# 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:** 43
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/841 "2012-11-07T05:53:28Z")
Virginia called for Obama. 303 electoral votes. He broke the 300 mark. ---
**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, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/842 "2012-11-07T05:53:43Z")
Romney’s called Obama and congratulated him on his re-election. If history is any guide, we’ll see a much better man when he admits it to the world than we’ve seen for the last year. ---
**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, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/843 "2012-11-07T05:53:44Z")
Not just in Colorado, looks like Washington is legalizing it too. Only Oregon of the three said no. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/844 "2012-11-07T05:53:51Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Somewhere there’s a Weimaraner puppy breathing a huge sigh of relief. “Please, no. Don’t make me ride on top of the limousine.” ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/845 "2012-11-07T05:54:07Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > I gotta get up in 5.5 hours and I won’t get to sleep for a good hour if I started working on it now. Tomorrow is going to be a rough day! For me too. Worth it. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/846 "2012-11-07T05:55:15Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > Virginia called for Obama. 303 electoral votes. He broke the 300 mark. [New York times has a table](http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/results/president/network-calls?smid=tw-nytimes) showing which networks have called which states. Only New York Times and AP have called Virginia for Obama so far. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/847 "2012-11-07T05:55:38Z")
Everyone said this election boiled down to Ohio and Florida (and maybe Virginia). It’s looking like Obama would have won even without taking any of these states, though. I’m counting 272 electoral votes even if Obama had lost Ohio, Virginia, and Florida. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Colossus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.colossus/32/9423_2.png) [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/848 "2012-11-07T05:56:03Z")
Fox news is so deer-in-the-headlights terrified at the concept Republicans might need to change how they do things that they are praising the hell out of what a godlike, fantastically well ran campaign obama had. … ---
**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, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/849 "2012-11-07T05:56:07Z")
Does anyone know **adaher’s** home number? I’d just like to call to console him. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/850 "2012-11-07T05:56:26Z")
> [@scr4](#): > > [New York times has a table](http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/results/president/network-calls?smid=tw-nytimes) showing which networks have called which states. Only New York Times and AP have called Virginia for Obama so far. That’s out of date, then. CNN has it on their website, and I saw it called on CBS. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/851 "2012-11-07T05:57:02Z")
Impressive program they’re running in the Rom-bot tonight. Seems almost life-like with a sparkle of pseudo-emotion. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/852 "2012-11-07T05:57:26Z")
Ann would’ve been a _hilarous_ First Lady. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/853 "2012-11-07T05:57:52Z")
I gotta say, I’m actually impressed with the crowd at the Romney HQ. I expected a lot of boos and what have you when he said he conceded and wished Obama well, but they stayed pretty legitimately classy. ---
**Author:** ![justrob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9adbd/32.png) [@justrob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justrob)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/854 "2012-11-07T05:58:24Z")
> [@Uncle\_Jocko](#): > > (The absolute best thing about tonight? McConnell’s one-term President gambit FAILED. Try something else, will ya? Like working together for the sake of the country, maybe?) I’m pretty sure he’s going to do better at making sure Obama is only a two term president. ---
**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, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/855 "2012-11-07T05:58:32Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Ann would’ve been a _hilarous_ First Lady. _an_ hilarious first lady. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/856 "2012-11-07T05:58:53Z")
Is he reading from a teleprompter? ---
**Author:** ![Spastic\_Zen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Spastic\_Zen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spastic_Zen)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/857 "2012-11-07T05:59:36Z")
Romney’s speeches are pretty good off the cuff, he should improvise more often. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/858 "2012-11-07T05:59:52Z")
Of course he is - this speech was just written. The whole “teleprompter” meme was, and is, stupid. ---
**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, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/859 "2012-11-07T06:00:06Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > Is he reading from a teleprompter? Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/860 "2012-11-07T06:00:15Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > Is he reading from a teleprompter? Yes. You can see it in front of jim. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045.md?page=42) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045.md?page=44)