2012 Elections: Results MegaThread™

Blue Velvet · Nov 6, 2012, 06:01 PM

Instead of cluttering PRSI with every twist and turn of every scrap of news, let's try and put it all in here over the next few hours.

In a couple of minutes, polling stations close and we'll see some exit polls, but I think it's going to be a long evening. Please feel free to repost any tweets or other bits and pieces you see here and there.

Nothing anyone posts here tonight will change the result, so try to chill.

Go for it...

ucfgrad93 · Nov 6, 2012, 06:15 PM

USAToday is reporting a Romney win in Kentucky and leading in Indiana and Florida. Obama has won Vermont and is leading in New Hampshire.

Blue Velvet · Nov 6, 2012, 06:15 PM

First nibbles:

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CNN continues to drop big hints, mostly encouraging for Obama (bellwether county in Indiana going for Obama; Romney pollster said to have shown Obama winning Ohio by 5 yesterday). White percentage of the electorate down from 71% to 67% in Florida.

A little bird just told me from a source deep within Republican-land that Obama’s going to win pretty decisively, winning PA, OH, WI and IA. Romney may win FL, and VA is too close to call. But the ultimate prize isn’t in doubt. Don’t know how reliable this is, but still: wow. Source also says it will be called earlier than everyone has expected.

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/pol...is_o041004.php

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CNN is reporting on air that according to preliminary exit polls, the partisian makeup of the electorate in the swing state of Virginia is 39 percent Democrat, 33 percent Republican and 28 percent unaffiliated voters.

CNN also reported that 21 percent of Virginia voters consider themselves evangelical Christians according to their preliminary exit polls, down from 28 percent in 2008.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.co...ndependents-in

leenak · Nov 6, 2012, 06:18 PM

Looks like Obama is leading in VA (wow) and Romney is leading in FL.

dscuber9000 · Nov 6, 2012, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by leenak

Looks like Obama is leading in VA (wow) and Romney is leading in FL.

Obama moved up 50-49 in Florida with 18% in. If Romney loses Florida, he's done. I think he'll get it though.

Joe Donnelly is leading Mourdock in the Indiana Senate race! (Although Indiana just went Romney, as expected.)

skottichan · Nov 6, 2012, 06:33 PM

Obama's leading in South Carolina and Florida

leenak · Nov 6, 2012, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by skottichan

Obama's leading in South Carolina and Florida

The SC one cracks me up considering they are showing something like 2,000 votes in. Obama isn't going to take SC but its funny to see it blue for the time being.

ucfgrad93 · Nov 6, 2012, 06:36 PM

Romney is leading in Georgia and Virginia according to USAToday.

Mac'nCheese · Nov 6, 2012, 06:36 PM

The news stations are ridiculous. With literally nobody reporting in, they are calling states already. Really? Can't wait for some votes to be reported just go on your never wrong exit polling.

Favorite line of the night: "With no polls reporting results yet, Virginia is too close to call..."

Peace · Nov 6, 2012, 06:38 PM

The Onion News Network just tweeted Obama announced the U.S. is invading Iran NOW..

hey you gotta have some humor in this election !

steve knight · Nov 6, 2012, 06:41 PM

If Romney winds will there be a run on magic underwear?

APlotdevice · Nov 6, 2012, 06:44 PM

What annoys me is that the media is actually putting so much focus on states which we already know are going to go one way or another. Like it or not these elections are pretty much all about the swing states. Occasionally a state may diverge from the norm, but not often. And there are signs when that might happen before the election.

63dot · 08:00 PM

CNN 8 PM EST

Romney 33
Obama 3

830 PM

Romney 73
Obama 64

900 PM

Romney 88
Obama 78

SilentPanda · Nov 6, 2012, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Mac'nCheese

The news stations are ridiculous. With literally nobody reporting in, they are calling states already. Really? Can't wait for some votes to be reported just go on your never wrong exit polling.

Favorite line of the night: "With no polls reporting results yet, Virginia is too close to call..."

What else do you expect them to do? Just go to bed and wake up tomorrow to your new nominated officials recounts.

Mac'nCheese · Nov 6, 2012, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SilentPanda

What else do you expect them to do? Just go to bed and wake up tomorrow to your new nominated officials recounts.

Yeah, there's nothing in between saying something stupid like its too close to call five seconds after the polls close and waiting all night.

