# The official election day 2012 thread: 11/6/12 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 6, 2012, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045 "2012-11-06T04:11:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/221 "2012-11-07T01:34:45Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > As a former Vermonter, I’m always amused at how they call VT eight seconds after the polls close. Well, how long does it take you to count to twelve? Vermont: One of the states with nearly as many voters as electors. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/222 "2012-11-07T01:35:22Z")
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/223 "2012-11-07T01:36:39Z")
I think CNN’s page just bit the dust … ---
**Author:** ![Shadez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Shadez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadez)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/224 "2012-11-07T01:38:08Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > I think CNN’s page just bit the dust … I am suddenly having problems as well, even after multiple refreshes. Now it just says ‘We’re sorry! This page is not available.’ ---
**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 7, 2012, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/225 "2012-11-07T01:38:31Z")
Politico just added GA for Romney and has him up 67-64. Not that that was a surprise. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/226 "2012-11-07T01:39:10Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > I think CNN’s page just bit the dust … for me too. maps not loading. ---
**Author:** ![BigDadWolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@BigDadWolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDadWolf)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/227 "2012-11-07T01:39:20Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > BBC says voting hours are being extended in Virginia. Everyone who was in line as of 7pm will be allowed to vote, no matter how long it takes. (Isn’t that standard anyway?) I heard it as they would not be releasing additional results until 8:00 due to the long lines. ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/228 "2012-11-07T01:40:56Z")
> [@Shadez](#): > > I am suddenly having problems as well, even after multiple refreshes. Now it just says ‘We’re sorry! This page is not available.’ I’m still getting it, it has Romney up 64-82 But the Bams leading in Ohio and Florida ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/229 "2012-11-07T01:44:19Z")
64 to 82 now. obama holding in fl. romney holding in va. obama holding in oh. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/230 "2012-11-07T01:44:50Z")
VA is getting closer, but it looks like the one state that looks good for Romney. ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/231 "2012-11-07T01:45:58Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > VA is getting closer, but it looks like the one state that looks good for Romney. Yeah I saw the short lines in Northern Virginia and I knew Obama was going to struggle in Virginia. ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/232 "2012-11-07T01:50:51Z")
Chris Murphy beat Linda McMahon according to msnbc ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/233 "2012-11-07T01:52:15Z")
PBS is saying that the delay is due to very long lines in North VA, and Hampton Roads, so likely many Obama strongholds haven’t been counted. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/234 "2012-11-07T01:55:06Z")
speculation is that va and fl lines may go to midnight as lines are going 4 hours long. fl has that huge 10 page ballot. just insane to think you could get through that quickly. eliz. warren leading in mass!!! ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/235 "2012-11-07T01:55:25Z")
small blessing… Joe the Plumber is trailing by 50 points. ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/236 "2012-11-07T01:55:26Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > PBS is saying that the delay is due to very long lines in North VA, and Hampton Roads, so likely many Obama strongholds haven’t been counted. Yeah. Only 0.8% of the votes are in from Fairfax County, so it’s way to early to say anything yet. (I am, however, going to very tentatively call the Senate election for Tim Kaine, seeing as how he’s been running about three points ahead of Obama all evening.) ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/237 "2012-11-07T01:56:47Z")
> [@Damuri\_Ajashi](#): > > Chris Murphy beat Linda McMahon according to msnbc she has tossed huge amounts of money into 2 campaigns. ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/238 "2012-11-07T01:57:59Z")
According to my math, to win Romney has to get 51% of the remaining vote in Florida, and 52% in Ohio. The current trend is the opposite ---
**Author:** ![babygoat666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2acd7d/32.png) [@babygoat666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/babygoat666)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/239 "2012-11-07T01:58:53Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > she has tossed huge amounts of money into 2 campaigns. How many folding chairs has she tossed? Think about the chairs. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/240 "2012-11-07T01:59:21Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > eliz. warren leading in mass!!! Less than a percentage point separating Brown & Warren with less than a percent counted. I’m crossing my fingers, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045.md?page=13)