Which States Do You Need To See Blue Before Going to Sleep?

[DrFunkenstein]

I have a feeling that I am going to be exhausted Wednesday morning, unless Kerry takes Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida in a sweep. What do you need to see before you can fall asleep with a smile?

(Note: this is more metaphoric than anything. I'll be utterly euphoric on election night and will probably wake up hung over, but happy.)

[Goldmund]

1. Wednesday morning, you mean

[DrFunkenstein]

5. But The Nice Man Told Me I could Only Vote On Sunday...

Sorry...brain toot.

[Parche]

2. states

OHIO, OHIO, OHIO

[veteran_for_peace]

3. The Volunteer State!!!!

[Tennessee Gal]

17. Me too!

That would be lovely!!!

[theboss]

47. Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin

If Bush wins any of those, we could be fucked.

[DeminDC]

4. Strategy

Looking at the battlegrounds, we need to take Ohio, PA, MI, plus one out of IA, FL, NM, AR. So, I will not rest until we are safe in IA or FL or cause one of the second tier battlegrounds to flip-flop to Kerry.

[yellowcanine]

6. I can't go to sleep until it appears that Kerry has more than 280 EV

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

14. Same here.

280 EV or higher and I will probably collapse in bed a happy woman.

Or I'll be so wired I won't be able to sleep and I'll just watch him win more EVs!

[billyoc]

28. This analysis from Princeton seems to think he does.

http://synapse.princeton.edu/~sam/pollcalc.html

[NAO]

7. NJ, OH, PA, and FL

NJ just to ease my fears that the whole 'NJ is in play' thing was a stupid ruse.

OH, PA, and FL because with those Kerry is sure to win.

[Jersey Devil]

27. I'm with ya on that

If I see those 4 blue I will finally relax a bit. Like you, I cannot believe NJ is anywhere near close.

[MissB]

8. I'd need to see PA at least

I would expect Ohio and Florida to be contested.

[Mz Pip]

9. My state

California! I know it will be Blue and we will know about 8:05 PM our time. THen it will be time to celebrate!

MzPip
:dem:

[RevCheesehead]

10. Wisconsin, so I can say "I told you so"

[WI_DEM]

11. I'm going to be up all night, I just know it

but Wisconsin for sure. Other than that--if it is close we might not know right away the results from Ohio and Florida. I think Pa will be democratic early on.

[DrFunkenstein]

19. Will They Count Philly Earlier Than Western PA?

Do you know if the Eastern precincts report earlier or is it just however long it takes them to count the dangling chads?

[Patiod]

36. Normally, cities report in 1st - but I predict opposite this year

I think the polls in the cities are going to have to stay open late in order to accommodate everyone in line at 8pm, so I think the rural data may come in earlier or at the same time as urban data.

Also, the Repubes aren't going to challenge folks out in KKK country - if they want to gum up the works, they'll try it in the more heavily Dem areas.

[0007]

34. We'll know before midnight of the 2nd.

Vote as if your life depended on it, because it does.

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[dubyaD40web]

12. ALL OF THEM.

[ydya]

37. Ditto that

[Eurobabe]

46. roger, roger

[PSU84]

13. PA, OH, WI

Then it's a done deal.

[DaveinMD]

15. there will be no sleep

Tuesday night until we either know the result or know we won't have the result.

[Confident]

16. OH + PA + MI + WI

last two are the keys - without either Bush can't win - we should not refight the "last war" and obsess about FL

[MercutioATC]

Ohio. Just Ohio.

And I'll be helping :)

[julialnyc]

18. Great resource

http://tinyurl.com/473q2

Great interactive electoral map where you can play with different scenarios

[goodboy]

20. OH, PA, FL, NM

[VOX]

21. Whatever combo it takes to get to 270 EV for Kerry.THEN I'll hit the sack.

Specifically, I've got to see Ohio and/or Florida go for JK -- either one of those two will be crucial. It will be tough without at least one of those states in the "win" column.

[julialnyc]

25. I think OH and PA are the most important

I really want to win Florida, but in all honesty, I'd like to know we could win it without it. Even if Kerry wins it, there are so many problems from electronic voting to Jeb Bush, that unless it is a landslide, I'd like to know Kerry could win without it!

[PretzelWarrior]

22. Florida, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Pennsylvania.

Then I'm a happy camper.

[fishwax]

23. I don't think I'll be going to sleep

I'll have to wait for *'s concession speech, and that's likely to be fairly late. And then I'll have to have a drink to toast to his concession.

