a pedophile, an adulturer and a sex addict can all say, they were born gay also. Can they not? And if not, why not?
40% of Florida, Bush up by 13
Everybody, please don’t ask Brock anymore questions about that, OK? I don’t want this thread off-topic.
shuddup…. let’s kill some Islamo-Fascists!!!
After all, they want us all dead
Brock,
Go to a San Fran blog please!
ban them then La Shawn
The Florida numbers are creeping me out. Are we counting our chickens before they hatch? I was expecting FLA to be so close and Bush showing such an edge I’m a little nervous, or maybe Ohio is the new Florida? Maybe it’s time to lay off the Mountain Dew *L*
renee, the world isn’t black and white but shades of grey.
i honestly believe that there are a range of sexualities just like there are a range of skin tones, a range of eye color, and a range of personalities.
i will not be lumped into a group with pedophiles, adulturers, and sex addicts…i am none of those and neither are most other gay people. WAKE UP IT’S 2004!!
You all honestly sound like you would prefer to live in an age where all laws came from the bible…THEY DON’T
Sheesh!
Sorry La Shawn…I’m just trying to stick up for what I believe is right.
Actually Dee, not one state has changed from 2000 yet. Although (boo), NH doesn’t look good right now.
will you come with me to san fran ray? it’d be good for you to get out and see some of the rest of the world.
Dee – I feel the same way about Flordia. The numbers are creepy. Still a long way to go…
News media deathly afraid to call Florida for Bush when it is CLEAR he is going to win it.
Dan Rather is in fine form again this year!
“George Bush is sweeping through the Midwest like a big combine.”
He is so funny to listen to!
Right now Bush 157-112. 113 to go. Keep our fingers crossed everyone.
Let’s do discuss the election. That’s what I’m here for, not to discuss homosexuality, Brock.
Carl, they should have called FL for Bush by now, but it seems that they aren’t calling the battleground states.
They wouldn’t want to make the mistake of four years ago, especially if it’s in Bush’s favor. Hmph!
Florida, Florida, Florida!
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|_____9,023,208|___54%|155
KERRY____|_____7,482,727|___45%|112
NADER____|_______51,891|____0%|__0
Balance of Power @ EST
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_44|_37
House_|_57|_42
CNN.com sez;
46% __Male: 51% for Bush | 47% for sKerry
54% Female: 54% for bush | 45% for sKerry
===============================
38%_Dems: _9% for Bush | 90% for sKerry
36%__Reps: 92% for Bush | _7% for sKerry
26%__Inds: 45% for Bush | 52% for sKerry
12% precincts reporting – Updated 9:03 p.m EST
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Notice the numbers coming from Florida have not yet started to count Miami or the south.
Hmmmm, be afraid
Doesn’t look like NY had any team spirit, they voted for a Bostonian. If I was a NY Yankee fan I would have voted for GW to get back at Boston.
Bush up by 4 in Ohio!!!! Combine that with Florida!! I’m still nervous as hell
Carl,
It seems that they aren’t calling the battleground states, yet. I can hardly wait for them to put FL in the Bush column.
Lol, Sarge.
Shep Smith of FOX says Florida is “tight.” IT IS NOT! Call it for Bush!!!!
Bush is stomping Kerry. Even with Broward, Dade and Palm Beach, it will be darned near impossible for Kerry to make up a 9 POINT deficit!!!
NPR just said that the southern counties in Florida have not been counted yet.
Ray, if I were a superstitious woman, I’d say you were going to jinx it!
WE pick up a governor!
Bummer, Chuck ‘Let’s-introduce-the-draft’ Schumer won again in NY
Congrats Montie, the GOP is winning in spite of some comments by Coburn
You are not Lashawn. You are a woman of God. HE will decide in spite of me. Right?
Carl,
What is your source on Ohio?
Ray, CNN.com election results. Now have Bush up by 7 in Florida, 54% reporting
The big counties are starting to come in for FL…
it is getting a bit closer…
still waiting on Miami Dade
http://network.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2004/general/by_county/pres/FL.html?SITE=FLMYR&SECTION=POLITICS
Here’s a county by county list of the precincts in FL.
Ray what is your source for Broward, Dade and Palm Beach?
All southern areas of Florida are not necessarily Democrat.
I do not have one nor have I counted their impact out.
I think it is funny how I read about the parties being upset about a close election. Maybe if either party had a candidate worth voting for people would get more excited… who knows. I am a Nader fan. I am going to boycott the Democratic, and Republican party, because both are paid off by the same rich corporations that run America.
I heard on NPR that it really doesn’t matter who you vote for because they will just get bought out by the same lobby groups. What a country…
Well, that is all I have to say.
BUT, I AM from Ft. Lauderdale and know that conservatives still exist down there.
Talk about weird, CNN just took away about 10K votes from Nader. Go figure
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____10,548,510|___54%|155
KERRY____|_____9,084,971|___46%|112
NADER____|_______42,435|____0%|__0
Balance of Power @ EST
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_44|_38
House_|_68|_46
46% __Male: 51% for Bush | 47% for sKerry
54% Female: 54% for bush | 45% for sKerry
===============================
38%_Dems: _9% for Bush | 90% for sKerry
36%__Reps: 92% for Bush | _7% for sKerry
26%__Inds: 45% for Bush | 52% for sKerry
13% precincts reporting – Updated 9:16 p.m EST
Bush up by 13% STILL with 41% reporting in Florida.
Whoa…
NJ went to Kerry by less than 600 votes. That’s in lawsuit territory.
But I wonder how they could call the state when only 10% of the precints are in…
correct you are zack…expect changes in 2008 now that everyone knows that people will give a few hundred bucks to their candidate via the internet.
a fiscal conservative and a social moderate could clean both party clocks
Which outlet called it Scuzzy?
I lived in Florida for 20 yrs and although most Cubans vote traditional Republican there has been an influx of Puerto Ricans and Dominicans and other Hispanics who vote traditional Democrat. Lets not forget the maddening habit of elderly jewish NY transplants in South Florida continue to vote for Democrats as if FDR was still running for office.
NH getting a little closer. Bush only down by about 3,000 votes. He continues to gain in Ohio, up by 6
Daschle back up by 4 with 4 in according to Fox
Carin, FOX-Detroit is saying that downriver is trending for Bush and the Dems are freaking out since that’s supposed to be in their pocket.
FOX sez Daschle is supposedly 4% ahead of Thune
Carl,
Who says Bush is up by 6 in Ohio?
Ray, Fox and the local ABC and NBC affils
Florida just switched back to Bush 53% to Kerry 46%
with 53% reporting
I’m going to need a long vacation after this.
Raymond, I am getting all this from CNN.com election results. I got the link from Townhall.com
Thanks guys!
Susan Estrich on Fox sez PA voters are still in line, even tho the polls closed officially. It’s going to be close there
This is some nerve racking stuff.
