# 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:** 23
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/441 "2008-11-05T03:16:46Z")
> [@Archergal](#): > > Yeah, I’m worried about that too. And also about the folks who expect change overnight. ☹ Not overnight, I’ll give Obama until at least Feb 1 to fix the economy, end the war and give everyone a pony. 😉 ---
**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, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/442 "2008-11-05T03:16:52Z")
> [@TWDuke](#): > > BBC has Obama at 207, so all he needs is California and some loose change. > > I’m learning that British journalism can be as lame as in the US. > > Reporter: I’m here with Eddie Izzard. As someone who works in the US and the UK, what effect will an Obama victory have on your line of work? > Izzard: Well, I think an Obama administration will… MY line of work? You mean COMEDY? (stares in befuddlement) Well, it will be important for the whole word, not so much my line of work. > Reporter: And now, here’s Erica Jong… [Lewis Black] Why the fuck are you callin’ me? Talk to some experts! Talk to all the experts! [/LB] ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/443 "2008-11-05T03:17:57Z")
> [@gravitycrash](#): > > Congrats Dems. It was time to take a large ass kicking. Not so much in the electoral college or popular vote but that the Democrats will control both houses of congress and have the White House. > > Now I’m curious to see how far they over reach. Just as how the Republicans did. What I’m hearing from interviews with Democrats so far is a steady theme of needing to be moderate and work for bipartisan solutions to the mess of problems facing the country. Given that’s Obama’s bent, let’s hope he can make it so. [Cheers and fist bumps for all!](http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2823303950000735275MzAfTO) ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/444 "2008-11-05T03:18:51Z")
> [@TWDuke](#): > > BBC has Obama at 207, so all he needs is California and some loose change. > > I’m learning that British journalism can be as lame as in the US. John Bolton guesting on on the BBC just lambasted his hosts for their bias and general poor reporting. They have Simon Schama sitting next to him, writhing around like a drunken glove puppet. It makes for a weird spectacle. ---
**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, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/445 "2008-11-05T03:19:14Z")
> [@TWDuke](#): > > BBC has Obama at 207, so all he needs is California and some loose change. > > I’m learning that British journalism can be as lame as in the US. > > Reporter: I’m here with Eddie Izzard. As someone who works in the US and the UK, what effect will an Obama victory have on your line of work? > Izzard: Well, I think an Obama administration will… MY line of work? You mean COMEDY? (stares in befuddlement) Well, it will be important for the whole word, not so much my line of work. Izzard, Stewart, Franken, Cleese: the (intentional) comedians are the only ones that make sense these days. ---
**Author:** ![PeacePlease](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@PeacePlease](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeacePlease)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/446 "2008-11-05T03:19:21Z")
> [@malkavia](#): > > My whole house erupted in squees and yelps at “Arizona is currently too close to call” > > It’s not a win, but it’s definitely a bit of a slap in the face for the McCain crowd.[GOBama!!](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3066/2848911432_2b9bd7ecbb.jpg) I would be so damn proud of my state!! Go Zona! Can someone fix my coding? Thanks and President Obama thanks you too! ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/447 "2008-11-05T03:19:26Z")
I just heard that Republican in New England have lost all of their seats in the House. Wow, that is not a good sign for the party. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/448 "2008-11-05T03:20:26Z")
Presidential race is now over. But I’m not suprised since I’ve been counting my chickens for a week and a half. Every time my wife freaked out I’d tell her that the election was in the bag. My personal guarantee. Well, now all that’s left is Congress, plus the various governors. I’d like to see how Prop 8 in CA is doing… Elizabeth Dole was declared a loser, but Mitch McConnell keeps his seat. And Sununu’s out… ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/449 "2008-11-05T03:20:39Z")
One of the American bloviators on the BBC is Michael Bolton. _Yeesh_. This guy needs to stop representing my country. ETA: > [@Usram](#): > > John Bolton guesting on on the BBC just lambasted his hosts for their bias and general poor reporting. He demanded that a reporter be fired for confronting a party flack with an inconvenient fact and crankily reminded them that “you’re guests in this country!” ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/450 "2008-11-05T03:20:49Z")
> [@Antinor01](#): > > Not overnight, I’ll give Obama until at least Feb 1 to fix the economy, end the war and give everyone a pony. 😉 OMG, ponies!!!1!!!1!!1 ---
**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, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/451 "2008-11-05T03:20:57Z")
Why the hell are you watching our elections, Sassenachs? It’s 3:22 there, isn’t it? Go to bed. The good guys won. I’d just like to extend my condolences to Skald The Rhymer, who [perhaps fortunately] won’t be the first black man to rule [del]the world[/del] America. ---
**Author:** ![MJinks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@MJinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MJinks)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/452 "2008-11-05T03:21:22Z")
> [@Usram](#): > > John Bolton guesting on on the BBC just lambasted his hosts for their bias and general poor reporting. They have Simon Schama sitting next to him, writhing around like a drunken glove puppet. It makes for a weird spectacle. Nah, you’ve got it all wrong, he isn’t guesting on the BBC, the BBC are guests in _his_ country. I think it’s about time they kicked him out the door. He always seems to pop up on the BBC (maybe not again though…). Edit: Heh, now he’s no longer sitting at the table. Yeah, it’s 3:20am here, but damn, this effects us too! ---
**Author:** ![freekalette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/50afbb/32.png) [@freekalette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freekalette)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/453 "2008-11-05T03:21:52Z")
I’m trying really hard not to get overexcited, but damn! My fellow Ohio Dopers are getting me all riled up!! WOOOOOOOOOoooooooo!!! 😃 😃 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/454 "2008-11-05T03:22:47Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > Well, now all that’s left is Congress, plus the various governors. I’d like to see how Prop 8 in CA is doing… Our polls are still open for about 38 minutes, so it’ll be a bit. I’m really nervous on that one. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/455 "2008-11-05T03:23:21Z")
Flipped over to Fox News just for kicks and the first three things on the ticker were McCain winning three states. Each state he won got it’s own headline. They condensed 8 states Obama won to 2 headlines. Maybe it means nothing… ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/456 "2008-11-05T03:23:33Z")
There goes Texas ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/457 "2008-11-05T03:23:39Z")
Today we are all Negroes. 🆒 Wow. We really elected a Black president. As someone who lived for a time in the segregated South, I find that astonishing and invigorating. The times the are a changin’. ---
**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, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/458 "2008-11-05T03:24:04Z")
> [@TWDuke](#): > > One of the American bloviators on the BBC is Michael Bolton. _Yeesh_. This guy needs to stop representing my country. Well, he couldn’t get confirmed to the U.N. The BBC must be his backup gig. ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/459 "2008-11-05T03:24:59Z")
> [@TWDuke](#): > > One of the American bloviators on the BBC is Michael Bolton. _Yeesh_. This guy needs to stop representing my country. Michael Bolton? Wow, he has aged badly. Still, maybe he will grace us with one of his trademark power ballads. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/460 "2008-11-05T03:25:11Z")
> [@Rysto](#): > > CNN has the Democratics with 54 Senate seats(including the two independents), with 10 yet to be decided. It looks to me that their only hope of getting to 60 is to win Louisiana, Colorado, Minnesota, Alaska, Oregon and Idaho(but I’m hardly an expert in American politics). Can Ted Stevens even vote for himself since he’s a convicted felon?😕 Mary Landrieu is one of the most conservative Democrats in the Senate, but she’s lost alot of voters due the migrations of Katrina. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031.md?page=24)