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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 11/2/2008

First thoughts: Our final map

— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann *** Our final map: With two days... before Election Day, the final NBC News map shows Obama remaining above the 270 electoral-vote mark, with a 286-157 lead over McCain. Last week, Obama ... (more) First thoughts: Our final map

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veoh.com - 11/7/2008

A Night To Remember: Barack Obama Elected 44th US President

— veoh.com — Election night, 2008 (more) A Night To Remember: Barack Obama Elected 44th US President

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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 10/30/2008

First thoughts: The Barack-block

— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann*** The Barack-umentary: Last night’s Obama infomercial seemed... to pull out all the stops. Details for his plans? Check. Profiles of families from key battleground states? Check. ... (more) First thoughts: The Barack-block

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2012 Race Begins for Republicans
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — First Read: "NBC-WSJ GOP pollster Neil Newhouse did a post-election survey last night, and here's what he found: Just 12% of those surveyed believed Palin should be the GOP's new leader; instead 29% of voters said Romney, followed by 20% who say Huckabee. Among GOPers, it was Romney 33%, Huckabee 20% and Palin 18%. Look for more from this survey later today." ...

Pennsylvania Head Fake?
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — ... In the end, Obama won Pennsylvania by double digits. As First Read notes, "Lost in Obama's impressive 11-point win in Pennsylvania is that McCain's Western PA strategy worked. The problem? There weren't enough votes out there." ...

64% of eligible voters voted yesterday
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — For us, that's a record. MSNBC's First Read has more: Highest turnout rate since '08 -- 1908: Provided the number stands, the turnout rate for yesterday's election was the highest in 100 years, according to the estimate from turnout guru Dr. Michael McDonald at George Mason University. Almost 137 million (136,631,825) went to the polls -- 64.1% of the voting-eligible population. 1960 saw 63.7% of the populace go out to vote; In 1908, 65.7% voted. It was, of course, the most people ever to go to the polls topping 2004's 122 million. That's 12% increase from ...

Missing 20 million votes?
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... MS-NBC’s First Read provides the Chuckle of the Day.  They claim that the nation had a record-breaking turnout despite the returns showing a lower voter turnout than 2004: *** Highest turnout rate since ‘08 — 1908: Provided the number stands, the turnout rate for yesterday’s election was the highest in 100 years, according to the estimate from turnout guru ...

The Starbursts Fade
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Someone should tell Jonah: NBC-WSJ GOP pollster Neil Newhouse did a post-election survey last night, and here's what he found: Just 12% of those surveyed believed Palin should be the GOP's new leader; instead 29% of voters said Romney, followed by 20% who say Huckabee. Among GOPers, it was Romney 33%, Huckabee 20% and Palin 18%. ...

Palin in 2012? Maybe Not So Much
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — ... That enthusiasm appears to be confined to pockets of the Republican base, because it sure as heck wasn't found among the electorate at large yesterday. From MSNBC: ...

More On Realignment
Daily Kos — Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up by DemFromCT Monday August 04, 2008 There are 92 day until Republicans formally become a regional party based in the South. First Read Wednesday, November 05, 2008 It's hard not to look at the map -- particularly in the House -- and not view the GOP as a regional party right now. If it weren’t for the party's relative strength in the South, the party would be in even worse shape. Daily Kos R2K ...

22%
Daily Kos — ... over three months ago, and as MSNBC notes today, "[i]t's hard not to look at the map ... and not view the GOP as a regional party right now." ...

Turnout
Daily Kos — The kids really are alright. And not just the kids showed up. First Read links to the voter-eligible population expert, Michael McDonald from George Mason University, who notes that the turnout percentage is awesome: Provided the number stands, the turnout rate for yesterday's election was the highest in 100 years, according to the estimate from turnout guru Dr. Michael McDonald at George Mason University. Almost 137 million (136,631,825) went to the polls -- 64.1% of the voting-eligible population. 1960 saw 63.7% of the populace go ...

The Palin Follies
Politics Daily — ... According to a new poll, an overwhelming majority of the country has a resounding answer: NO! Only 12% of those surveyed said Palin should be the choice to lead the party the next time around. Even when the sample is limited to Republicans, Palin still comes in third, behind Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee. Oddly, of those three, it is Romney, the guy who is leading the poll, who seems the most moderate (everything is relative). ...

Amazing!... Even the Media's Number Crunchers Are Biased
Gateway Pundit — Remarkably, the media was even able to round up a biased mathemetician this year to report on voter turnout. Yesterday, ABC reported that Tuesday's turnout was the highest in 100 years: *** Highest turnout rate since ‘08 — 1908: Provided the number stands, the turnout rate for yesterday’s election was the highest in 100 years, according to the estimate from turnout guru Dr. Michael McDonald at George ...