La Shawn, Sista this is what its all about, Let all the people on the Blog, say YEAH! Whoop Whoop. 4 more years
164 Bush,
112 Kerry
PA is an anomalie and really one weird outlier.
I sure don’t want to jinx anything. Bush up by 7 in Fla, with 55% in. Kerry will have to break 60% on the rest to win. Keeping my finger crossed, and starting to feel the effects of too much wine.
Bush WILL win this TONIGHT! Keep praying.
So far, Zogby has called every single one so far…100% accuracy including the Bush wins in NC, TN, VA, WV.
Maybe he isn’t so crazy afterall???
What happens if Bush loses Florida? What states will he have to win in order to win?
Any monkey could call those states. LOL!!
Bush appears to be getting stomped in Penn, BUT…..
4 more beers 4 more beers… er years! lol
Carl, Kerry is winning with 66% in Broward, FL so far
La Shawn, if he loses Florida, it ain’t worth figuring out the math, he’s toast. But, so far so good
I goofed on the past few reports and had the female votes reversed — corrected now
sKerry breaks 10 million and Nader is back up to 52K
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____12,628,300|___53%|164
KERRY____|____10,908,792|___46%|112
NADER____|_______52,363|____0%|__0
Balance of Power @ EST
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_44|_38
House_|_78|_57
46% __Male: 52% for Bush | 47% for sKerry
54% Female: 45% for bush | 54% for sKerry
===============================
38%_Dems: _9% for Bush | 90% for sKerry
35%__Reps: 92% for Bush | _7% for sKerry
26%__Inds: 44% for Bush | 52% for sKerry
16% precincts reporting – Updated 9:31 p.m EST
Any monkey…LOL, I like that Ray:)
Raymond, something is screwy there. Spector can’t be at 38%. They’ve got Kerry at 68%, that can’t be??!!
Bush still leading in Ohio with GOP counties still coming in. SIGNIFICANT!
La Shawn no what ifs, its a done deal for the true believers, God in Jesus name has heard the prayers of the righteous, when the righteous rule the people rejoice. My portfolio will be sky rocketing tomorrow!
Nader effect is zilch unless it’s in a squeaker state where Bush wins by less than 1%
Spectre is a liberal.
I know that ray, but he shouldn’t be at 38%. I mean, PA is out of whack with everything else
Okay, it is decidedly so. This is better than crack. So I’ve heard.
Polls are still open on the West Coast
100 more votes needed for GW…
Miami Dade reporting Kerry by 54% to 46%
La Shawn for Bush to win he must likely has to win two out of three states. Fla, PA and Ohio.
Penn is an outlier.
66% in florida, Bush up by 6.
Hey we need some of that Terminator Power in CA. Where’s Arnold – He said He would be Back.
only 16% of precints in for ohio so far
Weird that DMA wins overwhelmingly yet it’s a close race between Bush & sKerry.
Nonetheless, the lesson the Dems will have to take from it is that even if they have a majority of Dems staying true to the party ticket, they ain’t buying Jesse’s claim that DMA is a non issue.
i guess the good thing about sKerry is that if he becomes POTUS, he has no choice but to change position again and explain that he was ALWAYS for DMA
Whew! Bush is behind in NH by less than 3,000 votes.
Kiki, and Bush is ahead in Wisconsin by 22,000
Nader takes a big jump to 72K
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____15,762,366|___53%|170
KERRY____|____13,843,647|___47%|112
NADER____|_______78,278|____0%|__0
Balance of Power @ EST
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_45|_38
House_|_97|_65
46% __Male: 52% for Bush | 47% for sKerry
54% Female: 45% for Bush | 54% for sKerry
===============================
38%_Dems: _9% for Bush | 90% for sKerry
35%__Reps: 92% for Bush | _7% for sKerry
26%__Inds: 44% for Bush | 52% for sKerry
20% precincts reporting – Updated 9:47 p.m EST
Kiki I’ve got my W cap rally cap on!
this is a great, I’m listening to my local radio station, blogging on the LB Blog, watching the basketball game.
pennsylvania with kerry at 63% (only 22% reporting)
kerry is also picking up 60% of independents in PN
This is normally my bedtime. Sleepy…
FOX-Detroit sez the Detroit NAACP is definitely suing and demanding the polls stay open as long as it takes to get everyone in.
MI-DMA is 65% yea to 35% nay.
Looks like the Detroit School system will be run by 7 disctrict and 4 at large boar members w/ power to hire/fire the CEO. Instead of 9 district boardmembers and sole hire/fire power going to the Mayor. Whoo-hoo!! Kwame has enough corruption problems than to be sticking his thuggish hands into the school monies
It seems that in PA, it might be the Philly precincts being counted. One county in PA is keeping polls open 5 more minutes to accomodate the massive numbers in line. Anybody know where LeHigh county is in PA? Mercer county in PA had a software problem, so it’s going to be a bit before we have the numbers from that area.
PA is completely screwy. Kerry can’t be doing 10 points better in PA than NY, and 20pts better than anywhere else in the country. He’s doing better in PA than in MASS for GOd’s sake, something is weird!!
Clueless NPR comentators. They are saying that moral values is what separates Republicans from democrats. Wrong, it is what separates Conservative Democrats from their party.
Plus PA won’t be able to tally the military absentee vote until tomorrow or Thurs.
FOX-Det sez the GOP is definitely suing because election workers forced the GOP challengers to leave, when by State law, they are allowed to monitor for any zombies or dead folks trying to vote
whoever banned me…nice try.
Andy, enjoy the temporary DMA wins while they last. They will be voted down by the next generation. Old habits die hard, but they do die eventually.
“a poll taken last month for the National Annenberg Election Survey at the University of Pennsylvania showed that just over half of people ages 18 to 29 would oppose a law in their states that would allow lesbians and gay men to marry a same-sex partner. That compares with 61 percent of 30- to 44-year-olds; two-thirds of 45- to 64-year-olds; and 81 percent of those 65 and older.”
I was wrong earlier, no new people can enter the polls. There are still people voting in Ohio and will be for at least 2 hours.
I must extend a jeer to the Utah Senator for breaking the 2-term limits.
Very early, but Bush up in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Michels nosing out Feingold, wouldn’t that be a surprise!
Lehigh is north of Philly, in the poconos
Home of Jim Thorpe, PA
Go Thune (47%, go Thune, send Daschle (51%) to the woodshed. Wow, SD politicking costed $80 per capital
Brock – The only person authorized to ban around here is me since it’s my blog. Putting a “2″ by your name won’t prevent that. You were caught in the spam filter because I don’t want anymore discussion of homosexuality on this thread.
Andy,
That’s if Gov Rendell lets them be counted. He’s been trying to exclude military votes, but has a big vote drive in the prisons…
Per MSNBC Bush is ahead in Florida, N Mexico, Colorado, and Michigan, but still too close to call due to lack of votes counted at this point.
