Election Night Live Chat
Nov 5 2008, 7:55 AM
Jules (guest): McCain just got bumped up by almost three thousand votes in MO...with about 0.25% to go
Nov 5 2008, 7:56 AM
Jules (guest): Looks like MO for McCain
Nov 5 2008, 7:57 AM
Jules (guest): They will call the acceptance speech in front of the masses in Illinois as some sort of farce...that he's courting celebrity again or something...
Nov 5 2008, 7:57 AM
Jules (guest): They will claim a "victory" that the Senate Dems won't get the filibuster-proof majority...
Nov 5 2008, 7:58 AM
Jules (guest): God knows they'll probably laud all the anti-gay amendments passed around the country.
Nov 5 2008, 8:01 AM
Jules (guest): MSNBC just called Montana for McCain
Nov 5 2008, 8:03 AM
Jules (guest): Only Missouri and NC outstanding now...and I think they'll be split..
Nov 5 2008, 8:04 AM
Jules (guest): Final expected tally...Obama 364 electoral votes.
Nov 5 2008, 8:07 AM
Jules (guest): Looks like a couple people are gonna be tied for lead...no one that picked Indiana correctly picked Missouri correctly...
Nov 5 2008, 8:07 AM
Jules (guest): At least among the leaders
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Nov 4 2008, 9:38 PM
pthread (guest): woooo
Nov 4 2008, 9:40 PM
brendanloy: LOL. you should have said "first"
Nov 4 2008, 9:42 PM
pthread (guest): doh!
Nov 4 2008, 9:42 PM
pthread (guest): I am pretty cracked out. Didn't get to bed until 2:30, then was up at 5:15 to get to the first polling place.
Nov 4 2008, 9:42 PM
brendanloy: heh
Nov 4 2008, 9:42 PM
pthread (guest): The first guy in line there was there at 3AM he said.
Nov 4 2008, 9:43 PM
brendanloy: Well my Election Day hasn't gone exactly as planned, what with Becky having the stomach flu and me being on duty to take care of both her and the baby. The election party has been cancelled, and I imagine I'll be pulled away from the TV & computer numerous times during the course of the evening. But I'll do my best to keep things up to date
Nov 4 2008, 9:44 PM
pthread (guest): Hey, no time like the present for the kid to learn to take care of itself.
Nov 4 2008, 9:44 PM
brendanloy: LOL
Nov 4 2008, 9:44 PM
pthread (guest): it'll turn into a little Libertarian.
Nov 4 2008, 9:44 PM
brendanloy: I have actually spent her naptime making the living room as fully babyproof as humanly possible so that I can... well... I don't want to say "ignore" her...
Nov 4 2008, 9:45 PM
brendanloy: So that I don't have be constantly watching her like a hawk, let's put it that way
Nov 4 2008, 9:45 PM
pthread (guest): heh
Nov 4 2008, 9:45 PM
pthread (guest): so what time do you think they call this?
Nov 4 2008, 9:45 PM
pthread (guest): 10:30?
Nov 4 2008, 9:55 PM
brendanloy: yeah I think it could definitely be called before 11
Nov 4 2008, 9:55 PM
brendanloy: I'll have to do a live poll on that
Nov 4 2008, 10:17 PM
Wobbly_H (guest): Good afternoon Brenners!
Nov 4 2008, 10:18 PM
Tbone (guest): Howdy all - looking forward to all the fun tonight!
Nov 4 2008, 10:19 PM
pthread (guest): http://www.tmz.com/2008/11/04/attempted-sabatoge-foiled-in-florida/
Nov 4 2008, 10:19 PM
Tbone (guest): I like that 58 prediction from Drudge. That would make one of my tie-breakers ggod.
Nov 4 2008, 10:19 PM
uscroger (guest): what's happening??
Nov 4 2008, 10:25 PM
Tbone (guest): Brendan- give them both an appropriate dose of Irish whiskey, put them to bed and get to work already!
Nov 4 2008, 10:25 PM
uscroger (guest): Wonder if Fark is tagging that Florida foiled attempt
Nov 4 2008, 10:27 PM
Matrix: hey brendan
Nov 4 2008, 10:28 PM
pthread (guest): ha. is your child in between the blue and white hamper, like a caged lion?!
Nov 4 2008, 10:28 PM
pthread (guest): because if it isn't, it should be!
Nov 4 2008, 10:29 PM
brendanloy: LOL - no
Nov 4 2008, 10:30 PM
uscroger (guest): when can expect some reporting?
