VA is looking depressing

[Bullet1987]

McCain up by nearly 30,000 votes with 6% in.

[Smuckies]

1. Yeah, im pretty sad about it. n/t

[Arugula Latte]

6. Yeah, I'll bet you are.

[Smuckies]

11. and what's that supposed to mean?

[Ikonoklast]

34. You'll figure it out

You're smart, not dumb like some people say.

[SammyWinstonJack]

50. ...

:evilgrin:

[thesubstanceofdreams]

2. Those are rural counties

Chill out, Obama is going to win.

[NYC Liberal]

3. It's 6%!

[Arugula Latte]

4. Oh, please. Six percent? With northern VA yet to report?

Pshaw!

[ShenandoahAspen]

22. I hope they report soon.

Because this is making me nervous.

[Hans Delbrook]

5. I know

I'm getting a migraine from VA.

[Goblinmonger]

7. Settle

It's still early.

[Joe the Revelator]

8. NOVA and RICHMOND HAVE NOT COME IN YET

[Puzzler]

9. What areas of VA are in?

It's my understanding that the northern parts of the state are more Obama leaning.

[PatriotGames]

29. The hillbilly parts. /nt

[EastTennesseeDem]

10. Wait'll Northern Virginia gets in

You'll see. Just wait.

[Awsi Dooger]

Macaca was well ahead of Webb at this point in 2006

The northern counties report late and they are heavily Democratic. Patience.

[woolldog]

12. That's not a big margin given the vote that's outstanding

[Fluffdaddy]

13. Jumpin the landslide ship already? People this is going to be year 2000 close

[Sidney J Mussburger]

43. HA!

I look forward to rubbing the ensuing landslide in your face Fluff.

[El Fuego]

14. The rural areas report first since they're small, Obama votes are in the urban areas.

The most densely populated areas are always the last to report.

[DainBramaged]

Another downer thread to hide

[Quixote1818]

15. We were down by 70,000 votes to Allen and came back and won.

The Republican parts of the state are always the first to come in. Relax, we will win VA.

[dontforgetpoland]

16. You do realize Jim Webb was down by ~4.5% even after 60% of all precinct been reported.

Webb was even down by 2.5% after ~90% precinct been reported.

[FreeState]

17. Look at this map - it will make you feel better

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/county/#VAP00map

[Rex_Goodheart]

18. What's really depressing is that Warner is up 57-41

and Obama is down by about that same percentage, among the same voters. Are we seeing some racism here?

[thesubstanceofdreams]

37. Warner was always going to win by a much much much larger margin n/t

[dhpgetsit]

19. Hang on! I think it will get MUCH better!

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/11/exit_polls_swee.html

Exit Polls: Sweep Virginia?
In the Hotline battleground of VA, exit polls show:

- Obama leading men by 6% and women by 12%

- African-American turnout is 21% -- unchanged from ‘04

- 90% of voters think the economy is not so good/poor -- a group breaking 56-43% in Obama's favor

[MannyGoldstein]

20. 6%? Acch, that's not indicative at all

Smaller rural (i.e., Republican) areas often report first.

[lessthanjake]

21. Hahahaha Obama needs to keep it within 15 before Northern VA comes in

Trust me. I watched as Jim Webb was behind by 5% with 90% reporting and somehow won cause of some Northern VA places. Trust me. NOVA will pwn McCain.

[still_one]

31. He is 13 points behind now, but it depends on Northern VA /nt

[earthlover]

23. Webb didn't win until about 5:30 in the morning....he still WON!

The early returns are mostly rural. Fewer votes to count!

Northern VA and Richmond will be huge for OBama.

[LostinVA]

24. Charlottesville, NOVA, Richond aren't in -- get a serious grip

[Duppers]

44. ALBEMARLE now - 60 to 39 - OBAMA !! ONGOING....

I think we've got this. I've got a grip here. ;)

:hi:

[LostinVA]

53. And, that's not even Cville, just the RED county!!!

Have Nelson and Fluvanna reported?

