First returns in.

Originally posted by joey
I am predicting that young voters are voting in unprecedented numbers and may well tilt the election.
joey

I assume you meant to say "right the tilted election"?

nope, I meant what I said. They might well tilt the election. (for Kerry)
joey

Originally posted by joey

nope, I meant what I said. They might well tilt the election. (for Kerry)
joey

I insist the election was tilted without the youth vote

Early results on CNN have Bush winning popular vote so far and Kerry ahead on electoral.
It's changing frequently though.

Republican
Bush
2,021,675
57% 66 electoral

Democratic
Kerry
1,507,590
43% 77 electoral

www.cnn.com...


[edit on 2-11-2004 by AceOfBase]

Illinois going for Kerry

It the first time an Australian Commercial network has aired live coverage of a US election.....picked up the CBS feed at 3am Aust EST its now 11am here. America Decides.

Dont you love it. Talking heads. Whatever western nation you vote in. 2 seconds after they announce the close of some of the polling stations, and with like .75 percent of the vote actually counted, they start making predictions how seats are going to go!


"Well Dan we have 250 votes out of 25,500 voters in Toejam Nebraska and we think **** have it"

Then they say "But its too early to tell folks"

Wake me when its over

Most of the early predictions are based on exit polls. Some degree of fudge factor there. If there is an overwhelmingly majority of the exit polls showing the vote going one way, the networks will call it. They can't call their predictions until after the elections officially close so as to not skew the possible voters still at large.

Big news: New Jersey adnd Rhode Island switch sides from last election...go with Kerry!!!

Kerry ahead in Ohio by 10 points...1% reporting!!!

[edit on 11/2/2004 by SHADOW266]

Both the Panda and Scary Devil votes have gone red according to Diebold.


No surprises there.

Exit polling further showed that "fear" was named the most important factor in the all important "security bear" vote.

[edit on 2-11-2004 by RANT]

Bush at 89 electoral votes
Kerry with 77....

*nail biting close*

Perfect illustration that the exits are garbage -- I compared them with the actual precint reports... Very little correlation so far, just like in 2000.

It gets even more interesting.

Bush at 102 electoral votes

Kerry still with 77.

We'll know for sure how this is going to go when Penn. Ohio, and Florida are done.

UPDATE: Now at

Bush - 156
Kerry - 112

No suprises yet, so the whole thing is still up in the air



[edit on 2-11-2004 by dbates]

just noticed GB swept the middle of the country .... Also noticed the abreviations for Nebraska , Kansas , Oklahoma , and Texas spell

NE(c)KS OK ! T(e)X ! funny the states are also marked in red .

It's beginning to look like Florida is going to Bush, and if they can pull off Ohio then Bush is in 4 more years. The momentum appears to be going to Bush tonight. Kerry has quite a fight in for him tonight....

*Disclaimer - It's too early to tell*

UPDATE: Ohio is leaning towards Bush. Look out Kerry! Of course this could be the most litigated state of all this year.

[edit on 2-11-2004 by dbates]