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

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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..

reuters is surely the best place to be?

mopnkeysmama to be kind, I expect anyone contributing here knows all that and more.

I think as long as he gets Florida and Cal he is in with a bloody good chance (they are 88 seats just the two of them)

Apparently (for those not watching BBC) Obama is doing much better in Indiana.

ilove... - of the states in monkeys's list, Obama need win only one to win overall (probably), whereas If McCain loses just one of them he'll probably lose overall.

Did anybody see McCain on the BBC? - he was almost totally white. That is not a healthy man.

What would happen if he did drop down dead between the close of the polls and all the votes being counted?

Would he scary psycho lady become president if the Republicans won?

mildmannored I've been using CNN map - don't always seem to update quickly - but useful to scroll across to see what's happening.

mmj- think they're much the same. My prob is I have too much choice! Did you see that I posted dd is up, albeit asleep on sofa? grrr

Well I currently have dp, ds1, ds2 and dd in my bed the kids all have coughs from hell so I can't go to bed even if I wanted to!

I am wondering how McCain will stay awake all night. Really

monkey's yes the numbers seem to be getting slightly closer again, but still quite a gap.

bloody news media

policywonk - that's about right yes, but I'm too tired to explain their stupid electoral representation system - sorry!

I'm going to turn off for an hour. There will be no result till about 4am at this rate!

I have to go to bed but am suffering from pregnancy insomnia at the moment anyway. What to do?

To those remembering Bush's re-election, I always remember 1992 as the most miserable election night - pretty difficult situation in the shared house I was living in as well as grim election results.

Shit 21/3 (CNN)

Dont forget lots of black people are voting, some for the first time, because they are voting in a Black president.

Two of my friends cousins live in the US and when one of them moved into an all white street (she is a lawyer) the white people moved out. Luckily, it's changed a bit now.

The only thing that worries me is that a lot of people are voting for Obama because he is black. Not because they normally vote.

US normally has a 40% turnout and they are expecting a 70% turnout because lots of black people never voted before but they will now because Barack is black.

South Carolina to McCain apparently

BBc tickers have said that most US Networks have called W Virginia for McCain, so that would make it 3 for Obama and 13 for McCain

(CNN) (online) North Carolina (battleground) 0% in (ie not a lot ) 62% Obama

It chills me to the bone as well.

me too mmj, we need a scared emoticon

I don't like McCain and his crazy gun totin' friend is equally odious!

Let's not worry about S carolina - it would have been a miracle if it went to Pbama

"Bradley effect" just talked about on CNN. Bit worried now.