Blue Velvet · Nov 6, 2012, 06:49 PM

Watching Fox now, tone seems a little subdued... but it's late over here and I'm not well, so screw it, I'm calling this now:

Barack Obama wins the elections, Dems hold the Senate, Republicans hold the House. The rape-obsessed Senatorial candidates are sent packing. Elizabeth Warren also wins.

Prove me wrong.

MattZani · Nov 6, 2012, 06:50 PM

GObama Go!

Thomas Veil · Nov 6, 2012, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by skottichan

Obama's leading in South Carolina and Florida

The SC thing is ridiculous. ABC had a graphic up that showed Obama leading Romney in SC by something like 63% to 37%...and they had a checkbox next to Romney's name as the projected winner.

Took me a second to figure out that that is probably not an error. I guess SC is expected to go solidly for Romney...it's just that they somehow got a boatload of votes for Obama first, which they expect will be dwarfed by a bigger boatload for Romney later.

BTW, thank you, BV, for setting up this thread.

skottichan · 06:57 PM

According to NY Times Obama's leading Florida, South Carolina, North Caorlina

Romney's leading Ohio

bradl · Nov 6, 2012, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue Velvet

Watching Fox now, tone seems a little subdued... but it's late over here and I'm not well, so screw it, I'm calling this now:

Barack Obama wins the elections, Dems hold the Senate, Republicans hold the House. The rape-obsessed Senatorial candidates are sent packing. Elizabeth Warren also wins.

Prove me wrong.

You left out Joe Walsh. Don't give that American Dick a free pass.

BL.

dscuber9000 · Nov 6, 2012, 06:53 PM

They put exit polls above actual results. Sounds shady, but I've never seen a news station say "Sorry, we got that wrong" except for the Florida 2000 thing, which is excusable.

SwiftLives · Nov 6, 2012, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Thomas Veil

The SC thing is ridiculous. ABC had a graphic up that showed Obama leading Romney in SC by something like 63% to 37%...and they had a checkbox next to Romney's name as the projected winner.

Took me a second to figure out that that is probably not an error. I guess SC is expected to go solidly for Romney...it's just that they somehow got a boatload of votes for Obama first, which they expect will be dwarfed by a bigger boatload for Romney later.

BTW, thank you, BV, for setting up this thread.

The smaller rural counties tend to go democrat, and they report first. Most of the population centers go republican. And all of the upstate. The joke is that If you put an "R" next to your name, you instantly win 60% of the vote in the upstate (Greenville and Spartanburg).

My neck of the woods (Charleston) went for Obama in 2008. But the rest of the state overwhelmingly went for McCain.

IBradMac · Nov 6, 2012, 06:55 PM

R is leading in ohio.

Tilpots · Nov 6, 2012, 06:57 PM

Hope everybody voted today that could.

skottichan · Nov 6, 2012, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by IBradMac

R is leading in ohio.

Just shifted blue

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APlotdevice macrumors 68000 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Sin City USA	What annoys me is that the media is actually putting so much focus on states which we already know are going to go one way or another. Like it or not these elections are pretty much all about the swing states. Occasionally a state may diverge from the norm, but not often. And there are signs when that might happen before the election. __________________ TV - iPod touch 4 - iPad 1 - Custom HTPC - Numerous Consoles There is something deeply wrong with a society more offended by breasts than by entrails.
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ucfgrad93 macrumors G4 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Colorado	USAToday is reporting a Romney win in Kentucky and leading in Indiana and Florida. Obama has won Vermont and is leading in New Hampshire.
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Nov 6, 2012, 06:18 PM	#4
leenak macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2011	Looks like Obama is leading in VA (wow) and Romney is leading in FL.
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ucfgrad93 macrumors G4 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Colorado	Romney is leading in Georgia and Virginia according to USAToday.
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Mac'nCheese macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2010	The news stations are ridiculous. With literally nobody reporting in, they are calling states already. Really? Can't wait for some votes to be reported just go on your never wrong exit polling. Favorite line of the night: "With no polls reporting results yet, Virginia is too close to call..."
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Peace macrumors P6 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Space--The ONLY Frontier	The Onion News Network just tweeted Obama announced the U.S. is invading Iran NOW.. hey you gotta have some humor in this election !
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Blue Velvet Thread Starter Demi-Goddess (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Jul 2004	Watching Fox now, tone seems a little subdued... but it's late over here and I'm not well, so screw it, I'm calling this now: Barack Obama wins the elections, Dems hold the Senate, Republicans hold the House. The rape-obsessed Senatorial candidates are sent packing. Elizabeth Warren also wins. Prove me wrong.
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IBradMac macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ohio	R is leading in ohio.
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