Nov 4 2008, 10:32 PM
brendanloy: not much to report yet
Nov 4 2008, 10:32 PM
brendanloy: no polls closed, only exit poll hints, and I don't trust those anyway
Nov 4 2008, 10:33 PM
Anonymous (guest): What are the hints?
Nov 4 2008, 10:33 PM
uscroger (guest): ic...what kind of hints
Nov 4 2008, 10:34 PM
uscroger (guest): Here is a good article to spark some early debate: http://www.careerjournal.com/article/SB122523927108878301.html
Nov 4 2008, 10:36 PM
pthread (guest): Brendan: While we shouldn't care what the exit polls say, you know we still want to see them. What are you seeing?
Nov 4 2008, 10:36 PM
uscroger (guest): Who is likely to win the contest?
Nov 4 2008, 10:37 PM
brendanloy: pthreat, I'm liveblogging what I see as I see it. uscroger, your guess is as good as mine
Nov 4 2008, 10:37 PM
brendanloy: pthread, rather
Nov 4 2008, 10:38 PM
pthread (guest): ah, sorry to be so demanding then.
Nov 4 2008, 10:38 PM
uscroger (guest): first time you do this contest I surmise?
Nov 4 2008, 10:39 PM
brendanloy: huh? no. But how am I supposed to say "who is likely to win" without knowing how the election will go?
Nov 4 2008, 10:39 PM
brendanloy: no worries pthread I haven't seen any top-line numbers yet
Nov 4 2008, 10:41 PM
pthread (guest): I want to meet the idiot who says the economy is good.
Nov 4 2008, 10:42 PM
pthread (guest): Met a girl at a party this weekend who said the liberal media was digitally manipulating Palin's interviews to make her look stupid.
Nov 4 2008, 10:42 PM
pthread (guest): So I guess anything is possible.
Nov 4 2008, 10:42 PM
uscroger (guest): that's a good possibility. but--again--who knows.
Nov 4 2008, 10:43 PM
Dave_Roberts (guest): Thanks for refusing my contest entry - I feel so disenfranchised! (Never mind it was 12 hours late.
Nov 4 2008, 10:44 PM
brendanloy: heh
Nov 4 2008, 10:44 PM
Dave_Roberts (guest): or should i say 'Thanks but no thanks'?
Nov 4 2008, 10:45 PM
brendanloy: I might have stretched the rules and included it, like a liberal federal judge, if I hadn't been so crazy busy today because of Becky's stomach flu
Nov 4 2008, 10:45 PM
Marty (guest): I just showed up to volunteer for Obama and the office said the yhad enough volunteers!
Nov 4 2008, 10:45 PM
Lisa (guest): While I was voting today (I vote at an elementary school), I could hear some kids practicing singing the National Anthem. It was the cutest patriotic moment!
Nov 4 2008, 10:46 PM
Andrew (guest): Dude, my electoral map is perfect so far. I totally rock!
Nov 4 2008, 10:46 PM
uscroger (guest): I liked the tie-breaker question about who might win the BCS....maybe a blue state!
Nov 4 2008, 10:46 PM
brendanloy: lol
Nov 4 2008, 10:46 PM
Marty (guest): http://www.breitbart.tv/html/213313.html
Nov 4 2008, 10:46 PM
Marty (guest): gotta love philly!
Nov 4 2008, 10:47 PM
pthread (guest): heh. where do you live at Marty? I used to live in Lansdale.
Nov 4 2008, 10:47 PM
Marty (guest): i live in lansdowne
Nov 4 2008, 10:47 PM
Marty (guest): its about 45 mins from the "dale"
Nov 4 2008, 10:48 PM
Dave_Roberts (guest): hm, i saw on fox news that a similar msg went out to obama volunteers in IN and VA. Maybe a concerted campaign? (Or is there reason to hope for McCain stalwarts like me?)
Nov 4 2008, 10:49 PM
Marty (guest): i heard mccain on hannity when i was driving earlier and he seemed happy
Nov 4 2008, 10:49 PM
Marty (guest): eerily happy
Nov 4 2008, 10:49 PM
uscroger (guest): I heard someone say Obama will catapult the popular vote but lose the electoral...heh
Nov 4 2008, 10:49 PM
uscroger (guest): maybe that's why he's happy
Nov 4 2008, 10:50 PM
pthread (guest): McCain is happy because they gave him some sedatives to deal with the loss tonight.
