# 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:** 18
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/341 "2008-11-05T02:32:45Z")
> [@Spiny\_Norman](#): > > Gaaaah! The tension, I can’t handle it. I need a drink. A big one. Come on home, baby, and I’ll give you a big one! 😉 [This map is awesome](http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/calculator/). Playing with it has me calm as a cucumber. You can fill in the colors of all the states as you think they’ll go. Your choices are light in color. As states are officially called, they change to dark red or blue. I’ve given McCain all of the following: VA, NC, OH, FL, MO, AR, MS, LA, TX, KS, NE, SD, MT, ID, UT, NV, AZ and AK And he _still_ can’t win!! That would give Obama, of the remaining states that haven’t been called: WA, OR, CA, NM, CO, IA and HI which puts him at **272 electoral votes** to McCain’s 264. Obama’s going to win. CHILL, peeps! ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/342 "2008-11-05T02:32:55Z")
CBS calls New Mexico for Obama, cutting off an interview with Sen. Casey. ---
**Author:** ![Marjorie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5ac83/32.png) [@Marjorie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marjorie)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/343 "2008-11-05T02:33:02Z")
[Here](http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2008_1104/swall.htm)is the GA Secretary of State page. 54% of precincts in. And dammit, the city of Atlanta/Fulton Co tried!! Majority for Obama. See [here](http://www.fultoncountyga.gov/county/elections/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38&Itemid=1), then look at the pdf. ---
**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, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/344 "2008-11-05T02:34:19Z")
CNN calls Ohio for Obama ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/345 "2008-11-05T02:34:39Z")
> [@ladybug](#): > > Not a photograph, but you can view a PDF of the ballot [here](http://pbcelections.org/). It’s the second link on the right. Boy, much ego on the supervisor of elections? ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/346 "2008-11-05T02:34:44Z")
> [@Antinor01](#): > > CNN is calling 4 senate seats flipped democratic and none republican. Looks like things are shaping up for a solid dem majority. 57 (56 Dems, one Independent) or 58 (if the Democrats let Lieberman back in) is fairly easy to get to. What they really need is to kick out McConnell or Chambliss or Wicker (preferably all three) to get over 60. Though very few cloture votes go along strict party lines. The Democrats could easily get more moderate Republicans (Hagel for instance) to go along in a lot of cases. ---
**Author:** ![Ganryu\_Kojiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Ganryu\_Kojiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ganryu_Kojiro)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/347 "2008-11-05T02:35:38Z")
Obama doesn’t really need any other states to sew things up. This was the point of his many-state strategy. Give yourself several paths to victory and it doesn’t make much difference if one or two states don’t go your way. Kerry was close, so Obama needed only hold those wins and add something, somewhere. He has done that. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/348 "2008-11-05T02:35:44Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Could someone tell me why the maps on [fivethirtyeight.com](http://fivethirtyeight.com) show Nebraska with 3 little squares in it? Nebraska gives one electoral vote to the winner of each Congressional district, and two to the state-wide winner. As does Maine. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Gay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/349 "2008-11-05T02:35:46Z")
> [@Shayna](#): > > Come on home, baby, and I’ll give you a big one! 😉 > > [This map is awesome](http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/calculator/). Playing with it has me calm as a cucumber. You can fill in the colors of all the states as you think they’ll go. Your choices are light in color. As states are officially called, they change to dark red or blue. > > I’ve given McCain all of the following: > VA, NC, OH, FL, MO, AR, MS, LA, TX, KS, NE, SD, MT, ID, UT, NV, AZ and AK > > And he _still_ can’t win!! > > That would give Obama, of the remaining states that haven’t been called: > WA, OR, CA, NM, CO, IA and HI which puts him at **272 electoral votes** to McCain’s 264. > > Obama’s going to win. CHILL, peeps! It’s over. I’ve run the numbers and it is now impossible for McCain to win. :D:D:D ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/350 "2008-11-05T02:35:52Z")
> [@Orbifold](#): > > I’ll feel more secure about that when Obama either wins a second real battleground state for insurance (PA doesn’t count) or else someone figures out WTF is up with Michigan. > > Fortunately NC, FL, and CO all look good at this point. WTF is up with Michigan is long lineups leading to delayed poll closings in parts of Detroit. Detroit proper will go massively, massively for Obama. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/351 "2008-11-05T02:36:41Z")
I’m liking what I’m seeing. Well, of the electoral results, that is. Great googly moogly, does MSNBC have an ugly set, and their on-screen graphics are practically incomprehensible. CNN’s presentation is much cleaner, even if Wolf Blitzer bugs the hell out of me. Oh, yeah, the election. GO OBAMA!!! ---
**Author:** ![sidle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@sidle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sidle)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/352 "2008-11-05T02:36:57Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > Which of the battlegrounds do we still need to sew this thing up? We don’t. It’s over. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/353 "2008-11-05T02:37:03Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Hey, I really hope Obama wins, and I don’t mean to single you out, but do we have to continue the red/blue stuff? McCain and Obama are only slightly harder to type than red/blue. > > I don’t know about you guys, but this red/blue stuff drives me nuts. I don’t usually refer to anything as red or blue; I’m just doing it tonight because they’ve got the big maps up. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/354 "2008-11-05T02:37:29Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Could someone tell me why the maps on [fivethirtyeight.com](http://fivethirtyeight.com) show Nebraska with 3 little squares in it? > > MSNBC just called New Mexico for Obama. Nebraska (and Maine as well) split votes by Congressional District. It’s possible Obama might pick up Nebraska-01 (which is basically Omaha), but not that likely. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/355 "2008-11-05T02:37:35Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > One of the very very few Republicans I was rooting for, Senator Susan Collins, has been returned to her seat in Maine. I’m not surprised. She has a stranglehold on that seat and her opponent, Tom Allen, came off as a big weenie, but he had this killer campaign ad which consisted of nothing else but Susan Collins herself going on about how 12 years is long enough for a person to be in congress after which he she go home and let someone else take over, presumably from her own first campaign. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/356 "2008-11-05T02:37:56Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > Nebraska gives one electoral vote to the winner of each Congressional district, and two to the state-wide winner. As does Maine. I don’t recall those states splitting their votes in my lifetime, though. And both NE and ME are safe states on the list of polls I copied down, for McCain and Obama respectively. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/357 "2008-11-05T02:38:21Z")
Thanks, Ohio! ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/358 "2008-11-05T02:38:29Z")
It looks like a funeral at the McCain celebration. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/359 "2008-11-05T02:38:41Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Could someone tell me why the maps on [fivethirtyeight.com](http://fivethirtyeight.com) show Nebraska with 3 little squares in it? > > MSNBC just called New Mexico for Obama. Nebraska splits the electoral vote. One each of the three congressional district with the general winner getting the other two. It is possible that Obama will get one of the five here. ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/360 "2008-11-05T02:39:25Z")
Damnit, I was hoping it’d be closer here in Georgia. This is a state with people who, literally, pride themselves on ignorance. In 2004 I remember one of my fellow Cobb Countians saying “I like George Bush because he puts things in black and white so it’s easy to understand.” That’s willful ignorance. ETA: Come to think of it, that might have been somebody in Hall County. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031.md?page=19)