’08 Election

10:00 –The hope of a skinny kid with a funny name who believes that America has a place for him, too.

November 4, 2008

(10:47) Quick Montana update, with 51% of the precincts in: McCulloch 51, Johnson 46; Bullock 55, Fox 45; Juneau 53, Herman 42; Lindeen 56, Grimes 44. (10:33) The Minneapolis Star Tribune has Al Franken winning the Minnesota Senate race by 1 vote. 1. (10:20) The Montana races are tightening up a little bit: McCulloch 54-44, [...]

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7:00 p.m. Hour

November 4, 2008

(7:53) Christopher Shays has conceded in Connecticut. Another big Democratic pickup in the House. (7:48) Obama has pulled slightly ahead in Florida, with a lead of almost 30,000 votes. (7:41) Virginia creeps closer. With 71% in, McCain’s lead is down to less than 3,000 votes. (7:36) Obama flips New Mexico back to the Democratic column, [...]

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6:00 p.m.

November 4, 2008

(6:55) Closing thought of the hour. Other than predicted wins in the West, it sure seems like John McCain would have been better off running for the presidency of the Confederacy. Is the real Karl Rove legacy turning the Republican Party into the Dixiecrats? (6:47) Virginia is closing for Obama, but is it fast enough? [...]

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Some Early National Signs

November 4, 2008

TPM is reporting some encouraging exit poll numbers: Georgia: McCain 50%, Obama 48% Indiana: Obama 52%, McCain 46% Virginia: Obama 54%, McCain 45% As always, of course, exit polls seem to be meaningless, but these are encouraging numbers, if nothing else. Republicans seem to be conceding that Elizabeth Dole will lose in North Carolina. God [...]

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Win or Lose: It’s Time to Send Joe Lieberman Packing

November 4, 2008

I hope that Joe can save America without a Senate chairmanship: BECK: But do you agree that Senator Hatch said to me that if we don’t at least have the firewall of the filibuster in the Senate that in many ways America will not survive? LIEBERMAN: Well, I hope it’s not like that, but I [...]

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Is Georgia In Play?

November 4, 2008

538.com has an amazing statistic about Georgia: If there is one shocker on election night in the presidential race, cast your eyes to Georgia. 1,994,990 people voted early in Georgia. 3,301,875 total voted in Georgia’s presidential race in 2004. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up share via Reddit Share [...]

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Pogie’s Fearless Prognostications for Nov 4: Montana Edition

November 4, 2008

President Why do I think Barack Obama is going to win in Montana? Because I don’t live in an entirely red state, because he has invested in an incredible infrastructure in the state, because young voters will cast ballots in this election in overwhelming numbers for him, and because of Ron Paul, who will take [...]

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Pogie’s Fearless Prognostications for Nov. 4: National Edition

November 3, 2008

Since every blog in the United States must have a prediction for tomorrow, it would be a shame if we were left out. With a few picks (Indiana and Florida) that I am quite unsure about, this is my guess for tomorrow’s results: Popular Vote Obama 53, McCain 46. U.S. Senate Races Democratic Wins Franken [...]

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