OFFICIAL INDIANA RESULTS THREAD: OBAMA WINNING!

[darius15]

Obama 56, McCain 43 currently. Only 15 000 votes in right now, but small towns often come in first, so this is pretty good news.

EDIT: I know it's way too early to get excited, but I am fired up right now!:D

[Drunken Irishman]

1. Way too early to get excited.

[SweetieD]

2. What precincts are reporting?

[davepc]

5. we dont know yet, only 1% reporting.

[darius15]

9. Pulaski and Wells for McCain, Knox for Obama

[davepc]

how'd they go in '04? all the interactive maps im trying to look at just froze up

[darius15]

15. Same here unfortunately. I think they all went for Bush, I remember Indiana in 04. Other than Lake

and Indianapolis, pretty much the rest of the state went Bush.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. Obama winning Indiana

would make me proud to be a Hoosier for the first time in my life!

GOBAMA!!!!

[Zombie2]

11. Same here!

[Bullet1987]

4. Only 1% reporting...lets' calm down

[PermanentRevolution]

10. Killjoy...

:P

[medeak]

6. winning rurals is super n/t

[Schulzz]

7. Not celebrating until I see where they are from (counties) nt

[Guaranteed]

8. Do NOT get your hopes up yet.

Let it hit about 25% first, then we'll start getting excited.

[CoffeeCat]

12. This is very good news!

The rural areas are usually the first to report. The larger, metropolitan
areas come in last.

This is indeed---exceptionally good news for Obama.

Yes, yes--Indiana is far from counted, but this is the best news than any Obama
supporter could hope for. If he's winning in rural areas in Indiana, that is....huge.

[Thrill]

13. Nice Lead for Obama, even with Lake County still voting

[Lakerstan]

14. Could these be early voter results?

[Parker CA]

16. 50% - O / 49% McLiar

[Motown_Johnny]

17. isn't Gary in the central time zone? So we won't have any results from there for another hour???

[darius15]

18. Right. Rural parts are reporting now. Its Obama 50, McCain 49, which is ASTONISHING.

[NewJeffCT]

29. hopefully, it's a good sign

the fact that it's not called for McCain is already good.

[MattBaggins]

19. Knox and vigo counties blue... normal?

speak up indiana

[darius15]

22. I don't think so.

[Bullet1987]

20. There's only a 2% difference now

This will be a close state...don't get too excited.

[Rocknrule]

21. If Obama wins Indiana

I'll feel a LOT better about FL and OH. Up until now, I counted on them being stolen.

[feddup]

23. Compare to 2004, it's great!!

Knox went for Bush 63 to 36 Kerry. Now at 54% for Obama!!!
Vigo went 53% for Bush. Now at 57% Obama!

I know it is early, but those are awesome reversals in small counties.

[darius15]

25. WOOWWW! Thanks for sharing!

[Cali_Democrat]

24. C'MON INDIANA!!!

:applause:

[amborin]

26. 1% diff now

and why is Iowa so close??????????

[skooooo]

27. Knox County and Vigo going for Obama is huge..!!

Good sign, I would say. Knox County is pretty southern. Vigo is where Terre Haute is.

[CADEMOCRAT7]

28. He could win it !!!!! This is hot ! Go Indiana !!!! n/t

[brazos121200]

30. 80,000 votes in and Obama up by 3%!

[MrCoffee]

31. IN-4: Dem challenger up 51-49

[Tesibria]

32. VIGO COUNTY (via Politico

An Indiana bellwether




My colleague Josh Kraushaar points to the first really compelling piece of final data I've seen tonight: The results from Vigo County, in Eastern Indiana, a historical bellweather.

Bush won the county, which includes Terre Haute, 53-47 in 2004, but with more than half of the vote counted, it's hard to see how McCain can retake the lead there.


http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1108/An_Indiana_bellwether.html?showall

[feddup]

33. Even in Wells which went for Bush 74 to 25

McCain only pulls 63%. I know he's winning that small county, but the fact that Obama is pulling in 11% MORE than Kerry did is huge!!! Wooot!!

[darius15]

34. McCain just pulls ahead by a few thousand votes. Awaiting....

[PermanentRevolution]

35. McCain leading now by 400 votes

This one's gonna be a nail-biter