OFFICIAL PRESIDENTIAL RESULTS THREAD #1

[Skinner]

CHECK THE DU HOMEPAGE FOR RESULTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY:

http://www.democraticunderground.com

POLL CLOSING TIMES FROM CNN:

7 p.m. ET
Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia

7:30 p.m. ET
North Carolina, Ohio, West Virginia

8 p.m. ET
Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee

8:30 p.m. ET
Arkansas

9 p.m. ET
Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming

10 p.m. ET
Iowa, Montana, Nevada, Utah

11 p.m. ET
California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

1 a.m. ET
Alaska

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/misc/poll.close.html

[AIJ Alom]

1. All times EASTERN by the way ! Let's keeping getting out that vote !

[Skinner]

5. I've updated the graphic.

Thanks.

[AIJ Alom]

10. any time chief. thank you for this site. I feel at home. n/t

[The Political Eye]

15. Thanks DU

This site, the admins and the participants have been fun,informative and hard working.

Thanks for your efforts and contributions.

[Shadder]

2. Here we go.....

I've still got a really good feeling about tonight.

[Darkseid69]

3. I feel good.

but I'm so freakin nervous.. Feel like I'm getting married..

again..


and again

[Shadder]

9. Been here since 6 AM

With just a time out to go vote. I plan on being here all night but I don't think that it will take that long.

[bluestateguy]

4. i wonder how quickly these threads will fill up

:think:

[Darkseid69]

6. Faster than the debate threads?

Well let's get working..

[TwentyFive]

7. I'm channel surfing - and I'm getting good vibes for Kerry/Edwards

Record turnout, Wall St is trending for a Kerry win....I'm VERY optimistic!

[NNN0LHI]

8. Everyone got their seat belts on?

Just checking.

Don

[Emboldened Chimp]

11. Prediction: 17 Presidential Results threads on DU...

Any takers?

[seventhson]

12. To Skinner and All : Thanks! You Have Made This Happen!!!

and it is a beautiful beautiful thing: our Democracy at work.

Calm before the storm I just wanted to express my sincerest gratitude for all you guys have done and if the results are what we pray they will be tonight: KNOW that you played a major role in it!

I also want to say personally thank you for bearing with me and with many of us cantankerous activists, pains in the ass, and crabby democratizers. No one else would put up with many of us. But our voices had and have a home here and THIS NIGHT is what it has all really been about.

Namasta and Blessings on you all.

Peace,

Seventhson

[Darkseid69]

13. AMEN!

Have to get my post count up somehow.

[Hoosier]

14. gonna have to leave the house

...need to let things evolve...

Anybody need anything while I'm out?

[The Political Eye]

17. Get me a Yahoooooooooooo!

[Darkseid69]

18. Get some Tacos!

and some nachos


nachos nachos nachos

[CitySky]

33. new President, please

Thanks!

[seventhson]

16. Buckle Up Kids! It's gonna be a Thrill Ride!

Hands up and SCREAM!!! as we Fly and ultimately coast to the Finish Line and our Destination.

[Redroach]

20. 12th voter in 17th precinct La Crosse Wis at 7 AM

One Straight Democrat vote shot into the black heart of BFEE.

"Mission Accomplished"

[PCIntern]

19. The best barometer

Novak's complete meltdown on Crossfire.

Good luck to us all...Dan Rather not quite as committal as he was in 1992: "Change is in the air."

[nadinbrzezinski]

21. Buckle up folks, here we go

fifteen minutes to go....

[bluestateguy]

23. These are mostly Bush states coming up, so don't anybody freak out

KY, IN, GA, SC and VA.

[XanaDUer]

30. I'm trying not to freak out!

:scared:

Hold me!

[dmr]

22. I am a ball of nervous energy!

This night is finally here!

Remember the day you opened DU? Oh, man, we were all so heartbroken, and discouraged.

And, now here we are! WHOOPPEEE!!!

I am so excited I can't stand it!

Thank you a hundred billion times for The Democratic Underground!

