# 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:** 35
**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, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/681 "2012-11-07T04:57:10Z")
> [@Palo\_Verde](#): > > Details? something about a travesty. ms maddow every now and again will read out one of his twits and laugh. ah, here we go. “this election is a total sham and a travesty.” “we are not a democracy” ---
**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, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/682 "2012-11-07T04:57:39Z")
Romney is leading in Ohio. It’s called for Obama, and yet he has edged ahead. How’d that happen? ---
**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, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/683 "2012-11-07T04:57:41Z")
What’s especially rich is, Rove and Fox can howl all they want about Ohio. If Obama holds Colorado, Ohio doesn’t even freakin’ matter. Of course, I’d be much happier to see Obama take all three of Ohio, Virginia and Florida … but it’s pretty sweet that he’ll probably have enough to win without them. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/684 "2012-11-07T04:57:53Z")
> [@Brynda](#): > > I love it when they refer to the new senator from Arizona as “the Republican flake.” Might be in doubt if [he’s prosecuted for election fraud, in the long, grand and glorious Republican tradition of “ratfucking”](http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/121106/robocalls-republican-jeff-flake-send-arizona-dem). ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/685 "2012-11-07T04:58:23Z")
> [@Scotty Mo](#): > > Times like these I wish I had cable.. You can go here for some funny: > **[Latest Breaking News Videos | Fox News Video](https://www.foxnews.com/video)** > > Discover the latest breaking news videos from Fox News. From politics to entertainment Fox News has the most up-to-date videos that you can watch now. ---
**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, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/686 "2012-11-07T04:58:35Z")
Rove’s now conceding Ohio. “Just wanted to strike a note of caution”, doncha know. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/687 "2012-11-07T04:58:57Z")
One of the news channels said Trump has called for a revolution? XD ---
**Author:** ![antechinus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/688 "2012-11-07T04:58:58Z")
Whats round at the ends and hi in the middle? ---
**Author:** ![panaccione](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/94ad74/32.png) [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/689 "2012-11-07T05:00:02Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > You can go here for some funny: > [http://live.foxnews.com/](http://live.foxnews.com/) Thank you very much! ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/690 "2012-11-07T05:00:31Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Romney is leading in Ohio. It’s called for Obama, and yet he has edged ahead. > > How’d that happen? It’s due to where the votes are coming in from. CNN is pointing out that a lot of the remaining uncounted votes are from counties along the northern edge of Ohio, which are leaning strongly Democratic. ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/691 "2012-11-07T05:00:31Z")
Porky Pig finally backed down. Faux News is coming to grips with the fact that their world just collapsed. ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/692 "2012-11-07T05:00:33Z")
Colorado is now high in the middle, and after legalizing pot they sure aren’t a bunch of squares! ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/693 "2012-11-07T05:01:08Z")
> [@BlackKnight](#): > > I’m still anxiously awaiting the results of Minnesota’s proposed amendment to install bigotry in our state constitution. Odd that at 11:01pm both newspapers show no more precints reporting than they did two hours ago. CNN shows it down 49-46 with 37% of the vote counted. ---
**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, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/694 "2012-11-07T05:01:25Z")
Trump on Twitter: “He lost the popular vote by a lot and won the election. We should have a revolution in this country!” “The phoney electoral college made a laughing stock out of our nation. The loser one!” “We can’t let this happen. We should march on Washington and stop this travesty. Our nation is totally divided!” “Lets fight like hell and stop this great and disgusting injustice! The world is laughing at us.” “More votes equals a loss…revolution!” “This election is a total sham and a travesty. We are not a democracy!” “Our country is now in serious and unprecedented trouble…like never before.” “The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy.” ---
**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, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/695 "2012-11-07T05:01:41Z")
OMG… fox talking head asks “do they [GOP] go moderate or go tea party?”… answer “right is right” — WTF? Romney hasn’t left his room yet… bet Ann is in there having a world class melt down. Betcha Ann doesn’t come on stage (they’ll claim that she’s just too spent). ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/696 "2012-11-07T05:01:42Z")
> [@antechinus](#): > > Whats round at the ends and hi in the middle? Snoop Dogg’s tour bus? ---
**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, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/697 "2012-11-07T05:01:44Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > Might be in doubt if [he’s prosecuted for election fraud, in the long, grand and glorious Republican tradition of “ratfucking”](http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/121106/robocalls-republican-jeff-flake-send-arizona-dem). Nothing will come of it, he’s republican, has political standing, and probably wealthy. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Surb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@The\_Surb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Surb)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/698 "2012-11-07T05:01:46Z")
> [@BlackKnight](#): > > Colorado is now high in the middle, and after legalizing pot they sure aren’t a bunch of squares! I can’t believe they got all the dopers to vote, doooood! ---
**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, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/699 "2012-11-07T05:02:21Z")
this is rather amusing, CNN website is showing Romney ahead, but a beautiful tick beside Obama’s name ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/700 "2012-11-07T05:02:33Z")
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