*****OFFICIAL 2012 U.S. GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS*****

[CaliforniaChief]

Obama re-elected with Ohio win...

Dems maintain control of Senate, GOP maintains control of House.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by CaliforniaChief

And for the first time ever, Dixville Notch ties:

Obama 5, Romney 5.

There was still a six hour line to vote.

[SNR]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

I got to hear Gary Johnson on WHO a couple of times. They asked him some really good questions - too bad he basically REFUSED to answer. Danced around the topics and then got defensive. Total dick.

That's what pissed me off about him too. The dude could totally market himself as the most badass presidential candidate since Teddy Roosevelt yet he remains quiet in interviews and refuses to stick his neck out there.

Still voted for the guy because I couldn't morally vote for Obama or Romney. But I didn't like it.

[CaliforniaChief]

Ok, I think we're ready for Election Night Returns. I'm not tracking the US House...too much stuff to keep track of, IMO.

In the Senate Races, when a race is called, I'll color the state name red or blue. I'll also update the Senate makeup projection (I'm counting the 2 I's as D's), and I'll give Angus King to the D's as he seems to be more left than right, despite his unwillingness to declare who he'll caucus with.

Again, I'll use NBC as the calls come in, even though I'll be channel surfing. Feel free to post any other projections here as well.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by SNR

That's what pissed me off about him too. The dude could totally market himself as the most badass presidential candidate since Teddy Roosevelt yet he remains quiet in interviews and refuses to stick his neck out there.

Still voted for the guy because I couldn't morally vote for Obama or Romney. But I didn't like it.

Dude, in one interview he not only refused to answer the questions, he accused the host (a Libertarian, no less) of trying to set him up. He then hung up.

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

State of the race from inside the Obama campaign via sources:

Locks or close to it: Iowa, NH, Nevada, and Wisconsin
Very Confidant: Ohio
Pretty Good: Virginia
50/50: Florida

Races usually close up and tighten near the end.

Long lines suggest big turnout which favors Ds.

House will remain Republican which is where spending is authorized. Guess who's authorized Obama's spending?

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Dude, in one interview he not only refused to answer the questions, he accused the host (a Libertarian, no less) of trying to set him up. He then hung up.

I'd like to see it. Maybe he was being baited....and too many call themselves libertarians who really are not.
He's not every libertarian's libertarian though. There's different kinds.

[BucEyedPea]

Dem Early Vote Lead In Florida Down 70% Over 2008

There's all kinds of spin out there regarding early voters, especially from Team Obama and their allies in the CorruptMedia, but I don’t believe in tea leaves; I believe in numbers. Gallup provided numbers, and those numbers (with a huge 3,300 sample) show Romney winning early voters by a margin of 52-47%. And now we have hard numbers out of Florida showing Democrats well behind their early vote lead when compared to this time last year:

But a Republican yesterday noted that at this point in 2008, Democrats held a 134,774-vote lead in Florida. As of yesterday. Democrats led by less than 41,000 – a nearly 70 percent drop.

The Obama campaign does not dispute those numbers.

For those of you saying, "That's all well and good, but Obama is still ahead," here are more hard numbers: 2.2 million early votes have thus far been cast in the Sunshine State. This isn't a juicy-juice poll, these are cold hard numbers. Among those early votes cast, Democrats are only up 43-41%. Yes, that's still a two point lead, but Romney is winning Independents in Florida by anywhere from 6 to 10%, and thus far 17% of Florida Indies have voted early.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Governm...ead-Down-In-FL

[Calcountry]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

Dem Early Vote Lead In Florida Down 70% Over 2008

There's all kinds of spin out there regarding early voters, especially from Team Obama and their allies in the CorruptMedia, but I don’t believe in tea leaves; I believe in numbers. Gallup provided numbers, and those numbers (with a huge 3,300 sample) show Romney winning early voters by a margin of 52-47%. And now we have hard numbers out of Florida showing Democrats well behind their early vote lead when compared to this time last year:

But a Republican yesterday noted that at this point in 2008, Democrats held a 134,774-vote lead in Florida. As of yesterday. Democrats led by less than 41,000 – a nearly 70 percent drop.

The Obama campaign does not dispute those numbers.

For those of you saying, "That's all well and good, but Obama is still ahead," here are more hard numbers: 2.2 million early votes have thus far been cast in the Sunshine State. This isn't a juicy-juice poll, these are cold hard numbers. Among those early votes cast, Democrats are only up 43-41%. Yes, that's still a two point lead, but Romney is winning Independents in Florida by anywhere from 6 to 10%, and thus far 17% of Florida Indies have voted early.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Governm...ead-Down-In-FL

This is more and more reminding me of Baghdad Bob. I could be wrong though.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

I'd like to see it. Maybe he was being baited....and too many call themselves libertarians who really are not.
He's not every libertarian's libertarian though. There's different kinds.

Sorry but he didn't come of as a Libertarian AT ALL.

At first he sounded like a seasoned politician. And by the end, he sounded like a punk bitch.

[cosmo20002]

Originally Posted by whoman69

Why should we vote for a party that has put in no grass roots effort to get their members elected to statehouses and Congress?

They are mostly just interested in the grass, not so much the grass roots.

[cosmo20002]

Originally Posted by CaliforniaChief

I'll keep updating/formatting throughout the day. Should be a fun day.

Yes. The night, not so much for patteau and his ilk.

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

Dem Early Vote Lead In Florida Down 70% Over 2008

There's all kinds of spin out there regarding early voters, especially from Team Obama and their allies in the CorruptMedia, but I don’t believe in tea leaves; I believe in numbers. Gallup provided numbers, and those numbers (with a huge 3,300 sample) show Romney winning early voters by a margin of 52-47%. And now we have hard numbers out of Florida showing Democrats well behind their early vote lead when compared to this time last year:

But a Republican yesterday noted that at this point in 2008, Democrats held a 134,774-vote lead in Florida. As of yesterday. Democrats led by less than 41,000 – a nearly 70 percent drop.

The Obama campaign does not dispute those numbers.

For those of you saying, "That's all well and good, but Obama is still ahead," here are more hard numbers: 2.2 million early votes have thus far been cast in the Sunshine State. This isn't a juicy-juice poll, these are cold hard numbers. Among those early votes cast, Democrats are only up 43-41%. Yes, that's still a two point lead, but Romney is winning Independents in Florida by anywhere from 6 to 10%, and thus far 17% of Florida Indies have voted early.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Governm...ead-Down-In-FL

There is a 92% chance that this didn't happen.

[CaliforniaChief]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

Yes. The night, not so much for patteau and his ilk.

Well, I am of his ilk...and still plan on having a fun night.

[Deberg_1990]

Anyone else think this is going to be a replay of 2000? The winner of the election will lose the popular vote.

[SNR]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

Dem Early Vote Lead In Florida Down 70% Over 2008

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Governm...ead-Down-In-FL

Yeah... I'm calling Florida for Obama if he's up in early voting.

And if Florida goes Obama, this bitch is already over. Mitt loses HUGE