# 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:** 28
**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, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/541 "2012-11-07T04:18:10Z")
CNN is lagging. They’re still not calling it. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/542 "2012-11-07T04:18:35Z")
NBC called Ohio, projected O, and Fark went down. CNN just projected O. ---
**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, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/543 "2012-11-07T04:19:03Z")
Bingo. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/544 "2012-11-07T04:19:07Z")
> [@Frostillicus](#): > > Suck it, Mitt. Fuck you Koch Brothers and Dick Cheney. ---
**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, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/545 "2012-11-07T04:19:13Z")
Looks like Nate Silver was pretty on the money again, down to predicting Ohio would be the clincher. He may have been wrong about Florida, displaying his well-known Republican bias. ---
**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, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/546 "2012-11-07T04:19:40Z")
BBC is calling Iowa. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/547 "2012-11-07T04:19:41Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > CNN is lagging. They’re still not calling it. Their website is calling it, at least on the electoral map. ---
**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, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/548 "2012-11-07T04:19:49Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > CNN is lagging. They’re still not calling it. Now they called it. The Empire State Building is blue. ---
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/549 "2012-11-07T04:19:52Z")
> [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](#): > > After an increasing frenzy of anti-Obama / Democrat posts (though, strangely, no pro-Romney ones) in the last few weeks my Facebook teabaggers are 100% silent. [What a…](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6_1Pw1xm9U) ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/550 "2012-11-07T04:19:57Z")
NPR called Ohio for Obama, too. Their count is now 265, the next battleground state to break blue will end it. This includes Wisconsin. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/551 "2012-11-07T04:19:58Z")
BOO-YA! Suck it, Mittens! ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/552 "2012-11-07T04:20:03Z")
I bet Romney is already directing his accountant to amend his tax return. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/553 "2012-11-07T04:20:12Z")
CNN calls the election for Obama. Ball game. ---
**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, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/554 "2012-11-07T04:20:19Z")
cnn just called obama win. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/555 "2012-11-07T04:20:36Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Wow, how did Obama just shoot into the lead like that? Which states got counted that weren’t before? California, Washington, Oregon and New Mexico all got called moments after the polls closed. ---
**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, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/556 "2012-11-07T04:20:38Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > Now on to the California propositions. Anyone have a good site for results? Hufpo has them at the bottom of the page: [http://origin-elections-mtc-a.evip.aol.com/2012/results/california](http://origin-elections-mtc-a.evip.aol.com/2012/results/california) ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/557 "2012-11-07T04:21:07Z")
So, we have our country back for another 4 years!! Watching The daily Show, can’t wait to hear Jon call it. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/558 "2012-11-07T04:21:20Z")
The brain trust at CBS is talking about how Obama has won despite losing the popular vote. They’re seriously saying this could hurt his mandate. Guys, there’s this place called California, where they’ve barely started counting the votes… ---
**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, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/559 "2012-11-07T04:21:46Z")
what a night. 274 to 201 is the count on cnn. ---
**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 7, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/560 "2012-11-07T04:21:56Z")
OK, glad to hear the result. Now let’s try and get a few things done the next four years. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045.md?page=29)