But trend looks good in these swing states.
PS: Pete Coors ahead in Colorado, good sign for Bush also.
SD senate getting TIGHT! Less than a thousand votes
Bush is at 176, Kerry 112!!!!
Per MSNBC, Repubs up by 1 in Senate.
I don’t drink, but this election is going to drive me to drink…Lol.
Nader breaks 100K and %-wise, sKerry is closing in on Bush at about 1% every 1/2 hour.
However, we only need 4 more senators to gain Senate majority Whoo-hoo.
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____19,545,081|___52%|176
KERRY____|____17,689,882|___47%|112
NADER____|______112,822|____0%|__0
Balance of Power @ EST
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_47|_39
House_|111|_85
46% __Male: 52% for Bush | 47% for sKerry
54% Female: 45% for Bush | 54% for sKerry
===============================
38%_Dems: _9% for Bush | 90% for sKerry
35%__Reps: 92% for Bush | _7% for sKerry
26%__Inds: 44% for Bush | 52% for sKerry
27% precincts reporting – Updated 10:05 p.m EST
My head is hurting from refreshing the map on CNN…
anyone else getting a headache?
Wisconsin, 15pt lead for BUSH!!! The first BLUE state to fall???????
WooHoo… I hope so
Fox projects Bush with 192 Electoral. Looking okay, but nervous in Ohio and Floriday. On the cusp!!!
Andy, yes and no. On a percentage basis, he is closing, but on an actual pop vote count, Bush keeps widening his lead. Your 9:30 post had bush up by 1.7 mil, now its 1.9 mil. I care more about pop vote
Renee, I’m a math graduate. I’m in my element.
Keep praying, people.
All ‘definition of marriage between man and woman only’ amendments to State Constitution Propositions have pass by large margins so far.
Renee,
3 computer screens, picture in picture on the tv, and my cell and PDA updating on a reg basis…
INFORMATION OVERLOAD
BUt I am loving it.
Like Hugh Hewitt says, “If it’s not close, they can’t cheat”.
MS, LA and MO have been called for Bush by Fox news.
Renee, try foxnews.com for a change of scenery. Hopefully, it will ease your headache.
FOX-Detroit says MI is very much in play for Bush
Some Detroiters are bummed out that Kwame Kilpatrick won’t be able to stick his hands in the public school till (World’s smallest violin plays on)
Lady Governor Granholm is also bumming that she might have to bring the State lottery to the voters each and every time (Ahhhhh, too bad)
Missouri!!!! We are getting there.
NPR reports 90,000 plus absentee ballots will not be counted tonight in Miami/Dade and Broward County. Another looooong night folks.
We’ve got 1 computer screen, the TV to Fox News and radio on Hugh Hewitt…Lol.
SCSI, I heard Rendell promise Shawn the other day that all military votes would be counted. Methinks if he reneges, his head will roll the next time around.
Carl, I realize that, I was just making an observation vis a vis CNN.com’s reporting. Speaking of which, it’s about time to dive in and scrape the screen again
Me: One computer screen, sporadic radio listening.
Bush takes the lead in NH (500 votes)
I see RED, people……..RED!!!!!!!!!
Mo has turned bright red!
The Dems break 100 in the house.
sKerry gains another 1%, but still dead in water as far as EV
Nader had a big jump, but still ain’t broke 1%
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____23,488,934|___52%|193
KERRY____|____21,636,308|___48%|112
NADER____|______148,955|____0%|__0
Balance of Power @ EST
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_47|_39
House_|125|100
EXIT POLLS
46% __Male: 52% for Bush | 47% for sKerry
54% Female: 45% for Bush | 54% for sKerry
===============================
38%_Dems: _9% for Bush | 90% for sKerry
35%__Reps: 92% for Bush | _7% for sKerry
26%__Inds: 44% for Bush | 52% for sKerry
35% precincts reporting – Updated 10:22 p.m EST
rally cap is working Carl!
Per MSNBC Bush 51% Kerry 48% in popular vote.
CNN has called Feingold in Wisc. but Michels is AHEAD!!! by 4,000 votes. HUH???
Per MSNBC with 85% votes counted Bush 3Million Kerry 2.8 Million. Yeah!!
Jim, I concur, using CNN.com. Bush 5 pts up with 85% counted. Oh boy, they better call it soon.
Last post by me date for Florida. Sorry.
Is it over yet?
Whooo Hooo! My husband’s cousin has won the City Council seat here.
Andy,
Rendell is a crook. He was the DNC pooba in 2000, and the former Mayor of Philadelphia…
He allowed for an extension on the absentee votes, only after Kurt Weldon, Arlen Spectre and a host of conservative radio took him to task and gave him no respite.
I’ve known (by association and in person) Rendell for 15 years… if he can toss those votes, he will.
They are in denial here in Wisconsin
Go Michaels….Finegold is horrible. His voting record is the opposite of what I believe in and he has been here for 12 years.
There is still hope for Michaels.
Donna
Congrats Kiki
Right on, KIKI. What a dogfight in NH, 50 (yes, fifty) votes separate them.
WXYZ.com, ABC-Detroit sez (unfortunately no time-stamp here)
STATEWIDE RESULTS
+/-4.0%
EXIT POLL: President (Michigan)
Bush 49%
Kerry 50%
EXIT POLL: Prop 2 (Marriage)
Yes 58%
No 42%
EXIT POLL: President (Detroit)
Bush 7%
Kerry 92%
Cobb 1%
Note that was Exit polling, HOWEVER,
U.S. President (MI Results)
John Kerry 74,854 46%
George Bush 85,342 53%
WHOO-HOOO!!! Bush just might grab MI!!!
Bush 14 up in Wisconsin. Michaels 2 up. They are still calling it for Feingold.
I’ve got my ‘puter with seven open windows, toggling between them all, FoxNews on TV, my radio on local news, my daughter in-law and daughter “IM” ing me. Talk about overload. The dog is begging for my attention. I’m gonna need a serious vacation when this is all over!
I’m toggling mainly between 3 windows and back and forth between FOX-Detroit & ABC-Detroit — No Cable
LaShawn,
You can’t go to sleep now. The evening is young!
Bunning in a squeaker!!! Oh, boy. That was a lot closer than it should have been.
No cable???
I’m still awake listening to Michael Graham on WMAL in DC. I’m thinking about calling him.
Hoping Feingold crashes and burns and Daschle too
Andy, Thune up by (oh, god) 169 votes.
Bunning pulls it out for Repubs in Kentucky. Things falling Bush’s way so far!
Nope. Just a little 9″ TV/VCR combo. I gets most of what I need from the net
400 vote difference in NH. I see the lawyers salivating already!
I’m on hold on the Michael Graham show!
Reel ‘im in but good Thune!!!
Listening to LARS LARSON!!!!
