# 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:** 45
**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, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/881 "2012-11-07T06:14:04Z")
My state is starting to seriously piss me off and embarass the fuck out of me. Ban Same Sex Marriage No 936,599 Yes 931,963 Less than 5,000 vote margin at 66% reporting. This is too fucking close. ---
**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, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/882 "2012-11-07T06:15:10Z")
And Bachmann is up by @1k at 70% reporting. Sad ---
**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, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/883 "2012-11-07T06:15:15Z")
Puerto Rico voted in favour of [statehood](http://news.yahoo.com/puerto-rico-votes-us-ties-chooses-governor-145403629--election.html;_ylt=A2KJ3Cef.5lQ_gsAqSzQtDMD). I wonder how long it’ll take that to get through Congress. ---
**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, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/884 "2012-11-07T06:15:21Z")
[Bachmann is up on Graves by just over 1,000 with 70% in.](http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/results/state/MN/house/06) If he loses by less than 1,000, I blame myself. I gave a little dough to his campaign, and he kept sending me emails begging for more, but I just kept ignoring him. _shame_ ---
**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, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/885 "2012-11-07T06:15:46Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > I believe the most recent example is Gore losing TN. But he won Lieberman’s home state (Connecticut). Romney lost both. That’s a first. ---
**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, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/886 "2012-11-07T06:16:46Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Puerto Rico voted in favour of [statehood](http://news.yahoo.com/puerto-rico-votes-us-ties-chooses-governor-145403629--election.html;_ylt=A2KJ3Cef.5lQ_gsAqSzQtDMD). I wonder how long it’ll take that to get through Congress. Wow. Wasn’t expecting that tonight. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Dord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@The\_Dord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Dord)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/887 "2012-11-07T06:19:06Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Puerto Rico voted in favour of [statehood](http://news.yahoo.com/puerto-rico-votes-us-ties-chooses-governor-145403629--election.html;_ylt=A2KJ3Cef.5lQ_gsAqSzQtDMD). I wonder how long it’ll take that to get through Congress. Never new this was happening. Thanks for the link. ---
**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, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/888 "2012-11-07T06:22:49Z")
> [@The\_Dord](#): > > Never new this was happening. Thanks for the link. Neither did I. I want to know more about this. ---
**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, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/889 "2012-11-07T06:23:00Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > My state is starting to seriously piss me off and embarass the fuck out of me. > Ban Same Sex Marriage > > No 936,599 > Yes 931,963 > > Less than 5,000 vote margin at 66% reporting. This is too fucking close. I never thought we’d get all 3 Noes (bachman, id, same Sex marriage ban) But I thought the one Minnesota would Vote no on was the same sex marriage issue. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/890 "2012-11-07T06:24:16Z")
So, Allen West and Michele Bachmann’s races are both too close to call. Florida’s most odious amendments were voted down. Alan Grayson is back in office. Tammy Duckworth, Elizabeth Warren, Sherrod Brown, and Claire McCaskill have won. Obama wins 300+ EVs and most likely a majority popular vote once the west coast gets added, exactly (?) according to Nate Silver’s projection. If I didn’t know better, I’d say Christmas came early, but maybe tomorrow will show Florida going to Obama as well, and Bachmann (R - Crazy) and West (R - Batshit) falling to their challengers. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/891 "2012-11-07T06:28:03Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Puerto Rico voted in favour of [statehood](http://news.yahoo.com/puerto-rico-votes-us-ties-chooses-governor-145403629--election.html;_ylt=A2KJ3Cef.5lQ_gsAqSzQtDMD). I wonder how long it’ll take that to get through Congress. A long time; I understand they are expected to be strongly Democratic, so you can expect the Republicans to do everything they can to stop it even on top of their normal intransigence. ---
**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, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/892 "2012-11-07T06:31:32Z")
C’mon Barack. Give your speech. It’s getting late. ---
**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, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/893 "2012-11-07T06:32:36Z")
Obama has a 500k popular vote lead, Ohio is beyond the margin for a recount. CNN is still showing Indiana? (In) and North Carolina? (NC) as undecided but pale pink. I hope Obama gets Florida as well - to see him over 330 would rock Well done America, you done went and did the right thing ---
**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, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/894 "2012-11-07T06:33:53Z")
> [@AnalogSignal](#): > > C’mon Barack. Give your speech. It’s getting late. Arrogant Central Time Zoners. “Hey, it’s only 12:30 here!” ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/895 "2012-11-07T06:35:10Z")
> [@bengangmo](#): > > Obama has a 500k popular vote lead, Ohio is beyond the margin for a recount. > > CNN is still showing Indiana? (In) and North Carolina? (NC) as undecided but pale pink. > > I hope Obama gets Florida as well - to see him over 330 would rock > > Well done America, you done went and did the right thing Pale pink on the CNN map means the state has flipped from blue in 2008 to red in 2012. It does not mean undecided or weak. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/896 "2012-11-07T06:35:28Z")
> [@bengangmo](#): > > Obama has a 500k popular vote lead, Ohio is beyond the margin for a recount. > > CNN is still showing Indiana? (In) and North Carolina? (NC) as undecided but pale pink. > > I hope Obama gets Florida as well - to see him over 330 would rock > > Well done America, you done went and did the right thing They’re pink because they’re pickups from 2008. ---
**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, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/897 "2012-11-07T06:35:43Z")
For Florida, Romney needs to get better than 54% of the remaining vote to be able to catch up. ---
**Author:** ![Joools](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6de8d8/32.png) [@Joools](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joools)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/898 "2012-11-07T06:36:25Z")
He’s on stage. It’s on! ---
**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, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/899 "2012-11-07T06:37:07Z")
Here I am, signed, sealed, delivered, I’m yours… cool song for them to come out to! ---
**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, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045/900 "2012-11-07T06:38:08Z")
My gosh, his older daughter is a beauty! Haven’t seen her in a while. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045.md?page=44) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045.md?page=46)