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joefromchicago
 
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Reply Tue 4 Nov, 2008 09:33 pm
@nimh,
nimh wrote:

Have they called Indiana yet? Cause on the basis of these county-level data I'm punching into my spreadsheet I'm pretty sure Obama will win it.

Hasn't been called yet. Still waiting for more returns from Lake and Marion counties.
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old europe
 
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Reply Tue 4 Nov, 2008 09:34 pm
Wow... I want updates from the VIP room, too!

(Just back from viewing event downtown...)
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squinney
 
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Reply Tue 4 Nov, 2008 09:35 pm
@engineer,
engineer wrote:

Definitely a mountain versus plains thing. In the farmlands east of Charlotte, Obama is doing well. In the mountains, McCain is doing as well as Bush or better.


Buncombe hasn't reported yet... all the hippies in Asheville might put a blue spot in the mountains.

Also, very notably, Cumberland / Fort Bragg has not reported. That one will be very interesting.
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FreeDuck
 
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Reply Tue 4 Nov, 2008 09:35 pm
Definitely want to hear more from the VIP room, Tico. Have a whiskey from me.
Rockhead
 
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Reply Tue 4 Nov, 2008 09:37 pm
@FreeDuck,
he drinks that scotch crap...
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squinney
 
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Reply Tue 4 Nov, 2008 09:39 pm
Buncombe and Cumberland are now on the map...

Fayetteville / Fort Bragg went BLUE as did our Hippie liberals in Asheville!!! Tomorrow I will pick up some Biltmore Estate wine to thank them!

78 of 100 Counties Reporting

Obama/Biden (DEM) 49.47% 1,896,940
McCain/Palin (REP) 49.60% 1,902,194

nimh
 
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Reply Tue 4 Nov, 2008 09:42 pm
@nimh,
The most populous county from Indiana that is fully in now is St. Joseph, in the north (118,000 voters) - biggest city is South Bend. Narrowly went for Bush in 2004, by 2%. Now went for Obama by 17%!

Biggest swing in Indiana among the fully in counties so far: Dubois county (19,000 voters). In the South, towns called Jasper and Huntingburg. Wasnt Southern Indiana supposed to be hard for Obama, close to Kentucky and all? Well, Dubois county went for Bush by 38% -- GWB got 69% of the vote here. It still went for McCain too - but by just 4%, with McCain getting 51% of the vote.
joefromchicago
 
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Reply Tue 4 Nov, 2008 09:43 pm
@squinney,
Interesting. Obama is trailing in Indiana by about the same number of votes: around 6,000. We might not know how IN and NC end up until tomorrow.
sozobe
 
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Reply Tue 4 Nov, 2008 09:44 pm
@nimh,
Cool!

CNN's latest results for IN are 50% McCain 49% Obama with 90% reporting -- only a 20,000 difference in votes.
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joefromchicago
 
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Reply Tue 4 Nov, 2008 09:44 pm
@joefromchicago,
NPR calls Virginia for Obama
realjohnboy
 
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Reply Tue 4 Nov, 2008 09:45 pm
Wahoo! Virginia awarded to Obama! You beat me by a minute, dude. 30,000 vote lead for Obama.
FreeDuck
 
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Reply Tue 4 Nov, 2008 09:46 pm
@joefromchicago,
Sweet!
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sozobe
 
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Reply Tue 4 Nov, 2008 09:47 pm
@realjohnboy,
Gasp!!
sozobe
 
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Reply Tue 4 Nov, 2008 09:49 pm
@sozobe,
(This Will.I.Am hologram is weird. Kind of cool, kind of "is this really the BEST use of your money, CNN?")
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old europe
 
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Reply Tue 4 Nov, 2008 09:50 pm
@realjohnboy,
Nice!
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joefromchicago
 
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Reply Tue 4 Nov, 2008 09:52 pm
@joefromchicago,
Polls close on the west coast in 10 minutes. Will soon be popping the champagne.
FreeDuck
 
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Reply Tue 4 Nov, 2008 09:53 pm
@joefromchicago,
Yep. All he needs is California (if NPR's call of VA holds).
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FreeDuck
 
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Reply Tue 4 Nov, 2008 09:53 pm
My goodness. I think I'm going to have to pinch myself. I almost can't believe it.
CalamityJane
 
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Reply Tue 4 Nov, 2008 09:54 pm
@joefromchicago,
joefromchicago wrote:

Polls close on the west coast in 10 minutes. Will soon be popping the champagne.


We did already in anticipation!

My friends in Germany stayed up all night to celebrate with us!
Cheers
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sozobe
 
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Reply Tue 4 Nov, 2008 09:54 pm
@FreeDuck,
Tell me about it!
 

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