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CaliforniaChief · 09:15 PM

Obama re-elected with Ohio win...

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

Captain Obvious · 11-06-2012, 02:12 PM

I've read a lot about all of these early voting numbers and the general consensus is Obama doesn't have the lead that he had in 2008. Yet nobody even tries to recognize that there might be other variables as to why he doesn't have as much of a lead. Is early voter turnout for the GOP higher this time around? The Obama campaign wasn't the only one pushing early voting, Romney was as well.

**J Diddy** · 11-06-2012, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

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

Statistically there is a slim chance so I'm going with no. I gotta say, it's going to be decisive one way or another.

tooge · 11-06-2012, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Obvious

I've read a lot about all of these early voting numbers and the general consensus is Obama doesn't have the lead that he had in 2008. Yet nobody even tries to recognize that there might be other variables as to why he doesn't have as much of a lead. Is early voter turnout for the GOP higher this time around? The Obama campaign wasn't the only one pushing early voting, Romney was as well.

I would think the Romney vote would be later, since they generally can't vote till after work.

WoodDraw · 11-06-2012, 02:41 PM

How do you get this job where you sit around at a table on CNN and make shit up for hours before there's any news to report? We have plenty of people here that are more than capable of that!

**J Diddy** · 11-06-2012, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by WoodDraw

How do you get this job where you sit around at a table on CNN and make shit up for hours before there's any news to report? We have plenty of people here that are more than capable of that!

Binders full of cnn hosts. Binders.

RINGLEADER · 11-06-2012, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by WoodDraw

How do you get this job where you sit around at a table on CNN and make shit up for hours before there's any news to report? We have plenty of people here that are more than capable of that!

Blah, blah, blah... poll weighting... blah, blah, blah... white vote... blah, blah, blah... Ohio... blah, blah, blah...

RINGLEADER · 11-06-2012, 03:00 PM

NJ governor decides to extend voting -- which is something he can't do.

Brock · 11-06-2012, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by RINGLEADER

NJ governor decides to extend voting -- which is something he can't do.

What a TRAITOR!!!!

RINGLEADER · 11-06-2012, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Brock

What a TRAITOR!!!!

It's bad though - because anyone who thinks they have until Friday are getting screwed out of their vote (at least for president).

**patteeu** · 11-06-2012, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by cosmo20002

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

CaliforniaChief · 11-06-2012, 03:16 PM

Any release of data yet? I heard they quarantined the exit polls this time around.

There's all kind of anecdotal stuff in the Twitterverse/Blogosphere, but I'm not going to post any of it.

**patteeu** · 11-06-2012, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Obvious

I've read a lot about all of these early voting numbers and the general consensus is Obama doesn't have the lead that he had in 2008. Yet nobody even tries to recognize that there might be other variables as to why he doesn't have as much of a lead. Is early voter turnout for the GOP higher this time around? The Obama campaign wasn't the only one pushing early voting, Romney was as well.

You're right to be skeptical. Most accounts have democrat early voting numbers down from 2008 and GOP early voting numbers up from 2008 but dems still holding a turnout edge. It's not clear, though, how many of these early voters are the kind of low-propensity voters who would have a good chance of staying home if they waited until election day and how many are rain-or-shine dependable voters that are being cannibalized.

alnorth · 11-06-2012, 03:19 PM

anecdote: I live in a dark-blue precinct in Des Moines. I voted at about the same time of day as last time. It was busier than 2008 with a long line of young-looking people waiting to do same-day registration.

**dirk digler** · 11-06-2012, 03:20 PM

I am reading that VA has HUGE turnout especially northern VA.

RINGLEADER · 11-06-2012, 03:22 PM

Just a quarter of those surveyed in the exit poll say they are better off than four years ago.

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