It's 7:00. Indiana is too close to call

[PVnRT]

I don't care if it's a dupe. Fuck yeah.

[medicswife]

1. OH yeah, baby! :) I love that! IN looks good to me!

It's a RED state and we're too close to call!

[KingFlorez]

2. Indiana is usually called for the GOP early

It's looking like there's a pretty good chance to grab it.

[KamaAina]

3. Remember, polls in heavily Dem NW IN just closed

We could very well take it!

[RainDog]

4. Baron Hill - 60% over Sodrel - Sodrel's toast

[PVnRT]

11. That's good...not looking good for Thompson though

Not happy, but a blue Indiana will be nice.

[RainDog]

16. hey, Terra Haute is Eugene Debs country

Indiana should be deep blue, seems to me.

I listened to a program on the radio the other night - coming home from somewhere - anyway, it talked about how Debs' platform for prez was put down, etc. etc. but Teddy Roosevelt started co-opting parts of it, then FDR implemented large portions (to keep the U.S. from becoming socialist, some said, right?)

But now, all those things that Eugene Debs called for are considered conventional wisdom - of course politics.

Ahead of his time.

[PVnRT]

19. Yep - look for a book called "1912"

I can't remember the author, but it chronicles that election very well.

[RainDog]

24. thx!! Demo Chair of Indiana not conceding to Bush Bitch Mitch

says too few reports in Marion Co, etc.

[azmouse]

5. I think they said it's too EARLY to call.

That is different than 'too close'.

[Lex]

8. Nope. All polls are closed in IN now. Too CLOSE to call.

[Bramlet Abercrombie]

6. is there a good local site that tracks which counties have reported?

for indiana? id like to see that.

[RainDog]

12. don't know how good, but here's the state site

http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/elections/gen98/results.html

[4_Legs_Good]

7. Woooo hoooooo!!!

Oh, man, oh man oh man. I can't believe we're finally here!!!

David

[RainDog]

9. Obama in Bloomington. Spring 2008

[PVnRT]

14. ...and in Terre Haute during the primaries

I only had my crappy camera phone with no zoom, but that gym was packed full.

[RainDog]

23. great! he filled Assembly Hall @ IU.

Here's Rob Riggle pretending he fainted b/c of his enthusiasm for Obama.

[book_worm]

10. I Like it!

[brettdale]

13. Where are the early numbers coming from?

Repug or dem areas?

[PVnRT]

15. Both

But, Marion county and NW Indiana, heavy blue areas, are just now being counted.

[woolldog]

20. I don't see where Marion county is being counted yet...

[skooooo]

21. Not til later...that's why it's good that it's close now.

Once the big counties come in, this will be over!

[woolldog]

26. Exactly what I'm thinking. Same with Lake county.

Obama is performing respectably in the rural counties in Indiana.

[RainDog]

18. Carmel (N. Indy) has had 5 hour waits. People are still voting, it seems.

Carmel is a wealthy area of Indy, fwiw.

[Parker CA]

17. Obama now back to 50% - McLiar 49%

[RainDog]

22. Just called Indiana for Daniels (govt) bleech.

Obama ahead, tho, 50-49%!!

If Obama wins, I have to go to the local celebration.

[RainDog]

25. just flipped 49 -50 to McCain in returns thus far. Barr has 1% of vote.

[RainDog]

27. more bleeeech. Burton and Pence will return to D.C.

[tpi10d]

28. Vigo County bellweather of US

56-43 Obama w/ 91% reporting.

[dhpgetsit]

29. 07:12 PM Skip Foster: Obama leads key counties in IN

http://www.politicshome.com/usa/

Looking at two counties in Indiana. Again go here for our interactive national map.

In Indiana, the county in the far northeast corner is Steuben. Using this USA Today stats package from the 2004 election, we see that Bush beat Kerry 66-34 in 2004. But in 2008, with 68 percent of the vote counted, McCain leads only 58-42.

Simiarly in Vigo county in the southwest, with 54 percent of the vote counted, Obama leads 56-44. What did that county do in 2004? It went for Bush 53-47.

McCain loses Indiana and we can all go to bed early.

[RainDog]

30. Wouldn't that be great!

I haven't been counting on Indiana. Would LOVE to be surprised.

I couldn't go to bed, though - I want to watch everyone stand up and say YES WE CAN!