:yourock:

[NJCher]

46. Yo, dmr!

:hi:


Cher

[dmr]

57. I have a perpetual smile on my face, Cher!

We had ourselves one dazzling summer didn't we?

[Room101]

24. Cspan already has some numbers for Alabama

Bush Rep 80,358 57 0 0 19 2
Kerry Dem 59,478 42 0 0 0 0
others 635 0 0 0 0 0
Nader Ind 471 0 0 0 0 0



Alabama ElectTotal: 9 Precincts Reporting: 0%

http://network.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2004/general/national/pres.html?SITE=CSPANELN&SECTION=POLITICS

[Skinner]

25. CNN: Kerry wins VT -- Bush wins IN, GA, KY

nt

[Emboldened Chimp]

32. As expected...

Kerry had no chance in these states...

[NYC Liberal]

26. CNN Projects:

Bush in IN, KY, and GA.
Kerry in VT.

SC and VA TOO CLOSE TO CALL!!

[deadmessengers]

28. VA

Oh, this is good. This is very good. If they don't call VA for Bush right away, he's in for a BAD night.

[NYC Liberal]

29. SC, too.

[mlawson]

34. Reminds me of GA in 1992

It was close most of the night. I knew that was a good omen for Clinton. Of course, it was.

[belle]

35. SC?!?! (thunk)

whoa!

[sundancekid]

27. thanx, Skinner for giving us DU ... what a difference 4 years make:

we were swamped by the Dark Side four years ago and we felt so alone ...
tonite, we have each other at DU -- the difference toward the Light!

[Skinner]

31. The homepage has been updated.

http://www.democraticunderground.com

[David Zephyr]

36. It Looks Great.

Skinner, I love you guys.

[Skinner]

37. Thanks.

:thumbsup:

[Cush]

38. MSNBC: Ohio too close to call

[Skinner]

39. CNN Calls WV for Bush. (nt)

[CrownPrinceBandar]

40. Too early................

[Historic NY]

41. Wow this is great - thanks to all those involved!!!!!!!!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I am so excited. I can feel the energy coming through.

Go team Go !!!!!!

[Matilda]

42. What are the states that Kerry must win?

I'm guessing that the states that have already been called for Bush
are states he would expect to win. But what are the crucial ones
for Kerry?

I'm watching the c-span link; it's very good.

[Hatalles]

45. PA & OH or PA & FL pretty much guarantee a Kerry win.

[Matilda]

50. Thanks for the info.

n/t

[venus]

54. VA MUST go blue. NH MUST go blue.

Besides the usual: Ohio, PA, and FL. WV going to * is a bad sign IMO. Yes yes flame away.

[Redroach]

86. Perspective Time

A reminder of the kind of crap we're up against. Texas executed a 52 year old man tonight.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=6694266&src=rss/domesticNews§ion=news

[USSA]

89. Human sacrifice?

Is that what they're resorting to now?





(sorry, I'm against the death penalty).

[Cush]

43. update from Slate

http://www.slate.com/id/2109053/

Updated Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004, at 4:28 PM PT (7:30 pm EST)

looking good

Big states:

Florida
Kerry 51
Bush 49

Ohio
Kerry 51
Bush 49

Michigan
Kerry 52
Bush 46
Nader 1

Pennsylvania
Kerry 53
Bush 46

Iowa
Kerry 50
Bush 49

Wisconsin
Kerry 51
Bush 48
Nader 1

Minnesota
Kerry 52
Bush 46
Nader 2

New Hampshire
Kerry 54
Bush 44
Nader 1

[ananda]

47. and add early voting results

Aren't the numbers in OH and FL especially good because they don't count early voting results, where Kerry did extremely well?

[BlueScreen]

44. OH and FL will go to Kerry

I'm so tired right now I could collapse...

[Is It Fascism Yet]

48. why? why?

they must be cheating again. i can't believe ohio and florida are really going that way. that doesn't match the profile established by Florida's early voting.