If Bush can make some big wins westwards, NH may well be moot.
Looks like NJ may be back into play… that’s 15 votes off Kerry if it goes…
I will laugh, laugh , laugh and toss back a dram of glenfiddich if NJ goes bush
be sure to plug your blog, La Shawn!!
Bush ahead with 9% reporting in MI. Detroit is running late and can easily skew that.
ABC-Detroit sez,
John Kerry 200,057 44%
George Bush 247,626 55%
90% of Florida, Bush up by 5, his pop vote lead has stayed steady for hours.
A FOX analysts’ contact says that Bush has 75% chance of taking Florida! Oh, let it be true! Never know who knows who.
Per MSNBC Bush grabs Arizona.
My wife voted for Bush! She told me this afternoon!
Thank you, LaShawn, for your positive influence. (I kept leaving your site up for her to read.)
Bush slipping by 1% popular vote according to CNN. Almost to the 1/2 point in terms of precints reporting:
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____28,959,837|___51%|193
KERRY____|____27,095,150|___48%|112
NADER____|______194,759|____0%|__0
Balance of Power @ EST
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_47|_39
House_|147|123
EXIT POLLS
46% __Male: 52% for Bush | 47% for sKerry
54% Female: 45% for Bush | 54% for sKerry
===============================
38%_Dems: _9% for Bush | 90% for sKerry
35%__Reps: 92% for Bush | _7% for sKerry
26%__Inds: 44% for Bush | 52% for sKerry
45% precincts reporting – Updated 10:47 p.m EST
Nixon, congrats. That’s what I call bring in the sheafs.
If you’re watching Fox News, they’re being a little more conservative in calling the states for a candidate.
Andy, he still maintains his 2 m pop vote lead.
Per MSNBC reports young votes did not turn out as Dems expected. 17% same as last year. Bad news for Kerry.
Excuse me while I get misty.
What’s up with Florida? With 82% in why can’t it be called? PA just called for Kerry.
I can’t stand it anymore!
Brokaw and some talking head conceding that the GOP might keep the Senate.
George Will sez watch Iowa in the next hour. They have a strong pacifist history and could make things interesting.
Jim R, may I join your pity party for the young & dumb
I figured the Short Attention Span generation after getting wound up by Puff head would promptly forget the next day what it was all about. High on intensity but nowhere at the finish. ROTFLOL. And a while back Shep Smith tried to bring up the meme about cellphones, but that discussion fell flat.
MSNBC says Bush grabs Idaho!
ABC-Detroit sez DMA 64% yea and 30% nay
WEll,they called PA for kerry. Only 61% of the precincts are in, and the 400k military votes are still uncounted….
could PA be this years FL?
91% and Bush with a 5 pt lead. Come on guys, call Florida!!
SCSI, we’ll see.
Call Florida! Call Florida! Put me out of misery!
Bush still up in Ohio, Florida and Colorado per MSNBC but wont call yet.
The fact that the media pundits haven’t called Fla for Bush with 90% of the precinct counted confirms that bush won Fla. *L*
This is ticking me off. They are calling states supposedly for Kerry way early, and holding off on calling states for Bush. Sheesh!
Fox News just gave Idaho to Bush.
OK, how did they give CA to Kerry? (I know we expect it to go Kerry…)
BUT, all of the news sites have NO NUMBERS on CA.
The polls only just closed….
MSNBC backs off Bunning call in Kentucky, but Bunning still with decent lead.
Thune still has respectable lead on Dashle in Idaho.
HALFWAY POINT!!
Nader breaks 1%
Carl, Bush pulling slightly ahead on pop, but sKerry gaining on EV
GOP inching towards majority in both houses
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____32,232,556|___51%|197
KERRY____|____30,319,631|___48%|188
NADER____|______229,084|____1%|__0
Balance of Power @ EST
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_48|_41
House_|152|126
EXIT POLLS
46% __Male: 52% for Bush | 47% for sKerry
54% Female: 45% for Bush | 54% for sKerry
===============================
38%_Dems: _9% for Bush | 90% for sKerry
35%__Reps: 92% for Bush | _7% for sKerry
26%__Inds: 44% for Bush | 52% for sKerry
50% precincts reporting – Updated 11:02 p.m EST
Kiki, this is the same crap they did in 2000. Called Gore states immediately, waited forever to call Bush states. This is BS, Kerry would have to poll 80% to win Florida now.
I noticed that trend too Kiki B. Just another ploy to withhold the truth.
Lawsuit in FLA re: absentee ballots
ABC-Detroit thinks Bush might get MI after all
Oh for crying out loud!! ACLU has just filed a lawsuit in FL to extend absentee ballot deadline to Dec. 12th. That’s the one for overseas, and they want to have it that way for all of FL. Why can’t these special interest groups get out of politics and the courts, and let us have our way??
The best reason not to vote Constitution Party…they can’t win unless the United States Congress switch to a parliamentary system like Great Britain. Same holds true for Libertarian, Peace & Freedom, Natural Law, Green, Blue, Pink, Blonde, Brown Eyed, etc…parties.
Congrats Nixon, I told you not to give up!!!!!
Jim,
Mongiardo already gave his concession speech in KY. Bunning has won.
Just got good shot of Bush and extended family in Texas from MSNBC. All looking upbeat and happy. MSNBC says if Bush wasn’t feeling confident, they would not be getting these family shots at this point.
Too bad CA’s EV wasn’t proportioned amongst the pop vote like they tried to put CO into.
Anyone know how the numbers look in CO? Especially that referendum to break up the EV?
Looking at the county map for FL…
they still have a few counties out and I am not sure how many of the really large number precincts are left (and who knows, next they’ll say people are still voting like in OH and PA). Amazing how they will keep polls open in states that had EARLY voting (like OH and FL). GEESH is right
Andy, Bush, Salazar currently leading with about 50%. That prop goes down by 2-1 margin
Wow. Thanks Kiki. MSNBC said Bunning was confident but they weren’t. Glad to here about the concession. Did they shake on it.
Granted, they called UT for bush with only 1% of the precints in…
doesn’t look good over here on the Left coast… figures I am still drowning in a sea of Liberalism
Must be like the lull before the storm. Overall numbers slowing down.
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____35,352,592|___51%|197
KERRY____|____33,517,834|___48%|188
NADER____|______250,403|____1%|__0
Balance of Power @ EST
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_48|_42
House_|161|131
EXIT POLLS
46% __Male: 52% for Bush | 47% for sKerry
54% Female: 45% for Bush | 54% for sKerry
===============================
38%_Dems: _9% for Bush | 90% for sKerry
35%__Reps: 92% for Bush | _7% for sKerry
26%__Inds: 44% for Bush | 52% for sKerry
55% precincts reporting – Updated 11:17 p.m EST
94% of FL in, with bush up 400k votes…
Just call it already
Carl, too bad about Salazar — he was smart to stay way from sKerry. But good that the stupid proposal is dying fast.
