Exit polls, results, coverage and all things election night.

nagilum2

southsiderosie wrote: »

I live in a very lefty part of Massachusetts, and people were really worried that Brown would win because he was seen as moderate and competent. But then he started acting like a national Republican rather than a New England moderate, and that didn't go over well.

I have to wonder if the GOP isn't going to purge itself of its far-right extremists after this election cycle. They have essentially cost the GOP the senate.

I don't believe any republican can win national office in a general election in MA. Brown could have walked on water. Wouldn't have mattered.

nagilum2

Now need Romney to run up big popular vote totals. Really hoping Romney can split the pop vote now that O has the EC locked for all practical purposes.

Corkfeen

68Murph68 wrote: »

Republican on RTE was saying that in his opinion this result made it very hard to see Romney winning in Ohio.

I've switched over purely because he was going on about how wrong the polls were. :pac:

CNN exit polls:

Iowa - Obama +6

Nevada - Obama +5

Manic Moran

nagilum2 wrote: »

Now need Romney to run up big popular vote totals. Really hoping Romney can split the pop vote now that O has the EC locked for all practical purposes.

What possible good can come from that?

feargale

NBC projects Obama win Wis, Penn, NH and a 4th - Minn, I think

JonSnuuu

vetinari wrote: »

They're surely close to calling Florida for Obama?
From looking at CNN, the only major counting left is in Miami which is strongly for Obama

Nearly impossible to see Romney winning if he loses Florida. Looks like it's going to be Obama's night

JonSnuuu

CNN Project NH for Obama

southsiderosie

nagilum2 wrote: »

I don't believe any republican can win national office in a general election in MA. Brown could have walked on water. Wouldn't have mattered.

I disagree. MA voters are not uniformly Republican - they will support a moderate. But the GOP cannibalizes its moderates.

Also Brown was doing quite well in the polls until late in the campaign.

Brian?

WOW. Fox News currently discussing where it went wrong for Romney!

Is that the fat lady singing??

Stheno

BBC predicting Ohio for Obama

Duck Soup

Claire McCaskill projected to beat Todd "Legitimate Rape" Akin in the Missouri senate race.

Hazys

Its looking pretty ominous for Romney now

southsiderosie

Brian? wrote: »

WOW. Fox News currently discussing where it went wrong for Romney!

Is that the fat lady singing??

Stheno

BBC predicting NH for Obama

Strongbow10

Sarah Palin waving the white flag now on Fox

Brian?

Sarah Palin currently talking about what 4 more years of Obama will mean. She's talking out of her hole as usual. Man she has big hair!

matthew8

4 more years of gridlock it is.

Strongbow10

Brian? wrote: »

Sarah Palin currently talking about what 4 more years of Obama will mean. She's talking out of her hole as usual. Man she has big hair!

Shes basically telling American's how stupid they are :cool:

Stheno

Women and young voters for Obama the difference according to BBC

sink

At this stage I will be quiet surprised if Obama doesn't do it.

Corkfeen

Can anyone explain to me what 'None' means on the CNN stats for Nevada as it's the only state that has it?

efb

Once Obama gets Ohio its done

JonSnuuu

Republicans on CNN pretty much admitting defeat too

Stheno

Corkfeen wrote: »

Can anyone explain to me what 'None' means on the CNN stats for Nevada as it's the only state that has it?

they have no results in yet.

southsiderosie

matthew8 wrote: »

4 more years of gridlock it is.

Well it doesn't have to be. Mitch McConnell said after Obama won that the number 1 priority of the GOP was to unseat the President. Over 2 billion dollars later, they appear to have failed. Will they now actually try to work with the White House to try and solve some of the country's problems?

Hazys

Stheno wrote: »

Women and young voters for Obama the difference according to BBC

What an impact a no big deal seeming question/issue about equality for women in the 2nd debate has turned out to be!

The whole answer from Romney was suicide...binders full of women, what a twat.

Brian?

Strongbow10 wrote: »

Shes basically telling American's how stupid they are :cool:

She's actually telling Americans they don't understand the true interpretation of the constitution. What an arrogant bitch.

cunnifferous

southsiderosie wrote: »

Well it doesn't have to be. Mitch McConnell said after Obama won that the number 1 priority of the GOP was to unseat the President. Over 2 billion dollars later, they appear to have failed. Will they now actually try to work with the White House to try and solve some of the country's problems?

Judging by the less than conciliatory mood on fox news, no.

Stheno

Hazys wrote: »

What an impact a no big deal seeming question/issue about equality for women in the 2nd debate has turned out to be!

The whole answer from Romney was suicide...binders full of women, what a twat.

IN fairness that would be a non issue for me as a female voter.

