# 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:** 44
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/861 "2012-11-07T06:00:18Z")
I’m so glad I don’t have to give a crap about what this guy says anymore after tonight. I hope Bachmann loses in MN, btw. ---
**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, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/862 "2012-11-07T06:00:20Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > Is he reading from a teleprompter? Yep, they are there on stage with him, they are placed pretty far away so they are unobtrusive. ---
**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, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/863 "2012-11-07T06:00:34Z")
Fairly classy concession speech. ---
**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, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/864 "2012-11-07T06:00:53Z")
So what gives that Florida has been stuck at 92% reporting on CNN for so long? ---
**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, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/865 "2012-11-07T06:00:53Z")
That was a gracious speech ---
**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, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/866 "2012-11-07T06:02:58Z")
334 electoral votes if he gets Florida as well. Oh, and they haven’t called Alaska yet 😛 ---
**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, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/867 "2012-11-07T06:02:59Z")
Well, that was a bland and forgettable speech – a lot like Mittens. ---
**Author:** ![yorick73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b5a626/32.png) [@yorick73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yorick73)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/868 "2012-11-07T06:03:28Z")
Concession speeches always make me feel bad for the loser regardless of party. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/869 "2012-11-07T06:03:39Z")
It was a good speech by Romney until the end. Spoiled little rich boy didn’t get the toy he wanted. Back to the private sector for you. ---
**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, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/870 "2012-11-07T06:04:55Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > So what gives that Florida has been stuck at 92% reporting on CNN for so long? More strangely, [CNN](http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/results/state/FL#president) and [Huffington Post](http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/results/florida) both show the same exact numbers for Obama and Romney, but their “percent reporting” numbers are different (CNN says 92% in, HuffPo says 98% in). Perhaps the total number of ballots cast is not known (or announced), and both are just estimating? ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/871 "2012-11-07T06:05:15Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > So what gives that Florida has been stuck at 92% reporting on CNN for so long? All the missing votes are in Miami-Dade and they’ve shut down for the night (polls were open there past 11p because of the lines). Okay, 'Pubs. Can we please put early voting hours back where they were or do we continue to be the ass-end of the country? ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/872 "2012-11-07T06:05:47Z")
Is it true that while they hadn’t written a concession speach for themselves, they had a generic one which he just needed to fill in the blanks? “\_\_\_\_\_” and I would like to thank you. . . ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/873 "2012-11-07T06:05:48Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > So what gives that Florida has been stuck at 92% reporting on CNN for so long? Some Floridians are still waiting in line to vote. ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/874 "2012-11-07T06:06:10Z")
He looked a bit drunk/giddy. Maybe he had a little boost right before going on–a Diet Coke! He said all the right things. He seemed a lot more likable just now–maybe because now I know he can’t be president. ---
**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, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/875 "2012-11-07T06:06:36Z")
Clearly my TV picks up different signals than the Fox pundits have access to. The speech was blah… but Fox is all over it and questioning if Obama will turn around and be ignorant. (I hate TV. At least on the Internet I can hit re-wind when my brain goes… “did they _really_ just say what I thought they said?”) ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/876 "2012-11-07T06:06:49Z")
I haven’t watched any coverage tonight - this thread has been my news ticker, and I’d like to thank all the posters. ---
**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, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/877 "2012-11-07T06:07:50Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > 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. Agreed ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/878 "2012-11-07T06:08:16Z")
Romney and Ryan’s home states all went for Obama. How often does a candidate lose his home state? ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/879 "2012-11-07T06:09:16Z")
I believe the most recent example is Gore losing TN. ---
**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, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/880 "2012-11-07T06:09:23Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > 334 electoral votes if he gets Florida as well. > > Oh, and they haven’t called Alaska yet 😛 I make it 332 with Florida. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045.md?page=43) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045.md?page=45)