Florida! Florida! Florida! They sound so sad on Fox about that possiblity
But I thought Fox was a wholly owned subsid of the White House!
Or that’s what Soros tells us…
96% of Florida is in. Bush up by the same 300k he has been up for hours. What is going on?????
SCSI/Kiki, if Bush is ahead by 400K, the Dems and ACLU may just as well give it up. There’s no way that can get overturned either by Dems abroad nor recount.
3 cheers to the FL panhandle. Methinks this confirms that had they voted and the 4 mill Christian Cobservatives that stayed home, Bush would have had his mandate.
Moral of the story, your vote counts
I think that if they call Florida, Bush wins, and people turn off the tube. I can’t think of any other reason for not calling it.
Don’t know if it is true, but Juan Williams just said on Fox that the Ohio election may come down to my wonderful city, Columbus.
Black turnout was large and angry!
Carl, think you have something there. Plus if they call Fla, it’ll take the wind out of any other place still voting
Joshua – This state (CA) has to be split into parts. The People’s Republic of SF/Berkeley, Central Valley, North, Southeast, and LA into ten pieces, each with a share of the EV’s. Then maybe our votes will count for something other than making ourselves feel good.
Have you seen how they’ve gone for Boxer? Unbelievable!!!!
Who’s still voting? I thought all polls were closed.
Thune up by about 1500. Pretty tight. When the hell are they gonna call Florida??
Alaska & Hawaii…oh, and the deceased voters in Cook County.
ABC-Detroit sez that both poll watchers have been tossed out of Cobop Hall where absetee ballots were being counted. Dems sez the Reps were intimidating while Reps sez the Dems were trying to stuff the boxes.
Kwame’s mama went on a rant saying the Reps committed felonies by touching the ballots. We-e-e-’ll see!!
Well, I am off to bed. Hopefully they’ll call FL or OH before I nod off.
CU all l8r, and I hope we have reason to celebrate tomorrow!
Hawaii could be very interesting.
Is it over yet?
Bush 52% Kerry 47% in Florida. MSNBC says don’t see how Kerry can make it up with remaining counties. No call yet.
I will hate myself on the drive to work tomorrow but I have to stick around with you guys a little longer and support my President:)
97% in Florida. And people tell me the MSM isn’t biased?? Yeah, right, and I’ll sell you some Florida real estate
Bush pulling ahead slightly on pop vote
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____38,008,183|___51%|197
KERRY____|____35,954,600|___48%|188
NADER____|______268,763|____1%|__0
Balance of Power
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_48|_42
House_|169|138
EXIT POLLS
(no changes)
59% precincts reporting – Updated 11:35 p.m EST
I don’t think I will be able to sleep until they call Fla for Bush *L*
Hold onto your hats kids. ABC about to call FL for Bush.
Think I’ll stick around to 270 EV
FLORIDA GOES TO BUSH! FLORIDA GOES TO BUSH!
FOX says FL at 97% but still won’t call it. Sez MN still in play
Fox gives Bush 219 EV.
Ohio 52% Bush to 48% Kerry per MSNBC. Not call yet.
La Shawn, who called it?
Fla is Bush Country woooohoooo!
ABC News!
Finally finally finally. Bush wins in Florida!!!!
Kerry loses FL and trending to lose OH.
Kerry can pack it in.
Thanks La Shawn for the difference your faith and blog made in Florida!
Fox still hasn’t called FL for Bush yet. Like I said, they’re being very conservative…Lol.
Jim – Say that again tomorrow when this mess is all over, and I’ll send you a kiss from afar!
Cuyahoga
They say that is the county to watch in OH (with Cleveland)
FOX reluctant to call FL at 97%. Rich Lowry sez ain’t no way sKerry can close the gap there.
CNN obviously holding back on calling any more states, tho they are calling the Senate & House. Bush still pulling ahead slightly in pop vote but no change in % nor EV
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____39,557,814|___51%|197
KERRY____|____37,311,369|___48%|188
NADER____|______280,094|____1%|__0
Balance of Power
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_48|_42
House_|186|154
EXIT POLLS
(no changes)
61% precincts reporting – Updated 11:47 p.m EST
It ain’t over yet guys, keep praying!!!!!!!!!
You’re right, Steven…
This is odd. 162,897 more people have voted for Pres. than for Senators in PA. A little ballot box stuffing going on in PA to ensure a Kerry win?
ABC-Detroit sez,
U.S. President (MI Results)
John Kerry 766,276 51%
George Bush 733,556 48%
36% reporting
But the Reps are partying for Bush while the Dems talk about the impact of the propositions, no one talking for sKerry.
Dems gain +2 in House so far, but not significant with 227 Repubs to 207 Dems. MSNBC
Reps. have 51 Senate seats so far.
So if Bush carries both Florida and Ohio, does that put him over?
Kiki, we’ll see how Ohio, Wisconsin and MN go, PA may be moot
Y’all I fell asleep…I’m back needed the nap.
Kiki, who called that? Not much change by CNN on Congress.
You smart people answer Sherry’s question. If Ohio goes to Bush, is it over?
I think they should do this like the olden days. Let all of the polls across the whole country close. Count them, THEN tell us what the results are. I don’t know if I can handle this anticipation much more…Lol.
Sherry possibly, but Iowa & Hawaii still in play as well
It’s on foxnews.com, Andy.
If Bush gets both FL and OH, it’s pretty much over.
Arlen Specter wins close one in Penn for Repub Senate.
Wisconsin has sKerry leading by 12K with 60% reporting
Even New Hampshire is in play since 78% have reported and sKerry is ahead by 12K. Depending on which part of the State is still out, Bush could still win it.
Alaska closes at 1 am.
So far 13 States closed but not yet reporting all their precints
Thune up by about 3,000 with about 2/3 counted. He’s been trending higher for a while now. Could be the giant killer.
La Shawn If Bush wins Ohio he has a total of 266 EV.
CNN must be sitting on their hands. Now I’m listening to Obama on FOX pontificationg on the open races. He’s pulling of course for Daschle.
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____42,424,469|___51%|197
KERRY____|____39,820,304|___48%|188
NADER____|______296,247|____1%|__0
Balance of Power
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_48|_42
House_|205|172
EXIT POLLS
(no changes)
66% precincts reporting – Updated 12:05 p.m EST
I am watching that large democrat county come in…
still about 30% to go…
maybe we should know within the hour.
Just a shame that Bush wasted his support on Specter. I think he will regret it if not already as Specter promises to put only activist judges on the bench
Whooa, big jump for Bush from CNN.com They must have called FL for Bush, since they’re giving him 234 EV
Finally, townhall posted Florida for Bush. 237, only 33 to go. Take that Zogby, you jerk..
