# 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:** 21
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/401 "2012-11-07T03:23:47Z")
Yay, Tammy! No Tommy! ---
**Author:** ![RadioWave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RadioWave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadioWave)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/402 "2012-11-07T03:24:46Z")
Looking at the Florida county results, it looks like most of the remaining uncounted votes are in heavy blue areas. It’s getting exciting! ---
**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 7, 2012, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/403 "2012-11-07T03:25:49Z")
It’s over. Romney’s long odds road to winning is clearly not working. Best wishes to President Obama. ---
**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, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/404 "2012-11-07T03:25:51Z")
BBC was saying that Romney has a lakeside home in New Hampshire and was sort of counting it as a home state too. So now he’s lost his home states of New Hampshire and Massachusetts, plus Ryan’s home state of Wisconsin. Of course he’s going to take Utah though. Obama, on the other hand, has won his home state of Illinois and will certainly take his birthplace of Kenya. Er, I mean Hawaii. And they’ve taken Biden’s home state of New Jersey. Good all around. BBC just called New Mexico for the Dems. I’m proud of my former home. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/405 "2012-11-07T03:26:04Z")
ABC calls Wisconsin for Obama! ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/406 "2012-11-07T03:26:34Z")
> [@MEBuckner](#): > > With 0% of the votes counted and the vote count 0-0 in Utah…MSNBC.com calls the state for Romney. > > Well, yeah, I can see that. MSNBC has Romney at 52% in WI but have called it for Obama. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/407 "2012-11-07T03:27:47Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > In my electoral map, I see that (as it is likely now) Obama wining Ohio and Iowa means that Obama does not need to worry about Virginia or Florida, If Florida goes for Obama then it is an early game over for Mittens. I am serenely confident (well, almost) that Obama will take Minnesota and Nevada. That said, he only needs two from the following: Florida, Virginia, Ohio, Iowa and Colorado. It doesn’t matter which two, any two will do. He takes IA and CO (along with MN and NV), he doesn’t need FL/OH/VA. Romney’s paths to 270 are narrowing as we speak. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/408 "2012-11-07T03:28:39Z")
Karl Rove is on FNC acting like Romney is going to win Ohio. ---
**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, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/409 "2012-11-07T03:29:02Z")
147 to 158 closing up! should bachmann lose her seat i may do a "scare the cats"dance. ---
**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 7, 2012, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/410 "2012-11-07T03:29:45Z")
HOly cow, just tuned into Faux. It’s like “can we start the wake yet?” ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/411 "2012-11-07T03:31:25Z")
Is Fox News a mouthpiece for the GPO or is it the other way around? ---
**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, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/412 "2012-11-07T03:31:26Z")
> [@Uncle\_Jocko](#): > > I am serenely confident (well, almost) that Obama will take Minnesota and Nevada. That said, he only needs two from the following: Florida, Virginia, Ohio, Iowa and Colorado. It doesn’t matter which two, any two will do. He takes IA and CO (along with MN and NV), he doesn’t need FL/OH/VA. > > Romney’s paths to 270 are narrowing as we speak. BBC has called Minnesota for Obama. ---
**Author:** ![Dumbguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dumbguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumbguy)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/413 "2012-11-07T03:31:47Z")
I’m calling it. Obama wins Florida. The rest is irrelevant. You heard it here. Some random guy on the internet calls the election before any of the major networks. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/414 "2012-11-07T03:33:02Z")
> [@Rysto](#): > > MSNBC has Romney at 52% in WI but have called it for Obama. 😛 Yes, because it’s only 25% of the vote counted, and that’s from heavily Republican rural counties, not the densely populated and heavily Democratic urban counties. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/415 "2012-11-07T03:34:04Z")
> [@Dumbguy](#): > > I’m calling it. Obama wins Florida. The rest is irrelevant. > > You heard it here. Some random guy on the internet calls the election before any of the major networks. I called it on Facebook for this very reason about 20 min. ago. 😃 ---
**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, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/416 "2012-11-07T03:34:21Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > BBC was saying that Romney has a lakeside home in New Hampshire and was sort of counting it as a home state too. So now he’s lost his home states of New Hampshire and Massachusetts, plus Ryan’s home state of Wisconsin. Of course he’s going to take Utah though. > > Obama, on the other hand, has won his home state of Illinois and will certainly take his birthplace of Kenya. Er, I mean Hawaii. And they’ve taken Biden’s home state of New Jersey. Good all around. > > BBC just called New Mexico for the Dems. I’m proud of my former home. obama and biden will deliver all their home states, il, hi, de, and pa. romney has lost his homes of mich, mass, and nh. wisc. according to cnn may still be in play, because the big cities aren’t counted as yet. ---
**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, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/417 "2012-11-07T03:34:24Z")
The turd polishers must be frantic over at FoxNews. ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/418 "2012-11-07T03:34:44Z")
I actually found Rove’s argument that Romney could win Ohio somewhat compelling. We’ll see how it turns out. I laughed at how the anchor was floored by all the “numbers” lol! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/419 "2012-11-07T03:34:54Z")
How many hours is Hawaii behind Pacific time? I mean, I wouldn’t ever not vote, but it has to be kind of discouraging to have the election all but called before the polls close. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/420 "2012-11-07T03:35:26Z")
Now [MSNBC.com](http://MSNBC.com) is showing no votes counted in Virginia. OK, everybody, back to the polls! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045.md?page=22)