US Election Watch - we'll be here for a while!

[taliac]

After the success of the all day / night London Election party we had earlier in the year, who fancies one for the US election?

Lots of nothing news so far from the US - some polling stations have long queues, but others don't! John McCain says tomorrow he "will be the President of the United States!" Sarah Palin is "very optimistic!" Hilary Clinton is predicting a big Obama win! Obama has been playing basketball!

Its going to be a good one..

Dh is watching Fox (ha ha) and they have the west virginia result.

McCain wins W Virginia on Fox - see www.foxnews.com

W Virg always a shoo-in for McCain apparently.

North Carolina - Obama currently ahead
Florida - Obama atm

Both those only 1% in though

Indiana (20% closed) McCain 51%

Ah yes, West Virginia, Quattrocento already said it was expected to go to McCain

(must keep up)

Fox does seem to "call" results earlier than the other main channels

Obama gets vermont

Obama is way ahead in Floria over 100,000 votes!

help meeee!

Fox are known for prioritising speed over accuracy, so fingers crossed they've got it wrong.

All votes we see tonight are PROJECTED very accurately by networks. BBC always preface with "projected' after Florida fiasco

what are the electoral votes now?

I really care too. Without wanting to be OTT, the US could be in the hands of a duo with totally rancid policies who see almost every other country in the world as a potential threat, want to overthrow RoeVsWade, deny Guantanamo Bay detainees the right to challenge their detention, want to drill for oil all over the world & suggested US troops could remain in Iraq for 100 years....

The 8/3 (and any other figures that come out) are projections based on votes already counted (I think?)

ermm Foxes map showing no actual results in for WV yet

or is that projections from exit polls

Okay. Now I heard earlier on that Obama only needs to win one of the big swing states (Indiana, Florida etc) to win overall, whereas McCain needs to win them all (because they're mostly traditional Republican states).

Ring any bells with anyone who has had more sleep that I have?

ahhh I see (I think). Right bollocks to the beeb, have switched over to Fox

I'm sticking with CNN - a bit slower but more accurate (apparently hehe)

Shit, the dog is starting to get really anxious for me to take him out for a walk (afternoon here). How do I explain to him about the US election (he is a collie, so reasonably bright...)

You cannot support Obama and watch Fox. It flies in the face of everything that is reasonable and decent.

I read that if Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Indiana, Montana, Ohio or North carolina don't go to McCain he'll be fuct.

Now swapped to CNN cos fox screen was doing my head in

Exactly monkeys.

Plus Fox has the "score" at McCain/Obama 13/1, so I prefer CNN

policy - am sleep deprived. Don't understand the swing state thing...