# Nov 2nd at 8pm... and counting **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 21, 2004, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nov-2nd-at-8pm-and-counting/270335 "2004-10-21T03:07:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nov-2nd-at-8pm-and-counting/270335/1 "2004-10-21T03:07:59Z")
How long do you think it’ll be to declare a winner in this Presidential Election once the polls close? How many states will be too close to call? Is there the potential for multiple “Floridas”? And, will those in the media keep their promise NOT to jump the gun and have to retract a state awarded on their electoral map? Whatcha thinx? - Jinx ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nov-2nd-at-8pm-and-counting/270335/2 "2004-10-21T03:14:17Z")
I bet that the concession speech will be made between 12 am-3 am EST. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nov-2nd-at-8pm-and-counting/270335/3 "2004-10-21T03:40:05Z")
**Nov 2nd at 8pm** I predict I will start drinking about an hour before that time. Hopefully I will have some Halloween candy left in case chocolate is also needed. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nov-2nd-at-8pm-and-counting/270335/4 "2004-10-21T11:36:53Z")
Yeah, I think the networks will call it between 11 and midnight. Whether than decides anything is another matter entirely. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nov-2nd-at-8pm-and-counting/270335/5 "2004-10-21T11:51:23Z")
I’m betting on CBS and Fox calling the race for different candidates, while the others delay their calls because it’s “just too close to call right now”. ---
**Author:** ![Brutus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Brutus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brutus)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nov-2nd-at-8pm-and-counting/270335/6 "2004-10-21T11:56:31Z")
Over by midnight? That would mean I got my ‘Ronnie the Republican Nightstick and Street-Brawler’ set for nothing! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nov-2nd-at-8pm-and-counting/270335/7 "2004-10-21T11:58:20Z")
> [@Brutus](#): > > Over by midnight? That would mean I got my ‘Ronnie the Republican Nightstick and Street-Brawler’ set for nothing! Don’t worry **Brutus** , the rioting will start right after the official calls were made. It was still a good investment. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nov-2nd-at-8pm-and-counting/270335/8 "2004-10-21T12:59:54Z")
There really oughta be a law - no returns announced until a week after the general election. We could deal for a week. This whole election polling and calling and skewing bugs me. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2004, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nov-2nd-at-8pm-and-counting/270335/9 "2004-10-21T13:14:03Z")
8pm Hawaii time.