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President McCain 2008/President Obama 2008?

Poll ended at 2008-11-05 01:47pm

President Barack Obama(D)/Vice President Joe Biden(D)
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88%
Senator John McCain(R)/Vice President Sarah Palin(R)
17
7%
I plan to vote/throw my vote away for a third party candidate
15
6%
 
Total votes: 260
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CNN just called Virginia for Obama.
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CA also voted for Reagan and Schwartzenegger as Governor. I lived there for 10 years, and f*ck me if I predicted one of the poll results correctly. Besides, given California's trend-setting proclivity for extremes, there's not much difference practically speaking between fascism and communism. :grin:
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MSNBC calls presidency for Obama. NBC does too.
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CNN called the election for Obama!
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CNN just called it for Obama :D
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MSNBC calls it an Obama Presidency
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Fox News also has called it.
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273 at BBC, 297 at CNN. Congratulations, president Obama!
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The BBC have just called the West Coast and the election for President-Elect Obama!
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So many people are screaming in my neighborhood, it's unreal. :)
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All stations here just called for Obama!
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IT'S OVER! THE NIGHTMARE IS FINALLY OVER!
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So Obama wins California and Virginia and is over the magic number. Now we can final stop hearing the "ifs" and hemming and hawing. It is now President-elect Obama...thank goodness and now for the Senate races and determinign the final margin of victory:

He is up in MT, IN, within 1k in NC and 12k in MO with St Louis still to be counted.
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McCain is up by 0.04% in North Carolina. Jesus.

And the news people are busy speculating about what McCain will say in his concession speech already. :D
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Holy fuck! - I just heard a cheer from outside on the street!
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Congratulations President-elect Obama.

Congratulations United States of America.
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AND. THE. CROWD. GOES. WILD!
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damn, i am really turned on now

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the democrat mccain voters who i thought would fuck ohio over didn't come out in numbers~ maybe they had second thoughts, right? i live among these people too. fuck yes
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The United States of America has its first black president. This day will be remembered.
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What a great day. I haven't stayed up since 4AM in a long time, but it was worth it!
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I still want to know where Florida lands, but it looks like my area of the state came through. My Seminole and Orange (of which I live/work in) did, and really helped, but I'd like to see the final results there.
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VICTORY!

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They're playing "There's no stopping us now" in Grant Park. The "unofficial black national anthem". lol.
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BBC - Obama 297 electoral votes to McCain's 145.

And Obama could still pick up more EV's.....
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That's it.

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