Jema, here in Detroit, I had neither an ID checked, nor my voter registration card glanced at. NADA. NOTHING.
Steven, I am doing a LOT of praying. ON MY KNEES praying, tonight.
I had my ID and license out, and the poll worker didn’t even glance at them.
137K lead for Bush in Ohio, however Cuyahoga county is still up in the air as the precints reporting are unknown. However, FOX pundit thinks Bush can still eek it out since Cinncinati is up but trending for Bush.
Fox calls Oregon for sKerry 51% to 46%
Bush takes Colorado!! So with Ohio, it is OVER!!! Karen Hughes gives pre victory speech for Bush on MSNBC!
FOX calls FL & CO for Bush now
CNN still sitting on their hands with regards to putting the GOP over the top in Senate.
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____43,682,726|___51%|234
KERRY____|____40,945,651|___48%|188
NADER____|______303,737|____1%|__0
Balance of Power
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_48|_42
House_|207|174
EXIT POLLS
(no changes)
68% precincts reporting – Updated 12:17 p.m EST
FOX gives a tenative 269 EV to Bush with caveat that northern mid-west states still open.
They’re now speculating it may be a 269 tie.
FOX sez Cali goes to sKerry
LS – Michael Barone, the best numbers man in America if you can understand him, suggests the Repubs will likely gain two Senate seats – 53R 47D YAY!
I really do want to see the facts on how many African Americans really did vote for Bush (I know I did) but I want to see Kerry, Jesse and Al go in front of the congregations they pimped and apoligize. I know, long shot but it sounds good:)
a 269 to 269 tie? No way! Does that mean Edwards is Vice President? oh the horror!
Renee, yup, I wouldn’t hold my breath. at the same time, you know they have to eat some crow for not making DMA go away
Dee, depends. NH is leaning towards sKerry, but still up for grabs
269 for Bush means tie minimum means Repub House and Senate means Bush Pres, Cheney Vice guaranteed!
Dee, take heart in the fact that if Edwards becomes vice president, his job really won’t be worth a bucket of warm spit. Bwaahhhaahaha. Some how I think that would be poetic justice for a trial lawyer. Bwaahahaha.
Come on now Renee. As it is, I’ve been holding my breath all night about the election, and I’ve turned about 13 shades of blue. Waiting for what you’re suggesting, I’ll pass clean out!
I also want to know if we even came close to doubling our votes for W as they have suggested.
Sorry, that s/b 53R 46D 1I, Bernie Sanders still claims to be Independent, right?
RealClearPolitics.com concurs w/these numbers.
Edwards can become the official WH Dog walker *L*
Bush currently holding a lead in NM and is closing in Wisconsin. Keep holding our breath.
CNN still ain’t budging on Senate
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____45,270,770|___51%|237
KERRY____|____42,407,623|___48%|188
NADER____|______313,253|____1%|__0
Balance of Power
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_48|_42
House_|212|186
EXIT POLLS
(no changes)
71% precincts reporting – Updated 12:32 p.m EST
FOX projects OH to Bush
FOX calls Ohio for BUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Praise God! A tie?
Wife making me go to bed. I expect a Bush win.
Senate +3 and House -1 so far by MSNBC. Pete Coors didn’t make it after all in Colorado, but BUSH DID!
House decides Pres on 269 tie, Senate Vice Pres. I think we have the win, even with a tie guys!
FOX NEWS JUST CALLED OHIO FOR BUSHIE!!!!!! WHHHHEEEEEEEEEEE HHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!
Bush has picked up a little bit in Ohio, I am thinking maybe he has it.
CNN has Exit Polling stats by gender race and age etc
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/US/P/00/epolls.0.html
YIPPPEEE FOX call Ohio for Bush
Thanks for participating, DarkStar.
Bush just won Ohio?????
Y’all Fox should not be talking about no tie, Hawaii is for Bush so is Alaska. Give it up DEMS, you lose. Pdiddy, GSoros, MMoore leave America and go to IRAN.
Bush has INCREASED lead in OH to 140,000–he has it. Fox News has called it for him.
I perfer Falujah Sergean…
Soros will go to the monastary, Redford will go to Ireland..
and Baldwin….
who cares, he threatened to leave four years ago:)
BTW, CNN sez only 10% of the blacks voted for Bush according to the link I gave above
Can’t send them to Falujah, Iraq has an election in January, they may try to buy it or corrupt it. So let’s send them somewhere like N.Korea.
FOX is still talking about a possible tie since MN & Iowa is leaning to sKerry. The new bugaboo is Nevada, since we’re down to the same old-same old in that if sKerry wins the rest of the open States that Gore had in 2000, it could be a tie. FOX pundits call Alaska for Bush
MSNBC not calling Ohio yet due to large Cleveland Dem vote not fully counted. Yet they belive a 175,000 lead for Bush is difficult to overcome here.
Keep holding your breath…just a little though.
When Soros says he will go to a monestary, I wonder which type. He’s too evil for the catheloics. Would he really shave his head and put on an orange robe?
New Mexico everybody!!!! New Mexico is gonna put us over the top!!! Then its time to Celebrate!!
GOODBYE DASCHLE, GOODBYE DASCHLE WE’RE GLAD TO SEE YOU GO!!!!
Have a good night folks. It’s past my bedtime. Looking foward to 4 more years.
FOX sez that Bush won Ohio more than the margin for auto recount, however, it seems like the curse of the chads will strike Ohio and could cause a recount if they find enough questionable chads.
CNN.com still sitting on the Senate
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____47,304,477|___51%|246
KERRY____|____44,134,657|___48%|195
NADER____|______328,293|____1%|__0
Balance of Power
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_48|_42
House_|216|189
EXIT POLLS
46% __Male: 52% for Bush | 47% for sKerry
54% Female: 45% for Bush | 54% for sKerry
===============================
38%_Dems: _9% for Bush | 90% for sKerry
35%__Reps: 92% for Bush | _7% for sKerry
26%__Inds: 44% for Bush | 52% for sKerry
(no changes)
75% precincts reporting – Updated 12:54 a.m EST
I like the Fallujah idea…
lets all buy them a one way ticket to Fallujah…
Matter of fact, I think we can get them free travel on military transport:-)
FOX now calls it 269 for Bush with sKerry at 211
Nevada, Mich, Wis, Iowa, Hawaii, and a couple other northern mid-west. 6 of the 7 open states were carried by gore
If Bush gets NM, he will have just been reelected to 4 MORE YEARS!! 4 MORE YEARS!! 4 MORE YEARS!! On MSNBC, they just called Alaska for Bushie.
MSNBC gives Ohio and Alaska to Bush for 269 tie minimum = a win. Bugs Bunny says “That’s all folks!”
Let’s just send them all to France. They seem to feel that they would be liked there.
MSNBC has officially put OH in Bush’s column.