Nov 4 2008, 10:50 PM
Wobbly_H (guest): Giving away dildoes in Seattle for voting--what a huge surprise
Nov 4 2008, 10:50 PM
Marty (guest): they're just making election night more fun
Nov 4 2008, 10:51 PM
Wobbly_H (guest): and, I suppose, pocket pussies as well.
Nov 4 2008, 10:51 PM
Lisa (guest): Wait, I'm in Seattle and I didn't get a dildo for voting!
Nov 4 2008, 10:51 PM
uscroger (guest): you get it in the mail
Nov 4 2008, 10:51 PM
Wobbly_H (guest): you have to go to the sex shop
Nov 4 2008, 10:51 PM
Lisa (guest): which one?
Nov 4 2008, 10:51 PM
Marty (guest): man all i got was shitty coffee from starbucks
Nov 4 2008, 10:52 PM
uscroger (guest): free in New York...if one voted, that is
Nov 4 2008, 10:52 PM
Marty (guest): drudge has obama +15 in exit polls
Nov 4 2008, 10:52 PM
Marty (guest): in PA
Nov 4 2008, 10:52 PM
uscroger (guest): of course Drudge would do that
Nov 4 2008, 10:53 PM
uscroger (guest): psychological media intimidation to drive down late voters
Nov 4 2008, 10:53 PM
Lisa (guest): Seriously, I want my free voting dildo. That beats free coffee anyday!
Nov 4 2008, 10:53 PM
Marty (guest): the dildo has mccains face on it though
Nov 4 2008, 10:53 PM
uscroger (guest): bring in the nude polling http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D947LOUG0&show_article=1
Nov 4 2008, 10:53 PM
Tbone (guest): I'd take the coffee...
Nov 4 2008, 10:53 PM
Wobbly_H (guest): Babeland, 707 E. Pike St.
Nov 4 2008, 10:54 PM
Marty (guest): what channels are you guys watching tonight?
Nov 4 2008, 10:54 PM
Lisa (guest): Ah, ok. I was planning on going to Capitol Hill for dinner tonight, so I'll have to stop by.
Nov 4 2008, 10:54 PM
uscroger (guest): CNN and FOX
Nov 4 2008, 10:55 PM
uscroger (guest): HUH???? http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/10/17/news/state/51-notvegetarian.txt
Nov 4 2008, 10:55 PM
Wobbly_H (guest): It's in the PI
Nov 4 2008, 10:56 PM
Marty (guest): Brendan - my girlfriends mom was working for obama today in iowa and she reports huge turnout, support for obama, and a shitload of voter intimidation
Nov 4 2008, 10:56 PM
Wobbly_H (guest): http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/thebigblog/archives/153288.asp
Nov 4 2008, 10:56 PM
Marty (guest): she was hired by the campaign to report voter intimidation and document it
Nov 4 2008, 10:56 PM
uscroger (guest): I'm I late for a latte...get it?
Nov 4 2008, 10:57 PM
Dave_Roberts (guest): those exits are good news for mccain.
Nov 4 2008, 10:57 PM
Dave_Roberts (guest): much closer than i'd expect
Nov 4 2008, 10:57 PM
Antonia (guest): Hi all
Nov 4 2008, 10:57 PM
pthread (guest): yeah. since exits tend to favor dems, unless they are adjusted, I would say it favors mccain
Nov 4 2008, 10:57 PM
Lisa (guest): Thanks
Nov 4 2008, 10:58 PM
Wobbly_H (guest): Toni! What's up girl?
Nov 4 2008, 10:58 PM
uscroger (guest): Let's see if that theory holds: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE4A333420081104?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
Nov 4 2008, 10:58 PM
uscroger (guest): LOL pthread
Nov 4 2008, 10:58 PM
Antonia (guest): Wobbly...alls well and how are you girl or boy???
Nov 4 2008, 10:58 PM
Marty (guest): 2 mins til polls close!!
Nov 4 2008, 10:59 PM
uscroger (guest): Go Indi
Nov 4 2008, 10:59 PM
Andrew (guest): i imagine the exit polls will definitely overstate the Dem vote, but i also imagine the exit pollsters have tightened up their methodology a tad since 2004
Nov 4 2008, 11:00 PM
Antonia (guest): I hope Becky is feeling better!
Nov 4 2008, 11:00 PM
pthread (guest): Yeah, what Andrew said.
Nov 4 2008, 11:00 PM
Marty (guest): why did Drudge blow McCain so hard this campaign?
Nov 4 2008, 11:01 PM
Antonia (guest): Hi ANdrew!