[Biased Liberal Media]

49. Florida is a toss up right now. Let's have hope!!!! n/t

.

[The Sheik]

51. The two states...

.... that really matter this election are Ohio and Florida, but if Kerry wins WI, MN, and IA, which he probably will, he only needs to win one. I dont see how the pundits could predict a Bush victory in PA.

[Is It Fascism Yet]

60. our polls are still open

the polls are still open in azizona. my roommate is rushing to the polls now. the poor girl rushed home from work, where she had been since 6 this morning, just barely in time to catch the last 30 min of voting. it aint over till its over, and now its starting to look pretty good. plus, they don't count the mail ballots till last, at least in az. most of the mail ballots will be for kerry, because, bush voters weren't worried about diebold.

[Hippo_Tron]

52. NJ For Kerry!

CNN was able to project it right away. This stuff about Hawaii being a swing state is bullshit.

[DainBramaged]

53. NJ will be Liberal until I die

Screw the Freepers. Now I KNOW why my Freeper polling place was empty.

THEY FUCKING KNEW IT WAS HOPELESS.

[Is It Fascism Yet]

61. aint that great?

i feel like dancing!

[Khephra]

55. Heya to everyone!

Long four years, huh?

:hi:

[Is It Fascism Yet]

62. you bet it was

is it too soon to be ecstatic?

[Cush]

56. Bush gets NC & VA

[Nameless]

58. WTF??!!!

Look at C-Span's bizarro call in WV! Kerry has the majority of the votes, yet they're calling Bush the winner over there. Is this a mistake, or do they suddenly have it in their heads that they're the damn Supreme Court now.

http://network.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2004/general/by_state/pres_sen_gov/WV.html?SITE=CSPANELN&SECTION=POLITICS

[Silverhair]

59. FL Results, 23% reporting, B54% K45%

Link for real-time results: http://enight.dos.state.fl.us/20041102_SUM_PRE.html

[Mom4Kerry]

63. CNN gives NC to * n/t

[Is It Fascism Yet]

64. right that looks depressing but...

that looks depressing but we can't forget how many kerry supporters voted early by mail. the mail ballots are counted last. so long as the supremes let us keep counting, kerry's push will come at the last. Son in law on phone now, just closed a poll in Orange County, Fl. He says Orange County will be a landslide for Kerry.

[Is It Fascism Yet]

65. landslide...orange county florida democratic headquarters

son in law just now calling from orange county dem headquarters, they just closed the polls, he says landslide for Kerry.

[Bossy Monkey]

66. SC to Bush (AP news alert)

Not that I had any foolish hopes that it would be otherwise in my home state, but still:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/APNEWSALERT?SITE=SCCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[Razoor]

67. I am going to be on pins and needles at 9

i am going to be on pins and needles when 9 rolls around I know kerry will get new york but theres alot of states in the middle of the country thats got me worry bush over 100 ev votes and kerry 77 i think. just a little worried and nervous

9 p.m. ET
Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming

[Midlodemocrat]

68. Remember

the rule is in most states if you are in line when the polls close, you get to vote. Here in VA, the line is 3-4 hours long in some places. Keep the faith.

[Dem2theMax]

69. Skinner, bless all of you for your hard work and dedication to this site

and to everyone fighting the good fight.
I honestly don't know what I would have done without DU here this year. I only wish I had found it a LOT sooner.
As for tonight, if I didn't have this place to come to...
all I can say is, thank God I do!

Love you all! :grouphug:

[wrate]

70. Antena 3 from Spain is reporting PA & OH for Kerry.

I don't know how trustworthy this people are but they have this two states as Kerry's. I hope it's true.

[AussieDave]

71. I know I shouldn't take much stock in CNN

but they currently have Bush ahead in the popular vote by 1.4 million with 13% counted - do they count all the nutcase votes first ???

I can't help feeling a little gloomy........

