Get yer polls, bets, numbers & pretty graphs! Elections 2008

Someone asked about turnout in Columbus (via email); this was the reply:

8:18 pm: A reader writes:

I, along with about a hundred + other Ohio lawyers volunteered to serve as credentialed poll observers for the Obama campaign today (see Ambinder entry about Paul Tewes letter). There was a systemic problem with provisional ballot envelopes and our precinct ran out around 6 o'clock. We had, at first 5, then 10 then 20 people who were waiting 15, then 30, then 45 minutes while my precinct judge was on the phone with the Board of Elections who kept promising envelopes were on the way (they never arrived). So I got on the phone with another lawyer in a neighboring precinct who confirmed that they had plenty of envelopes - I put my precinct judge in touch with her and she was able to go over there and pick up the envelopes. We got over 20 people in just before the polls closed that otherwise would have probably left without voting. Hillary had no such lawyers serving as observers. That's why he's got an edge and that's why this campaign is where it is. 8:09 pm: Hearing that..the Obama campaign has convinced a judge in Cuyahoga County to keep 20 precincts that ran out of ballots open until 9 p.m. So those previously closed polls are being re-opened. Unconfirmed and unverified at this point.

Gotta get to bed. G'night! Hope there will be good news in the morning...

Good night, soz. But aren't you stay for a little bit longer?

Clinton projected to win RI. 13% reporting: Clinton 53%, Obama 46% with less than 200 votes separating them.

G'nite Soz. Give the Sozlet a hug from me.

Ouch....Ohio not looking good at all...

11% reporting: Clinton 60%, Obama 38%


Texas is looking better:

3% reporting: Obama 53%, Clinton 45%

In Ohio, a couple of places, like Columbus, have reported. Clinton must be strong in other areas.
Texas look much better than expected for Obama. And, with the delegates are awarded, he should have a big win.

There are several large "Obama" counties that are using paper ballots and hand counting won't be finished until very late tonight or tomorrow. '

I think the gap won't be nearly as severe when they're included.

Rural areas tend to report first, big cities later; and I think Cyclo posted something earlier about how Cleveland/the North especially was expected to report in last?

Aaawww!

51 to 48 Obama with 7% in Texas, and Clinton whippin Obama soundly so far in Ohio, 59 to 39 with 21%.

Huckabee is a pretty good guitar player.

How about Secretary of Education?

Obama Calls McCain
04 Mar 2008 09:35 pm

Obama called McCain at 8:30 central from his hotel room in San Antonio, according to a source.

He congratulated him on the campaign he's run and said he looks forward to the fall.

Exit polls up now for Texas dont look very reassuring:

Males (43%)
Clinton 46%
Obama 52%

Females (57%)
Clinton 53%
Obama 46%

So... that would make the totals:

49.99% Clinton
48.58% Obama

Just first tentative numbers of course..

9:58: Many of the early vote "precincts" in Texas have largely been counted, and the election day precincts are beginning to allow Hillary Clinton to close the margin with Barack Obama. But a lot of the bigger counties haven't counted their early votes yet, so the margin could widen in Obama's favor again.

Looks like there isn't going to be much that is dinitive out of either OH or TX for a few hours so I'm going to go fix some dinner. Be back later.

This is when having an advantage in early voting comes in real handy, gulp.

Wonder if anyone has a map of TX counties reporting?

Cycloptichorn

Is that what Obama supporters are doing now?