# 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:** 24
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **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/471031/461 "2008-11-05T03:25:25Z")
Holy crap. CNN’s showing NC split almost down the middle with 81% of precincts reporting. Less than 200 votes difference. Edit: Oh, well it just updated to about 2000 votes of difference in McCain’s favor. Oh well. ---
**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, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/462 "2008-11-05T03:25:28Z")
To whoever was asking earlier why 538 has three little squares in Nebraska on its maps, it’s because Nebraska splits its electors. Maine does too. ---
**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, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/463 "2008-11-05T03:25:57Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > 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’. In my lifetime. Wow is right. ---
**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, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/464 "2008-11-05T03:26:10Z")
> [@drm](#): > > 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… It means nothing. You just saw what you wanted to see. I’ve been flipping back and forth between MSNBC and FOX, and FOX is almost as pessimistic for McCain as MSNBC is. Think about it. What possible reason could they have to try and make their election predicting ability look faulty? Especially this late in the game. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/465 "2008-11-05T03:27:41Z")
Hey, Sam Stone is missing the party. He’s probably the most active participant in the pre-election threads… ---
**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, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/466 "2008-11-05T03:27:44Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > 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’. Actually, we’re about to elect an interracial President, which is perhaps even more impressive considering that anti-miscegenation laws remained on some states’ books even after segregation ended. > [@](#): > > It means nothing. You just saw what you wanted to see. I’ve been flipping back and forth between MSNBC and FOX, and FOX is almost as pessimistic for McCain as MSNBC is. > > Think about it. What possible reason could they have to try and make their election predicting ability look faulty? Especially this late in the game. Agreed… Fox were actually calling a couple of states for Obama early on before anyone else did. They’ve been very balanced tonight, numbers-wise. Some of their commentators have said really, really dumb things, but their objective analysis has been good. ---
**Author:** ![Lantern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/467 "2008-11-05T03:27:57Z")
Those of you who are in a geeky mood can check the county-by-county returns from ,say, Florida on [CNN](http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/individual/#mapPFL)and compare them with the 2004 [results](http://us.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004//pages/results/states/FL/P/00/county.001.html). I have looked at a few counties and things are looking very good for Obama. For example Orange County which split 50-50 last time is 59-41 for Obama. Wouldn’t be too surprised if Florida is called soon. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/468 "2008-11-05T03:28:42Z")
Obama only needs 63 more electoral votes to go. Keep your fingers crossed, guys! ---
**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, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/469 "2008-11-05T03:28:42Z")
I’m finally excited. For once in Presidential election I feel a real sense of history in the making. Although I would never gloat, I have to feel that we are in part seeing some sort of referendum on the politics of negativism. Perhaps the next election cycle will focus more on what binds us all together in this country, and on the issues rather than bogus claims about one candidate or another’s presumed character. Ahhh, who am I kidding? ---
**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, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/470 "2008-11-05T03:28:45Z")
> [@Usram](#): > > Michael Bolton? Wow, he has aged badly. Still, maybe he will grace us with one of his trademark power ballads. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/471 "2008-11-05T03:29:00Z")
And my city looks SO good on TV. The crowd is well behaved and very diverse. I loves me Windy City! I can’t believe that LA went McCain–Katrina and its “treatment” meant nothing? ---
**Author:** ![Ensign\_Edison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ab992/32.png) [@Ensign\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ensign_Edison)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/472 "2008-11-05T03:29:02Z")
CNN now reporting that McCain aides have confirmed no path to victory. ---
**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, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/473 "2008-11-05T03:29:10Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Can Ted Stevens even vote for himself since he’s a convicted felon?😕 The ruling was that since his crime was not one of “moral turpitude”, that he can vote. ---
**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, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/474 "2008-11-05T03:30:04Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > It means nothing. You just saw what you wanted to see. I’ve been flipping back and forth between MSNBC and FOX, and FOX is almost as pessimistic for McCain as MSNBC is. > > Think about it. What possible reason could they have to try and make their election predicting ability look faulty? Especially this late in the game. Maybe, I really only watched for about 15 seconds, but I took it as Fox putting making it seem closer than it is. ---
**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, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/475 "2008-11-05T03:30:15Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > The ruling was that since his crime was not one of “moral turpitude”, that he can vote. Corruption and taking bribes don’t count? Wow. ---
**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, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/476 "2008-11-05T03:31:07Z")
I am seriously wondering if the networks are holding off on some of these final calls until the polls on the west coast close. Perhaps after the hour, they will all go bing, bing, bing. ---
**Author:** ![kellner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c2a13f/32.png) [@kellner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellner)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/477 "2008-11-05T03:31:42Z")
> [@MJinks](#): > > Yeah, it’s 3:20am here, but damn, this effects us too! And it’s 4:30 here. I watched all the debates live and now I watch this whole thing. ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/478 "2008-11-05T03:32:03Z")
I hope that Bricker didn’t prepay the ad companies… ---
**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, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/479 "2008-11-05T03:32:07Z")
Sooo when does Obama go on in Chicago\>? ---
**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, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031/480 "2008-11-05T03:33:05Z")
Okay, the bishop on MSNBC almost made me cry. I didn’t catch his name. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-presidential-election-results-thread-see-it-here-as-they-come-in/471031.md?page=25)