[Bossy Monkey]

72. MS to Bush (the suspense was killing me)

Sorry, another AP news alert; no further details:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/APNEWSALERT?SITE=SCCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[Bossy Monkey]

73. LA to Bush (AP news alert)

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/APNEWSALERT?SITE=SCCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[Smallberries]

76. WTF? (nt)

[Bossy Monkey]

78. Louisiana. n/t

[jwirr]

74. Am I correct that

large cities will take longer to count votes? I am feeling frustrated. What happened to the new voters in the cities in these bushie states?

[Sinistrous]

75. PA @ 9:46 PM: JK 72%; * 28%: 13% reporting. (per CBS Harrisburg)

PA Tally Presidential -- 1,246 of 9,425 precincts reporting (13%)
John F. Kerry 324,851 72%
George W. Bush 124,812 28%

[Pithlet]

79. Why won't they call that state?

Very weird.

[Silverhair]

83. Not Really. Depends on which precincts have reported.

Some areas of the state are known to be heavily Republican. They have to wait until they have a good representative cross section of the state to be able to project it. However, I really can't see Bush closing a 19 point lag.

[Sinistrous]

82. PA @ 9:52 PM: JK 66%; * 34%: 28% reporting. (per CBS Harrisburg)

Unfortunately the rural troglodite "T" has not yet reported.

[Sinistrous]

93. PA @ 10:42 PM: JK 60%; * 40%: 4,774(51%) reporting. (per CBS Harrisburg)

.

[Bossy Monkey]

77. MT, UT (AP)

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/APNEWSALERT?SITE=SCCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[jwirr]

80. Rather is just explaining

that they are merely projecting the winners. I think we are rushing things. I also agree with those who say that the media is still playing their little rw games. Even bushie is playing like he has it in the bag - he is letting the press in to see him and the family. There is no such thing as tradition to these people.

[Whirl]

81. Iowa

8% in

* 47
K 52

[Name removed]

84. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[Silverhair]

85. Where are you looking? I am looking at CSPAN K54/B45 4%

Please provide a link.

[Whirl]

87. Link

I am going by what the local cbs affiliate is saying, they originaly had * up, but changed it. I tried to get a link to it, but the server is full.

[milburn]

Skinner you are great

Skinner does so much to help us here on this cite. Sen. Kerry will win this tonight I now it. I hate the bush and his people. Sen Kerry is a good man and he was in vetnam in 1970 and he fought so hard and he was wonded and got a medal. I dont understand why the voter in Pennsaylvania and Ohio are not voting for Sen Kerry. They are stupid people in the woods and dont know what is right. My Dad says they are married to each other like the son and daugter. thats wrong. Lets win tonight and bush is gone for good!!!

[NashVegas]

88. PA Latest Numbers

52% reporting

John F. Kerry, Dem 1,314,057 (59.7%)
George W. Bush, Rep (i) 872,891 (39.7%)

[USSA]

92. I think it's safe to say PA is going Blue n/t

:)

~

[Silverhair]

90. PA CSPAN, 60% in, K +15. They need to call this one.

I don't see Bush closing 15 points with only 40% of the precincts left.

Edit: typo

[jwirr]

91. CBS calls PA for Kerry.

[USSA]

94. Yeah! Yahoo calls PA for Kerry! n/t

:)

~

[Silverhair]

95. I don't see how we can get FL now.

CSPAN, 89%, B52 K47, B has 278,000 vote lead.

[maryallen]

97. They haven't counted the absentee votes and ...

There are 1M+ ...
Not expected to be completed until Thurs. -- NBC.

[Fridays Child]

98. NBC actually reported that?

And they're still calling Florida for *?

[NurseLefty]

96. NBC Calls CA, PA, and WA for Kerry

Electoral count - Kerry 199, * 207

[Fridays Child]

99. Florida absentee ballots won't be counted until Thursday...

...according to this article: http://www3.cjad.com/content/cp_article.asp?id=/global_feeds/canadianpress/worldnews/w1102115A.htm

-snip-

The prospect that the winner might not be known for days was again another real possibility, with officials announcing that absentee ballots in Florida would not be counted until Thursday.