Supreme court influence, reduction in access to contraceptive as part of healthcare, potential impact on availability of abortion, reduction/ridding of planned parenthood all more important to me. And I suspect some women in America.

Brian?

Karl Rove is doing a great job of making me worried Romney will take Ohio. The evil bastard is great with numbers, that's what worries me.

matthew8

southsiderosie wrote: »

Well it doesn't have to be. Mitch McConnell said after Obama won that the number 1 priority of the GOP was to unseat the President. Over 2 billion dollars later, they appear to have failed. Will they now actually try to work with the White House to try and solve some of the country's problems?

I don't get this concept all you guys have that republicans should vote against their principles. They've been given a mandate in the house. The people want gridlock.

Strongbow10

whats the traditional percentage voter turn out in the US?

Duck Soup

People still waiting to vote at some Florida voting stations.

nagilum2

cunnifferous wrote: »

Judging by the less than conciliatory mood on fox news, no.

I hope not. I'm rooting for total gridlock. Romney would have compromised and made deals with whoever was in power. Obama is stubborn and so are the republicans. Neither will budge.

Bring on sequestration!

Strongbow10

Strongbow10 wrote: »

Shes basically telling American's how stupid they are :cool:

Jaysus, she'll end up sounding like a Democrat if she's not careful.

Manic Moran

People still waiting to vote at some Florida voting stations.

Mid sixties, isn't it?

Stheno

matthew8 wrote: »

I don't get this concept all you guys have that republicans should vote against their principles. They've been given a mandate in the house. The people want gridlock.

I'd argue that those most interested in supporting the republicans vote for varying reasons

America to me is a very polarised society and their voting pattern reflects that?

Manic Moran

Just for entertainment value, it would be nice of Romney could win a couple of the important ones. Otherwise there's no point in my logging in when I get home, the fun would be over.

nagilum2

matthew8 wrote: »

I don't get this concept all you guys have that republicans should vote against their principles. They've been given a mandate in the house. The people want gridlock.

Exactly!

Romney would not have produced gridlock. He would have compromised with Senate democrats, and the republicans would have gone along with him no matter how bad the legislation was just like they did with Bush in the WH.

ascanbe

Doesn't really matter.
Banking interests rule the world and that power construct is beginning to collapse from within and from without.
Hold tight.

nagilum2

Manic Moran wrote: »

Just for entertainment value, it would be nice of Romney could win a couple of the important ones. Otherwise there's no point in my logging in when I get home, the fun would be over.

Yeah now that Obama has it locked up, I'm hoping Romney can pull out as many other states as possible to minimize Obama's mandate.

matthew8

Stheno wrote: »

I'd argue that those most interested in supporting the republicans vote for varying reasons

America to me is a very polarised society and their voting pattern reflects that?

There have been polls in which the people have replied, without talking about either party specifically, that they want a different party to control the house to the president.

sink

Brian? wrote: »

Karl Rove is doing a great job of making me worried Romney will take Ohio. The evil bastard is great with numbers, that's what worries me.

Ohio might not matter if Obama wins Florida and CNN are making that case very strong. The vast majority of the votes yet to come in are in big blue areas.

Brian?

Manic Moran wrote: »

Just for entertainment value, it would be nice of Romney could win a couple of the important ones. Otherwise there's no point in my logging in when I get home, the fun would be over.

Watch Fox, Rove is worrying.

southsiderosie

Brian? wrote: »

Karl Rove is doing a great job of making me worried Romney will take Ohio. The evil bastard is great with numbers, that's what worries me.

Brian? wrote: »

Watch Fox, Rove is worrying.

Don''t be - Rove is TERRIBLE with numbers. I know a statistician who worked on the 2006 Congressional races, and Rove insisted until the bitter end that the GOP was going to hold the House, even though it was obvious the they were not. Rove talks a lot of ****e and is slick as hell, but he is not a good pollster - he's a party hack.

Duck Soup

From the Guardian - which apparently has run the numbers:

In case you were wondering, for Mitt Romney to win the presidential election from this point, he has to win each of Florida, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, Iowa and Colorado.

joseph brand

Brian? wrote: »

Watch Fox, Rove is worrying.

He looks a really old baby.

Manic Moran

matthew8 wrote: »

There have been polls in which the people have replied, without talking about either party specifically, that they want a different party to control the house to the president.

And frankly, I'm one of those people. I don't like the idea of a one-party triumvirate.

But I don't want total and absolute gridlock. Just to put the reins on some of the less... centrist.. proposals.

The only thing that concerns me about an Obama presidency is the Supreme Court. I have my reasons, just as much as an Obama supporter has theirs. In terms of governence, however, it's not the end of the world.

NTM

Stheno

Duck Soup wrote: »

From the Guardian - which apparently has run the numbers:

Hmm am following BBC who have called Iowa and Nevada for Obama