[MajorFlaw]

24. I won't relax until I see that lowlife bottom feeder say, "I've just

spoken with president elect Kerry and have congratulated him on his victory."

[JohnnyCougar]

26. Wisconsin!

[mountainvue]

29. Ohio,

Pennsylvania and Colorado.

[LizW]

30. Sleep?

I won't be sleeping Tuesday night. Even if everything that should go blue goes blue right away, I'm not leaving the tv and computer.

[sistersofmercy]

31. Hi Dr Funk! OH and MO

I believe in all the superstition stuff! I am not worried about FL for some strange reason and with absolute faith I believe MO will swing Dem. I doubt that I will be able to sleep though.
Hey check out this link it's pretty funny!

http://wearabledissent.com/101/floridavote.html

[DrFunkenstein]

41. LMAO

C'mere ya little varmint!

(Ps - can't access my message box at work, but I'll try later. much to discuss.)

[sistersofmercy]

53. ...

I'll try to check later this evening but I'm supposed to be out and about. I hope all is well. I should probably post the link on its own thread, feel free if you like.

[RobinA]

32. I'm Seriously

considering sleeping through the whole thing. Instead of risking having to watch a slow motion train wreck, I may just go to sleep and get the news in the morning. That way it'll be one moment of supreme pain or joy, instead of several hours of possibily watching impending doom roll across the country.

[BootinUp]

33. OH, PA, WI, NH -eom

[ThoughtCriminal]

35. I'll sleep when Bush concedes

Granted he may not do that until they drag him kicking and screaming back to Rancho-Del-Loco

[DrFunkenstein]

42. I'm going to Tivo his drunken rage

giggle.

[yowzayowzayowza]

45. Ditto.

Not gunna stop til hiz smirklessness concedes.

[NDFan]

38. Not until all states are called

And Kerry has given his victory speech, and Bush his concession.

[yardwork]

39. I won't be able to sleep unless they call the election for Kerry

If it becomes clear that the election will be tied up for months in legal challenges I'll try to get some sleep in order to have energy for the struggle ahead.

[TakeBackUSA]

40. Hawaii

[Katwomen]

43. My own state of Missouri

Which is now currently PINK..

[UpsideDownFlag]

44. Texas

:evilgrin:

[texas1928]

51. you and me both

I would love to see Texas turn blue, again. And with the things I am hearing from people and the reports coming out in locals we might be able to pull it off.

[WolverineDG]

54. TEXAS TEXAS TEXAS!!

TAKE BACK TEXAS! TAKE BACK TEXAS!! c'mon folks, get your dems to the polls & take back our state!!! TURN IT BLUE AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

34 EVs for Kerry ain't shabby!!!

dg

[SuburbanGA]

48. TEXAS

translation: I am not going to sleep. Did that in 2000 even though i woke up to a pleasant suprise, Gore rescending his concession.

[cmf]

49. Yet another reason I'm happy I live on the Left Coast

Hopefully I can see them call it for Kerry without missing out on too much sleep!

[michigandem2]

50. the mid west...

MI, WI, IA, and MN...once they go blue I think I can sleep good...that would be if PA was called for Kerry and OH called for Kerry..

and possibly fl or NC..LOL..getting hopeful...but NM too..shit I will be up till its determined..OR till the states are done with possible projections...

point is...I will stay awake as long as I can..Hopefully it will be earlier...rather than later

[City Lights]

52. Not until I hear President-Elect Kerry.

I pulled an all-nighter in 2000 and will do it again if necessary. I hope to God Kerry wins decisively and it doesn't come to that, but I'll watch the sun rise waiting to hear those magic words if I have to.

[missouri dem]

55. I think that we will have a pretty good idea by noon on Tuesday.

If the reports are of record turnout in the battleground states then w* can start packing his bags. If turnout looks like 2000 then plan for a long night.

[DuaneBidoux]

56. As long as they're turnin' blue I'm going to be too hyped to sleep

I be dancing, and jumping and screaming.

[Zuni]

57. Ohio and Florida

If kerry can win those two, he has over 270

[RebelOne]

58. I'd sure like to see my state of Georgia turn blue.

But I know that isn't going to happen. I am in Bush country.

[aeolian]

59. If I see a blue Texas

I will sleep like a rock.

:)


(I can dream, can't I? I'll settle for Louisiana)