FOX sez if Bush can grab three of Gore states, Ohio will be moot. Meanwhile, the lawyers in jets are converging on Ohio to protest. CO just lost Coors
NM has bush up by 5 with 80% reporting. They should be calling it pretty soon!!
I think I can exhale now. Slowly. Still praying all the way to sleep though. I enjoyed everyone’s company. Thanks La Shawn.
FOX is recalling Florida. sKerry closed the gap to 185 votes with 80% of precints reporting
GOP wins House majority, no movement in Senate
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____48,209,599|___51%|249
KERRY____|____44,906,239|___48%|196
NADER____|______328,293|____1%|__0
Balance of Power
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_48|_42
House_|218|190
EXIT POLLS
(no changes)
756% precincts reporting – Updated 1:04 a.m. EST
Check out Matt Drudge’s headline!
Daschle down by 2% according to FOX
Bush Wins! Bush Wins!
Not so fast…If Kerry gets all the rest of the states it will be a tie…oh wait a minute…if it is a tie…Bush Wins….Right!?
Hey,
The Biggest loser in this race is Fallujah and Ramadi. Strap up your chin straps, the Marines are gonna pound those two cities now that the election is over.
Oh man! I don’t know how much longer I can take this…Lol.
ABC-Detroit sez,
U.S. President (MI Results)
John Kerry 1,405,374 51%
George Bush 1,326,072 48%
62% reporting
Bush has pulled ahead in Iowa, closing the gap in Wisconsin, Michigan. Steady lead in NM, should be enough to put him over the top. Gotta come soon!!
Movement in the Senate finally
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____49,123,346|___51%|249
KERRY____|____45,732,307|___48%|200
NADER____|______338,764|____1%|__0
Balance of Power
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_51|_43
House_|221|191
EXIT POLLS
(no changes)
78% precincts reporting – Updated 1:18 a.m. ES
FOX shows the GOP party hall cautiously upbeat. Dems party hall awfully quiet
ABC talking doom and gloom in Iraq. Don’t know what’s up yet, seems like Falluja might be going down tonite
Wow!!! GWB is running the table. I notice that some of the pundits are not surrendering Ohio yet?
Hey,
I just posted a moment ago that the biggest loser in this election will be Fallujah. It must have disappeared in cyberspace.
Checked the county polls in NM, kerry can’t possibly catch up. Cant call it though, gotta pay the advertisers!
Senate gained 3 Senate lost 2 House Repubs = Majority in both for Repubs, per MSNBC. Guaranteed tie breaker for Bush and Cheney, if needed.
MSNBC update. Kerry not conceding Ohio. Feels to close to call. So, not conceding election tonight!
ABC sez 250K votes left to count in Ohio and Marybeth Cahill sez believer her, sKerry will win. Talking head thinks she’s full of it. G. Stephanolphlous thinks that’s a stretch as well. Another speculates sKerry is gnawing on his nails.
CNN just called 52 GOP seats in Senate. Even if sKerry wins, I won’t feel too bad. Would feel better if the GOP gets 60 seats for a super majority.
Bush breaks 50million.
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____50,009,259|___51%|249
KERRY____|____46,671,347|___48%|211
NADER____|______344,394|____1%|__0
Balance of Power
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_52|_43
House_|222|191
EXIT POLLS
(no changes)
80% precincts reporting – Updated 1:33 a.m. EST
ABC-Detroit just said that Bush is leading 52% in MI with 80% reporting. WHOO-HOO
Kerry can’t win Ohio, I just checked the county map. Most of his big areas have already 100% reported, but you never know, they gotta get those 100k lawyers to do something I guess
Dominic, what did you hear on Falluja? I’m fixing to jump over to BBC and see if they say anything
Andy,
Go to belmontclub.blogspot.com and click on The Adventures of Chester, he talks alot about Fallujah. We have also launched two airstrikes against Fallujah. Its about to happen.
It’s raining in Boston. dare I say God is raining on their parade?
Back on the vote tallying front, there’s been a slowdown. But Bush is pulling to 3.5+mill ahead
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____50,707,016|___51%|249
KERRY____|____47,194,384|___48%|211
NADER____|______349,222|____1%|__0
Balance of Power
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_52|_44
House_|222|193
EXIT POLLS
(no changes)
82% precincts reporting – Updated 1:47 a.m. EST
BBC says that Allawi sez time is running out. We’re softening Falluja up and getting ready to move in.
Dominc, thanks
K – we called Florida for Bush about 2 hours before the US media – they are so cautious! Last here was Bush on 269. Does anyone know the percentage count in NM and who is leading? You still up La Shawn? But of course!
Ohio has turned purple for CNN
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____50,707,016|___51%|249
KERRY____|____47,194,384|___48%|211
NADER____|______349,222|____1%|__0
Balance of Power
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_52|_44
House_|222|193
EXIT POLLS
46% __Male: 52% for Bush | 47% for sKerry
54% Female: 45% for Bush | 54% for sKerry
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38%_Dems: _9% for Bush | 90% for sKerry
35%__Reps: 92% for Bush | _7% for sKerry
26%__Inds: 44% for Bush | 52% for sKerry
(no changes)
82% precincts reporting – Updated 1:47 a.m. EST
Bush leads Ohio by about 100,000 votes. Even the Dems won’t contest that margin.
There are approximately 250,000 provisional ballots as yet uncounted. If the Dems demand their counting Kerry would have to win 3 to 1 (not likely). In addition, the absentee ballots are still not counted and they would expect to break for Bush.
Bush is SAFE in Ohio and Alaska and probably in New Mexico and Hawaii.
Furthermore, the Repubs will probably pick up four seats in the Senate.
Heck, it’s a mandate!
Momma’s you got to let your babies grow up to be COWBOYS. George is the MAN and President for 4 more years. DRUDGE always has the scoop. DEMS want more drama, give them a tissue, I hear whining from the left. Daschle will not keep his DC home now. Oh I can’t wait to hear my DITTO friend tomorrow. Can’t wait to see the faces of the DEMS, eating cheese.
Check out this to help you sleep tonight:
http://www.scrappleface.com/MT/archives/001895.html
ABC just called MN for sKerry and NH so far the only state to switch, now going for sKerry
Check out Kerry’s concession speech on Scrappleface. It will help you sleep more comfortably to know that America is united once again.
ABC now sez the provisonal ballots in Ohio might only be 150K
96% of Ohio is in , and Bush is up by 120,000 votes. All the major Dem districts have fully reported, it is a close but solid victory. Let them start to whine, the country will really hate their guts, and look at them as sore losers.
7 states and 58 EVs to go. Bush still creeping ahead
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____51,637,225|___52%|249
KERRY____|____47,994,070|___48%|211
NADER____|______355,583|____0%|__0
Balance of Power
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_52|_44
House_|224|196
EXIT POLLS
(no changes)
84% precincts reporting – Updated 2:02 a.m. EST
I am loving this:)
I hear you Carl
Let’s call them Lemon Heads! I love it, even the hollywood shuffle can help the DEMS, let’s make a docudrama, starring Rosie, Michael, PDiddy, John Fing Kerry. The Lemon Drop Dems.
