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The State Of the Races
Polls Show Obama Leading in States Whose Electoral Votes Total Nearly 300, and the Democrats Heading Toward Expanded House and Senate Majorities Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, November 2, 2008; Page AA01
: Nov. 4, 2008 Poll Closing Times & Key Races
swingstateproject.com — It's Indiana. And Kentucky. Their legislatures don't want unionized shift workers voting, or the black guys whose... bosses can say to them, "LeRoy, we got a big delivery coming in tomorrow, I need you to stay on another couple of hours to clean up in ... (more) : Nov. 4, 2008 Poll Closing Times & Key Races
The myth of poor Democratic performance in House races in the 2008 election | Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State
The myth of poor Democratic performance in House races in the 2008 election | Red State, Blue ...
redbluerichpoor.com — November 10th, 2008, by Andrew There’s an idea going around that the Democrats turned in a disappointing... performance in Congressional races this year. For example, a politically-minded friend of mine of the liberal persuasion wrote: “The election was ... (more) The myth of poor Democratic performance in House races ...
State Of Missouri | All Races
sos.mo.gov — All Results Unofficial Election Returns State of Missouri General Election - 2008 General Election Tuesday, November 04,... 2008 Click here for a printer friendly version Office Candidate Name Votes % Of Votes U.S. President And Vice ... (more) State Of Missouri | All Races
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State of the Race
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... WashPost top guns David Broder, Dan Balz and Chris Cillizza weigh in with front-page piece, say "the Democrats hold a commanding position" going into Tuesday. And/But: Says the racial factor and whether Obama can expand the electorate in battleground states are the "two factors cloud the final weekend projections." Plus: ...

The Sunday Word: A Numbers Game
The Caucus — ... as a real challenge, Mr. Obama bought advertising time in Arizona, Mr. McCain’s home state. Mr. McCain started the day in Virginia, a once-solidly Republican state that Democrats now feel is within their grasp. But he then turned his attention to two states that voted Democratic in 2004 — Pennsylvania and New Hampshire — reflecting what his aides said was polling in both states that suggested the race was tightening. The Washington Post’s David S. Broder, Dan Balz and Chris Cilizza offer their take , writing that “Barack Obama and the Democrats hold a commanding position two ...

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Election Map(s) 2008
patterico.com 11/5/2008 — [Guest post by DRJ] Check out the Hot Air/AOL News Presidential election interactive website . It lists the popular and electoral votes for each State and shows how each has been called by the AP. EDIT 1: ML notes Fox News has a good map, too. EDIT 2: Politico’s map has a sidebar ...
McCain 510 Electoral Votes, Obama 28: How the Map Looked 2 Years AgoPolitics on HuffingtonPost.com
Exactly two years ago, SurveyUSA completed interviews with 600 voters in every state (30,000 total interviews), asking them how they would vote in a 2008 Presidential Election between John McCain and Barack Obama.Based on those interviews, SurveyUSA was able to report that: In November 2006, ...
McCain 510 Electoral Votes, Obama 28: How the Map Looked 2 Years AgoThe Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Exactly two years ago, SurveyUSA completed interviews with 600 voters in every state (30,000 total interviews), asking them how they would vote in a 2008 Presidential Election between John McCain and Barack Obama.Based on those interviews, SurveyUSA was able to report that: In November 2006, ...
Don't count out GeorgiaDaily Kos
Per this excellent diary , this one ain't over, which is why the AP hasn't called it (see our Electoral Scoreboard) like CNN and others did. Get this -- 600,000 early votes still haven't been counted : With nearly 90 percent of the state’s precincts reporting, McCain had a huge lead: ...
Barack Obama Is President … of AMERICAWonkette » top
With the West Coast polls closed and Obama already holding 220, including Virginia … well, you can count, even if you’re very wasted right now. California has 55 electoral votes, Washington state has 11, Hawaii has 4, and Oregon has 7. You can add that to 220 electoral votes CNN ...
Obama Winning FloridaOutside The Beltway | OTB
Fox’ Michael Barone says “The elements look good for Barack Obama in Florida.” Basically, he’s doing extremely well in Republican precincts and most of the outstanding precincts are in Democratic strongholds. Obama will take the Sunshine State and its 27 Electoral ...
Update as of 7:24 PM PSTThe BRAD BLOG
As of this minute CNN is projecting 207 electoral votes for Obama and 135 for McCain. 270 is the magic number to win. Once Obama scores California's 55 electoral votes, that puts him at 262--8 votes away. In other words, California plus pretty much any other state (okay, almost) and Obama wins. ...
Salon.com Projects Obama Winculturekitchen - fresh dissent served daily
Salon.com is "projecting it" for Obama. The basic math: 207 electoral votes already called for Obama. California still not called, which would add 55 votes. Then Washington State alone would do it. California Hate Proposition 8 still undecided. Colorado's Ban on Life Saving Research ...
Obama Wins MarylandOutside The Beltway | OTB
The networks have all projected Barack Obama to win Maryland’s 11 Electoral votes, keeping the state Blue.
Obama Wins Illinois, Home StateOutside The Beltway | OTB
Barack Obama has won Illinois, his home state, and its 21 Electoral votes. No one thought he wouldn’t.
McCain Wins West VirginiaOutside The Beltway | OTB
Okay, so this actually is news: John McCain is the projected winner in West Virginia. It’s a Red State but one where Obama was contesting. Not an upset but the first win of any significance at all. Put enough 5 Electoral Votes toward his tally.
McCain 510 Electoral Votes, Obama 28Outside The Beltway | OTB
Electoral College Map November 2006 In the most lopsided election since George Washington’s retirement, John McCain carried every state save Barack Obama’s home state of Illinois and birthplace of Hawaii and the Why Bother Having Elections, We Know How it’s Going to Come Out ...
The Difference Two Years MakesMoJo Blog Posts: mojo
Two years ago yesterday, SurveyUSA interviewed 600 Americans in each state of the union. Those 30,000 voters were asked who they would vote for in 2008 if the candidates were Barack Obama and John McCain. In that (mock) election, Senator McCain won 510 electoral votes. Obama carried his home ...
Could McCain Win Minnesota?Outside The Beltway | OTB
Minnesotan Ed Morrisey got an email from Team McCain informing him that the state is “a dead heat” based on a Survey USA poll. Ed then cites some research that Obama is actually dragging Al Franken’s numbers down in the state and muses, “If McCain wins Minnesota, that ...
So tell me again why Obama is expected to win in any state that has a large coal economyBasil's Blog
Latest polls (if you believe them) show Barack Obama winning in many of the largest coal-producing states. Of the top 15 coal-producing states, Obama leads the polls in 6 of them, for a total of 89 electoral votes: Wyoming (338,900) West Virginia (158,257) Kentucky (130,688)  ...
Obama crosses 270 electoral votesFirst Read
From NBC's Mark MurrayNBC News has projected Obama the winner in California (55 electoral votes), Hawaii (4), Oregon (7), and Washington State (11), which puts Obama at 284 electoral votes -- well past the threshold needed to win the presidency....( ...
Obama Win Seven States and DC, McCain Wins TwoWSJ.com: Washington Wire
Following the 8 p.m. poll closures, Sen. Barack Obama picked up a slew of states won by John Kerry in 2004. Obama is projected to win Connecticut (7 electoral votes), Washington, DC (3 electoral votes), Maine (4 electoral votes), Maryland (10 ...