# 2008 Presidential Election Results Thread. See it here as they come in. **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 4, 2008, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031 "2008-11-04T12:25:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/201 "2008-11-05T01:19:17Z")
No one get excited about Ohio yet. It’s all Cuyahoga county (Cleveland) so far. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/202 "2008-11-05T01:19:54Z")
Fox was showing AL as Obama having a **97%** lead over McCain. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/203 "2008-11-05T01:20:06Z")
> [@Orbifold](#): > > If Florida goes to Obama, just turn the lights off at McCain HQ. > > 'Course, no one in their right mind is going to dare call Florida early. Keep a close eye on FL, it’ll be called within an hour or so for Obama ---
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/204 "2008-11-05T01:21:10Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > I’m watching Fox “News” right now. For some reason the word, “schadenfreude” keeps popping into my head. Looks like they’re refusing to call PA for Obama. Guess they don’t want their viewers turning off the TV early. …though on edit, it appears CNN hasn’t either. ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/205 "2008-11-05T01:21:33Z")
Projections For Obama: Maine Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut New Jersey Delware DC Pennsylvania Illinois EV 103 For McCain Kentucky Tennessee South Carolina Oklahoma EV 34 Current voting Florida: Obama 1,919,051 53.7% McCain 1,631,295 45.6% ---
**Author:** ![Orbifold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orbifold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orbifold)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/206 "2008-11-05T01:21:57Z")
> [@Auntbeast](#): > > ABC is giving Obama 102 projected electoral votes and I think McCain 43. Those totals are oddly meaningless at this point. Texas, West Virginia, Alabama, and Georgia are being counted now; McCain’s probably a lock for those four states, and quite likely Indiana too. McCain’s numbers are going to get a big boost soon enough. It’s Florida, Ohio, Virginia, and North Carolina that are going to affect the outcome. ---
**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/207 "2008-11-05T01:22:35Z")
> [@Cyberhwk](#): > > Looks like they’re refusing to call PA for Obama. Guess they don’t want their viewers turning off the TV early. I don’t see why they WOULD call it. I see it as 0% reporting. That means they are calling it from exit polls, which are notoriously unreliable. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/208 "2008-11-05T01:22:37Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > No one get excited about Ohio yet. It’s all Cuyahoga county (Cleveland) so far. Hey! They’ve cleaned up their act! They’re no longer “the mistake on the lake!” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Lily\_Milliner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8edcca/32.png) [@Lily\_Milliner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lily_Milliner)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/209 "2008-11-05T01:23:01Z")
Don’t click on this if you’re nervous already. [http://www.brennancenter.org/content/pages/election\_updates\_from\_the\_front\_lines](http://www.brennancenter.org/content/pages/election_updates_from_the_front_lines) ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/210 "2008-11-05T01:24:10Z")
> [@Orbifold](#): > > Those totals are oddly meaningless at this point. Texas, West Virginia, Alabama, and Georgia are being counted now; McCain’s probably a lock for those four states, and quite likely Indiana too. McCain’s numbers are going to get a big boost soon enough. No, they won’t. WV and AL I’ll grant you, and most likely TX as well, but GA and IN are by no means guaranteed R. They’ve been within the margin of error for a week or two. ---
**Author:** ![Auntbeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/211 "2008-11-05T01:25:05Z")
> [@Orbifold](#): > > Those totals are oddly meaningless at this point. Texas, West Virginia, Alabama, and Georgia are being counted now; McCain’s probably a lock for those four states, and quite likely Indiana too. McCain’s numbers are going to get a big boost soon enough. > > It’s Florida, Ohio, Virginia, and North Carolina that are going to affect the outcome. I’m in Florida and looked at the numbers coming in by county. I have to say, that the results are not even close to being able to call, there is far, far too many places left, places that one precinct can have more voters than entire counties. I’ll feel better when we get Miami, Orlando, Tampa. Jacksonville and Pensacola are so military, I’d be shocked if they went any other way than Republican. On a more depressing note, looks like our one man, one woman shenanigans is ahead. ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/212 "2008-11-05T01:25:42Z")
What is this idiotic West Palm Beach colouring in between the boxes? WTF? ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/213 "2008-11-05T01:26:00Z")
Damn, current voting Texas Obama 1,008,186 53.5% McCain 866,077 46% ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/214 "2008-11-05T01:26:03Z")
MSNBC is reporting that Palm Beach, FL ballots are FUBAR’d again. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/215 "2008-11-05T01:26:08Z")
Oh my god, problems in Palm Beach county again?! Who would have people connect the arrow? ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/216 "2008-11-05T01:26:54Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Kay Hagan crushed Elizabeth Dole like a beer can. FUCK YEAH! 😃 _dances and sings_ ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/217 "2008-11-05T01:27:08Z")
No real surprises in the states called so far. I note that CNN has called the Indiana Governor’s race for the GoP. Think it would be odd for them to win the Governorship, but go Dem for Potus… ---
**Author:** ![ladybug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@ladybug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladybug)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/218 "2008-11-05T01:27:10Z")
> [@Auntbeast](#): > > On a more depressing note, looks like our one man, one woman shenanigans is ahead. Damn. I knew that was going to pass, but it’s still depressing to hear. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/219 "2008-11-05T01:27:41Z")
_snerk_ I guess we can tell who’s watching MSNBC. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jshore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@jshore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jshore)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/220 "2008-11-05T01:28:04Z")
> [@Cyberhwk](#): > > Looks like they’re refusing to call PA for Obama. Guess they don’t want their viewers turning off the TV early. > > …though on edit, it appears CNN hasn’t either. Nor has CBS yet. NBC and ABC have though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031.md?page=12)