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Indecision 08 - The Fever US Election

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bopman wrote:
I think the ACORN thing is getting a lot of airing because the Republicans in crisis mode, i would be more than very surprised if it was a ground for a mainstream court challenge. Maybe some extreme whackjobs might use it but not the Replubican party as a whole


State Courts are already looking at this, if things go badly for McCain they'll probably be looking at federal courts as well.

Of course Republicans have been in the desperation mode, but I feel they'll be ready to go ahead with it if McCain loses. The stakes are way too high for the Republicans to let Obama win without firing every single shot they have.
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Anyone wanna predict the result.  i'll go obama with 350 electoral seats.
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Sad news about his grandma, he'll et about 350. Absolute landslide, i think tomorrow may be one of those days that you should remember where you are. A black US president, a very big deal

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Want time will results start coming in?  i was thinking that it might be all over quite early.  Perhaps around 6pm our time2ndBest2008-11-04 13:14:25
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I thought around lunchtime results will start coming in, my mate thinks earlier than that. With key states on both coasts it may be a longish night

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Calfornia closes at 11pm ET so that would be around 5pm here.
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California will go blue though, New Mexico, Nevada are battlegrounds

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Can't wait to watch hannity and o'reilly throw thier toys tomorrow
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CNN are covering it from 1pm untill 6pm ish.
The backbencher will have it on the big screen, with sound
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Can't see thier coverage finishing at 6pm
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Hannity and O'Reily wont have much to do with the fox coverage I dont think, itll be people like Brit Hulme, Van Sustern and Sheppard Smith as well as that attractive blonde girl. Bill and Hannity while fair and balanced are commentators. Karl Rove will be a laugh. Hopefully CNN dont cut away to CNN international at 6, they should stay with Cooper and Blitzer and the like i presume.
RealClearPolitics (great site) has Obama by 138. I think it will be close because Americans are as stupid as we all hope they aren't i think

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I'm still nervous...please god, not McCain...oh wait, god wants McCain to win...
I like tautologies because I like them.
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I think Obama will win it but not by anywhere near as much as you hear some people predicting.
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give us a figure
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I don't know maybe overall percentage 54% to Obama and 45% to McCain with the other 1% going to Nader (I think he's running as Independent this time isn't he?).

Was reading up on the Bradley Effect on good old wikipedia and that could be of some benefit to him. 

Have to wait and see.
loyalgunner2008-11-04 23:08:04
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174 - 64 to Obama so far.

Predicting Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Maine, New Jersey and Washington D.C to go to Obama.
 
Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee to McKain.
 
Fair way to go but...
 
 
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207 Obama
135 McCain atm
frustr8dstriker2008-11-05 16:20:01


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it appears north carolina is a close one
 
atm there is only 3000 votes between them


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there you go, Obama the President elect after California was called in his favour.
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obama wins presidency with currently 297 seats having needed only 270
mccain currently has 139.
 


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President Obama! Loving it!
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Finally America has grown a brain.
 
My guess is just about spot on. Big time landslde.
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YESSS!  a president that isn't retarded...it's been a long 8 years...
I like tautologies because I like them.
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its been longer than 8 years, I'd say most of the presidents have been idiots in recent times anyway - time will tell if Obama is any different,

Queenslander 3x a year.

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2ndBest wrote:
Finally America has grown a brain.
 
All credit to this guy...
 
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Milky Pisswit wrote:
2ndBest wrote:
Finally America has grown a brain.
 
All credit to this guy...
 

brilliant, and brilliant stuff in the election.
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a huge change in symbolic terms for America
 
having been a bit young to appreciate the Kennedy era, i hope this phase in US  (and World) history this fulfills  at  least some of the expectations many of us hold tonight
 
Obama seems to have the charisma and social intelligence of Clinton but with - it seems -  a greater sense of purpose than merely creating a personal place in history
 
sadly, I expect to feel a tad less at peace with the world on saturday night
tigers2008-11-05 20:19:34
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give it 3 months when the euphoria has died down, and he will be getting c**ted off by everyone.

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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Frankie Mac wrote:
give it 3 months when the euphoria has died down, and he will be getting c**ted off by everyone.


as per this article:
Black Man Given Nation's Worst Job

November 5, 2008 |

WASHINGTON�African-American man Barack Obama, 47, was given the least-desirable job in the entire country Tuesday when he was elected president of the United States of America. In his new high-stress, low-reward position, Obama will be charged with such tasks as completely overhauling the nation's broken-down economy, repairing the crumbling infrastructure, and generally having to please more than 300 million Americans and cater to their every whim on a daily basis. As part of his duties, the black man will have to spend four to eight years cleaning up the messes other people left behind. The job comes with such intense scrutiny and so certain a guarantee of failure that only one other person even bothered applying for it. Said scholar and activist Mark L. Denton, "It just goes to show you that, in this country, a black man still can't catch a break."

Salmon swim upstream

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It appears I failed miserably at predicting it lol.  Oh well, hopefully Obama does well.  But as FM says, it's only a matter of time before lots of people turn against him.
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i can foresee many assassination attempts for Obama to be honest, filthy rednecks will try get him when he visits Texas or Arkansas etc..
anyone else see the screens they had up for him when he was giving his victory speech? already!
 
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That was a great speech from him.
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The key question hanging over Barack Obama's White House credentials has been answered - the Democrat has been revealed to be a West Ham United fan.

As the 46-year-old's campaign to become America's first black president moves into overdrive, Obama has declared his fondness for the Claret and Blues quarter of east London.

According to reports, the US senator has been a fan of the Hammers ever since a trip to England five years ago and watches Premier League games whenever his busy schedule allows.

Telegraph (28 Jan 08)

 

We're Forever Causing Trouble

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Pete Seeger would be happy
 
 
 "If I had a ..
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Frankie Mac wrote:
give it 3 months when the euphoria has died down, and he will be getting c**ted off by everyone.


Lot of people hate him already. Despite the huge margin in electoral college numbers, the popular vote was only 52% to 47% in Obama's favour.

In my eyes, it's really scary that 50+ million Americans voted for McCain and the crazy psycho-bitch from Alaska, but to be honest it doesn't really surprise me.
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But he is a marxist muslim who wants to steal from the rich to pay the poor!
Me and some mates played a drinking game yesterday while watching fox that every time they said liberal, marxist, liberal media bias or redistribute the wealth we drunk. Were effing hammered by 8 last night!

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2ndBest wrote:
Anyone wanna predict the result.  i'll go obama with 350 electoral seats.

winner
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Not yet.  There are still 2 states to be called worth 26 elctoral seats.  Both of which Obama are leading.
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francsernal wrote:
i can foresee many assassination attempts for Obama to be honest, filthy rednecks will try get him when he visits Texas or Arkansas etc..
anyone else see the screens they had up for him when he was giving his victory speech? already!
 
Yes, and that was here in Chicago.  We're a bunch of filthy rednecks in Chitown.
 
 
El Bombero4512008-11-06 15:52:31
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