-end snip-

[Bossy Monkey]

100. AP News Alert: Bush wins Arkansas

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/APNEWSALERT?SITE=SCCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[Undemcided]

101. It ain't over yet

As DR would say, courage everyone. :pals:

[Bossy Monkey]

102. AP calls Florida for Bush

Nov 2, 11:59 PM EST

Bush Wins Florida; Ohio Too Close to Call

By RON FOURNIER
AP Political Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush and challenger John Kerry traded big-state victories Tuesday night, then sweated out a tension-packed conclusion to the race between an embattled incumbent and a Democrat who questioned the war the Republican waged in Iraq. It all came down to Ohio.

Bush won Florida, the state that went his way four years ago after a 36-day recount and Supreme Court decision. Kerry hung on to the Democratic prize of Pennsylvania, but had precious few places to pick up electoral votes that went Republican in 2000 - Ohio, Nevada, Colorado and New Hampshire.

(slightly more)
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/ELN_ELECTION_RDP?SITE=SCCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[vajraroshana]

103. no no no (eom)

[Bossy Monkey]

104. AP: Oregon to Kerry

News alert (y'all have the drill down by now, right?): http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/APNEWSALERT?SITE=SCCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[Bossy Monkey]

106. Fuck the AP! The link now goes to the next News Alert

Please take my word that there was a real AP alert to the effect that Kerry won Oregon. They've had trouble getting links up to date all night. Apologies.

[Bossy Monkey]

105. AP alert: Bush wins Colorado

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/APNEWSALERT?SITE=SCCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[Bossy Monkey]

107. See # 106 AP is completely fucked up

The links were correct when I posted them. (This one now points to David Vinter R-LA winning)

[Name removed]

110. Deleted message

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[flamingyouth]

112. Wow, you sure didn't surprise me one bit

see ya

[Name removed]

108. Deleted message

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[Bossy Monkey]

109. Latest phantom AP News Alert: Kerry wins Minnesota

I'm deeply sorry that AP is so fucked up that giving a link is useless. You can go to AP Wire and hit Raw News, but even then the News Alert will change to something else by the time you get there.

[Bossy Monkey]

111. Ditto Washington n/t

[symphony]

113. the wait is driving me nuts

How about IA, MI, HI, MN?

This election afternoon has been long and traumatic. And seeing Karen Whore Hughes gloating on TV makes me wanna throw something at her!

[BrightKnight]

114. Media In a Panic to Wrap the Election Up!

Why is the media in a panic to wrap this election up. This is not the media's election.

[PATRICK]

116. Exit polls they can't even begin to explain

their own "surprise" but they betray no inkling whatsoever of dirty dealing. Not a single solitary word or whiff of an idea. In the Kingdom of the Blind....

[jmcgowanjm]

117. We request the following records.

(cont.)

e. We are also requesting the Election Night Statement of Votes Cast, as of the time you stopped uploading polling place memory cards for Nov. 2, 2004 election.

Item 5: We are requesting every iteration of every interim results report, from the time the polls close until 5 p.m. November 3.

Item 6: If you are in the special category of counties who have modems attached, whether or not they were used and whether or not they were turned on, we are requesting the following:

a. internal logs showing transmission times from each voting machine used in a polling place

(more)

http://blackboxvoting.org/

[FlaGranny]

115. Important thread about possible

Minnesota fraud. Very odd results:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x8230

Look at "Presidential Race by Congression Districts", district 6.

Edit: I hope it is okay to post in this thread. I was afraid it would get lost. I e-mailed this to Kerry web page and to Randi Rhodes.

[jmcgowanjm]

118. Concede nothing

Networks called the election before anyone bothered to
perform even the most rudimentary
audit.

America: We have permission to say No to this. It is our
right.

We call on every candidate not to concede. Don't play along. It
is your right.

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Nov 3 2004 -- Did the voting
machines trump exit polls? There’s a way to find
out.

http://blackboxvoting.org/

Great job, Skinner and Mods