Omegasquash
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Vermont closes at 7 pm IIRC. Earliest by my (quick) check.
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United States Election: Nov 6, 2012 |OT| - Barack Obama Re-elected
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Vermont closes at 7 pm IIRC. Earliest by my (quick) check.
Dude Abides
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I'm convinced. If anyone would know about being shitty at your job, it's Dennis Miller.
Deified Data
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I agree that no third party candidate should count on popular media exposure exclusively to spread their message and gain support, and any candidate who says that their exclusion from the debates is the sole reason they're not doing better is either short-sighted or disingenuous.
But if someone is on the ballot in more than 80% of the country, they should be included in the debates. Excluding them is serving no one except Democrats and Republicans hell-bent on keeping their jobs at the expense of providing greater choice to voters. Whatever your opinion of Jill Stein or Gary Johnson, there's no denying they would have proven to be valuable foils to Obama and Romney during their "official" debates.
I believe the jokes are:
"Hey, you guys don't like this. We don't respect you and the way you're treating this group of people you don;t like and will therefore portray you in this way, because fuck you."
and
"Hey, you guys don't like this, so here is an image of the people you like as this, just to annoy you."
Not particularly subtle or nuanced, but there you have it.
ThatCrazyGuy
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Thequietone
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Oh okay. Seems like it would be easier/make more sense to have them all close at the same time besides the time zone difference I mean. It's better this way I guess cause we won't have to wait for results longer.
ElectricBlue187
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me too. I just voted for all the republicans with no challengers, perhaps as a way to ingratiate myself to them, so they will have a reason to count my vote. Next time its Lizard Man all the way though
DrForester
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Hows the exit polling looking? Just got home.
The Mana Legend
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Do you really have to be such an ass about an innocent quote that literally hurts nobody?
hehe. Somebody should tweet him back he was shitty on MNF
Tell him he was shitty in The Net too!
Future PhaZe
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so around what time do I turn between msnbc, cnn and fox news for when the totals start coming in and shit starts to get real?
Learn2read
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Is there a no-ballot pictures rule? What is the point?
Pop-O-Matic
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I feel like it was intentionally laid out so as to make it hard for liberals to find what they are looking for, as they put Romney at the top of the President section, while they put Obama at the bottom, with like 6 or so third-party candidates between them. They also put Issue 2 (the legislation that would make the redistricting process non-partisan) on the back alone, and many people may not even bother to look. These things are minor, but, with the shit Husted has been pulling...
SteveWinwood
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Might be by the state, they were talking about how you could totally take pictures of your ballot if you really wanted to in the privacy of the booth here in MN.
Omegasquash
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If things go the way that I *hope* they do, we can safely predict this by around 9 pm (failing ridiculous counting/recounting issues). The majority of the electoral votes in PST are (presumably) a lock for Obama.
My gut says that Ohio is Obama, FLA is Romney. The toss up is PA.
The Mana Legend
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Yes, Vermont closes at 7pm when I asked one of the volunteers when I voted earlier.
ElectricBlue187
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where do you see any results? It's done state by state here
RurouniZel
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Stumpokapow
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RE: Dennis miller
Not a surprise. Miller is a very passionate fire-breather who has a gut-feeling tell-it-like-it-is approach. Obama is a meek, quiet, dialectical, compromise politician. Even notwithstanding policy differences, they're a very poor match in terms of personality.
Not a surprise. Miller is a very passionate fire-breather who has a gut-feeling tell-it-like-it-is approach. Obama is a meek, quiet, dialectical, compromise politician. Even notwithstanding policy differences, they're a very poor match in terms of personality.
Yeah they start posting as soon as that states poll closes. Otherwise we would have to wait on Alaska that closes at 12am ET.
Think he means they don't report on east coast polls until west coast polling stations closes?
Learn2read
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Just checked and it to prevent proof for vote buying
PA is not toss up. Put it this way, if Obama loses PA, he has already lost Ohio.
Usually states are reported after their polls close. There are a couple states that have areas in two different time zones, Florida being one. It is generally discouraged, especially after the 2000 race, to call states one way or another until all polls have closed. Most swing states being on the east coast helps things to not take too long, generally.
RumblingRosco
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Any good online election coverage? Asked earlier but didn't see a response.
Ind and KY close at 6.
Sorry if I'm the billionth person to ask this but is there a live updating infographic somewhere where I can see the results so far (when they start reporting). Trying to airplay to the bigscreen at work.
NVM: Found this one: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-election/9658727/US-election-2012-live-results-map.html.
NVM: Found this one: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-election/9658727/US-election-2012-live-results-map.html.
Omegasquash
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Not surprising. The GOP has done a good job of mobilizing...they did it in 2010, learned from what DIDN'T work, and are attempting to improve on it now. Agree or disagree, I have to give it to them. They did a good job getting people up in arms and motivated to take action.
SlowRevolution
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Al Jazeera will probably have good coverage
Both CNN and Fox News are saying 6pm EST they will start reporting what little data is coming in. So 6pm EST? It may take an hour or so to start getting into serious numbers though.
Omegasquash
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Gotcha. Both are given Red States, so it'll be neat to see that come through. Obviously most interested in Ohio and PA.
How vague.
Voted for Obama this morning (and Donnelly for senate), but I had to get up at fucking 6 am to do so. I had work in the morning and school right now until 9:40 so it was literally the only time I could vote. My sister isn't voting because she has work until 7 (polls close at 6 in IN) and she didn't get up early enough to make it to the polls before she had to go to work.
This is why I can't fucking fathom why election day isn't a national holiday. I'm one of the most politically motivated people I know and I still almost considered not voting because of how inconvenient it is and how busy my day is. I can only imagine the amount of people who would vote if they actually had some fucking free time on election day.
Also, my state rep and state senator positions were both Republicans running unopposed. Fuck this state.
This is why I can't fucking fathom why election day isn't a national holiday. I'm one of the most politically motivated people I know and I still almost considered not voting because of how inconvenient it is and how busy my day is. I can only imagine the amount of people who would vote if they actually had some fucking free time on election day.
Also, my state rep and state senator positions were both Republicans running unopposed. Fuck this state.
Obama isn't going to lose PA. If Obama does lose PA early you may want to just turn off the TV as you aren't going to like the results from other states (assuming you're a Obama supporter).
BobTheFork
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And they still brought him back for a second term the next year.
Oh that one's nicer actually.
More like waiting until Hawaii closes no?
Yeah. So here in BC the election has already be decided as soon as our polls close (most times anyway) but at least we can't be watching the results and say "well why bother voting"
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