[nuncvendetta]

25. Don't you all remember the Allen/Webb race?

Webb didn't pull ahead until 95% of the precincts were in. CHILL.

[VADem11]

26. Wait

Geez, Northern Virginia has 1/3 of the population and has yet to report not to mention Richnmond and Hampton Roads.

[rvablue]

27. STOOPPP IT!!!!! Is this your first time at the rodeo?

The 6% reporting out of Virginia are in counties where they think the Civil War hasn't ended.

Don't count on VA or count VA out until we near close to 85% of precincts.

They haven't counted Richmond, Hampton Roads, Petersburg, Charlottesville,Virginia Beach, Alexandria and on and on and on....chill!

[RoyGBiv]

28. Wait for it ...

...

...

[Stump]

30. DON'T WORRY

I live in Campbell County...these fundy nuts voted 70% for McSame...it'll get much better when NOVA comes in...

[phylny]

48. Bedford here.

It's really embarrassing.

[Stump]

49. I agree...

Most Duer's wouldn't believe what it's like to be Democrat here...

[phylny]

55. The amazing thing is that I've seen SO MANY Obama

signs this year where I live! Well, maybe collectively, our little puny votes can add to the NoVA ones, and make a difference.

[book_worm]

32. people who don't understand politics would feel that way. You gotta know where the votes are coming

in.

[magdalena]

33. Thought I heard Chucky T say that NOVA accounts for

1/3 of all the votes of the state. Think we'll be fine.

[Bluebear]

35. Only various hollers have reported. Chill.

[ROakes1019]

36. John King's map

Check out King's map on CNN. He shows you just which counties have reported. None of the Democratic north area is in.

[WeDidIt]

38. That's REAL Virginia so far

FAKE Virginia hasn't even started reporting.

[AspenRose]

40. You mean communist Virginia

:rofl:

[Clio the Leo]

39. there won't be a warner win and an Obama loss, will not happen. NT

[happydreams]

41. Obama chances are very good in Virginia.....

Look at his lead in Richmond!! You know that will be repeated in Arlington and other heavily populated areas.

[sofa king]

42. It'll take a while.

Virginia is sharply divided between city/county districts. A town of a few thousand can call itself a "city" and be administratively distinct from the county in which it's located. They report their results separately.

If there is a college in that "city" (with the exceptions of the several lunatic bible-thumper schools), it's gonna go Obama. They'll also likely report in a little later because those areas will have larger tallies and larger lines. Some would argue that urban areas have received fewer voting machines, et cetera....

Another thing worth noticing is that the precincts which are reporting now are the ones that had no lines, and not surprisingly, the first two to report were middle-VA tobacco counties which were sure to go McCain. It's not necessarily a good sign for McCain to know that those places closed up shop so easily.

The big heavy-D centers of Arlington, Alexandria, Richmond, and the bay metropolises were among the late reporters in 2005 and 2004.

Edit: It appears as if Josh Marshall's TPM election central map does not take the city/county disparity into account on its map. I don't know if that's going to affect the overall presentation of the state's results on his map or not, but it's something to keep in mind.

[Glimmer of Hope]

45. VA is ours. No worry!

[Cali_Democrat]

46. Yep

No doubt

[TK421]

47. Wait till it's over...I've seen it jump up and down..don't get too excited

:thumbsup:

[JoFerret]

51. Not time to worry yet

Quite the opposite.

[Motown_Johnny]

52. cities always report last because they have more votes to count

[speedoo]

54. Actually it's looking good. Wait until the Northern Virginia #'s come in.

Watch CNN.

[Perky]

56. GIMMME ME A BREAK..GO LOOK AT THE COUNTY LEVEL MAP

[Two Americas]

57. hang on

The early signs are very strong and good everywhere.

Prepare for a tidal wave of good news.