fivethirtyeight.com - 11/5/2008
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Right now, Barack Obama has 63.7 million popular votes to John McCain's 56.3 million, whereas third party candidates have roughly a collective 1.6 million. That works out to 52.4 percent of the vote for Obama and 46.3 percent for McCain ... conspicuously close to our pre-election estimates of ...
althouse.blogspot.com - 11/9/2008
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althouse.blogspot.com —
As promised , I'm mining my archive --
beginning in late August -- to try to understand...
how I turned against John McCain. August 25: "Nicely done. I'm glad to see the return of the light touch," I say about an Obama ad that uses the song "What a ...
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How McCain lost me.
powerlineblog.com - 11/10/2008
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powerlineblog.com —
"Don' worry, be happy" was the refrain of
a popular song some years ago. My Examiner column...
about coping with an Obama presidency modifies that advice. Almost by definition, Barack Obama's election meets with the approval of a majority of ...
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Worry, be happy
dailykos.com - 11/5/2008
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dailykos.com —
CNN: Obama win sparks celebrations outside White House
(CNN) -- As tens of thousands of people cheered...
Barack Obama's presidential victory at his home base in Chicago, Illinois, others were celebrating near his future house. At least 1,000 ...
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Dancing in the Streets
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So How Many People Voted For Obama?
Daily Kos —
... Fortunately, Nate Silver has run the numbers on how many votes are left to be tallied. According to his analysis, there are roughly another 1.8 million votes left to be tallied for Obama, which would bring his final total to 65.5 million or so. ...
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