I guess when we see sKerry crying, he’ll deny it and blame it on the rain
Bush is leading NM. EV count is 5.
From Ap 96% In NM. Bush 52% Kerry 47%
Drudge headline is Bush Wins
Hey – I think it’s over.
ABC Helprin sez sKerry still has a leg to stand on given the amount of provisional ballots
Fox just announced that Kerry’s family is headed to his townhouse, and Ted Kennedy is already there. I wonder what’s up.
Anyone else notice how roving Karl (from Fox) following the Kerry campaign, seems to really dislike Kerry? For the pass six months, he has tried to stay non partisan…
but he would get digs in at Kerry and he was following him.
WE DID IT! We beat the prevous high posting of 544. We’re at about 571.
pillow fight at kerry townhouse, let it go says kennedy, I’m sorry john john. it’s teresa’s fault, pass me a tissue..no i schedule my botox.
Captain’s Quarter calls Iowa for Bush by 12K with 94% precints reporting and says Bush will get 281 EV
Meanwhile ABC sez a ranking Iraqi official was shot and killed and another car bomb in Bagdad killing 9.
Now the Ohio Secreary of State, Ken Blackwell is on live. He sez no one knows how many provisionals — it’s all speculation and says if trends mean anything, there may be 175K.
Chew on that Marybeth Cahill. They may have to recall those jets flying towards Ohio. Hehehe
ABC sez sKerry now has edge in MI with 77% of precints reporting. Think it’s time to switch back to FOX
MSNBC, CNN, and FOX love this built up Drama, come on with the end of NV, NM, and the last 4. Media frenzy, DEMS hate to give up.
I am so beyond ticked off right now!! They just gave MI to Kerry with him leading by only 90,000+ votes. Now, they just announced that Edwards may be coming out shortly to say that they’re going to contest OH where Bush is leading by 127,000 votes. WHY DO THE DEMS. ALWAYS HAVE TO BE SUCH SORE LOSERS?? WHY CAN’T THEY JUST BE HONORABLE AND CONCEDE DEFEAT?? It isn’t Bush that’s dividing this country. It’s the idiots like Gore and Kerry who won’t accept that the people don’t want them as President who are doing so.
Kerry/Edwards and Mary Cahill(campaign manager) are despicable. We have voted and we want Bush for President. Let it go, and concede defeat in an honorable manner.
ABC needs to get their act together. ABC-Detroit sez Bush leading at 51% with 78% reporting.
Tavis Smiley is agitated about a Bush win that Bush is going to stack the Supreme Court.
INTERRUPTION
Edwards just showed up at the Dem party hall and everyone is trying to put on a brave face, but they’re not bringing the house down with the cheers.
Edwards sez “we waited 4 years, but we can wait one more nite. We will fight for every vote, thank you”. and then he leaves.
No sign nor word of sKerry
Guess that means no concession.
Anyhoo, some significant changes in the exit polls, looks like the Independents and women are shifting towards Bush over what was recorderd earlier this evening.
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____52,646,881|___51%|249
KERRY____|____49,085,472|___48%|211
NADER____|______360,965|____1%|__0
Balance of Power
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_52|_44
House_|225|196
EXIT POLLS (13,531 Respondents)
46% __Male: 54% for Bush | 45% for sKerry
54% Female: 47% for Bush | 52% for sKerry
===============================
38%_Dems: 10% for Bush | 89% for sKerry
35%__Reps: 93% for Bush | _7% for sKerry
26%__Inds: 47% for Bush | 50% for sKerry
86% precincts reporting – Updated 2:18 a.m. EST
This was Ap with 81% reporting – but check the leads.
Kerry 47,153,705 – 48 percent
Has won 17 states including the District of Columbia with 221 ev.
Leads in 3 states with 31 ev.
Bush 50,660,901 – 51 percent
Has won 27 states with 249 ev.
Leads in 4 states with 37 ev.
Others 878,618 – 1 percent
Ok – in keeping with the media here I’m calling it a Bush win. (This has been suspenseful on so many levels…)
According to CNN.com, 4 States & 27 to go. They also called MI, MN & HI for sKerry. Something ain’t adding up — they claim Ohio is too close to call with 20EV. Reckon they will eat crow?
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____53,397,517|___51%|249
KERRY____|____49,764,645|___48%|238
NADER____|______364,769|____1%|__0
Balance of Power
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_52|_44
House_|225|196
EXIT POLLS (13,531 Respondents)
(no changes)
88% precincts reporting – Updated 2:33 a.m. EST
Awww, that Edwards looks so wimpy, I bet he was thinking John Kerry should be out here trying to pep up this crowd, I wish he would chosen some one else. Now I got to save his butt, I’m no shoe shine boy. Where’s my hair spray? Kerry is getting his botox shot, Thereza I need some allowance money to take a flight to France, I need some chocolat. John Edwards you’re my friend give me a hug. I’m gonna to bed. Dems are so wimpy, no wonder they need the hollywood shuffle crowd. At least they will look presidential on the show West Wing.
This time around, there is only so much that sKerry can drag out since there is no question Bush has the popular vote as well. Think about it, Bush’s scoring better than even Clinton did in either of his terms. This is the definitive popular vote now at 51~52%
Doesn’t make sense. CNN.com added 4EV to sKerry but still sez 4 staes and 27EV to go. Go figure.
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____54,024,203|___51%|249
KERRY____|____50,282,624|___48%|242
NADER____|______368,615|____1%|__0
Balance of Power
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_52|_44
House_|225|196
EXIT POLLS (13,531 Respondents)
(no changes)
89% precincts reporting – Updated 2:46 a.m. EST
Notice how CNN won’t give Ohio to Bush, yet has no qualms giving MI to sKerry and won’t give NM to Bush?
Shock & Awe in Boston. The “revellers” were told goodnight and sent home in the rain.
yes…I noticed that!
Definitely slowing down now. Bush almost up to 4million lead. Still 4 states open
CNN.com sez,
CANDIDATE|____VOTE____|VOTE%|EV_
BUSH_____|____54,539,199|___52%|249
KERRY____|____50,707,104|___48%|242
NADER____|______372,357|____0%|__0
Balance of Power
______|GOP|DEM
Senate|_52|_44
House_|226|198
EXIT POLLS (13,531 Respondents)
(no changes)
90% precincts reporting – Updated 3:04 a.m. EST
Yahoo News:
NM 101% Precincts – Bush 52% Kerry 47%
Iowa 98% Precincts Bush 50% Kerry 49%
Wisconsin 93% Precincts Bush 49% Kerry 50%
Ohio 98% Bush 51% Kerry 48%
101%?