Nov 4 2008, 11:02 PM
uscroger (guest): These bets are tight:
Nov 4 2008, 11:02 PM
uscroger (guest): Betfair: 91.7 cents for Obama, 9.1 cents for McCain.
Inkling Markets: 93.8 cents for Obama, 6.1 cents for McCain.
Intrade: 90.5 cents for Obama, 10.6 cents for McCain.
Iowa Elec. Markets: 91.3 cents for Obama, 9.2 cents for McCain.
NewsFutures: 90 cents for Obama, 10 cents for McCain.
Nov 4 2008, 11:02 PM
Dretske (guest): I cast my Indiana vote absentee from Toronto last week. So, you heard it here first, Obama will get at least one vote in Indiana.
Nov 4 2008, 11:03 PM
uscroger (guest): This prediction is better than the exit polls: http://www.intrade.com/?request_operation=main&request_type=action&checkHomePage=true
Nov 4 2008, 11:03 PM
Marty (guest): foxnews exit polls have obama by 17 among independents in indiana
Nov 4 2008, 11:03 PM
Wobbly_H (guest): I'm confident that the primary reason that I voted for Obama is because McCain selected Palin as his running mate.
Nov 4 2008, 11:04 PM
Marty (guest): palin has nice legs though
Nov 4 2008, 11:04 PM
Wobbly_H (guest): Can't be sure, but I think that if he had made a responsible selection, I would have marked his name.
Nov 4 2008, 11:04 PM
Marty (guest): bidens...not so much
Nov 4 2008, 11:04 PM
Wobbly_H (guest): Yes, she sure does.
Nov 4 2008, 11:04 PM
Marty (guest): 5 kids and she still looks that good? todd's lucky
Nov 4 2008, 11:05 PM
Anonymous (guest): todds and idoit
Nov 4 2008, 11:05 PM
Marty (guest): ummm
Nov 4 2008, 11:06 PM
Marty (guest): penn state had over 1000 people in line when polls opened
Nov 4 2008, 11:06 PM
Marty (guest): anyone drinking tonight?
Nov 4 2008, 11:09 PM
uscroger (guest): No Democrat has won Indiana's electoral votes since 1964. Will that change today?
Nov 4 2008, 11:09 PM
Wobbly_H (guest): I highly doubt it
Nov 4 2008, 11:10 PM
Wobbly_H (guest): Fighting Irish!
Nov 4 2008, 11:10 PM
Marty (guest): chris matthews country!
Nov 4 2008, 11:10 PM
uscroger (guest): Hoosiers, you mean.
Nov 4 2008, 11:10 PM
Marty (guest): he grew up down the street from me!
Nov 4 2008, 11:10 PM
Wobbly_H (guest): Chuck Todd sounds like a closet ND fan
Nov 4 2008, 11:11 PM
uscroger (guest): Fight On!
Nov 4 2008, 11:12 PM
Marty (guest): will networks call this after east coast votes are in?
Nov 4 2008, 11:12 PM
uscroger (guest): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLIasbt_0xE
Nov 4 2008, 11:12 PM
Dretske (guest): One problem for Obama in Indiana is that the Republican governor is up 12 percent in the polls, and it's hard for me to see many of his voters crossing over to Obama (he's a former member of the bush administration).
Nov 4 2008, 11:13 PM
Dretske (guest): Daniels, the governor, has offended the entire northern half of the state by screwing them on a toll road deal, but a lot of these voters would likely go Obama anyway.
Nov 4 2008, 11:14 PM
pthread (guest): If it's going to happen, it's going to happen by 11!
Nov 4 2008, 11:14 PM
pthread (guest): Otherwise, my head might explode and I'll never see it anyway.
Nov 4 2008, 11:15 PM
brendanloy: States aren't necessarily called the moment the polls close, pthread
Nov 4 2008, 11:15 PM
uscroger (guest): there's a slight chance Obama takes Indiana
Nov 4 2008, 11:16 PM
pthread (guest): brendanloy: No, but we'll have had all the 8/9PM closures done for a while.
Nov 4 2008, 11:16 PM
BigFreezer (guest): I heard it all hinges on Laporte County for Obama in IN.
Nov 4 2008, 11:16 PM
Dretske (guest): that's bullshit
Nov 4 2008, 11:16 PM
Dretske (guest): Laporte county has like 500 votes
Nov 4 2008, 11:16 PM
BigFreezer (guest): They figure if he wins Laporte County he will take IN.
Nov 4 2008, 11:16 PM
Marty (guest): look at that!
Nov 4 2008, 11:16 PM
Marty (guest): thats cool!