Comments on: Also to watch for http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2008/11/04/also-to-watch-for/ The occasional brainshot Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:09:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: zwit http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2008/11/04/also-to-watch-for/comment-page-1/#comment-77304 zwit Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:02:00 +0000 http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2008/11/04/also-to-watch-for/#comment-77304 I'm very pleased by all this, really. I’m very pleased by all this, really.

]]> By: Raven http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2008/11/04/also-to-watch-for/comment-page-1/#comment-77298 Raven Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:08:08 +0000 http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2008/11/04/also-to-watch-for/#comment-77298 Virginia? Pfft. This is the first year I've been able to publically admit during an election that I come from Indiana. That state's so damn chock full of Republican farmers that it's not even funny. Growing up in the tiny portion of IN that has industry and Democrats, I was almost resigned to knowing our votes would never count for shit. HA-HA! Suck that, corn-shuckers! [Maybe that's why I moved to IL, where Chicago pretty much does the exact thing in reverse.] Virginia? Pfft. This is the first year I’ve been able to publically admit during an election that I come from Indiana. That state’s so damn chock full of Republican farmers that it’s not even funny. Growing up in the tiny portion of IN that has industry and Democrats, I was almost resigned to knowing our votes would never count for shit. HA-HA! Suck that, corn-shuckers!

[Maybe that's why I moved to IL, where Chicago pretty much does the exact thing in reverse.]

]]> By: Anonymous Prime http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2008/11/04/also-to-watch-for/comment-page-1/#comment-77266 Anonymous Prime Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:56:55 +0000 http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2008/11/04/also-to-watch-for/#comment-77266 Aaaaaaannnd North Carolina finally goes blue-- by 11,246 votes. http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/7937/13221/en/summary.html Halle-fuckin'-lujah. Hell, the fact that NC could even be in play is amazing. Now I can go to bed, and I need to, because my whole face hurts from smiling all night. Aaaaaaannnd North Carolina finally goes blue– by 11,246 votes.

http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/7937/13221/en/summary.html

Halle-fuckin’-lujah. Hell, the fact that NC could even be in play is amazing.

Now I can go to bed, and I need to, because my whole face hurts from smiling all night.

]]> By: ewhac http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2008/11/04/also-to-watch-for/comment-page-1/#comment-77240 ewhac Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:06:53 +0000 http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2008/11/04/also-to-watch-for/#comment-77240 As of 19:05 PST, with 83% reporting, it's a dead heat in Virginia. I smell a recount... Polls don't close in CA for another 55 minutes. As of 19:05 PST, with 83% reporting, it’s a dead heat in Virginia. I smell a recount…

Polls don’t close in CA for another 55 minutes.

]]> By: spinn http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2008/11/04/also-to-watch-for/comment-page-1/#comment-77227 spinn Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:56:39 +0000 http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2008/11/04/also-to-watch-for/#comment-77227 Yeah, exit polls are to be ignored. Kos couldn't have known in the first place anyway. Yeah, exit polls are to be ignored. Kos couldn’t have known in the first place anyway.

]]> By: ewhac http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2008/11/04/also-to-watch-for/comment-page-1/#comment-77223 ewhac Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:28:39 +0000 http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2008/11/04/also-to-watch-for/#comment-77223 And now, just half an hour later, Kos recants; says Virginia is too close to call. And now, just half an hour later, Kos recants; says Virginia is too close to call.

]]> By: ewhac http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2008/11/04/also-to-watch-for/comment-page-1/#comment-77221 ewhac Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:25:21 +0000 http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2008/11/04/also-to-watch-for/#comment-77221 <EM>sigh</EM> "Virginia." I knew it looked weird when I clicked Submit, but couldn't spot why in time. sigh “Virginia.” I knew it looked weird when I clicked Submit, but couldn’t spot why in time.

]]> By: ewhac http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2008/11/04/also-to-watch-for/comment-page-1/#comment-77220 ewhac Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:20:05 +0000 http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2008/11/04/also-to-watch-for/#comment-77220 As of this writing, DailyKos is calling Virgina for Obama. As of this writing, DailyKos is calling Virgina for Obama.

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